Above-average sockeye salmon run expected in Yukon's Alsek River this year, but it's not clear why

Above-average sockeye salmon run expected in Yukon's Alsek River this year, but it's not clear why

For more than two decades, sockeye runs on Yukon's Alsek River have been historically low, but that began to change last year, and the upward trend could continue this August, according to fisheries officials.