Advisory Announcement
For Immediate Release. June 4, 2025. Time: 6:30 p.m.

Kuskokwim River Fishery Announcement #2
Kuskokwim River Subsistence Fishery Front-End Closure
Emergency Order #3-S-WR-02-25
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CONTACT: Sam Decker, Madison Hardwig
Kuskokwim Area Management Biologists
(907) 543-2709, (907) 543-2433
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Subsistence fishing with gillnets (drift or set) in the Kuskokwim River will be closed under state regulations during the following times and areas until further notice:
• Sections 4 & 5: Beginning Monday, June 9, 2025 at 12:01 a.m., from the Yukon Delta Refuge boundary near Aniak to the headwaters of the Kuskokwim River.

The following subsistence fishing restrictions will go into effect beginning Monday, June 9, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. until further notice:
• Sections 4 & 5: On the mainstem Kuskokwim River from the Yukon Delta Refuge boundary near Aniak to the headwaters.
o Subsistence fishing with hook and line for Chinook salmon will close until further notice. Any Chinook salmon caught must be returned alive to the water.
o Subsistence fishing with fish wheels will be allowed until further notice. Fish wheels are required to have a live box with no less than 45 cubic feet of water, must be checked at least every 6 hours. Fish wheels may be equipped with a chute and must be closely attended while in operation. All Chinook salmon must be returned alive to the water.
o Subsistence fishing with dip nets and beach seines will be allowed until further notice. Any Chinook salmon caught in a dip net or beach seine must be returned immediately to the water alive.

Further announcements will be made from the Bethel Fish and Game office, on the State of Alaska website (http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=cfnews.main), local radio stations, and Kuskokwim River Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/KuskoRiverFishingADFG/). Advisory Announcements will be faxed to area villages. For information regarding federal subsistence fishing regulations and any announcements, please contact the Yukon Delta NWR at (907) 543-3151 or (907) 543-1021.
The next Working Group meeting will be held Wednesday, June 11 at 10 a.m., at the Bethel Fish and Game Office to review in-season assessment information and to determine subsistence fishing periods after the front-end closure.
As a reminder, please make sure to do the following:
• Properly mark buoys
• Check fishwheels at least every 6 hours
• Make sure nets are not covering half of a waterway

For additional information concerning this advisory announcement:
ADF&G: Sam Decker 907-543-27