Another Alaska agency says it’s become the victim of a cybersecurity “incident,” making it the fourth to disclose such a disruption in the past year.
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Subsistence users, scientists seek answers for chum salmon declines
For Yukon River families, chum is particularly important. Chinook salmon have been low for decades, but chum were the fish they could depend on.
With chum runs crashing, Yukon River fish processor pivots to greenhouses
To keep up local employment, Kwik’pak Fisheries pivoted last summer when the chum runs started dropping. If workers couldn’t catch food, they could grow it.
State to help bring salmon to Yukon River communities hit hard by low runs
Low runs have meant no subsistence fishing for king or chum salmon on the Yukon River this summer.
Fearing dismal salmon runs, Kwik’Pak fisheries pivots to gardening
The goal is to keep the business operating and workers employed, so Kwik’Pak Fisheries in Emmonak is diversifying its business by building greenhouses right next to its fish processing plant.
On Yukon, late salmon run means month-and-a-half fishery reduced to less than two weeks
With the month-and-a-half summer fishery compressed to less than two weeks, there was no room for error. But when the fishery finally opened, a series of unfortunate events hit.
Fishermen on Yukon lose economic opportunity when buyer becomes overloaded, cancels opening
Fishermen are selling more salmon than the Yukon River’s only buyer can handle. Record-breaking sales Monday closed a commercial opening for fishermen upriver.
Landing a lamprey: A fickle fishery opens on Yukon
Diverse commercial markets for the snake-like creature have opened up over the past few years but catching them can be tricky.