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Alaska’s Board of Fisheries voted to cut commercial chum salmon fishing opportunity by 30% in Southwest Alaska’s Area M to help more fish reach the Yukon River, where stocks have crashed in recent years. Alaska Native leaders and advocates say the restrictions are a meaningful first step as communities face severe food insecurity and cultural impacts from salmon shortages.

Canada and Alaska have agreed to a seven-year fishing moratorium on Yukon River chinook salmon to aid the species' recovery, following years of declining numbers.