Federal Subsistence Fishing Opportunities Announced for June 2022

Federal Subsistence Fishing Opportunities Announced for June 2022

On May 2, 2022, the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge Manager announced that the Federal government will assume management of Federal waters of the Kuskokwim beginning June 1, 2022, and pre-announced 5 set and drift gillnet opportunities for Federally qualified subsistence users.

Alaska Congressional Delegation Salmon Roundtable

Alaska Congressional Delegation Salmon Roundtable

From KYUK: On Dec. 8 and 9, U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Rep. Don Young held a Zoom meeting between salmon researchers, tribes, and managers. Their goal was to unite these groups’ efforts to determine the cause of the ongoing Chinook declines and the sudden chum crash in Western Alaska. After two days of meetings, the groups are still at odds over what’s causing the declines, and what the best way to move forward is.

2021 Kuskokwim River Subsistence Harvest and Effort Estimates

2021 Kuskokwim River Subsistence Harvest and Effort Estimates

In 2021, KRITFC and Orutsararmiut Native Council Fisheries, in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and independent contractors, collected and processed data to produce in-season subsistence salmon harvest and effort estimates from a lower river portion of the mainstem Kuskokwim River.