Kuskokwim River

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Federal public waters of the Kuskokwim River will be opened June 12 at Noon to the Harvest of Chinook Salmon by Federally Qualified Subsistence Users

05/31/2017

In consultation with the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the Federal In-season Manager announces the opening of the Federal public waters of the Kuskokwim River main-stem within the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge boundary, to the harvest of Chinook Salmon, by Federally qualified subsistence users identified in the Section 804 analysis, which includes residents of the Kuskokwim River drainage and the villages of Chefornak, Kipnuk, Kwigillingok, and Kongiganek, for 12 hours effective June 12, 2017 from 12:01 p.m. (noon) until 11:59 p.m. (midnight).

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Federal Public Waters Closed to Chinook Salmon Fishing by Federally Qualified Subsistence Users Beginning June 12 - Action taken to conserve Kuskokwim River Chinook Salmon

05/24/2017

In consultation with the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (KRITFC) and the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADFG), the Federal In-season Manager has closed Federal public waters of the Kuskokwim River main-stem and salmon-bearing tributaries within the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge boundary to the harvest of Chinook salmon by Federally qualified subsistence users beginning 12:01 a.m., June 12, 2017. 

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Federal Public Waters Closed to Gillnet Fishing by All Users Beginning June 12 - Action taken to conserve Kuskokwim River Chinook Salmon

05/03/2017

In consultation with the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (KRITFC) and the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADFG), the Federal In-season Manager has closed Federal public waters of the Kuskokwim River main-stem and salmon tributaries within the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge boundary to the use of gillnets by all users beginning on June 12, 2017. Salmon tributaries are the Eek, Kwethluk, Kasigluk, Kisaralik, Tuluksak, and Aniak within the boundaries of the refuge. This includes branch rivers of the Lower Kuskokwim on the East bank that lead to the Eek river.

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Alaska Department of Fish and Game to Take Over Salmon Fisheries Management

07/07/2016

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will take over management of the salmon subsistence fisheries on Federal public waters of the Kuskokwim River. This shift in regulatory authority is being made as the salmon fisheries transition from Chinook to chum and sockeye salmon in the Kuskokwim River. The subsistence salmon fishery will be managed by the State of Alaska through their Emergency Orders. All previously issued Special Actions are now rescinded. This action follows the conservation strategy discussed with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Kuskokwim River Inter-tribal Fish Commission.

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Kuskokwim River Federal Public Waters Opening To Harvest of Chinook and Chum Salmon by Federally Qualified Subsistence Users

06/15/2016

In consultation with the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (KRITFC) and the State of Alaska, the Federal In-season Manager will open Federal public waters of the main-stem Kuskokwim River within the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge boundary to the harvest of Chinook and chum salmon by Federally qualified subsistence users for 24 hours, effective 12:01 p.m. (noon) on Thursday, June 16, 2016 to 11:59 a.m. (noon) on Friday, June 17, 2016. During this period all fish caught with legal gear as identified in the federal subsistence regulations and gill net restrictions below may be retained.

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