Kuskokwim Salmon
Kuskokwim Tribes Raised Voices for Chum Salmon ...

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council held a special chum salmon bycatch, primarily to review the preliminary draft Environmental Impact Statement (PDEIS or EIS) for new approaches to chum salmon bycatch management in the Bering Sea pollock trawl fishery, with a prioritization on reducing bycatch of Western Alaska chum salmon.

Kuskokwim Tribes Raised Voices for Chum Salmon Bycatch Protections at Latest North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting
Kuskokwim Salmon
Chum Salmon Bycatch: What to Know for February ...

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will next discuss chum salmon bycatch at a special meeting in February 2025. Here is what you need to know to engage.

Chum Salmon Bycatch: What to Know for February 2025
Kuskokwim Salmon
2024 Seventh Season Announcement for Kuskokwim ...

After the next 36 hour fishing opportunity, YDNWR and KRITFC will rescind all previous fishing restrictions announced for 2024, returning management of the River to the State of Alaska and ADF&G.

2024 Seventh Season Announcement for Kuskokwim River Mainstem Fishing Opportunities.
Kuskokwim Salmon
2024 Sixth Season Announcement for Kuskokwim ...

The Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (YDNWR) In-Season Manager, hereby announces two gillnet and one rod and reel fishing opportunity for federally qualified subsistence users.

2024 Sixth Season Announcement for Kuskokwim River Fishing Opportunities
Kuskokwim Salmon
2024 Fifth Announcement for Kuskokwim River ...

The Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (YDNWR) Manager, as In-Season Manager, announces a gillnet fishing opportunity for Federally qualified subsistence users.

2024 Fifth Announcement for Kuskokwim River Fishing Opportunities

Co-management

Refuge Manager to Hold Public Hearing on Kuskokwim River Salmon Fishing Closure

Photo by  Kimberly Wilson

Public Hearing Announcement on Kuskokwim River Salmon Fishing Closure FSA-YD-25-01 Starting June 1, 2025 

Contact: Spencer Rearden | 907-543-1023 | spencer_rearden@fws.gov 

 The Refuge Manager at the at Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (YDNWR), in coordination with the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (KRITFC), proposes to close Federal public waters of the Kuskokwim River drainage to the harvest of Chinook, Chum, and Coho Salmon by all users starting June 1, 2025. Harvest opportunities for Federally qualified subsistence users may be announced during this closure. The public is encouraged to provide comments to the Federal Manager on the proposed closure. 

A public hearing to receive testimony on the proposed special action is scheduled for: 

  • April 23, 2025, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (Or until conclusion of public comments) via Teams Teleconference: 

  • Teleconference: 1-833-436-1163 

  • Conference ID: 330 446 523# 

Kuskokwim River Mainstem Fishing Opportunities

Kuskokwim River Mainstem Fishing Opportunities

Pursuant to authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (YDNWR) Manager, as In-Season Manager, hereby announces five gillnet fishing opportunities for Federally qualified subsistence users within the Federal waters of the YDNWR in the Kuskokwim River mainstem.

Public Hearing for 2024 Federal Salmon Management Announced

Public Hearing for 2024 Federal Salmon Management Announced

The Fisheries Manager at the at Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (YDNWR), in coordination with the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (KRITFC), proposes to close Federal public waters of the Kuskokwim River drainage to the harvest of Chinook, Chum, and Coho Salmon by all users starting June 1, 2024. A public hearing to receive testimony on the proposed special action is scheduled for May 15, 2024.

KRITFC Speaks at U.S. Senate Field Hearing on Salmon, Health, & Well-Being

KRITFC Speaks at U.S. Senate Field Hearing on Salmon, Health, & Well-Being

Last Friday, November 10, KRITFC shared testimonies with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Tribal leaders, and members of the public on an Expert Witness panel for a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs field hearing in Bethel, titled “The Impact of the Historic Salmon Declines on the Health and Well-Being of Alaska Native Communities Along Arctic, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers."