2020-21 Statewide Salmon

 

Updated
1:00 pm PST on 1/16/2026

 

SUBSISTENCE HOUSEHOLDS

Relief checks were mailed on Friday, January 16, 2026. Once the checks are mailed, the Commission requires at least three weeks before responding to or investigating requests related to address changes or undelivered checks. Please do not contact the Commission with these requests before Monday, February 9, 2026.

 

Beginning Tuesday, January 20th, Commission staff will email confirmations of payments issued to applicants that had previously provided an email contact on their application. If you did not provide an email contact on your application, we will have no means of sending this confirmation however if you applied, you should receive your check within 1-3 weeks. 

 

Kuskokwim Region

    • Households with 1 to 3 individuals
      • One share: $343.70
    • Households with 4 or more individuals
      • Two shares: $687.40

Norton Sound and Port Clarence Region

    • Households with 1 to 3 individuals
      • One share: $456.57
    • Households with 4 or more individuals
      • Two shares: $913.14

Yukon Region

    • Households with 1 to 3 individuals
      • One share: $5,611.96
    • Households with 4 or more individuals
      • Two shares: $11,223.92

Applications were available on this website starting June 28, 2024. Completed applications had to be postmarked, faxed, or uploaded to PSMFC’s ShareFile site by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on September 28, 2024. Applications submitted after this deadline were not accepted.

Beginning Monday, February 9, 2026 please write to AKFishDisaster@psmfc.org if inquiring about the status of your relief check. To best accommodate your inquiry, please provide your first and last name and mailing address. 

CREW MEMBER

Applications were made available through this website on 06/28/2024. Completed applications were required to be postmarked, faxed, or uploaded to PSMFC’s ShareFile site no later than 11:59 p.m. PDT on 09/28/2024. Late submissions were not accepted.

 

  • Relief checks for Southeast Alaska (SEAK) troll, seine, and gillnet crew members were mailed on 01/24/2025.
  • Norton Sound Crew: Relief checks issued 08/12/2025.
  • Yukon/Kuskokwim Crew: Relief checks are being mailed 12/12/2025. 
  • Chignik crew member relief has been temporarily paused pending federal approval of a spend plan amendment. Relief will be issued once the amended spend plan receives approval.

 

Due to low crew member participation in Norton Sound and the Yukon/Kuskokwim fisheries, payments were capped at $1,500. Remaining funds originally allocated for crew were reallocated to provide a second payment to eligible permit holders. Without this amendment, vessel crew members would have received more relief than permit holders, which was not the intent of the original spend plan.

 

Chignik crew members were originally allocated 20% of the 2020 Chignik salmon harvester relief funds. However, due to a calculation error, harvesters received 90%. To correct this and ensure crew members receive their intended share, funds were redirected from research. This amendment remains pending federal approval. 

 

PERMIT HOLDERS

Applications to qualifying permit holders in SEAK, Yukon/Kuskokwim, Chignik, and Norton Sound were mailed on 6/25/2024. Applications were required to be postmarked for return, faxed, or uploaded to PSMFC’s ShareFile site no later than 11:59pm PDT on 8/24/2024. Late applications were not accepted. 

 

Relief checks for permit holders were mailed on 1/24/2025. If you applied but have not yet received your relief check, please write to AKFishDisasater@psmfc.org

 

 

PROCESSORS

Applications were mailed on 6/25/2024. Applications were required to be postmarked for return, faxed, or uploaded to PSMFC’s ShareFile site no later than 11:59pm PDT on 8/24/2024. Late applications were not accepted. 

 

Chignik, Yukon/Kuskokwim, and Norton Sound processors were mailed relief checks on 10/28/2024. 

 

SEAK Processors had relief checks mailed the week of January 17th, 2025. 

 

If you applied but have not yet received your relief check, please write to AKFishDisasater@psmfc.org