Summer Update # 7, Yukon Area Salmon Fishery – Alaska Department of Fish and Game News Release Announcement See Attachment 689866478

The final rule has been published on changes to Bering Sea salmon bycatch management in the pollock fishery which the North Pacific Fishery Management Council passed in April 2015. The final rule is available at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-06-10/pdf/2016-13697.pdf. The tribal summary impact statement is on page 13 of the document (page 37546 of the Fed. Register.). Our

ADFG Yukon River fall season fishery manager Jeff Estensen shared his Yukon River Fall Chum and Coho Fishery Outlook and Management Strategies presentation at the April YRDFA PreSeason meeting in Anchorage. See the presentation here. 2016 YR Salmon Fisheries Outlook

The Yukon River salmon run has begun! Please see these timely notices from ADFG on the YRDFA website and do not hesitate to use the ADFG 24 hour, toll free fishing schedule and information line at 866/479-7387 beginning on June 1, 2016. In Fairbanks call 907/459-7387. 661921598 662131480

“At the April YRDFA Yukon River fishery PreSeason meeting the Yukon River Summer Season Area Management Biologist/ADFG gave a presentation on management considerations for 2016 for sharing information and stimulating a discussion with fishers from almost all of the Yukon River communities in preparation for the 2016 fishing season. See the presentation here.” 2016 YRDFA

Dr. Katie Howard/ADFG Fisheries Scientist presented a fascinating powerpoint presentation on Yukon River juvenile chinook salmon and their life cycle period in the Bering Sea at YRDFA’s 2016 PreSeason meeting in Anchorage at the end of April. Click the link to check it out.Yukon preseason meeting 2016_K.Howard

Teleconferences start June 7th! Please mark your calendar and call in every Tuesday! YRDFA Teleconf Flyer2016_2 (3)

Check out our new Articles & Publications page on the website. We are adding lot’s of really important and cool things that we’ve done here! https://yukonsalmon.org/what-we-do/articles-publications/