Canada, Alaska suspend fishing of Yukon River chinook salmon for 7 years

Canada, Alaska suspend fishing of Yukon River chinook salmon for 7 years

Source: CBC News

4/3/2024

Credit: Claudiane Samson/CBC/Radio-Canada

In a bid to help the recovery of the Yukon River chinook salmon run, the federal government and the State of Alaska have agreed to implement a seven-year moratorium on fishing the species.

The suspension, in effect for one full life cycle of a salmon, includes commercial fishing and recreational angling in the Yukon River mainstem and its Canadian tributaries. Representatives from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game signed the agreement on Monday.

Yukon River

Salmon, Chinook

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