Chilkoot eulachon run estimated at 3.4 million

An estimated 3.4 million eulachon returned to Chilkoot River May 5-9, according to research by Takshanuk Watershed Council and the Chilkoot Indian Association.

Four years of research show the size of the run as average or a bit smaller than in previous years. Previous counts found 12.6 million of the smelt-like fish in 2011, 2.2 million in 2010 and 7.1 million in 2012. For lack of grant funding, a count wasn’t made in 2013, according…