Chum Salmon Spawning

Chum salmon spawning in the Teslin River.

A group of five people in winter gear standing by a green motorized flat-bottom boat on a snow-covered riverbank. The river is calm, reflecting a line of evergreen trees on the opposite snowy bank under an overcast sky. Gear and yellow bags are packed into the boat.
Stefan Howarth, Teslin Tlingit Council

In October 2024, our Yukon First Nation Salmon Stewardship Alliance team, along with staff from Teslin Tlingit Council traveled down the Teslin River to observe a chum salmon spawning site. Despite challenging weather and an extremely poor chum run, we were grateful to witness spawning chum, which is shared in this video.

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