Federal Subsistence Board News

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #16 District 2 Commercial Period 4 and Subsistence Schedule

08/07/2019

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaThe 2019 fall chum salmon preseason projection, based on the summer chum to fall chum salmon relationship, has been revised to a range of 700,000-800,000 fish. Run sizes within this range are expected to provide for escapement, subsistence needs, and a limited commercial fishery. After an extended summer chum salmon run, the number of fall chum salmon entering the Yukon River has increased substantially this past week. The first fall chum salmon pulse began entering the Yukon River on August 3 and is continuing to pass the mainstem sonar near the community of Pilot Station.

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Clarence Kramer and Lisa Creek Zones on Baranof Island in Unit 4 are closed to the harvest of mountain goats

08/06/2019

SITKA, Alaska – Sitka District Ranger Perry Edwards, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing Clarence Kramer and Lisa Creek zones in Unit 4 to the harvest of mountain goats. The closure will be effective Friday, August 9, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. and will remain in effect through the rest of the 2019 season which ends December 31. 

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #15 Fall Update # 3, Yukon Area Salmon Fishery

08/06/2019

Districts Affected: Yukon AreaThe 2019 fall chum salmon preseason projection, based on the summer chum to fall chum salmon relationship, has been revised to a range of 700,000-800,000 fish. Run sizes within this range are expected to provide for escapement, subsistence needs, and a limited commercial fishery. After an extended summer chum salmon run, the number of fall chum salmon entering the Yukon River has increased substantially this past week. The fall chum salmon that entered the Yukon River on August 1 are expected to be near Anvik August 9, Kaltag August 13, Galena August 15, Tanana/Huslia August 20, Rampart August 22, Fort Yukon August 30 and the Canadian border around September 9.

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #14 District 1 Commercial Period 3 and Subsistence Fishing Schedule

08/06/2019

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaThe 2019 fall chum salmon preseason projection, based on the summer chum to fall chum salmon relationship, has been revised to a range of 700,000-800,000 fish. Run sizes within this range are expected to provide for escapement, subsistence needs, and a limited commercial fishery. After an extended summer chum salmon run, the number of fall chum salmon entering the Yukon River has increased substantially this past week.

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #13 Subdistricts 5-A, 5-B, and 5-C Subsistence Fishing Schedule

08/06/2019

Districts Affected: Upper Yukon AreaThe 2019 fall chum salmon preseason projection, based on the summer chum to fall chum salmon relationship, has been revised to a range of 700,000-800,000 fish. Run sizes within this range are expected to provide for escapement, subsistence needs, and a limited commercial fishery. After an extended summer chum salmon run, the number of fall chum salmon entering the Yukon River has increased substantially this past week.

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #12 District 2 Commercial Period 3 and Subsistence Schedule

08/06/2019

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaThe 2019 fall chum salmon preseason projection, based on the summer chum to fall chum salmon relationship, has been revised to a range of 700,000-800,000 fish. Run sizes within this range are expected to provide for escapement, subsistence needs, and a limited commercial fishery. Both summer chum and fall chum salmon have been entering the Yukon River since July 16. Chum salmon harvested during this period will likely be a mixture of both stocks.

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #11 District 4 Subsistence Fishing Schedule

08/06/2019

Districts Affected: Upper Yukon AreaMost of the chum salmon that have entered the Yukon River to date have been summer chum salmon. The 2019 fall chum salmon preseason projection, based on the summer chum to fall chum salmon relationship, has been revised to 700,000-800,000 fish. Run sizes within this range are expected to provide for escapement, subsistence needs, and a limited commercial fishery. Given this projected run size, the subsistence schedule is being relaxed to seven days per week in District 4 to provide more fishing opportunity.

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #10 District 2 Commercial Period 2 and Subsistence Schedule

08/05/2019

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaThe 2019 fall chum salmon preseason projection, based on the relationship between summer chum to fall chum salmon run sizes, is for a run size of 625,000 fall chum salmon with a range of 500,000 to 750,000 fish. Run sizes within this range are expected to provide for escapement and subsistence use needs. In accordance with the Yukon River Drainage Fall Chum Salmon Management Plan, a threshold run size of 550,000 fish is necessary to open a fall chum salmon directed commercial fishery. Commercial fishing is allowed on the surplus above that level.

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Cow Moose Harvest Cap Established for Unit 15C

08/05/2019

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Manager, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, has established a harvest cap of eight (8) cow moose for Federal public lands within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Game Management Unit 15C. The cap is effective for the 2019 Federal subsistence moose season, which runs August 10-September 20, by Federal registration permit only. The season will be closed to the harvest of cow moose once the cap is met. The harvest of spike-fork bull moose or bull moose with 50-inch antlers, or with 3 or more brow tines on either antler, will still be allowed. 

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