The YRDFA In-Season Teleconference season is beginning! Our first call will be on June 4 at 1:00 PM Alaska/2:00 PM Yukon Time. We encourage all fishery users to call in to voice their concerns of the Yukon River drainage fisheries. The in-season salmon management teleconferences offer stakeholders the opportunity to get first-hand information during the

Summary NOAA Fisheries announces a 90-day finding on a petition to list Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), or any evolutionarily significant unit (ESU) that may exist in the petitioned area, as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to designate critical habitat concurrent with the listing. We

Yukon River In-season Salmon Management Teleconferences will begin every Tuesday, starting in the first week of June through August, 2024. 1:00 PM Alaska Time | 2:00 PM Yukon Time.   Get Involved and discuss fishing conditions & management strategies with managers and fishers throughout the Yukon River Drainage. Download and print this flyer and post

Andrew Firmin grew up in Ft. Yukon and was a respected Gwich’in Athabascan hunter, fisherman, and leader in the Ft. Yukon community and his region. Andrew began serving on the YRDFA Board as an Alternate in 2011 and was elected to the Board in 2014. Taking on his leadership role at 31, Andrew grew into