Stikine

The Taku and Stikine are significant salmon producing rivers that have struggled in recent years, CoastAlaska reported.

The Taku and Stikine are significant salmon producing rivers that have struggled in recent years, CoastAlaska reported.

There are dozens of existing and proposed mines just north of the border, many threatening Idaho, Montana and especially southeast Alaska, where Imperial’s Red Chris Mine puts the cherished salmon runs of the Stikine River at risk.

That increase coincides with the arrival of sandpipers, and it provides them with appropriate fuel for the 1,000-kilometer hop to their next stopover at the Stikine River in Alaska.

Repairs to a sister ship, M/V Stikine, were delayed by the inability of technicians to travel from the continental U.S.,