Emergency Order Allows Drift-Net Chum Fishing in New Section of Lower Yukon
![A fisherman stands inside a metal boat, filled with fish caught in autumn, bound for a buyer in Emmonak, Alaska.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2007-XX-XX-Delivering-fall-fish-to-buyer-in-Emmonak-1200x900.jpg)
After low king counts continued this summer, the Alaska Board of Fisheries granted an emergency-status petition from some Lower Yukon communities allowing the use of drift-net fishing in addition to set-net.
ADF&G Advisory Committee Wants to Ease Fishing Restrictions
![Salmon drying on a fish rack. Photo: KNOM file.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-07-XX-salmon-strips-drying-in-golden-sunlight.jpg)
After strong salmon runs in Nome and Port Clarence last summer, the regional advisory committee of ADF&G wants to ease regulations on both commercial and subsistence fishing.