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Donated sockeye salmon hangs in Ernest Peters Sr.'s smokehouse in Holy Cross, Alaska. After record-low salmon counts on the Yukon forced subsistence fishing to close, donations from Bristol Bay have helped residents keep up some of their traditions – even if the salmon isn't the same as what they're used to.

Leonard Demientieff Sr. prepares to salt donated salmon outside his home in Holy Cross, Alaska. Demientieff had already smoked a previously donated batch of the fish.

“Well, normally we usually dry them. But, you know, this late in the season we're lucky to have what we have right now. Salting them is another way we take care of them. It’s the way I was taught.”

“Times are changing, that's for sure. The fish are just not abundant. Like they used to be on the Yukon, anyway.”

“We’re luc

Spicy garlic chilli Prawns Shrimps on frying pan with lemon and cilantro

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Delicious fried salmon fillet, seasonings on blue rustic concrete background. Cooked salmon steak with pepper, herbs, lemon, garlic, olive oil, spoon. Grilled fish. Fish for healthy dinner. Close-up

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