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ADF&G Announces Second Commercial Salmon Opening In Bethel Area This Season

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Alaska Department of Fish and Game has announced a commercial salmon opening in the Bethel Kuskokwim area. The six-hour opening starts Friday, August 12 from noon to 6 p.m. in Subdistrict 1-A. That’s the area of District 1 upstream of Bethel to the mouth of Bogus Creek. The opening is for catcher/sellers registered with ADF&G. Subsistence fishing will remain open during this time. This is the second commercial opening of this kind for the Bethel area this season.

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