Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Bristol Bay Management Area
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Fishery News Releases and Announcements
- REVISED 2016 Bristol Bay Salmon Season Summary (PDF 220 kB) - 9/9/16
- Togiak Salmon update (PDF 20 kB) - 8/11/16
- Togiak salmon update (PDF 20 kB) - 8/4/16
- Togiak Salmon Update (PDF 20 kB) - 7/28/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 55 (PDF 119 kB) - 7/27/16
- Nushagak Salmon Update (PDF 20 kB) - 7/22/16
- Togiak salmon update (PDF 20 kB) - 7/21/16
- Togiak salmon update (PDF 20 kB) - 7/15/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 54 (PDF 119 kB) - 7/15/16
- Nushagak salmon drift gillnet opening (PDF 21 kB) - 7/15/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 53 (PDF 168 kB) - 7/15/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 52 (PDF 179 kB) - 7/14/16
- Nushagak Drift gillnet opening (PDF 20 kB) - 7/14/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 51 (PDF 168 kB) - 7/14/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 50 (PDF 182 kB) - 7/13/16
- Nushagak drift gillnet openings (PDF 20 kB) - 7/13/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 49 (PDF 170 kB) - 7/13/16
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 9-10, 2016 – All Stations (PDF 97 kB) - 7/12/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 48 (PDF 183 kB) - 7/12/16
- Nushagak drift gillnet openings (PDF 21 kB) - 7/12/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 47 (PDF 168 kB) - 7/12/16
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition SummaryJuly 7-8, 2016 – All Stations (PDF 97 kB) - 7/11/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 46 (PDF 168 kB) - 7/11/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 45 (PDF 181 kB) - 7/11/16
- Nushagak drift gillnet opening (PDF 21 kB) - 7/11/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 44 (PDF 168 kB) - 7/11/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 43 (PDF 182 kB) - 7/10/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 42 (PDF 168 kB) - 7/10/16
- Nushagak set and drift gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 7/9/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 41 (PDF 181 kB) - 7/9/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 40 (PDF 168 kB) - 7/9/16
- Nushagak set and drift gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 7/8/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 39 (PDF 168 kB) - 7/8/16
- Togiak salmon update (PDF 20 kB) - 7/8/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 38 (PDF 181 kB) - 7/8/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 37 (PDF 168 kB) - 7/8/16
- Nushagak set and drift gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 7/7/16
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 5, 2016 – All Stations (PDF 97 kB) - 7/7/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Annoucncement # 36 (PDF 180 kB) - 7/7/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 35 (PDF 169 kB) - 7/7/16
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 3-4, 2016 – All Stations Fished (PDF 97 kB) - 7/6/16
- Nushagak set and drift gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 7/6/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 34 (PDF 182 kB) - 7/6/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 33 (PDF 169 kB) - 7/6/16
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 1-2, 2016 – All Stations Fished (PDF 97 kB) - 7/6/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 32 (PDF 180 kB) - 7/5/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 31 (PDF 182 kB) - 7/5/16
- Nushagak set and drift gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 7/5/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 30 (PDF 168 kB) - 7/5/16
- Nushagak drift and set gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 7/4/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 29 (PDF 156 kB) - 7/4/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 28 (PDF 168 kB) - 7/4/16
- Nushagak drift and set gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 7/3/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 27 (PDF 155 kB) - 7/3/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 26 (PDF 169 kB) - 7/3/16
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 27-28, 2016 – All Stations (PDF 97 kB) - 7/2/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 25 (PDF 167 kB) - 7/2/16
- Nushagak set and drift gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 7/2/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 24 (PDF 156 kB) - 7/2/16
- Togiak salmon update (PDF 20 kB) - 7/1/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 23 (PDF 168 kB) - 7/1/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 22 (PDF 156 kB) - 7/1/16
- Nushagak drift and set gillnet openings (PDF 24 kB) - 7/1/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 21 (PDF 167 kB) - 7/1/16
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 27-28, 2016 – All Stations (PDF 97 kB) - 6/30/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 20 (PDF 230 kB) - 6/30/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 19 (PDF 157 kB) - 6/30/16
- Nushagak drift and set gillnet openings (PDF 23 kB) - 6/30/16
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 25-26, 2016 – All Stations (PDF 97 kB) - 6/29/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update # 18 (PDF 92 kB) - 6/29/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 17 (PDF 158 kB) - 6/29/16
- Nushagak drift and set gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 6/29/16
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 23, 2016 – All Stations (PDF 97 kB) - 6/28/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 16 (PDF 157 kB) - 6/28/16
- Nushagak drift and set gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 6/28/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update # 15 (PDF 91 kB) - 6/28/16
- Nushagak set and drift gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 6/27/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 14 (PDF 157 kB) - 6/27/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update # 13 (PDF 92 kB) - 6/27/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 12 (PDF 158 kB) - 6/26/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update # 11 (PDF 91 kB) - 6/26/16
- Nushagak drift and set gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 6/26/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement (PDF 157 kB) - 6/25/16
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 21-22, 2016 – All Stations (PDF 96 kB) - 6/25/16
- Nushagak drift and set gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 6/25/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update # 9 (PDF 93 kB) - 6/25/16
- Nushagak correction (PDF 22 kB) - 6/25/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 8 (PDF 156 kB) - 6/24/16
- Togiak set and drift reduction (PDF 20 kB) - 6/24/16
- Nushagak set and drift gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 6/24/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update # 7 (PDF 91 kB) - 6/23/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcemnt # 6 (PDF 156 kB) - 6/23/16
- Nushagak drift and set gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 6/23/16
- Nushagak set and drift gillnet openings (PDF 89 kB) - 6/22/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 5 (PDF 94 kB) - 6/22/16
- Nushagak set and drift gillnet openings (PDF 22 kB) - 6/21/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 4 (PDF 94 kB) - 6/20/16
- Nushagak set gillnet opening (PDF 21 kB) - 6/20/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 3 (PDF 158 kB) - 6/19/16
- Nushagak drift gillnet opening (PDF 89 kB) - 6/19/16
- Nushagak set gillnet opening subsistence closure (PDF 21 kB) - 6/18/16
- Togiak subsistence and commercial gillnet (PDF 21 kB) - 6/17/16
- Igushik set gillnet openings (PDF 20 kB) - 6/15/16
- Igushik sub sistence and set gillnet (PDF 21 kB) - 6/10/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Annoucement # 2 (PDF 155 kB) - 6/10/16
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #1 (PDF 105 kB) - 5/31/16
- Nushagak District subsistence salmon announcement (PDF 21 kB) - 5/27/16
- Update regarding walrus at Cape Grieg (PDF 20 kB) - 5/13/16
- 2016 Bristol Bay Preseason Outlook (PDF 443 kB) - 4/4/16
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Inseason Information
Harvest
Management
Regulations
- NEW! 2016-2019 Bristol Bay Commercial Salmon Fishing Regulations (PDF 1,081 kB)
Annual Management Reports
- 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)
- 2011 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report (PDF 3,142 kB)
- 2010 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report (PDF 2,900 kB)
District Registrations
- Bristol Bay District Registration Application
- District Registration: Setnet (Green Card) (PDF 130 kB)
- District Registration: Drift Gillnet (Blue Card) (PDF 131 kB)
- Dual Drift Registration (PDF 116 kB)
- Permit Holder's Agent Authorization (PDF 48 kB)
Video
Genetics for Sustainability: Management of Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon
Forecasts
- 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 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 154 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 56 kB)
- Naknek-Kvichak Commercial Salmon Fishery Management District (PDF 110 kB)
- Nushagak Commercial Salmon Fishery Management District (PDF 76 kB)
- Togiak Commercial Salmon Fishery Management District (PDF 205 kB)
- Ugashik Commercial Salmon Fishery Management District (PDF 28 kB)
- Wood River Special Harvest Area Map (PDF 1,320 kB)
- ADF&G Bristol Bay Statistical Areas by District (PDF 25 kB)
Bristol Bay District Maps
Statewide Maps
Bristol Bay Salmon Escapement
Preliminary Inseason Escapement Estimates
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 |
| Nushagak River | 370,000-900,000 |
| Wood River | 700,000-1,800,000 |
| Igushik River | 150,000-400,000 |
| Togiak River | 150,000-270,000 |
Chinook Salmon Escapement Goal Range
| Nushagak River | 55,000-120,000 |
Sockeye
Chinook
