State reverses decision, disallows Yukon king commercial sales
Yukon king salmon. (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)The state has reversed its decision to allow Yukon River fishermen to sell king salmon.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game authorized the first sale of Yukon kings since 2011 during a commercial opening on Monday. The opening targeted fall chum, but any kings caught could be sold as well.
Subsistence users along the Yukon called the Department out for being so restrictive in the beginning of the king season and then openin
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