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Inseason Teleconferences - 2010 Bycatch Update - July 2010 Newsletter - Spring 2010

Hooper Bay Beach Cleanup Nets Two Tons

During the month of July, YRDFA sponsored a marine debris beach cleanup in Hooper Bay. With the help of the EPA IGAP coordinator in Hooper Bay and a dozen local residents, 2 tons of trash that had washed up on the shores of Hooper Bay and the Pacific Ocean were collected and disposed of. Click here for more details.

YRDFA Attends Fisheries Meetings in Emmonak and Fort Yukon

YRDFA is the only organization that works riverwide to discuss salmon fisheries issues and hosts meetings where people from the entire length of the Yukon River can speak together. In addition to these riverwide meetings, it is also important to have regional and village meetings where local people from Yukon River fishing communities can meet with fisheries managers and each other to hold more focused discussions on regional and local issues. Click here to learn more about recent meetings in Emmonak and Fort Yukon.

YRDFA Teaches and Learns from Village Youth

In the beginning of July, the interns at First Alaskan's Institute were invited to volunteer for a program called Take Wing Alaska. The event was structured as educational speed dating for Alaska Native high school sophomore students from the Y-K Delta. The purpose was to have older Alaska Natives who have successfully achieved or are currently working on specific educational goals speak to the students and answer their questions. Click here for more details.

How Many Fish Does the U.S. Need to Get into Canada in 2010?

Roughly half of the Yukon River king salmon run is made up of Canadian-origin fish. To keep runs healthy and sustainable, the U.S. needs to pass a certain number of kings across the border for spawning. On top of that, if there is a harvestable surplus of kings beyond escapement needs, the U.S. has to make sure Canadians get their fair share. Click here for more details, including the preseason border passage target.

High School Students Learn How to Testify

Participating in policy making for fish and wildlife requires knowledge, dedication, and lots of public testimony. To help build public testimony skills in youth, earlier this year YRDFA spent several months working with the 10th and 11th grade science class at Fairbanks North Star Borough Effie Kokrine Charter School. Nearly all of these students are Alaska Native, and the majority are from Yukon River villages. Click here for more details.

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