Wild, beautiful, and fittingly designated a UNESCO world heritage site, the Yukon's Tatshenshini river hosts significant runs of three important salmon species: Kings, Sockeye, and Silvers; the latter of which are pictured above. While Kings and Sockeyes are targeted in the upper river during the peak of the run in July, Silvers are generally taken at the river mouth in Alaska, beginning in September.
Unfortunately, like most Pacific Salmon rivers, the numbers of spawning Sockeye returning to the Tatshenshini have steadily declined over the past decade. That is, until last year. In fact, the 2010 Sockeye counts approached "historical records", according to Federal Fisheries officials. The numbers of Kings were also up significantly last year, which is very good news and definitely bodes well for the future. While the 2011 forecasts are not yet available, there is no reason to expect that the runs will be anything less than 2010, and indeed, every reason for optimism that this magnificent resource will be around for generations to come.
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