DNR Yukon Flats Oil and Gas Comment Due
How to Submit Comments
Please clearly mark your submittal as either “Comment on Exploration in the Yukon Flats Solicitation Area” or “Agency Information on Exploration within the Yukon Flats Solicitation Area” and send it to:
Best Interest Findings
500 W. 7th Ave., Suite 1100
Anchorage, AK 99501
Or email to: dog.bif@alaska.gov
COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5:00 P.M., September 22, 2025
Read notice here: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=220572
NPFMC Council/AP October 2025
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will be holding a virtual-only Council meeting from September 29 – October 9, 2025. Please note the Council will not meet over the weekend. The eAgenda, Schedule, and Pre-Meeting Review Documents are available. A stream of the meeting will be available on YouTube.
The written public comment period will open on September 5, 2025, and close at noon on Friday, September 26, 2025. Signups for oral public testimony during the meeting will open once the meetings begin.
To sign up for text alerts for future meetings, text “NPFMC” to 1-833-237-1598.
More info here: https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-next-council-meeting/
Western Interior Regional Advisory Council Meeting
October 7 - 8, 2025 @ at 9:00 a.m.
Location: McGrath Native Village Council - Community Service Center
Call in number: 1-833-436-1163 Conference ID: 355 415 222#
Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join meeting
More info and meeting materials here: https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions/wi_materials
Eastern Interior Regional Advisory Council
October 8 - 10, 2025, @ 9:00 a.m.
Location: Visitor's Center, Tok
Call in number: 1-833-436-1163; conference ID: 907 168 504#
Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join meeting
More info and meeting materials here: https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions/ei_materials
YK Delta Regional Advisory Council
October 21 - 23, 2025 @ 9 a.m.
Location: Long House Hotel Conference Room, Bethel
Call in number: 1-833-436-1163. Conference ID: 533 978 332#
Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join meeting
More info and meeting materials here: https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions/ykd_materials
ADFG Advisory Announcement Fall Update #7
Fall chum and Chinook salmon fishing is closed throughout the Yukon River drainage due to low run sizes. Coho salmon fishing remains open in most areas using selective gear types, including hook and line, dip nets, beach seines, hand lines, longlines, and fyke nets.
Gillnets with 4-inch or smaller mesh and manned fish wheels are allowed from noon Thursdays through noon Sundays, with restrictions on net length and placement. Drift gillnets are not allowed.
Permits are required in some areas, including the Upper Tanana and Koyukuk River above Bettles. See Fall Season Advisory Announcements #10–15 and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for area-specific regulations and maps.
https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1733688431.pdf
Yukon River In-season Salmon Management Teleconference
Hosted by the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association (YRDFA)
These teleconferences will be held every Tuesday throughout the fishing season.
Yukon River In-season Salmon Management Teleconference
Hosted by the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association (YRDFA)
These teleconferences will be held every Tuesday throughout the fishing season.
Districts 4 BC & 5ABC
Boundaries: from the tip of Cone Point upstream to the ADFG regulatory marker two miles downstream of Waldron Creek
Communities: Galena, Ruby, Tanana, and Rampart
Until further notice: Gillnets are restricted to 4-inch mesh or smaller, 60-feet in length, and must be operated as a set net to target nonsalmon.
All gill net fishing closed effective Sunday, August 3 at 12pm
Gill net fishing with 4-inch or smaller mesh and manned fish wheel for nonsalmon reopens Thursday, August 7 at noon
Weekly gill net and manned fish wheel opening schedule:
Thursdays at noon - Sundays at noon until further notice
Special notes: A subsistence permit is required to fish for all species in Subdistrict 5-C from the western-most tip of Garnet Island upstream to the ADF&G regulatory marker two miles downstream of Waldron Creek (Dalton Highway bridge area). If you are outside the permit area, contact the Fairbanks office at 907-459-7274 for a subsistence harvest calendar.
More info: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1715513805.pdf
Yukon River In-season Salmon Management Teleconference
Hosted by the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association (YRDFA)
These teleconferences will be held every Tuesday throughout the fishing season.
Coastal District, Districts 1, 2, 3, and the Innoko River area: 4 inch Gillnet & Manned Fish Wheel Closing
Coastal District, Districts 1, 2, 3, and the Innoko River area
Boundaries: from the Naskonat Peninsula north to Point Romanof upstream to an ADFG regulatory marker ¾ mile downriver from Old Paradise Village, including the Black River, Anuk River, and the Innoko River
Communities: Chevak, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Nunam Iqua, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Emmonak, Mountain Village, Pitkas Point, St. Mary’s, Pilot Station, Marshall, Russian Mission, Holy Cross, and Shageluk
Gill net fishing and manned fish wheels for nonsalmon closes, Sunday, July 27 at 12:00 p.m until Thursday, July 31 at 12:00 p.m. Weekly fishing with these methods (4 inch mesh or smaller) will be open from Thursdays at noon through Sundays at noon.
During these closures, gill nets and fish wheels are not allowed.
Fishing for nonsalmon with selective gear remains open 24/7, including during gill net closures. Selective gear includes: rod and pole, dip net, beach seine, hand line, long line, and fyke net.
Nonsalmon species include: burbot (lush), Dolly Varden, Bering Cisco, Humpback Whitefish, Pike, Broad Whitefish, Sheefish, Arctic Grayling, Arctic Lamprey, and Longnose Suckers.
More info: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1711337439.pdf
District 4A and the Koyukuk River
Boundaries: from the ADFG regulatory marker ¾ mile downriver from Old Paradise Village upstream to the tip of Cone Point, and the Koyukuk River
Communities: Grayling, Anvik, Kaltag, Nulato, Koyukuk, Huslia, Hughes, Alatna, Allakaket, Bettles, Wiseman, and Coldfoot
All gill net fishing closed effective Sunday, July 27 at 12pm
Gill net fishing with 4-inch or smaller mesh and manned fish wheel for nonsalmon reopens Thursday, July 31 at noon
Weekly gill net and manned fish wheel opening schedule:
Thursdays at noon - Sundays at noon until further notice
Special notes:
A subsistence fishing permit is required for all species in the Koyukuk River above Bettles, including the communities of Wiseman and Coldfoot. Gillnets in the permit area will not reopen until August 20.
More info: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1710877463.pdf
Subdistrict 5-D Lower: All Gillnets Removed July 9-26th
Subdistrict 5-D Lower is from an ADF&G regulatory marker two miles downstream of Waldron Creek upstream to the Hadweenzic River and all other adjacent tributaries, including the communities of Stevens Village and Beaver
Effective 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 9 until 8 p.m. Saturday July 26, all gillnets must be removed from the water.
Fishing for nonsalmon remains open 24 hours a day, seven days per week with nonlethal or selective gear types including hook and line with a rod or pole, dip net, beach seine, hand line, longline, and fyke net. Chinook and chum salmon must be released alive. A subsistence permit is required to fish for all species in the portion of Subdistrict 5-D Lower from an ADF&G regulatory marker two miles downstream of Waldron Creek upstream to the mouth of Dall River.
Read Full Announcement and Specific Boundaries Here: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1700096843.pdf
Coastal District, Districts 1, 2, 3, and the Innoko River area: 4 inch Gillnet & Manned Fish Wheel Opening
Coastal District, Districts 1, 2, 3, and the Innoko River area
Boundaries: from the Naskonat Peninsula north to Point Romanof upstream to an ADFG regulatory marker ¾ mile downriver from Old Paradise Village, including the Black River, Anuk River, and the Innoko River
Communities: Chevak, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Nunam Iqua, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Emmonak, Mountain Village, Pitkas Point, St. Mary’s, Pilot Station, Marshall, Russian Mission, Holy Cross, and Shageluk
Gill net fishing reopened for nonsalmon fishing using 4-inch or smaller mesh gill nets and manned fish wheels today, Thursday, July 24 at 12:00 p.m until Sunday, July 27 at 12:00 p.m. Weekly fishing with these methods will be open from Thursdays at noon through Sundays at noon.
During these weekend openings, gill nets must be operated in ways that avoid incidental harvest of salmon. If king, chum, or coho salmon are caught, fishers are encouraged to move their nets. Gill nets must be 4-inch or smaller mesh, a set net, no longer than 60 feet, and marked with a buoy or float displaying the fisher’s first initial, last name, and address. To help salmon reach the spawning grounds, all king, chum, and coho must be released alive, regardless of gear type. Pink and sockeye may be retained. Any salmon caught dead may be kept.
Fishing for nonsalmon with selective gear remains open 24/7, including during gill net closures. Selective gear includes: rod and pole, dip net, beach seine, hand line, long line, and fyke net.
Nonsalmon species include: burbot (lush), Dolly Varden, Bering Cisco, Humpback Whitefish, Pike, Broad Whitefish, Sheefish, Arctic Grayling, Arctic Lamprey, and Longnose Suckers.
More info: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1711337439.pdf
Yukon River In-season Salmon Management Teleconference
Hosted by the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association (YRDFA)
These teleconferences will be held every Tuesday throughout the fishing season.
Subdistricts 5-A, 5-B, and 5-C: 4-inch Mesh Gillnet Opening
Subdistrict 5-A, B, and C is from Illinois Creek to the ADF&G regulatory marker two miles downstream of Waldron Creek including Tanana and Rampart
4-inch and smaller mesh nets may be used again starting until 8 p.m. Sunday July 20 to target nonsalmon.
Restricted to 60-feet or less in length
Must be operated as a set net near shore
Pink and sockeye salmon may be retained.
Chinook and chum salmon must be released alive.
Fishing for nonsalmon remains open 24 hours a day, seven days per week with nonlethal or selective gear types including hook and line with a rod or pole, dip net, beach seine, hand line, longline, and fyke net. Chinook and chum salmon must be released alive. A subsistence permit is required to fish for all species in portions of Subdistricts 5-C and 5-D from the western most tip of Garnet Island upstream to the mouth of Dall River (Dalton Highway bridge area)
Read Full Announcement and Specific Boundaries Here: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1700096843.pdf
Gillnet Closure: Coastal District, 1, 2, and 3 (including Innoko River)
Coastal District, Districts 1, 2, and 3 (including the Innoko River) including the communities of Chevak, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Nunam Iqua, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Emmonak, Mountain Village, Pitkas Point, St. Mary’s, Pilot Station, Marshall, Russian Mission, Holy Cross and Shageluk.
All 4-inch gillnets must be removed from the water by 12:00 p.m. Sunday, July 20. Fishing with 4-inch or smaller mesh gillnets and manned fish wheels will reopen Thursday, July 24 at 12:00 p.m. and continue on the Thursday to Sunday schedule until further notice.
ADFG Announcement: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1706080601.pdf
USFWS Announcement: https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/fisheries-special-actions
Subdistricts 4-B and 4-C: 4-inch Mesh Gillnet Opening
Subdistricts 4-B and 4-C includes the communities of Galena and Ruby
4-inch and smaller mesh nets may be used again starting 8 p.m. Wednesday July 16 to target nonsalmon.
Restricted to 60-feet or less in length
Must be operated as a set net near shore
Pink and sockeye salmon may be retained.
Chinook and chum salmon must be released alive.
Fishing for nonsalmon remains open 24 hours a day, seven days per week with nonlethal or selective gear types including hook and line with a rod or pole, dip net, beach seine, hand line, longline, and fyke net.
Read Full Announcement and Specific Boundaries Here: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1700096843.pdf
Koyukuk River: 4-inch Mesh Gillnet Opening
The Koyukuk River includes the communities of Huslia, Hughes, Allakaket, Alatna, Bettles, Wiseman, and Coldfoot
4-inch and smaller mesh nets may be used again starting 8 p.m. Wednesday July 16 to target nonsalmon.
Restricted to 60-feet or less in length
Must be operated as a set net near shore
Pink and sockeye salmon may be retained.
Chinook and chum salmon must be released alive.
Fishing for nonsalmon remains open 24 hours a day, seven days per week with nonlethal or selective gear types including hook and line with a rod or pole, dip net, beach seine, hand line, longline, and fyke net.
A subsistence fishing permit is required for all species in the Koyukuk River above Bettles including the communities of Wiseman and Coldfoot. Gillnet gear in the permit area must be 3½ inches or smaller mesh size. Fishing with gillnets in the permit area will close at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 29 and will not reopen until August 20.
Read Full Announcement and Specific Boundaries Here: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1700096843.pdf
Fall Salmon Fishing Closures for Coastal District, District 1, 2, and 3 (including Innoko River)
Coastal District, Districts 1, 2, and 3 (including the Innoko River) including the communities of Chevak, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Nunam Iqua, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Emmonak, Mountain Village, Pitkas Point, St. Mary’s, Pilot Station, Marshall, Russian Mission, Holy Cross and Shageluk.
Effective 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, subsistence fishing for fall chum and coho salmon will close to all users. Chinook, chum, and coho salmon must be released alive immediately from nonlethal gear types.
Currently, gillnets of 4-inch or smaller mesh may be used to target nonsalmon and are restricted to 60-feet or less in length and must be operated as a set net near shore. All 4-inch gillnets must be removed from the water by 12:00 p.m. Sunday, July 20. Fishing with 4-inch or smaller mesh gillnets and manned fish wheels will reopen Thursday, July 24 at 12:00 p.m. and continue on the Thursday to Sunday schedule until further notice.
ADFG Announcement: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1706080601.pdf
USFWS Announcement: https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/fisheries-special-actions
Yukon River In-season Salmon Management Teleconference
Hosted by the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association (YRDFA)
These teleconferences will be held every Tuesday throughout the fishing season.
Subdistrict 4-A Upper: 4-inch Mesh Gillnet Opening
Subdistrict 4-A upper is from Stink Creek upstream to the tip of Cone Point, including Kaltag, Nulato, and Koyukuk
4-inch and smaller mesh nets may be used again starting 8 p.m. Monday, July 14 to target nonsalmon.
Restricted to 60-feet or less in length
Must be operated as a set net near shore
Pink and sockeye salmon may be retained.
Chinook and chum salmon must be released alive.
Fishing for nonsalmon remains open 24 hours a day, seven days per week with nonlethal or selective gear types including hook and line with a rod or pole, dip net, beach seine, hand line, longline, and fyke net.
Read Full Announcement and Specific Boundaries Here:https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1700096843.pdf
Subdistrict 5-D Lower: All Gillnets Removed July 9-26th
Subdistrict 5-D Lower is from an ADF&G regulatory marker two miles downstream of Waldron Creek upstream to the Hadweenzic River and all other adjacent tributaries, including the communities of Stevens Village and Beaver
Effective 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 9 until 8 p.m. Saturday July 26, all gillnets must be removed from the water.
Fishing for nonsalmon remains open 24 hours a day, seven days per week with nonlethal or selective gear types including hook and line with a rod or pole, dip net, beach seine, hand line, longline, and fyke net. Chinook and chum salmon must be released alive. A subsistence permit is required to fish for all species in the portion of Subdistrict 5-D Lower from an ADF&G regulatory marker two miles downstream of Waldron Creek upstream to the mouth of Dall River.
Read Full Announcement and Specific Boundaries Here: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1700096843.pdf
Yukon River In-season Salmon Management Teleconference
Hosted by the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association (YRDFA)
These teleconferences will be held every Tuesday throughout the fishing season.
Yukon River In-season Salmon Management Teleconference
Hosted by the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association (YRDFA)
These teleconferences will be held every Tuesday throughout the fishing season.
Yukon River In-season Salmon Management Teleconference
Hosted by the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association (YRDFA)
These teleconferences will be held every Tuesday throughout the fishing season.
YUKON AREA SALMON CLOSURE: Koyukuk River
Including: Huslia, Hughes, Allakaket, Alatna, Bettles, Wiseman, and Coldfoot
Effective 8:00 PM, Friday, June 20, 2025
Gillnets larger than 4-inch mesh and longer than 60 feet are not allowed.
4-inch or smaller mesh gillnets may be used to fish for nonsalmon but must be operated as setnets near shore.
The use of fish wheels is not permitted.
Chinook and summer chum salmon must be released alive if caught. They may only be kept if found dead.
A subsistence fishing permit is required for all species in the Koyukuk River above Bettles, including Wiseman. In this permit area, gillnets must be 3½ inches or smaller mesh and cannot be used from June 30 to August 20. Get a permit here: https://shorturl.at/tGxz3
More info here: https://shorturl.at/IYrEW
Tanana Chiefs Conference: Day of Peaceful Protest
Tanana Chiefs Conference is asking all allies to stand with the people of the Yukon River and fight for the protection of the Yukon River salmon on June 20th. This will be a day of peaceful, prayerful protest in your community and in all communities along the Yukon and its tributaries.
You can download the Action Toolkit here: https://ow.ly/eFom50W33rQ
YUKON AREA GILLNET CLOSURE: District 2
Including: Mountain Village, Pitkas Point, St. Mary’s, Pilot Station, and Marshall
Effective 8:00 PM, Wednesday June 18th until Saturday, July 5th
Management Actions: ALL gillnets must be removed from the water.
Fishing for nonsalmon is still allowed during this period, but it is limited to non-lethal or selective gear types including hook and line with a rod or pole, dip net, beach seine, hand line, longline, and fyke net. Pink and sockeye salmon may be retained. Chinook and chum salmon must be released alive.
More info here: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1676448660.pdf
Yukon River In-season Salmon Management Teleconference
Hosted by the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association (YRDFA)
These teleconferences will be held every Tuesday throughout the fishing season.
YUKON AREA GILLNET CLOSURE: Coastal District & District 1
Including: Chevak, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Emmonak, Nunam Iqua, Alakanuk, and Kotlik
Effective 8:00 PM, Monday, June 16th until Thursday, July 3rd
Management Actions: ALL gillnets must be removed from the water.
Fishing for nonsalmon is still allowed during this period, but it is limited to non-lethal or selective gear types including hook and line with a rod or pole, dip net, beach seine, hand line, longline, and fyke net. Pink and sockeye salmon may be retained. Chinook and chum salmon must be released alive.
More info here: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1676448660.pdf
YUKON AREA SALMON CLOSURE: Districts 4-B, 4-C
Including: Galena and Ruby
Effective 8:00 PM, Monday, June 16, 2025
Gillnets larger than 4-inch mesh and longer than 60 feet are not allowed.
4-inch or smaller mesh gillnets may be used to fish for nonsalmon but must be operated as setnets near shore.
The use of fish wheels is not permitted.
Chinook and summer chum salmon must be released alive if caught. They may only be kept if found dead.
More info here: https://shorturl.at/IYrEW