Governor, Industry Send More Salmon to Yukon- Kuskokwim Villages as Food for Winter
Alaska’s Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim or AYK area had an unprecedented failure in the salmon runs this year where there wasn’t enough salmon even for subsistence use. Only pink salmon, the smallest and lowest in fat content, were landed in serious numbers, but not enough to feed families through the winter along the nearly 2,000-mile river.
Governor Dunleavy partnered with the Tanana Chiefs Conference, Alaska seafood processors, and air cargo companies to distribute 25,000 pounds of Chinook and chum salmon to the villages on the river earlier ...
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