Yukon River In-Season Updates
Yukon River Salmon In-Season Updates
- ADF&G In-season fisheries news releases–Chinook and summer chum salmon
- ADF&G In-season fisheries news releases–Fall chum and coho salmon
- DFO In-season fisheries news releases
- In-season teleconference flyer–dates, time, call-in number PDF
- Yukon River Salmon Fisheries Management flyer PDF
- 2009 Yukon River salmon outlook and management strategies report PDF
- Press Release –ADF&G–2009 Yukon River Salmon Forecast and Management Strategies-4-24-09 PDF
The Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association (YRDFA) coordinates in-season teleconferencs for the Yukon River fisheries. Calls are open to the public and start at the beginning of June and run until September. The mission of the teleconference is to exchange information and facilitate dialogue between fishermen and managers and between different communities along the the Yukon River, including tributaries in Alaska and the Yukon Territory.
All of the teleconferences are scheduled for 1:00pm AK time and 2:00pm YT on Tuesdays throughout the summer and fall fishing seasons. The teleconference last approximately one hour in duration.
This program is always looking for designated speakers to report on quality of the salmon, water levels and debris loads, harvest levels and levels of fishing activity. Contact Yukon River Drainage Fishereis Association to become a designated speaker.