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Native America Calling: The fight to bring Yukon River salmon back
Thursday, September 4, 2025
The fight to bring Yukon River salmon back
Once plentiful, salmon that return to Alaska’s Yukon River are struggling to survive.
The fishery is in the sixth straight year of restrictions, affecting commercial, sport, and subsistence salmon harvests. The reasons for the major decline in fish populations are complex.
There’s little agreement on which path to take from here. Alaska Native residents along the Yukon are working to have their voices heard along with the many entities weighing in trying to develop solutions.
Guests on Native America Calling
Jazmyn Vent (Iñupiaq and Koyukon from the Village of Husila), Indigenous communications director & acting administrative assistant for the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission in Alaska
Janessa Newman (Rampart Village Council), Indigenous stewardship director for the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission in Alaska
Holly Carroll, Yukon River Federal in-season salmon manager for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska
Serena Alstrom (Yup’ik and Yupiit of Andreafski Tribal Member from St. Mary’s, Alaska), executive director of Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association
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