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Fish Talk: What Are Managers Considering When They Consider Opening The Kusko?

Salmon harvested during the 12-hour Kuskokwim gillnet opening on June 24, 2017.
Teresa Cotsirilos
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KYUK Public Media

Thursday on Fish Talk, we talked about the process that the Kuskokwim co-managers think through when they consider opening the Kuskokwim during this season's low king salmon run. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fisheries Commission are co-managing the Kuskokwim from the river’s mouth to Aniak.

Guests:

Peter Atchak translates the show into Yup’ik.

Mary Peltola is the Executive Director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fisheries Commission.

Ken Stahlnecker is the Refuge Manager for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge.

Aaron Tiernan is the Kuskokwim River Fishery Manager for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Anna Rose MacArthur served as KYUK's News Director from 2015-2022.