Federal Subsistence Board News

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2018 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 53 - District 2 Commercial Period 18 and Subsistence Schedule

09/05/2018

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaThe 2018 coho salmon are late in entering the Yukon River. A second pulse of approximately 37,300 completed passing the mainstem sonar near Pilot Station on August 31. Although the current cumulative passage of 112,000 coho salmon past the mainstem sonar as of August 31 is below the median of 137,000 fish, the projected total run size of 240,000 fish is above the median run size of 209,000 fish.

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2018 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 51 - District 2 Commercial Period 17 and Subsistence Schedule

09/04/2018

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaDistrict 2 Commercial Fishing:Commercial fishing will be open for one period in District 2, from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. Friday, August 31. This will be a 6-hour commercial fishing period with gillnets restricted to 6-inch or smaller mesh size. Commercial fishermen need to confirm their buyer prior to fishing. A reminder to fishermen that the Andreafsky River is closed to commercial fishing.

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2018 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 50 - District 2 Commercial Period 16 Extended by 2 hours

09/04/2018

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaDistrict 2 Commercial Fishing:The previously announced commercial period in District 2 on Thursday, August 30 is being extended by 2 hours and will now end at 10:00 p.m. This will be a 6-hour commercial fishing period with gillnets restricted to 6-inch or smaller mesh size. Both buyers are operating during this period. A reminder to fishermen that the Andreafsky River is closed to commercial fishing.

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2018 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 49 - District 1 Commercial Period 16 and Subsistence Schedule

09/04/2018

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaDistrict 1 Commercial Fishing:Commercial fishing will open for one period in the Set Net Only Area of District 1 on Friday, August 31 from 12:00 noon until 9:00 p.m. This will be a 9-hour commercial fishing period for the Set Net Only Area with 6-inch or smaller mesh gillnets. The remainder of District 1 will be open to commercial fishing on Friday, August 31 from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. This will be a 6-hour commercial fishing period with 6-inch or smaller mesh gillnets.

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2018 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 48 - District 2 Commercial Period 16 and Subsistence Schedule

09/04/2018

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaDistrict 2 Commercial Fishing:Commercial fishing will be open for one period in District 2, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, August 30. This will be a 4-hour commercial fishing period with gillnets restricted to 6-inch or smaller mesh size. Commercial fishermen need to confirm their buyer prior to fishing. A reminder to fishermen that the Andreafsky River is closed to commercial fishing.

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2018 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 47 - District 1 Commercial Period 15 and Subsistence Schedule

09/04/2018

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaDistrict 1 Commercial Fishing:Commercial fishing will open for one period in the Set Net Only Area of District 1 on Wednesday, August 29 from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. This will be a 7-hour commercial fishing period for the Set Net Only Area with 6-inch or smaller mesh gillnets. The remainder of District 1 will be open to commercial fishing on Wednesday, August 29 from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. This will be a 5-hour commercial fishing period with 6-inch or smaller mesh gillnets.

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2018 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 46 - District 2 Commercial Period 15 and Subsistence Schedule

09/04/2018

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaDistrict 2 Commercial Fishing:Commercial fishing will be open for one period in District 2, from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 29. This will be a 6-hour commercial fishing period with gillnets restricted to 6-inch or smaller mesh size. Commercial fishermen need to confirm their buyer prior to fishing. A reminder to fishermen that the Andreafsky River is closed to commercial fishing.

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2018 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release 45 - Fall Update # 6, Yukon Area Salmon Fishery

08/28/2018

Districts Affected: Yukon AreaThe 2018 fall chum salmon inseason total run size projection is currently above 900,000 fish. The estimated fall chum salmon run size as of August 26 (based on passage at the mainstem sonar near Pilot Station plus the harvest downstream of the sonar) is 850,000 fish, which is above the historical median of 681,000 fish for that date. The average three-quarter point of the fall chum salmon run is August 20 at Pilot Station.

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Federal Subsistence Fisheries for Kenai River Sockeye Salmon Reopened

08/27/2018

The Federal In-season Manager for the Cook Inlet Area is rescinding Emergency Special Action Number 10-RS-02-18, effective 12:01 a.m., Tuesday, August 28. This Emergency Special Action voids the previous Emergency Special Action issued on August 7, 2018 and opens Federal public waters in the Kenai River drainage downstream from the outlet of Skilak Lake to subsistence fishing for Sockeye Salmon.

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