Chinook salmon

11,000 pounds of Chum and King Salmon were airlifted Thursday, August 5 to Yukon River villages, where fishing has been shut down all season. The fish…

Yukon River Chinook and Summer Chum salmon are both coming in near or below the lower end of the preseason forecast. There’s concern about escapement and…

Computer modelling points to age specific ocean mortality as a reason chinook salmon returning to Alaska rivers are trending younger and smaller. As…

The Copper River king salmon run is lagging well behind projection. State upriver management biologist Mark Sommerville says the Chinook return is hard to…

The preseason outlook for Yukon River salmon anticipates a Chinook run similar to last year. Alaska Department of Fish and Game Yukon River area manager…

Chinook salmon continue to swim up the Yukon River, the latest indication that the long ailing run may have turned a corner toward recovery. KUAC’s Dan…

Fairbanks, AK - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reports this summer’s run of Chinook salmon on the Yukon River is complete, but across the border,…

Yukon River king salmon continue to show symptoms indicative of low production. Unprecedented fishing restrictions in Alaska this summer allowed over 64…

Alaska Native tribes are taking initiative to protect dwindling Yukon River King Salmon. As KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, a resolution penned by tribes at a…

The run size for Yukon River Chinook, or king salmon, is likely to be lower than last year’s. Fishermen saw the lowest run of kings on record in 2013.…