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

YRDFA 2014 Resolutions, 24th Annual Meeting: Fort Yukon, Alaska, February 10-13, 2014 01 – Gratefully thanking the people of Fort Yukon for their generosity and hospitality: Therefore be it resolved that the YRDFA Board Members, delegates and staff of YRDFA gratefully thank the various organizations and the people of Fort Yukon, including the Native Village of Fort Yukon,