NPFMC announces outreach and engagement sessions on chum salmon bycatch for winter 2025

CHUM SALMON BYCATCH  OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS WITH NORTH PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL 

Photo: Terese Vicente/KRITFC

During Winter 2025 Regional Advisory Council Meetings, you will have opportunities to:

  • Meet NPFMC members and Staff

  • Learn about proposed alternatives for Chum Salmon bycatch

  • Share your thoughts and perspectives

EASTERN INTERIOR

  • February 19 @ 6:30 pm

  • Fairbanks | Pike’s Waterfront Lodge

  •  Teleconference: 1-833-436-1163 

  •  Passcode: 178 663 009# 

    EIRAC Meeting Link

WESTERN INTERIOR

  • February 25 @ 6:30 pm

  • Fairbanks | Pike’s Waterfront Lodge

  • Teleconference: 1-833-436-1163 

  • Passcode: 496 678 711# 

    WIRAC Meeting Link

YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA

  • March 4 @ 6:30 pm

  •  Bethel | Yupii Piciryarait Cultural Center 

  • Teleconference: 1-833-436-1163 

  • Passcode: 203 328 214# 

YKDRAC Meeting Link

Questions to consider for comments:

  1. What is your preferred Chum Salmon bycatch alternative(s) and why? 

  2. What do Chum Salmon mean to you, your community, or your Tribe, and how have the declines affected you?

For more information:

Contact:

Brooke McDavid, Eastern Interior & YKD Council Coordinator, 907-891-9181, brooke_mcdavid@ios.doi.gov 

Nissa Pilcher, Western Interior Council Coordinator, 907-891-9054, nissa_pilcher@ios.doi.gov