On May 7 2026, the Federal Subsistence Board will hold a public hearing to discuss proposed regulation changes to conserve Kuskokwim River Chinook and Chum salmon.
To combat plummeting salmon returns, three tribal organizations from the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim regions have formalized a coordinated effort to raise a unified voice to protect ways of life dependent on healthy salmon runs in the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers.
From March 31 to April 2, KRITFC held our 2026 Annual Meeting and Elections in Anchorage, AK. Our 2026 meeting theme was “Honoring Our Ancestors To Save Our Salmon.”
From March 31 to April 2, KRITFC Commissioners, staff, and select partners will gather in Anchorage for our 2026 Annual Meeting.
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.
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.
