This exemption was originally issued in 1998 for Bristol Bay vessel and it was reissued and updated in October 2022.

University of Washington professor Daniel Schindler told Soundside that sockeye salmon have been climate change winners in recent years, but the exact reason why remains unclear. - KUOW

Help BBRSDA report information about price and services offered in the 2022 season, and for a chance to win $200 at LFS or SeaMar.

This year’s commercial sockeye salmon harvest in Bristol Bay was (by far) the largest ever, coming in at 60.0 million fish, with a record total run of 79.0 million sockeye.

The highest nutrient benefit at the lowest emissions is achieved by consuming wild-caught small pelagic and salmonid species, and farmed bivalves like mussels and oysters

This page is intended to help fishermen navigate the upcoming Board of Fisheries process and participate if they so choose.

The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) is offering up to $30,000* to graduate students to progress the science and understanding the Bristol Bay salmon fishery.

The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association has submitted a public comment on the EPA Region 10’s Revised Proposed Determination relating to the Pebble Deposit Area,.

Oregon residents who fish in Bristol Bay may be eligible for covid aid money through the OR CARES Fisheries Assistance program.

NOW is the time to protect our salmon and our way of life. NOW is the time to protect Bristol Bay. The EPA is in the final stages of it’s 404(c) process that could prevent the Pebble Mine from destroying pristine salmon habitat, and public comment is open until September 6, 2022.

On behalf of our fishermen members, BBRSDA expresses its thanks and gratitude to the fishing crews, ADF&G staff, the Port Moller and BBFC research staff, processors, tenders, and all the support businesses for a job well done in limiting overescapement during this record season.

We are currently accepting proposals for CY2023. If you have an idea for improving the value or other aspects of the Bristol Bay salmon fishery, please consider submitting a project proposal to BBRDSA.

Cash prizes for winning photos, we want to see your Bristol Bay sockeye summers!

An international team of researchers recently completed an analysis of energy and water used in the Bristol Bay salmon fishery. The results have been published in Journal of Cleaner Production. Photo credit: Nels Ure.

BBRSDA is soliciting proposals for a domestic consumer/trade communications and public relations agency in food and food branding that will be responsible for communicating with trade and consumer media, facilitating opportunities to communicate directly with consumers and promoting the BBRSDA’s brand Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon to targeted audiences both domestic and international.

Round 2 is now open for applications in AK and WA with OR expected to open this month.

BRISTOL BAY, Alaska ( July 12, 2022) — The cumulative sockeye salmon harvest in Bristol Bay through July 11 currently sits at 46.6 million fish — the largest harvest since commercial fishing began in 1883, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported on Tuesday. The previous harvest record was set in 1995 at 44.3 million sockeye.

Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon, the consumer-facing brand managed by the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Association, has teamed up with an impressive roster of the nation’s best retailers to promote this fresh season

There is interest among some of the setnet fleet in joining BBRSDA and we want to hear from more setnetters and the drift membership about their interest, questions, and concerns.