Advocates call on Yukon Energy to consider salmon in plans to relicense Mayo dam
Built in the 1950s, the dam has obstructed the upriver migration of fish, including chinook, whose numbers are a fraction of ...
Yukon biologist warns impacts to creek near Eagle mine contained, but could reach tipping point
The creek has been heavily monitored since part of the mine — where cyanide is used to process ore — failed in June with an ...
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Without more data, some salmon in B.C. and Yukon could face 'undocumented extinction,' study says
A lack of crucial data in vast Northwestern watersheds risks "undocumented extinction" of some salmon, according to a new ...
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Yukon assessment recommends relicensing Whitehorse dam, calls for stronger salmon protections
Yukon's environmental assessment board says the Whitehorse hydroelectric dam should be relicensed - as long as the corporation behind its operation commits to several recommendations.
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Subsistence-style dog mushing is fading. How Alaska's salmon crisis is changing the sport
Throughout its rich history in Alaska, the tradition of mushing has changed with the times and shifted to adapt to a changing ...
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Wrangell Fish and Board Advisory Committee opposes proposal reducing hatchery egg production; proponents say wild stock salmon are threatened
The Alaska Board of Fisheries will meet in Ketchikan to consider changes to Southeast Alaska’s fisheries on Jan 28 - Feb 9.
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Information commissioner orders DFO to release B.C. salmon farm sea-lice report
The commissioner Caroline Maynard issued to order to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Diane Lebouthillier on Jan. 20. The ...
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Without more data, some salmon in B.C. and Yukon could face 'undocumented extinction,' study says
Produced by the Pacific Salmon Foundation, a B.C.-based non-profit organization, the research looks at a region that encompasses B.C., Alaska and Yukon. The river basins in the area are roughly ...