Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Bristol Bay Management Area
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| Eastside Fisheries: (907) 246-INFO (4636) | Westside Fisheries: (907) 842-5226 |
Fishery News Releases and Announcements
- 2019 Bristol Bay Salmon Season Summary (PDF 263 kB) - 9/17/19
- Togiak Extension (PDF 21 kB) - 8/8/19
- Togiak Extension (PDF 21 kB) - 8/1/19
- Nushagak Section Closing (PDF 21 kB) - 7/29/19
- Togiak Extension (PDF 21 kB) - 7/25/19
- Nushagak Igushik Section Opening (PDF 21 kB) - 7/22/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 70 (PDF 134 kB) - 7/22/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 69 (PDF 134 kB) - 7/21/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 68 (PDF 133 kB) - 7/20/19
- Nushagak WRSHA Closing (PDF 21 kB) - 7/20/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 67 (PDF 135 kB) - 7/19/19
- Nushagak WRSHA Opening (PDF 20 kB) - 7/19/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 66 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/19/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update # 65 (PDF 133 kB) - 7/19/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 63 (PDF 132 kB) - 7/18/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update # 62 (PDF 133 kB) - 7/18/19
- Nushagak WRSHA Opening (PDF 20 kB) - 7/18/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 64 (PDF 134 kB) - 7/18/19
- Togiak Section Extension (PDF 21 kB) - 7/18/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 61 Revised (PDF 135 kB) - 7/17/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 61 (PDF 134 kB) - 7/17/19
- WRSHA Opening (PDF 22 kB) - 7/17/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update # 60 (PDF 133 kB) - 7/17/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update # 59 (PDF 23 kB) - 7/17/19
- Revised- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 58 (PDF 134 kB) - 7/16/19
- Nushagak WRSHA Opening (PDF 22 kB) - 7/16/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 58 (PDF 134 kB) - 7/16/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 57 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/16/19
- Nushagak Drift Set And WRSHA Openings (PDF 22 kB) - 7/15/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 56 (PDF 136 kB) - 7/15/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 55 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/15/19
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 10-11, 2019 – All Stations (PDF 126 kB) - 7/14/19
- Nushagak Drift Set and WRSHA Openings Revision (PDF 22 kB) - 7/14/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 54 (PDF 137 kB) - 7/14/19
- Nushagak Drift Set And WRSHA Openings (PDF 22 kB) - 7/14/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 53 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/14/19
- Nushagak Drift Set And WRSHA Openings (PDF 22 kB) - 7/13/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 52 (PDF 137 kB) - 7/13/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 51 (PDF 132 kB) - 7/13/19
- Nushagak Drift Set And WRSHA Openings (PDF 22 kB) - 7/12/19
- Togiak Section Extension (PDF 21 kB) - 7/12/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 50 (PDF 137 kB) - 7/12/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 49 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/12/19
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 7-8, 2019 – All Stations (PDF 127 kB) - 7/11/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 48 (PDF 136 kB) - 7/11/19
- Nushagak WRSHA Set And Drift Openings (PDF 22 kB) - 7/11/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 47 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/11/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 46 (PDF 136 kB) - 7/10/19
- WRSHA And Nushagak Drift Openings (PDF 22 kB) - 7/10/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 45 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/10/19
- WRSHA And Nushagak Drift Openings (PDF 128 kB) - 7/9/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 44 (PDF 136 kB) - 7/9/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 43 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/9/19
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 4-6, 2019 – All Stations (PDF 127 kB) - 7/8/19
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 1-2, 2019 – All Stations (PDF 127 kB) - 7/8/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update # 42 (PDF 23 kB) - 7/8/19
- WRSHA And Nushagak Drift (PDF 22 kB) - 7/8/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 41 (PDF 136 kB) - 7/8/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 40 (PDF 132 kB) - 7/8/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Announcement #39 (PDF 134 kB) - 7/7/19
- Nushagak Wood River Set And Drift Openings (PDF 21 kB) - 7/7/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Announcement #38 (PDF 136 kB) - 7/7/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 37 revised (PDF 131 kB) - 7/7/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 37 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/7/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Announcement #36 (PDF 136 kB) - 7/6/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 35 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/6/19
- WRSHA Opening Nushagak Drift (PDF 22 kB) - 7/6/19
- Togiak Salmon Update (PDF 20 kB) - 7/5/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Announcement #34 (PDF 136 kB) - 7/5/19
- Nushagak Drift Gilnet Openings (PDF 21 kB) - 7/5/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 33 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/5/19
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary July 1-2, 2019 – All Stations (PDF 126 kB) - 7/4/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Announcement #32 (PDF 136 kB) - 7/4/19
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Opening (PDF 22 kB) - 7/4/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 31 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/4/19
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 21 kB) - 7/3/19
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 29-30, 2019 – All Stations (PDF 127 kB) - 7/3/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Announcement #30 (PDF 136 kB) - 7/3/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 29 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/3/19
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 21 kB) - 7/2/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Announcement #28 (PDF 136 kB) - 7/2/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 27 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/2/19
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 27-28, 2019 – All Stations (PDF 127 kB) - 7/1/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Announcement #26 (PDF 134 kB) - 7/1/19
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 21 kB) - 7/1/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 25 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/1/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 23 (PDF 131 kB) - 6/30/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Announcement #24 (PDF 136 kB) - 6/30/19
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Extension And Openings (PDF 21 kB) - 6/30/19
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 25-26, 2019 – All Stations (PDF 127 kB) - 6/29/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Announcement #22-revised (PDF 135 kB) - 6/29/19
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 21 kB) - 6/29/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Annoucement #22 (PDF 135 kB) - 6/29/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 21 (PDF 131 kB) - 6/29/19
- Nushagk Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 20 kB) - 6/28/19
- Togiak Salmon Reminders (PDF 21 kB) - 6/28/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Announcement #20 (PDF 133 kB) - 6/28/19
- Nushagak Drift Extension (PDF 21 kB) - 6/28/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 19 (PDF 131 kB) - 6/28/19
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 23-24, 2019 – All Stations (PDF 127 kB) - 6/27/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 18 (PDF 134 kB) - 6/27/19
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 21 kB) - 6/27/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 17 (PDF 131 kB) - 6/27/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 16 (PDF 131 kB) - 6/26/19
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 21 kB) - 6/26/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 15 (PDF 131 kB) - 6/26/19
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 21-22, 2019 – All Stations (PDF 126 kB) - 6/25/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 14 (PDF 133 kB) - 6/25/19
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 21 kB) - 6/25/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 13 (PDF 131 kB) - 6/25/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 12 (PDF 134 kB) - 6/24/19
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 21 kB) - 6/24/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 11 (PDF 23 kB) - 6/24/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 10 Revised (PDF 23 kB) - 6/23/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 10 (PDF 23 kB) - 6/23/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Update # 09 (PDF 131 kB) - 6/23/19
- Nushagak Set Extension and Drift Openings (PDF 22 kB) - 6/23/19
- Nushagak Set And Drift Openings (PDF 21 kB) - 6/22/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 08 (PDF 134 kB) - 6/22/19
- Togiak Salmon Subsistence And Reduce Schedule (PDF 21 kB) - 6/21/19
- Nushagak Drift And Set Gillnet Openings (PDF 21 kB) - 6/21/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 07 (PDF 129 kB) - 6/21/19
- Nushagak Drift Gillnet Openings (PDF 21 kB) - 6/20/19
- Port Moller Sockeye Salmon Stock Composition Summary June 15-18, 2019 – All Stations (PDF 127 kB) - 6/20/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 6 (PDF 131 kB) - 6/20/19
- Nushagak Set Gillnet Opening (PDF 22 kB) - 6/20/19
- Nushagak District Short Notice Subsistence Closure (PDF 22 kB) - 6/19/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcement # 05 (PDF 132 kB) - 6/19/19
- Igushik Set Gillnet Openings (PDF 21 kB) - 6/18/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon announcement # 4 (PDF 133 kB) - 6/18/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Annoucnemtn # 03 (PDF 130 kB) - 6/17/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Announcment #02 (PDF 133 kB) - 6/16/19
- Igushik Set Gillnet Openings (PDF 20 kB) - 6/15/19
- Igushik Set Gillne Openings (PDF 20 kB) - 6/12/19
- Igushik Section Set Gillnet Openings (PDF 22 kB) - 6/7/19
- Bristol Bay Eastside Salmon Annoucement # 01 (PDF 239 kB) - 5/31/19
- Nushagak District Subsistence Fishing Opening (PDF 22 kB) - 5/29/19
- Bristol Bay 2019 Outlook for Commercial Salmon Fishing (PDF 483 kB) - 4/9/19
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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 800 kB)
(Includes changes made effective through July 2019)
Annual Management Reports
- 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 67 kB)
Video
Genetics for Sustainability: Management of Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon
Forecasts
- 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 56 kB)
- Naknek-Kvichak Commercial Salmon Fishery Management District (PDF 66 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 53 kB)
- Wood River Special Harvest Area Map (PDF 1,320 kB)
- ADF&G Bristol Bay Statistical Areas by District (PDF 25 kB)
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 |