Our Mission is to Protect and Promote all wild fisheries and traditional cultures within the Yukon River Drainage
Advocacy | Preservation | Conservation | Restoration
Promote understanding, communication & cooperation between fisheries users
The Yukon River is home to the longest salmon migration in the world. These salmon provide key dietary and cultural support for over forty-two rural Alaskan villages. For many families, the commercial salmon harvest provides the only means of income, and salmon provides a primary source of food for humans and the sled dogs that are integral to their subsistence way of life.
YRDFA was created in 1990 to conserve these salmon runs by giving a voice to the people who have managed the resource for thousands of years.












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Recent Posts


Request to Stand Down in Area M
A letter from the Bering Sea Fisheries Association was sent to the Area M Seiners Association, Alaska Board

Andrew Firmin Young Fisher Internship Program
We are accepting applications for the Andrew Firmin Young Fisher Internship Program for Summer 2022. Our internship program

Yukon River Weekly In-Season Teleconferences
Mark your calendars! Our first Yukon River In-season Teleconference call will be on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at

Fishery Disaster Spend Plans Listening Session
Fishery Disaster Spend Plans Listening Session May 11, 2022. 09:00 AM – 4:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time Join

RESCHEDULED: Coffee at KYUK
RESCHEDULED DATE AND TIME Join Coffee at KYUK with Serena Fitka, Executive Director of the Yukon River Drainage
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