Fish wheels, like the one in this 1903 photo along the Washougal River, floated on deeper rivers with salmon runs from 1866 until they were banned in 1934. Today, they are used to catch salmon for ...

For Alaska Native communities along the Yukon River, salmon fishing has always been a central part of life. But climate change is driving a massive collapse in salmon populations. Alaska Public ...

Kenzie Englishoe stands by an abandoned fish wheel ounce used by her ancestors in Fort Yukon. Thursday, August 31, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) In August, MacKenzie Englishoe returned home ...

Fish traps have been in use ever since there has been water and mud. Original inhabitants of Alaska who lived along the river systems figured out quite quickly how to trap fish. The first traps were ...