Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Bristol Bay Management Area
| Recorded Announcements: | |
| Eastside Fisheries: (907) 246-INFO (4636) | Westside Fisheries: (907) 842-5226 |
Fishery Advisory Announcements
- Togiak Extension (PDF 123 kB) - 8/18/21
- Togiak Extension (PDF 123 kB) - 8/11/21
- Togiak Section Extension (PDF 123 kB) - 8/4/21
- Togiak Extension (PDF 123 kB) - 7/28/21
- Togiak Extension (PDF 123 kB) - 7/21/21
- Wood River Special Harvest Area Close (PDF 197 kB) - 7/19/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #53 (PDF 266 kB) - 7/16/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #52 (PDF 265 kB) - 7/16/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #51 (PDF 266 kB) - 7/15/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #50 (PDF 265 kB) - 7/15/21
- Togiak Extension (PDF 124 kB) - 7/14/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #49 (PDF 130 kB) - 7/14/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #48 (PDF 265 kB) - 7/14/21
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 10-11, 2021 – All Stations (PDF 126 kB) - 7/13/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #47 (PDF 129 kB) - 7/13/21
- Nushagak District WRSHA Schedule (PDF 197 kB) - 7/13/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #46 (PDF 129 kB) - 7/13/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #45 (PDF 265 kB) - 7/13/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #44 (PDF 129 kB) - 7/12/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #43 (PDF 129 kB) - 7/12/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #42 (PDF 265 kB) - 7/12/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #41 (PDF 128 kB) - 7/11/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #40 (PDF 129 kB) - 7/11/21
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Extension (PDF 197 kB) - 7/11/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #39 (PDF 264 kB) - 7/11/21
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 7-8, 2021 – All Stations (PDF 127 kB) - 7/10/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #38 (PDF 128 kB) - 7/10/21
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 197 kB) - 7/10/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #37 (PDF 130 kB) - 7/10/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #36 (PDF 264 kB) - 7/10/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #35 (PDF 128 kB) - 7/9/21
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 197 kB) - 7/9/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #34 (PDF 129 kB) - 7/9/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #33 (PDF 265 kB) - 7/9/21
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Opening (PDF 197 kB) - 7/8/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #32 (PDF 130 kB) - 7/8/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #31 (PDF 264 kB) - 7/8/21
- Togiak Section Extension (PDF 124 kB) - 7/7/21
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 2-4, 2021 – All Stations (PDF 126 kB) - 7/7/21
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 197 kB) - 7/7/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #30 (PDF 129 kB) - 7/7/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #29 (PDF 265 kB) - 7/7/21
- Nushagak Drift Extension and Opening (PDF 277 kB) - 7/6/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #28 (PDF 130 kB) - 7/6/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #27 (PDF 265 kB) - 7/6/21
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Extension (PDF 276 kB) - 7/5/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #26 (PDF 129 kB) - 7/5/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #25 (PDF 264 kB) - 7/5/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #24 (PDF 130 kB) - 7/4/21
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 276 kB) - 7/4/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #23 (PDF 264 kB) - 7/4/21
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 276 kB) - 7/3/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #22 (PDF 128 kB) - 7/3/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #21 (PDF 265 kB) - 7/3/21
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 28-29, 2021 – All Stations (PDF 127 kB) - 7/2/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #20 (PDF 130 kB) - 7/2/21
- Nushagak Drift (PDF 276 kB) - 7/2/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #19 (PDF 264 kB) - 7/2/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #18 (PDF 128 kB) - 7/1/21
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Extension (PDF 276 kB) - 7/1/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #17 (PDF 265 kB) - 7/1/21
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 26-27, 2021 – All Stations (PDF 127 kB) - 6/30/21
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 276 kB) - 6/30/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #16 (PDF 130 kB) - 6/30/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #15 (PDF 265 kB) - 6/30/21
- Togiak Update (PDF 275 kB) - 6/29/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #14 (PDF 129 kB) - 6/29/21
- Nushagak and Wood River Openings (PDF 277 kB) - 6/29/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #13 (PDF 265 kB) - 6/29/21
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 25, 2021 – All Stations (PDF 126 kB) - 6/28/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #12 (PDF 130 kB) - 6/28/21
- Nushagak Drift and Set Gillnet Openings (PDF 277 kB) - 6/28/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #11 (PDF 264 kB) - 6/28/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #10 (PDF 128 kB) - 6/27/21
- Nushagak Drift and Set Gillnet Openings (PDF 276 kB) - 6/27/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #9 (PDF 264 kB) - 6/27/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #8 (PDF 131 kB) - 6/26/21
- Nushagak Set and Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 278 kB) - 6/26/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #7 (PDF 129 kB) - 6/25/21
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 21-22, 2021 – All Stations (PDF 125 kB) - 6/25/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #6 (PDF 264 kB) - 6/25/21
- Nushagak Set and Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 277 kB) - 6/25/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #5 (PDF 131 kB) - 6/24/21
- Nushagak Set and Drift Gillnet Openings Subsistenc Closure (PDF 277 kB) - 6/24/21
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 19-20, 2021 – All Stations (PDF 126 kB) - 6/23/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #4 (PDF 129 kB) - 6/23/21
- Nushagak Fishery Update (PDF 276 kB) - 6/23/21
- Igushik Set Gillnet Openings ad Short Notice (PDF 277 kB) - 6/22/21
- Togiak Update (PDF 275 kB) - 6/22/21
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 17-18, 2021 – All Stations (PDF 127 kB) - 6/21/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #3 (PDF 128 kB) - 6/21/21
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 14-16, 2021 – All Stations (PDF 127 kB) - 6/19/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #2 (PDF 129 kB) - 6/19/21
- Igushik Setnet Openings (PDF 277 kB) - 6/18/21
- Igushik Setnet Openings (PDF 278 kB) - 6/16/21
- Igushik Set Net Only Opening (PDF 278 kB) - 6/11/21
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #1 (PDF 367 kB) - 5/31/21
- Nushagak District Subsistence Opening (PDF 278 kB) - 5/28/21
- 2021 Bristol Bay Commercial Salmon Fishing Outlook (PDF 539 kB) - 4/2/21
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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
- 2020 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report (PDF 2,537 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)
- 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 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
- 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
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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 |