There have been clashes over regulating Area M for decades, but the battle heated up after the chum runs crashed. This is the first in a three-part series by oliviaebertz.
There have been clashes over regulating Area M for decades, but the battle heated up after the Yukon-Kuskokwim chum crashes began. This is the first in a three-part series.
Chinook runs have been low in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region for a long time. And chum runs have been faltering as well, though they stayed dependable until 2021. There are many theories behind the salmon crash. Most scientists have attributed it to issues out at sea. Many have theorized that climate change is negatively impacting the salmon’s ocean environment.Charles and many other local fishermen have another theory as to why the chum are crashing.They’re concerned about one part of Alaska waters in particular, called Area M. Area M is a state-managed section of water along the western Alaska Peninsula and eastern Aleutians.
At the same time, Area M commercial fishermen caught 1,168,601 chum at sea while subsistence fishing on the rivers was closed. In the midst of the smallest chum run western Alaska subsistence users had ever seen, Area M fishermen were catching more than ever before. Charles said that the fish belong to the Yup’ik people. The Yupiit have been stewards of the fish for thousands of years. Plus, he said, he only takes what his family needs to survive on the land.He said that fishing for salmon is his culture. And with the low runs, it’s been harder and harder to pass his traditions on to his children.Over in Area M, Safron Kusnetsov surveys the scene from his 50-foot Polar Marine.
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