Where have the salmon gone and what can be done?

SEARCH has published a new peer-reviewed policy brief in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research (AAAR), emphasizing the escalating food security crisis in Yukon River communities of Alaska and Canada where decades of salmon decline have intersected with management systems ill-equipped for today’s environmental and social realities. The article, “Food security crisis in the Yukon River Basin: Where have the salmon gone and what can be done?,” co-authored by Indigenous leaders, scientists, and policy experts summarizes six proposed causes for the loss of salmon and ten actions intended to more equitably manage the fishery and promote the recovery of salmon stocks in the Yukon River basin. Read the full article at the AAAR. Have more questions about the Arctic? Learn more by perusing the Arctic Answers series.