Conservationists, Yukon First Nation say decision on Whitehorse dam could help salmon
By Julien Greene Some Yukoners say there’s a lot the territorial and federal governments have done right with a recent
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Whitehorse dam relicensing gets the OK, but with new terms and conditions
Federal and territorial gov’t say new terms aim to better mitigate impacts on chinook salmon, First Nations The Yukon and
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AI to help fight invasive fish in Norway
By Elizaveta Vereykina The long-running war with humpback salmon in northern rivers is getting a high-tech upgrade. Artificial intelligence will help
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Federal committee hears Yukon River salmon are imperiled
By Julien Greene New report from federal fisheries committee urges broader view of salmon sustainability Don’t look at salmon as
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Yukon’s Eagle mine failure comes during ‘disastrous’ salmon run
By Caitrin Pilkington · CBC News · Salmon would be very vulnerable to leaking cyanide, expert says Cyanide solution leaking at Eagle Mine
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Warming springtime waters will mean more salmon in the Arctic, research shows
‘In the last 20 years or so, they’re catching more and more salmon in more places’ Pacific salmon are taking advantage
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Environmental DNA offers scientists a look at salmon’s past and future
By Meredith Redick, KCAW – Sitka Scientists have many ways to track fish populations – but they usually require seeing
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Yukon First Nations, advocates push for chinook salmon protection
Whitehorse dam, infighting among governments and mining impacts among talking points at committee Warning of looming extinction, delegates at a
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2023 was another bad year for chinook, fall chum salmon, Yukon River Panel hears
Panel held its post-season meeting last week in Whitehorse Alaska and Yukon representatives met in Whitehorse last week to discuss
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Yukon Energy puts focus on salmon as it seeks new 25-year licence for Whitehorse dam
It generates a huge amount of power, but the 66-year-old dam has also taken a toll on fish populations Like
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New research suggest some salmon species expanding their range in the Arctic
An Alaska-based project has found salmon spawning in the Arctic Ocean watershed, suggesting that climate change is pushing certain salmon
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Above-average sockeye salmon run expected in Yukon’s Alsek River
By Ethan Lang · CBC News Numbers have been low for most of last two decades, but about 30,000 are expected to
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Canadian experts decry Alaska study on parasite afflicting Yukon River chinook salmon
‘Maybe this year isn’t a good year to be doing the study, when there’s no fish to study,’ says chief
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‘The rebirth of our nation’: Gwich’in accord passed at biennial gathering
Gwich’in across northern Canada and Alaska will now be more coordinated and unified in efforts to tackle collective issues like
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Scientists puzzled by 30,000 chinook that seem to be missing from Yukon River
There’s a mystery in Yukon and Alaska and it involves about 30,000 missing fish. Salmon counts on both sides of
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