Federal Subsistence Board News

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2020 Yukon River Salmon Fall Fishery Announcement #26 Subdistrict 5-D Lower Subsistence Fishing

09/28/2020

Districts Affected: Upper Yukon AreaThis year’s fall chum salmon run fell below the 300,000 fish threshold needed to allow subsistence fishing. In accordance with the Yukon River Fall Chum Salmon Management Plan, subsistence fishing for fall chum salmon has been closed for most of the season. As the end of the 2020 fall chum salmon run is complete in Subdistrict 5- D Lower, subsistence fishing restrictions are being relaxed to provide fishing opportunity for other fish species.

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2020 Yukon River Salmon Fall Fishery Announcement #25 Subdistricts 5-A, 5-B, and 5-C Subsistence Fishing

09/22/2020

Districts Affected: Upper Yukon AreaThis year’s fall chum salmon run fell below the 300,000 fish threshold needed to allow subsistence fishing. In accordance with the Yukon River Fall Chum Salmon Management Plan, subsistence fishing for fall chum salmon has been closed for most of the season. As the end of the 2020 fall chum salmon run is essentially complete in Subdistricts 5-A, 5-B, and 5-C, subsistence fishing restrictions are being relaxed to provide fishing opportunity for coho salmon and other fish species.

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2020 Yukon River Salmon Fall Fishery Announcement #24 Subdistricts 4-B and 4-C Subsistence Fishing

09/16/2020

Districts Affected: Upper Yukon AreaThis year’s fall chum salmon run fell below the 300,000 fish threshold needed to allow subsistence fishing. In accordance with the Yukon River Fall Chum Salmon Management Plan, subsistence fishing for fall chum salmon has been closed for most of the season. As the end of the 2020 fall chum salmon run is essentially complete in Subdistricts 4-B and 4-C, subsistence fishing restrictions are being relaxed to provide fishing opportunity for coho salmon and other fish species.

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2020 Yukon River Salmon Fall Fishery Announcement #23 Subdistrict 4-A and Koyukuk River Subsistence Fishing

09/11/2020

Districts Affected: Upper Yukon AreaThis year’s fall chum salmon run fell below the 300,000 fish threshold needed to allow subsistence fishing. In accordance with the Yukon River Fall Chum Salmon Management Plan, subsistence fishing for fall chum salmon has been closed for most of the season. Based on run timing, current low catches at both the Lower Yukon and Mountain Village test fisheries, and low passage numbers at the mainstem sonar near Pilot Station, the 2020 fall chum salmon run is essentially complete. At this time subsistence fishing restrictions are being relaxed to provide fishing opportunity for coho salmon and other fish species.

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2020 Yukon River Salmon Fall Fishery Announcement #22 Fall Update #8, Yukon Area Salmon Fishery

09/09/2020

Districts Affected: Yukon AreaThe 2020 fall chum salmon inseason projection is for a run size of near 200,000 fish and is currently tracking as the lowest run size on record. Using genetic analysis on all chum salmon that have passed the mainstem sonar site operated near Pilot Station since July 19, it is estimated that 189,000 fall chum salmon have entered the Yukon River as of September 7. The projected abundance is below the level needed to meet the drainagewide escapement goal of 300,000-600,000 fall chum salmon, tributary escapement goals, and Canadian treaty objectives (see management strategies below). Fall chum salmon are typically dominated by age-4 fish however, that age class produced by the 2016 parent year, has shown extremely poor survival in chum salmon runs throughout the state.

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2020 Yukon River Salmon Fall Fishery Announcement #21 Districts 1-3, Coastal District, and Innoko River Subsistence Fishing

09/09/2020

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaThis year’s fall chum salmon run fell below the 300,000 fish threshold needed to allow subsistence fishing. In accordance with the Yukon River Fall Chum Salmon Management Plan, subsistence fishing for fall chum salmon has been closed for most of the season. Based on run timing, current low catches at both the Lower Yukon and Mountain Village test fisheries, and low passage numbers at the mainstem sonar near Pilot Station, the 2020 fall chum salmon run is essentially complete. At this time subsistence fishing restrictions are being relaxed to provide fishing opportunity for coho salmon and other fish species.

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