(Barry McCovey Jr., fisheries department director for the Yurok tribe:) There can’t be Yurok people without the Klamath River. It’s woven into the fabric of our being. … The Klamath River was the main food source for the Yurok tribe in historic times, kind of pre-contact. So basically any time of year there would be a fresh run of fish coming into the river, whether it’s lamprey or smelt or salmon. There’s always some fresh source of protein coming into the river.