Kuskokwim Salmon
Public Hearing for 2024 Federal Salmon ...

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.

Public Hearing for 2024 Federal Salmon Management Announced
Kuskokwim Salmon
2024 Annual Meeting Recap

On April 2, 3, and 4, Commissioners from 18 of our Member Tribes gathered in Anchorage for our 2024 Annual Meeting and elections. It was powerful and good to meet after the long winter, as it is every year, and to discuss how we can work together in the upcoming year to restore our salmon and our traditional ways of life.

2024 Annual Meeting Recap
Kuskokwim Salmon
Recruiting for 2024 Drone Program

We are launching a drone educational program to provide training for local Kuskokwim community members to obtain a commercial drone license for fisheries research purposes.

Recruiting for 2024 Drone Program
Kuskokwim Salmon
Victory for Subsistence Fishing Rights: US v. ...

On Friday, March 29, 2024, the Federal District Court for the District Court of Alaska took an important step forward in protecting Alaska Native and rural Alaskan subsistence rights by ruling in favor of the United States, KRITFC, and other Alaska Native subsistence rights advocates by rejecting the State of Alaska’s attack on federally-protected subsistence rights. The federal court permanently enjoined the State of Alaska from repeating its recent unlawful actions on the Kuskokwim River.

Victory for Subsistence Fishing Rights: US v. Alaska ruling
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2023 NOAA Arctic Report Card Features Western ...

The collapses of Western Alaska salmon runs have been among the most consequential climate change impacts in the rapidly warming Arctic over the past two years, according to an annual report assembled by a federal agency.

2023 NOAA Arctic Report Card Features Western Alaska Salmon Crisis

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Federal Management Action: Next Subsistence Fishing Opportunities

Federal Management Action: Next Subsistence Fishing Opportunities

After consultation and consensus with KRITFC’s In-Season Managers, the Yukon Delta NWR Federal In-Season Manager announced the following subsistence fishing opportunities via emergency special action (ESA) 3-KS-05-22. Ultimately, our goal is balancing salmon conservation for future generations with our current needs for fish.

Federal Management Action: Next Subsistence Fishing Opportunity

Federal Management Action: Next Subsistence Fishing Opportunity

On Monday, June 27, 2022, the Federal in-season manager at Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge announced more salmon fishing opportunities for Federally qualified subsistence users on the Kuskokwim. These decisions were made in consultation with KRITFC’s Tribal In-Season Managers.

Federal Kuskokwim Management Action: Next Subsistence Fishing Opportunity

Federal Kuskokwim Management Action: Next Subsistence Fishing Opportunity

Our Federal-Tribal management team decided on another Federal subsistence fishing opportunity on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, from 6:00am to 6:00pm, using the same gear restrictions as previous harvest opportunities. In addition, the line at the Kalskag bluffs will open on June 22, 2022, at 12:01am, for fishing at any time with the same Federal gear restrictions.

2021 Kuskokwim River Subsistence Harvest and Effort Estimates

2021 Kuskokwim River Subsistence Harvest and Effort Estimates

In 2021, KRITFC and Orutsararmiut Native Council Fisheries, in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and independent contractors, collected and processed data to produce in-season subsistence salmon harvest and effort estimates from a lower river portion of the mainstem Kuskokwim River.