
Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Bristol Bay Management Area
Recorded Announcements: | |
Eastside Fisheries: (907) 246-INFO (4636) | Westside Fisheries: (907) 842-5226 |
Fishery Advisory Announcements
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #51 (PDF 172 kB) - 7/13/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #50 (PDF 169 kB) - 7/13/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #49 (PDF 172 kB) - 7/12/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #49 (PDF 172 kB) - 7/12/25
- Nushagak Extension WRSHA (PDF 167 kB) - 7/12/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #48 (PDF 169 kB) - 7/12/25
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 9-10, 2025 – All Stations (PDF 151 kB) - 7/12/25
- Nushagak and WRSHA Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 7/11/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #47 (PDF 171 kB) - 7/11/25
- Togiak Extension (PDF 165 kB) - 7/11/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #46 (PDF 169 kB) - 7/11/25
- Nushagak and WRSHA Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 7/10/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #45 (PDF 169 kB) - 7/10/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #44 (PDF 171 kB) - 7/10/25
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 7-8, 2025 – All Stations (PDF 151 kB) - 7/9/25
- Nusagak Drift Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 7/9/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #43 (PDF 170 kB) - 7/9/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #42 (PDF 197 kB) - 7/9/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #41 (PDF 170 kB) - 7/8/25
- Nushagak Drift Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 7/8/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #40 (PDF 195 kB) - 7/8/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #39 (PDF 171 kB) - 7/8/25
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 5-6, 2025 – All Stations (PDF 151 kB) - 7/7/25
- Nushagak Set Gillnet Extension Drift Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 7/7/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #38 (PDF 197 kB) - 7/7/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #37 (PDF 169 kB) - 7/7/25
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 2-3, 2025 – All Stations (PDF 151 kB) - 7/6/25
- Nushagak Openings Waive (PDF 168 kB) - 7/6/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #36 (PDF 197 kB) - 7/6/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #35 (PDF 170 kB) - 7/6/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #34 (PDF 169 kB) - 7/5/25
- Nushagak Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 7/5/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #33 (PDF 196 kB) - 7/5/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #32 (PDF 171 kB) - 7/4/25
- Nushagak Openings (PDF 166 kB) - 7/4/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #31 (PDF 170 kB) - 7/4/25
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 29-July 1, 2025 – All Stations (PDF 151 kB) - 7/3/25
- Togiak Extension (PDF 165 kB) - 7/3/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #30 (PDF 171 kB) - 7/3/25
- Nushagak Openings (PDF 166 kB) - 7/3/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #29 (PDF 194 kB) - 7/3/25
- Nushagak Openings (PDF 178 kB) - 7/2/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #28 (PDF 173 kB) - 7/2/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #27 (PDF 194 kB) - 7/2/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #26 (PDF 172 kB) - 7/1/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #25 (PDF 195 kB) - 7/1/25
- 2F-T-27-25 (PDF 173 kB) - 6/30/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #23 (PDF 168 kB) - 6/30/25
- Nushagak Update and Clarification (PDF 167 kB) - 6/30/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #22 (PDF 195 kB) - 6/30/25
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 27-28, 2025 – All Stations (PDF 151 kB) - 6/29/25
- Nushagak Openings (PDF 168 kB) - 6/29/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #21 (PDF 171 kB) - 6/29/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #20 (PDF 194 kB) - 6/29/25
- Nushagak Extension (PDF 165 kB) - 6/29/25
- Nushagak Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 6/28/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #19 (PDF 171 kB) - 6/28/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #18 (PDF 194 kB) - 6/28/25
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 25-26, 2025 – All Stations (PDF 151 kB) - 6/27/25
- Nushagak Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 6/27/25
- Togiak Update (PDF 165 kB) - 6/27/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #17 (PDF 171 kB) - 6/27/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #16 (PDF 194 kB) - 6/27/25
- Nushagak and WRSHA Openings (PDF 168 kB) - 6/26/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #15 (PDF 170 kB) - 6/26/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #14 (PDF 193 kB) - 6/26/25
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 23-24, 2025 – All Stations (PDF 161 kB) - 6/25/25
- Nushagak Opening (PDF 166 kB) - 6/25/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #13 (PDF 194 kB) - 6/25/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #12 (PDF 171 kB) - 6/25/25
- Nushagak Openings (PDF 166 kB) - 6/24/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update #11 (PDF 168 kB) - 6/24/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #10 (PDF 169 kB) - 6/24/25
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 21-22, 2025 – All Stations (PDF 161 kB) - 6/23/25
- Nushagak Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 6/23/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #9 (PDF 170 kB) - 6/23/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #8 (PDF 169 kB) - 6/22/25
- Nushagak and Igushik Openings (PDF 167 kB) - 6/22/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update #7 (PDF 167 kB) - 6/22/25
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 19-20, 2025 – All Stations (PDF 161 kB) - 6/22/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update #6 (PDF 167 kB) - 6/21/25
- Nushagak Subsistence and Commercial Information (PDF 167 kB) - 6/21/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #5 (PDF 167 kB) - 6/21/25
- Nushagak District Update (PDF 166 kB) - 6/20/25
- Togiak Update (PDF 165 kB) - 6/20/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update #4 (PDF 168 kB) - 6/20/25
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 17-18, 2025 – All Stations (PDF 161 kB) - 6/19/25
- Nushagak Short Notice (PDF 166 kB) - 6/19/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement #3 (PDF 167 kB) - 6/19/25
- Igushik Set Gillnet Openings (PDF 165 kB) - 6/18/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update #2 (PDF 168 kB) - 6/18/25
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 15-16, 2025 – All Stations (PDF 151 kB) - 6/17/25
- Igushik Set Gillnet (PDF 171 kB) - 6/13/25
- Togiak Update (PDF 170 kB) - 6/13/25
- Igushik Subsistence Closure and Set Gillnet Opening (PDF 167 kB) - 6/10/25
- Bristol Bay Eastside Announcement #1 (PDF 177 kB) - 5/30/25
- Subsistence and House Keeping (PDF 34 kB) - 5/28/25
- Subsistence and Housekeeping (PDF 166 kB) - 5/28/25
- BRISTOL BAY 2025 COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHING OUTLOOK (PDF 271 kB) - 3/24/25
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
Annual Management Reports
- 2023 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report (PDF 2,497 kB)
- 2022 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report (PDF 2,386 kB)
- 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)
Other Reports
- Nushagak River King Salmon-Stock Status and Action Plan / Report to the Alaska Board of Fisheries, November 29, 2022 (PDF 1,959 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
- 2025 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 203 kB)
- 2024 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 179 kB)
- 2023 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 231 kB)
- 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
- Bristol Bay Commercial Salmon Districts, Sections, and Statistical Areas (PDF 5,189 kB)
- Egegik Commercial Salmon Fishery Management District (PDF 779 kB)
- Kvichak River and Alagnak River Special Harvest Areas (PDF 825 kB)
- Naknek-Kvichak Commercial Salmon Fishery Management District (PDF 885 kB)
- Nushagak Commercial Salmon Fishery Management District (PDF 252 kB)
- Nushagak Section Set Gillnet Seaward Boundary Points (PDF 799 kB)
- Togiak Commercial Salmon Fishery Management District (PDF 952 kB)
- Ugashik Commercial Salmon Fishery Management District (PDF 788 kB)
- Wood River Special Harvest Area Map (PDF 944 kB)
Statewide Maps
Bristol Bay Salmon Escapement
Preliminary Inseason Escapement Estimates
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Sockeye Salmon Escapement Goal Ranges
1 The newly established OEG for Nushagak River adds 15% of the preseason total run forecast to the upper end of the escapement goal in years where the total run is projected to be over 2.5 million. If total run is projected to be below 2.5 million, the escapement goal reverts to an SEG of 370,000–900,000. ↩ | |
2 The newly established OEG for Wood River adds 15% of the preseason total run forecast to the upper end of the escapement goal in years where the total run is projected to be over 5 million. If total run is projected to be below 5 million, the escapement goal reverts to an SEG of 700,000–1,800,000. ↩ | |
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 | 370,000–2,500,000[1] |
Wood River | 700,000–3,000,000[2] |
Igushik River | 150,000–400,000 |
Togiak River | 120,000–270,000 |
Chinook Salmon Escapement Goal Range
Nushagak River | 55,000-120,000 |