2017 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 4 District 2 Cancelled Commercial Period
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Districts Affected: Lower Yukon Area
Due to large fall chum salmon harvest in yesterday’s commercial period in District 1, the processor does not have the capacity to operate in District 2 for this period. Therefore, the commercial period announced for District 2, on July 18, from 6:00 p.m. until 12:00 midnight, is cancelled.
Jeff Estensen, Area Management Biologist
Christy Gleason, Asst. Area Management Biologist
Phone: (907) 949-1320
Fishing schedules, test fish catches and sonar counts are available 24 hours a day at (866) 479-7387 (toll free); in Fairbanks, call (907) 459-7387. If you have any questions, please call ADF&G in Emmonak at 949-1320.
This has been an announcement by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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