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Emergency Order Allows Drift-Net Chum Fishing in New Section of Lower Yukon

By admin | July 20, 2018

A fisherman stands inside a metal boat, filled with fish caught in autumn, bound for a buyer in Emmonak, Alaska.

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.

Kuskokwim Chinook Harvest Open Only to Local Subsistence Users

By admin | May 30, 2018

A silver / coho salmon, held just out of the water

Chinook salmon in the Kuskokwim River drainage can only be harvested by federally qualified subsistence users this year. Additional closures could follow.