Stream temperature monitoring could provide insight into important fish populations

About 20 attendees from Hoonah, Sitka, Skagway and Wrangell came to Klukwan to practice stream monitoring. (Photo courtesy Jessica Kayser Forster)
The Chilkat River and its nearby waters are a major source of food for subsistence fishermen in Haines and Klukwan.
That’s one reason decreased salmon runs are alarming in the Chilkat and other rivers in Southeast.
Tribal leaders around the region are trying to get a handle on one factor that may contribute to declining returns.
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