Given recent small escapements and harvest trends, sustainable escapement levels are at risk of not being achieved in the Situk River without preseason king salmon fishery restrictions. Given the lowest escapement on record was observed in the Situk River in 2023 and the regionwide trend of poor king salmon productivity, a conservative management approach warrants…

Based on our review of the best available scientific information, the petition did not meet all three required criteria. Most notably, the circumstances do not establish that the requested action would effectively resolve the Chinook salmon crisis in rivers in Western and Interior Alaska. Nor would the immediate benefits of taking emergency action outweigh the…