Our river-wide teleconferences begin next Tuesday, May 24, at 10am – just over one week from the first subsistence set net harvest opportunity. We hope you will join us then!
In February 2026, both the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) and Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) will be discussing the management of salmon bycatch and intercept in marine fisheries. Here’s what you need to know.
“Thanks to the dedication and considerations of our in-season managers, who remained diligent and did not lift fishing restrictions too early despite outside pressures, we anticipate escapement goals for Chinook, chum, and coho salmon will be met. We congratulate our co-managers on another successful season,” shares Kevin Whitworth, Executive Director.
Yesterday morning, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a thorough and well-reasoned opinion affirming the Federal District Court for the District Court of Alaska’s permanent injunction blocking the State of Alaska from repeating its unlawful actions on the Kuskokwim River.
Effective August 14 at 9 a.m., ADF&G lifted all mesh size restrictions for subsistence fishing within the Kuskokwim River Drainage
