We will begin our weekly in-season summer teleconferences with our first call scheduled for June 6, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. AKST and 2:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time Canada. YRDFA was created by local fishery users to better communicate to fishery managers our questions and concerns in regards the Yukon River fishery and vise versa. Our

Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association is still hiring for regional summer technicians in communities this summer! We are looking for people who are interested in working for YRDFA in the coastal Yukon region (Chevak/Scammon Bay/Hooper Bay) and the upper Yukon Villages (Beaver/Fort Yukon/Circle/Venetie/Chalkyitsik/Eagle/Arctic Village). If you live in these communities or have connections in these

SB128 was presented to the Floor by Senator Donny Olson to… temporary closing the commercial salmon fishery in a portion of the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands; and providing for an effective date..  

Yukon River Pre-season Meeting April 19-20, 2023 Fairbanks, Alaska Wedgewood Resort Working Together Moving Forward April 19, 2023 8:30 am – 8:45 am: Welcome address 8:45 am – 10:15 am: 2023 Yukon River Season Outlook ADF&G and USFWS Yukon Area Managers Christy Gleason, Yukon Area Fall Season Manager Deena Jallen, Yukon Area Summer Season Manager

My name is Serena I am the executive director of the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association. I grew up in St. Mary’s and I am a subsistence user. The Yukon River is home to more than 50 tribal communities spanning the state with 9 distinct native cultures. All of which depend on salmon. With the