Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association
With headquarters in Sitka, Alaska, NSRAA conducts salmon enhancement projects throughout northern southeast Alaska - from Petersburg to Haines.
NSRAA has been serving the southeast Alaskan fishing community since 1978.
This site contains information about who we are and what we do.
Come in, look around.
Thanks for visiting - we look forward to serving you.
NSRAA Board meeting
11/1/2011
NSRAA's Board of Directors Meeting is November 9-11, 2011.
Hidden Falls Assessment Development
April 27, 2011
NSRAA is exploring the idea of implementing an assessment fishery at Hidden Falls as an alternative to the current chum cost recovery harvest. We are working with seiners, processors, ADF&G, Department of Revenue, Enforcement, and others to develop regulatory language and a workable plan which we hope to test during the summer of 2012.
We'll post developments to this process on our Fisheries page.
PDF of NSRAA Powerpoint presentation at initial planning session (4/26/2011)
2011 Season Cost Recovery Goals Set
April 25, 2011
NSRAA has awarded cost recovery contracts for the 2011 season. Ocean Beauty Seafoods is the buyer for the Hidden Falls and Deep Inlet chum harvests, Sitka Sound Seafoods will purchase Medvejie Chinook, and Trident Seafoods was awarded the Hidden Falls and Mist Cove coho contracts.
New for this season is the manner in which harvest boats are selected. Processors now provide the harvest boats as part of the cost recovery contract. The list of harvest boats is still being finalized. We've had a long history and successful working relationship with each of these processors and are looking forward to working with each again during the upcoming season.
New NSRAA Scholarship Available
Three Scholarships are now available
April 25, 2011
The NSRAA Scholarship application deadline for 2011 has passed; scholarships will be awarded in May.
The NSRAA board of directors has decided to add a third scholarship to NSRAA's scholarship program. Beginning this spring, there are three $2,500 scholarships are available annually. The third scholarship is designated specifically for two year programs which includes most vocational / technical degrees.
Those eligible to apply are those who hold a current State of Alaska salmon limited entry permit and paid enhancement tax to NSRAA in the year prior to the application, and their children. NSRAA employees and their dependent children are also eligible to apply.
At this time the scholarships are non-renewable, but winners can apply again in the future.
The scholarship is not limited to students who intend to study fisheries.
Applicants forvocational / technical programs are encouraged to applly - the scholarships are not limited to four-year programs. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding eligibility.
Application forms may be picked up at (or requested from) the NSRAA office in Sitka. Forms will also be available at the counselor’s office at your local high school. Or download an application in pdf format from our Scholarship page.
The application period runs from January 1 through April 15.Please see our Scholarships page for further details.
Economic Impacts of NSRAA
June 13, 2010
The McDowell Group recently completed two studies:
- Economic Impacts of NSRAA
- Economic Impacts of Private Nonprofit Aquaculture Associations in Southeast Alaska, which combines NSRAA, SSRAA and DIPAC production.
From the Executive Summary:
Southeast Alaska’s three largest hatchery associations have contributed millions of pounds of fish to commercial, charter, sport, personal use, and subsistence fisheries, resulting in the injection of hundreds of millions of dollars into the regional and state economies. This study quantifies the economic impacts of Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association (NSRAA), Douglas Island Pink and Chum, Inc. (DIPAC),
and Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association (SSRAA) from 2001 to 2008. Following are major findings about the combined impacts of these organizations.
See the full studies here (pdf format):
McDowell Study: Economic Impacts of NSRAA
McDowell Study: Economic Impacts of Private Nonprofit Aquaculture in SE Alaska
NSRAA Galleries
January 11, 2010
Check out our new photo galleries! Access them under Gallery on the main menu bar.
Medvejie Hatchery - general shots from Medvejie & Deep Inlet
Hidden Falls Hatchery - general shots from Hidden Falls
Sawmill Cove Hatchery & Salmon Lake - our new hatchery, and the Salmon Lake weir & broodstock collection
Deer Lake - Experience the extreme conditions the Deer Lake crew have encountered during spring setup in recent years.
Fishing - Commercial, cost recovery, and sport photos.
