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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Job Opening – Program Coordinator
POSITION: Program Coordinator LOCATION: Hybrid/Remote in Alaska STATUS: Full-time SALARY: Hourly/non-exempt The Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association (YRDFA)
Job Opening – Communications Coordinator
POSITION: Communications Coordinator LOCATION: Hybrid/remote in Alaska STATUS: Full-time SALARY: $56,250.00 Position Summary We are seeking a Communications
Job Opening – Grant Specialist
POSITION: Grant Specialist LOCATION: Hybrid/remote in Alaska STATUS: Full-time SALARY: $50,000 Position Summary We are seeking a Grant
Yukon River Symposium Announcement
Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association is pleased to host the first virtual Yukon River Symposium on February 16-17,

DRAFT Spend Plan for 2020 & 2021 Yukon River Fisheries Disasters
The State of Alaska Alaska Department of Fish and Game Office of the Commissioner January 31,2023 DRAFT Spend

Alaska Board of Fisheries – Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Island/Chignik Finfish Meeting
Alaska Peninsula / Aleutian Island / Chignik Fishfish Meeting February 20-25, 2023 Anchorage, Alaska Dena’ina Convention Center COMMENTS
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