YRDFA’s 2015 Education Exchange, by Wayne Jenkins Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association’s (YRDFA) 2015 Education Exchange (the Exchange) was a success on all accounts. This year was the 12th exchange and an opportunity for five Alaskans to visit the Canadian stretch of the Yukon River, interact and learn more about First Nation communities, needs and

Federal Subsistence Board discusses special actions regarding Kuskokwim and Yukon Rivers on Thursday April 16, 2015. See the results of the work session here: NR 4-17-15 FSB Work Session Results

Council Takes Action on Salmon Bycatch Chinook Salmon Caps Will Be Reduced in Times of Low Abundance At their recent meeting in Anchorage, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (the Council) took action to reduce bycatch of both Chinook and chum salmon in the Bering Sea pollock fishery. Recognizing the precarious state of Western Alaska’s

Join people from along the entire Yukon River in Anchorage for a one day meeting to plan for the upcoming summer salmon fishing season in 2015. A fisherman from each village along the U.S. section of the Yukon River is invited to join the meeting. They will hear first hand from the Alaska Department of

Your Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Guide to 2014 Summer Season Management By Eric Newland and Dr. Stephanie Schmidt, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) It was an early break up on the Yukon River this year. That means the summer fishing season is beginning a bit earlier than the last several years. As we

As we sat around the wood stove, crammed in a small cabin on the bank of 3-day slough off the Koyukuk River, Koyukon Elders Benedict Jones, George Yaska Sr., and Bill Derendoff with youth from their communities at their feet, told story after story of their younger days growing up in the very places we

The Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association (YRDFA) has been funded by the North Pacific Research Board to begin a study to learn about and document the values of salmon to people along the Yukon River. This research will take place though case studies in three communities and will include ethnographic interviews of fishers in three