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"In a normal year, the smokehouses and drying racks that First Nations people
use to prepare salmon to tide them through the winter would be heavy with fish
meat, the fruits of a summer spent fishing on the Yukon River like generations
before them.
This year, there are no fish. For the first time in memory, both king and chum
salmon have dwindled to almost nothing and the state has banned salmon fishing
on the Yukon, even the subsistence harvests that First Nations rely on to fill
their freezers and pantries for winter.
The remote communities that dot the river and live off its bounty — far from
road systems and easy, affordable shopping — are desperate and doubling down on
moose and caribou hunts in the waning days of fall.
"Nobody has fish in their freezer right now. Nobody," said 38-year-old Giovanna
Stevens who grew up harvesting salmon at her family's fish camp."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
