Another Bust Year for Yukon River King Salmon Returns, Sonar Counters Show
Last year, Alaska and Canada set a new, lower goal for the number of king salmon returning up the Yukon River and into Canada's Yukon Territory, according to James Brooks from the Alaska Beacon.
Now, fish counters show 2025 returns have again failed to meet that lower target after missing in 2024 as well.
Through Aug. 28, when officials at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game stopped counting, an estimated 23,806 Chinook salmon — informally known as kings — had been counted by workers at the sonar site...
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