2020 Yukon River Salmon Summer Fishery Announcement #28 District 1 Commercial Fishing Schedule

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon Area

Due to low numbers of summer chum salmon and poor harvests in previous openings, tonight’s commercial fishing period is cancelled.

07/07/2020
Last edited 01/25/2022
Contact Information

Holly Carroll, Area Management Biologist

(907) 267-2385

Toll free fishing schedule and counts: (866) 479-7387
In Fairbanks fishing schedule hotline: 459-7387

Commercial fishing District 1:

The previously announced period for 8 p.m. Monday, July 6 is cancelled.

Subsistence Fishing

District 1 and the North Coastal Area (from 62 degrees North latitude north to Point Romanof, including the Black River, and communities of Emmonak, Nunam Iqua, Alakanuk, and Kotlik):

Subsistence fishing with 7.5-inch or smaller mesh gillnets is on a schedule of two 18-hour periods per week from:

2 p.m. Tuesdays to 8 a.m. Wednesdays
2 p.m. Fridays to 8 a.m. Saturdays

This is an announcement by the ADF&G in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

To reach the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Fairbanks call 456-0406.

Announcements will be shared on Facebook at www.facebook.com/YukonRiverFishingADFG

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