Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Bristol Bay Management Area
| Recorded Announcements: | |
| Eastside Fisheries: (907) 246-INFO (4636) | Westside Fisheries: (907) 842-5226 |
Fishery Advisory Announcements
- Nushagak Drift Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 7/6/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #20 (PDF 314 kB) - 7/5/22
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 2-3, 2022 – All Stations (PDF 153 kB) - 7/5/22
- Nushagak Drift Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 7/5/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #19 (PDF 314 kB) - 7/4/22
- Nushagak Drift Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 7/4/22
- Togiak Update (PDF 166 kB) - 7/3/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #18 (PDF 314 kB) - 7/3/22
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 30-July 1, 2022 – All Stations (PDF 153 kB) - 7/3/22
- Nushagak Drift Extension (PDF 167 kB) - 7/3/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #17 (PDF 314 kB) - 7/2/22
- Nushagak Drift Openings (PDF 166 kB) - 7/2/22
- Nushagak Drift and WRSHA Extensions (PDF 167 kB) - 7/1/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #16 (PDF 313 kB) - 7/1/22
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 28-29, 2022 – All Stations (PDF 153 kB) - 7/1/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #15 (PDF 313 kB) - 6/30/22
- Nushagak Drift Extension (PDF 165 kB) - 6/30/22
- Nushagak Drift Openings (PDF 168 kB) - 6/29/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #14 (PDF 315 kB) - 6/29/22
- Nushagak Drift Openings Set Extension (PDF 166 kB) - 6/28/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #13 (PDF 315 kB) - 6/28/22
- WRSHA Opening (PDF 166 kB) - 6/28/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #12 (PDF 314 kB) - 6/27/22
- Nushagak Set and Drift Openings (PDF 150 kB) - 6/27/22
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 24-25, 2022 – All Stations (PDF 153 kB) - 6/27/22
- Nushagak District Drift and Set Extensions (PDF 166 kB) - 6/26/22
- Nushagak Drift Opening (PDF 456 kB) - 6/26/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #11 (PDF 329 kB) - 6/26/22
- Nushagak Drift and Set Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 6/25/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #10 (PDF 313 kB) - 6/25/22
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 22-23, 2022 – All Stations (PDF 153 kB) - 6/24/22
- Igushik Set Net Extension (PDF 167 kB) - 6/24/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #9 (PDF 315 kB) - 6/24/22
- Togiak District Reduction (PDF 167 kB) - 6/24/22
- Nushagak Drift and Set Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 6/23/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #8 (PDF 310 kB) - 6/23/22
- Nushagak District Set and Drift Openings Subsistence Closure (PDF 167 kB) - 6/22/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #7 (PDF 171 kB) - 6/22/22
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 20-21, 2022 – All Stations (PDF 152 kB) - 6/22/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #6 (PDF 309 kB) - 6/22/22
- Nushagak District Standby (PDF 167 kB) - 6/22/22
- Nushagak District Standby (PDF 455 kB) - 6/21/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #5 (PDF 312 kB) - 6/21/22
- Nushagak District Standby (PDF 166 kB) - 6/21/22
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 18-19, 2022 – All Stations (PDF 153 kB) - 6/20/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update #4 (PDF 309 kB) - 6/20/22
- Nushagak District Standby Again (PDF 166 kB) - 6/20/22
- Nushagak District Update Igushik Set Net Opening (PDF 167 kB) - 6/20/22
- Nushagak District Update (PDF 167 kB) - 6/19/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #3 (PDF 310 kB) - 6/19/22
- Nushagak District Short Notice (PDF 167 kB) - 6/19/22
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 16-17, 2022 – All Stations (PDF 153 kB) - 6/18/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #2 (PDF 311 kB) - 6/18/22
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 14-15, 2022 - All Stations (PDF 72 kB) - 6/17/22
- Igushik Set Gillnet Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 6/16/22
- Igushik Set Gillnet Openings (PDF 168 kB) - 6/10/22
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #1 (PDF 493 kB) - 5/31/22
- Nushagak Subsistence opening Igushik set net (PDF 168 kB) - 5/27/22
- Bristol Bay 2022 Commercial Salmon Fishing Outlook (PDF 259 kB) - 2/24/22
- 2022 Preseason Processor Capacity Survey In Bristol Bay (PDF 94 kB) - 2/18/22
Subscribe via RSS
Inseason Information
- Daily Run Summary
- Inseason Harvest Summary
- Salmon Escapement
- Bristol Bay Science and Research Institute (BBSRI) - Port Moller Test Fishery
- Bristol Bay Fisheries Collaborative (BBFC)
Harvest
Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR) Data
Management
Regulations
- 2019-2021 Bristol Bay Commercial Salmon, Herring, Subsistence and Personal Use Fishing Regulations (PDF 809 kB)
(Includes changes made effective through July 2019)
Annual Management Reports
- 2021 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report (PDF 2,117 kB)
- 2020 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report (PDF 2,537 kB)
- 2019 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report (PDF 3,491 kB)
- 2018 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report (PDF 3,122 kB)
- 2017 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report (PDF 1,853 kB)
- 2016 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report (PDF 1,925 kB)
- 2015 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report (PDF 744 kB)
- 2014 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report (PDF 1,002 kB)
- 2013 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report (PDF 2,067 kB)
- 2012 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report (PDF 2,212 kB)
District Registrations
- Bristol Bay District Registration Application
- District Registration: Setnet (Green Card) (PDF 280 kB)
- District Registration: Drift Gillnet (Blue Card) (PDF 300 kB)
- Dual Drift Registration (PDF 269 kB)
- Permit Holder's Agent Authorization (PDF 150 kB)
Video
Genetics for Sustainability: Management of Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon
Forecasts
- 2022 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 170 kB)
- 2021 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 398 kB)
- 2020 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 269 kB)
- 2019 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 227 kB)
- 2018 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 406 kB)
- 2017 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 268 kB)
- 2016 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 211 kB)
- 2015 Nushagak River Chinook Salmon Harvest Projection (PDF 107 kB)
- 2015 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 213 kB)
- 2014 Nushagak River Chinook Salmon Harvest Projection (PDF 109 kB)
- 2014 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 216 kB)
- 2013 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 214 kB)
- 2013 Nushagak River Chinook Salmon Harvest Projection (PDF 112 kB)
- 2012 Nushagak River Chinook Salmon Harvest Projection (PDF 123 kB)
- Statewide Salmon Forecast
Salmon Processing Capacity Surveys
Maps
Bristol Bay Salmon Statistical Area Maps
- Egegik Commercial Salmon Fishery Management District (PDF 484 kB)
- Naknek-Kvichak Commercial Salmon Fishery Management District (PDF 576 kB)
- Nushagak Commercial Salmon Fishery Management District (PDF 699 kB)
- Togiak Commercial Salmon Fishery Management District (PDF 588 kB)
- Ugashik Commercial Salmon Fishery Management District (PDF 539 kB)
- Wood River Special Harvest Area Map (PDF 406 kB)
- ADF&G Bristol Bay Statistical Areas by District (PDF 25 kB)
Statewide Maps
Bristol Bay Salmon Escapement
Preliminary Inseason Escapement Estimates
If a login screen appears below, please try refreshing the webpage using your browser's refresh button.
Sockeye Salmon Escapement Goal Ranges
| Ugashik River | 500,000-1,400,000 |
| Egegik River | 800,000-2,000,000 |
| Naknek River | 800,000-2,000,000 |
| Kvichak River | 2,000,000-10,000,000 |
| Alagnak River | > 210,000 |
| Nushagak River | 370,000-900,000 |
| Wood River | 700,000-1,800,000 |
| Igushik River | 150,000-400,000 |
| Togiak River | 120,000-270,000 |
Chinook Salmon Escapement Goal Range
| Nushagak River | 55,000-120,000 |