Troubling Signs for Salmon in North Pacific
This is Alaska Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch –
The total abundance of Pacific salmon in the North Pacific remains near all-time highs but there are some troubling signs.
Harvests have slowly declined t over the past decade – and last year showed especially low catches of some salmon species.
For nearly 30 years the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) has summarized abundances and catches of salmon as reported by its five member countries - Canada, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the U.S.
It tracks all salmon species caught in the...
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