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2017 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 49 Fall Update # 6, Yukon Area Salmon Fishery

09/01/2017

Districts Affected: Yukon Area​Fall Season AssessmentThe 2017 fall chum salmon inseason projection is for a run size greater than 2 million fish. This level of abundance is sufficient to provide for escapement, subsistence harvest, with a surplus available for commercial and personal use purposes. The estimated fall chum salmon run size through August 27 (based on the mainstem sonar near Pilot Station and the downstream harvest) is estimated to be 2,098,000 fish, which is above the historical median of 686,000 fish for that date. 

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2017 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 48 District 2 Commercial Period 15

09/01/2017

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaDistrict 2 Commercial Fishing:Commercial fishing will be open for one period in District 2, from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Monday, August 28. This will be an 8-hour commercial fishing period with gillnets restricted to 6-inch or smaller mesh size. Commercial fishermen should confirm their buyer before they fish. St Mary’s and Mountain Village buying stations will be operating for this period in District 2.

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2017 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 47 District 2 Commercial Period 14

09/01/2017

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaDistrict 2 Commercial Fishing:Commercial fishing will be open for one period in District 2, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Sunday, August 27. This will be a 3-hour commercial fishing period with gillnets restricted to 6-inch or smaller mesh size. Commercial fishermen should confirm their buyer before they fish. St Mary’s and Mountain Village buying stations will be operating for this period in District 2. Fishermen will need to standby on VHF for announcements regarding extensions during this period.

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2017 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 44 District 2 Commercial Period 13

09/01/2017

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaDistrict 2 Commercial Fishing:Commercial fishing will be open for one period in District 2, from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Thursday, August 24. This will be a 7-hour commercial fishing period with gillnets restricted to 6-inch or smaller mesh size. Commercial fishermen should confirm their buyer before they fish. St. Mary’s and Mountain Village buying stations will be operating during this period.

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2017 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 43 District 2 Commercial Period 12

08/23/2017

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaDistrict 2 Commercial Fishing:Commercial fishing will be open for one period in District 2, from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 23. This will be a 6-hour commercial fishing period with gillnets restricted to 6-inch or smaller mesh size. Commercial fishermen should confirm their buyer before they fish. St. Mary’s and Mountain Village buying stations will be operating during this period.

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