Bulletin: Yukon Area Salmon Fishery Closure in Coastal District, District 1, and District 2

The Yukon River in season Fisheries Manager issued a Temporary Special Action closing the Federal public waters between the latitude of Point Romanof and the latitude of the westernmost point of the Naskonat Peninsula, including those waters draining into the Bering Sea (the Coastal District), and Federal public waters of the Yukon fishing districts 1 and 2 to fishing for Chinook and summer chum salmon by all users. The dates of the closure are:

Effective Date:     Monday, June 1, 2026, 8:00 p.m. for Coastal District and District 1
        Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 8:00 p.m. for District 2

Expiration Date:    Thursday, December 31, 2026, 8:00 a.m. unless superseded by subsequent special action

This closure prohibits all directed fishing for Chinook and summer chum salmon and closes gillnets larger than 4-inch stretched mesh and longer than 60 feet. The use of fish wheels is not allowed during these closures. 

Selective gear such as dip nets, beach seines, and hook and line gear may be used for pink salmon, sockeye salmon, and non-salmon species. If Chinook and summer chum salmon are caught while fishing for other species, they should be released alive but may be legally retained if dead. Those catching Chinook or summer chum salmon in a 4-inch gillnet, should move it to avoid catching these species closed to harvest. Later in the season, the use of 4-inch gillnets will be closed between the first and third quarter point of the Chinook salmon run to reduce incidental harvest of salmon closed to harvest. 

This action was taken in coordination with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fishery managers. The fishing schedules announced here match those issued concurrently by the ADF&G in State waters (Summer Fishery Advisory Announcement #3).

The temporary special action, 03-KS-01-26, can be found online at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/fisheries-special-actions.

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