Yukon Fishermen Criticize New Regulation

A recent decision by the Alaska Board of Fisheries is being criticized by fishers on the Lower Yukon River. The Board says their trying to rescue a dwindling stock of Chinnok, or King Salmon. But fishers in the most impoverished region of the State say the brunt of conservation efforts are again falling on their shoulders.

Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel

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