Fisheries

NOAA report links climate change to massive bump in Alaska sockeye salmon, drop in chums

Climate change is also contributing to decreases in size, the study authors said.

A Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission sonar test fishing crew counts the haul from their afternoon drifts.
A Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission sonar test fishing crew counts the haul from their afternoon drifts.Photo: Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)Climate changeSockeye salmonChum salmonAlaska salmon
Published 13 December 2023, 19:04Updated 13 December 2023, 19:04