fish for the dogs

An elder from the village of Selawik, east of Kotzebue, told the climate commission today how when she tries to dry fish, the weather's wrong and the fish just don't come out right.
"I just work hard, and then feeding them to dogs," she said.
I guess she's talking about whitefish and northern pike, but I'm not sure. Her name is Emma Ramoth. This is a picture of her from a U.S. Fish and Wildlife page.