Chum Salmon Spawning
Chum salmon spawning in the Teslin River.
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Chum salmon spawning in the Teslin River.
Have you ever wondered how many groups are involved in salmon along the Yukon River?
Yukon First Nations and others came together to strategize rebuilding actions for Yukon River chum salmon.
In response to questions raised at our Hatchery Workshop (February 2023) and questions we frequently hear in communities we created this information handout on genetics and restoration hatcheries.
Salmon Day was hosted on January 20, 2024 at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre. The event brought together Chiefs, Elders and others from Yukon and Alaska to share knowledge, stories, and traditional practices around our connections with salmon.
The Salmon Knowledge Hub, administered by the Council of Yukon First Nations, attended the Canadian Mountain Network’s Knowledge Sharing Summit in Parksville, September 25 to 27.
In January 2023, the Yukon First Nations Salmon Stewardship Alliance, Elders and partners gathered to discuss the salmon crisis and explore whether a restoration hatchery (including instream incubation) should be considered for Yukon salmon.
The Yukon First Nation Salmon Stewardship Alliance partnered on research to study juvenile Chinook salmon habitat.