U.S., Canada put 7 year ban on all forms of salmon fishing in Yukon, Alaska

U.S., Canada put 7 year ban on all forms of salmon fishing in Yukon, Alaska

Source: aptnnews

4/5/2024

Credit: Sara Connors/APTN

A First Nation in Yukon is celebrating a new chinook salmon management agreement between Canada and the U.S.

On Apr. 1, the Alaska Fish and Game and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) signed an agreement to rebuild chinook salmon stocks.

The agreement places a moratorium on commercial, sport, domestic and personal fishing. The moratorium will be in place for seven years, which is the full life cycle of a chinook salmon. It will remain in effect from April 2024 to 2030.

Salmon, Chinook

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