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
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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,
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Background: In-season salmon management teleconferences are held Tuesdays in June, July, and August for fishing villages and managers in the Yukon River drainage to discuss fishing conditions and management strategies as the salmon run is occurring. The teleconferences are funded by the Office of Subsistence Management and the Yukon River Panel. Call summary: The call
Background: In-season salmon management teleconferences are held Tuesdays in June, July, and August for fishing villages and managers in the Yukon River drainage to discuss fishing conditions and management strategies as the salmon run is occurring. The teleconferences are funded by the Office of Subsistence Management and the Yukon River Panel. Villages Reporting: Hooper Bay,
Background: In-season salmon management teleconferences are held Tuesdays in June, July, and August for fishing villages and managers in the Yukon River drainage to discuss fishing conditions and management strategies as the salmon run is occurring. The teleconferences are funded by the Office of Subsistence Management and the Yukon River Panel. Villages / Locations Reporting:
Background: In-season salmon management teleconferences are held Tuesdays in June, July, and August for fishing villages and managers in the Yukon River drainage to discuss fishing conditions and management strategies as the salmon run is occurring. The teleconferences are funded by the Office of Subsistence Management and the Yukon River Panel. Villages / Locations Reporting:
YRDFA 2013 Resolutions 23rd Annual Meeting: St. Mary’s, Alaska February 11-14, 2013 01 – Thanking the Community of St. Mary’s Be it resolved that the YRDFA Board Members, delegates and staff of YRDFA gratefully thank the various organizations and the people of St. Mary’s, including the City of St. Mary’s, St. Mary’s School District, Yupiit
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