How People of the Yukon River Value Salmon: interviews from the lower, middle, and upper Yukon River, Alaska

People along the Yukon River rely on salmon for food, culture, and income. It is well known that salmon has a high value to the subsistence users along the Yukon River but the details of this value are not well described, nor are management decisions in times of shortage currently guided by knowledge of these values. A greater understanding of the values of salmon is needed. The data for this project are in the form of ethnographic interviews. A total of 39 interviews were conducted and they ranged in length from roughly 6 minutes to 1.5 hour. The interviews were recorded only after informed consent was received. The digital recordings are MP3 format. The interviews in Nenana and Fort Yukon were recorded in September of 2014. In Russian Mission they were recorded in May of 2015. Eleven of thirteen interview were recorded in Russian Mission as two participants agreed to be interviewed but declined being recorded. In these interviews, extensive notes were taken. Transcriptions also exist in MS Word format of the interviews.