“Along the Yukon River, declining salmon populations threaten the future of the region’s sled dogs—and the communities that rely on them.”
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I Tracked a Wild Salmon From Sea to Plate — What I Learned Surprised Me
“An eye-opening adventure through Alaska’s wild salmon supply chain, from nets to knives to the dinner table.”
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The Other Side of the World’s Largest Dam Removal
“Removing dams from the Klamath River in Northern California seems like a clear win for fish and rivers. Why do some locals hate it?”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
“Featuring reads from Grace Glass and Sasha Tycko, Max Graham, Alex Blasdel, James Somers, and Ben Goldfarb.”
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Salmon Are Vanishing From the Yukon River — And So is a Way Of Life
“’I thought this wouldn’t happen in my lifetime,’ Fitka said. ‘I thought there would always be fish in the river.’”
Posted inNonfiction
All Flourishing Is Mutual
“My favorite moment came in the years when my ǧáǧṃ́p would nod to himself and make the official pronouncement: “It’s going to be a good year for salmon.” In that moment, we felt like little harbingers of hope.”
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The Hungry Bears
“For the bears, the lack of salmon was a catastrophe on top of many others.”
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Salmon’s Identity Crisis
Matthew Berger explores the evolution and the history of salmon aquaculture for Nautilus.