A fight for survival against the Yukon

Salmon travel from the Bering Sea, past Whitehorse along the Yukon River for close to 3 000 kilometres to spawn. I still can’t grasp how an animal could swim against the powerful Yukon current for what must take weeks.

Power of the Yukon River, Whitehorse

Just out of Whitehorse, the Yukon River poured over a weir with a force to be reckoned with. I guess salmon are the creatures powerful and determined enough to beat that force.

Salmon shute so the fish get by the weir built on the Yukon River