That’s compared to an average of about 1.7 million summer chum. In 2021, 153,497 summer chum salmon swam up the Yukon River. There have been repeated clashes over regulating this intercept fishery for decades, but the battle gained new energy following last summer’s chum crash. The battle over Area M heated up after the chum crashes began. Area M fishing is different from bycatch, where commercial fishermen targeting non-salmon species discard incidental salmon catches. The fishermen primarily target sockeye, but they also catch and sell chum and chinook salmon. In June, oceangoing vessels there scoop up fish bound for coastal western Alaska. They must pass through Area M on the way back to their spawning grounds. It’s called an intercept fishery because most fish caught there originated elsewhere. Area M is a state-managed section of water near the Aleutian Islands. They’re concerned about one part of Alaska waters in particular, called Area M. (Courtesy of Alaska Department of Fish and Game) “They’re being slaughtered out at sea,” said Charles. Subsistence fishermen say that salmon fishing in the ocean is hurting their chum runĬharles and many other local fishermen have another theory as to why the chum are crashing. Many have theorized that climate change is negatively impacting the salmon’s ocean environment. Most scientists have attributed it to issues out at sea. There are many theories behind the salmon crash. This year the runs on both rivers are at their second lowest. It was the worst year on record for them on the Yukon River, and it’s the same story on the Kuskokwim. In 2021, chum runs took a sharp downward turn. And chum runs had been faltering as well, but they were still dependable until 2021. Charles/Charles Family)Ĭhinook runs have been low in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region for a long time. “Now there’s hardly any fish, and we can’t fish anymore to support our subsistence lifestyle,” said Charles.įritz Charles’ fish rack is filled only with reds and kings. There aren’t enough to put away a whole barrel. Nowadays, there’s no more stomping on dry fish. And that was our main diet for the winter back then,” said Charles. One drum would mainly be king slabs, and the other one would be chums and reds. “Somebody would put me in the drum and start stomping on the fish so they can pack more in there. His job as a child was to pack the dry fish tight in the barrels using a special method. There were so many fish then that his parents would put away literal barrels of them. Kuskokwim fisherman Fritz Charles grew up in Tuntutuliak, on the lower river.
This is the first in a three-part series by KYUK, our partner station in Bethel, about a place known as Area M, where subsistence and commercial interests collide. Today looks like the sun’s out,” said Safron Kusnetsov. This year, 11 of the contracts were for condos, six were for co-ops and two were for townhouses.“I’m fishing in the Ilnik section, near Stroganoff Point.
The 10-year average of contracts signed in that week is 18. Overall, 19 Manhattan homes priced at $4 million or more found buyers this week, a typical number for the week of July Fourth. Two are that the building does not allow financing, and major renovating can only be conducted between May 15 and Sept.
Like some old, elegant co-ops, it has a bunch of rules. Unlike some old, elegant co-ops, it has a fitness center and storage. You might have heard of their daughter, Jackie, who lived there from age 2 to 7. Lee, a turn-of-the-century developer, built 740 Park Avenue, lived there and gave one of its units to his daughter Janet and her husband John V. The co-op unit has five bedrooms and six and a half bathrooms, along with two fireplaces and 11-foot ceilings. The second priciest home to enter into contract was a duplex, 2/3C, at James T Lee’s 740 Park Avenue, asking $13.9 million, reduced from $19.5 million when it was listed two years ago. (Relative to market value, rental buildings in New York pay far more taxes, which is why the industry is suing the city and state.) The house does not have an elevator but it does have low real estate taxes - $36,162 per annum.
Its outdoor space totals 2,500 square feet, including a garden with a gazebo and a hot tub. It has nearly 6,500 square feet including six bedrooms, five bathrooms and two offices. The four-story, 25-foot-wide house asked $25 million when it was listed in the middle of May, according to Olshan Realty’s weekly report on residential properties in Manhattan asking $4 million or above. 228 West 11th Street and Jackie Onassis as a young girl (Wikipedia, Google Maps)Ī renovated townhouse at 228 West 11th Street topped Manhattan’s list of priciest homes to enter into contract last week.