InSeason Management Teleconference Summaries - 2008 Salmon Bycatch Update Newsletter - Fall 2008

Information Sharing Projects

• Yukon River Salmon Fishery Teleconferences
  Weekly teleconferences facilitated by YRDFA bring together tribal and First Nation representatives, state and federal managers, subsistence and commercial fishers to discuss progression of the salmon returns and fisheries management options inseason.

  2008 Weekly Summaries (0.2 MB)
  2007 Weekly Summaries (0.2 MB)
  2006 Weekly Summaries (0.4 MB)
  2005 Weekly Summaries (0.3 MB)
  2004 Weekly Summaries (0.2 MB)
  2003 Weekly Summaries (0.3 MB)

• Salmon Fisheries Communication & Outreach
  Disseminating information on current fishery issues to fishers and others in the Alaska portion of the Yukon River drainage is important to help them understand how the salmon resource is being utilized, managed, and sustained. This information also improves communication between fishers, managers, and all with a vested interest in Yukon River salmon fisheries.
• US/Canada Information & Outreach
  YRDFA disseminates information on the Yukon River Salmon Agreement, the Yukon River Panel, and salmon management in general. This includes publishing the YRDFA newsletters and coordinating YRDFA's annual meeting, among other information and outreach projects.
• Yukon River Educational Exchange
  Alaskans visit the Yukon and Yukoners visit Alaska to facilitate information sharing between participants, local guides, and host community members regarding different types of fisheries, the Yukon River Salmon Agreement and Yukon River Panel, management issues, salmon biology, and status & health of salmon stocks.
• Whitefish Strategic Action Plan Facilitation
  YRDFA staff will facilitate two strategic planning meetings with the purpose of building a strategic action plan for whitefish species to provide direction for future research on these important fish.