THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO INSTALL SEASONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING BUOYS IN THE YUKON RIVERDELTA TO EXAMINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED BY JUVENILE FISH, IMPROVE JUVENILE TRAWL CPUEMETRICS, MODEL ADULT SALMON ENTRANCE TIMING BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL INDICES, IMPROVE BOATER SAFETY FORINDIGENOUS FISHERS AND WHALERS, AND EXPAND OUTREACH IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. THE BUOYS WILLEXPAND THE CURRENT YUKON DELTA TRAWL SURVEY FOR JUVENILE SALMON, WHICH BEGAN IN 2014 AND IS CURRENTLYOPERATED BY THE YUKON DELTA FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (YDFDA) AND NATIONAL MARINEFISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS). IN ADDITION, THIS PROJECT WOULD REPRESENT A LARGE EXPANSION OF THECOMMUNITY-LED BUOY PROGRAM PIONEERED BY AOOS, PACIOOS, AND NANOOS THAT AIMS TO IMPROVESAFETY FOR RESIDENTS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND INCREASE THE RESOLUTION OF NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENTAL DATAACROSS ALASKA, THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. MOST OF THE DATA WILL BE PRESENTED REALTIME AND CAN BE ACCESSED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH A SMART PHONE OR COMPUTER. EXPANSION INTOTHE YUKON RIVER DELTA WOULD REPRESENT THE FIRST USE OF THIS TECHNOLOGY IN A MAJOR REMOTE ESTUARY. FUNDSWILL BE PROVIDED BY USFWS TO YDFDA THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.