NSRAA Fisheries
NSRAA In-Season Chum Fishery Updates
2009 In-season Chum Update
Deep Inlet Schedule Changes for 2009 Season...
Chinook Management (2 Gillnet: 1 Seine)
Early season Chinook fishing will open on Sunday May 31,2009.
Chinook management will be in effect for three weeks, from May 31 - June 20.
During this period, Seine openings will occur on Sunday and Wednesday; Gillnet openings on Monday, Tuesday. Thursday, Friday.
Line Change in THA during Chinook management: NSRAA's Board of Directors proposed a line change to the western boundary of the THA at their spring meeting. However, it has been determined that this change will take a Board of Fish action. The normal THA boundaries will remain in effect for the 2009 season.
Chum Management (1 Gillnet: 1 Seine)
Deep Inlet will change from a 2:1 Gillnet : Seine ratio to a 1:1 Gillnet : Seine ratio for the 2009 season.
Chum management will begin on Sunday June 21, 2009.
During this period, Seine openings will occur on Sunday and Thursday; Gillnet openings on Tuesday and Wednesday.
For a complete schedule, see the link to the right.
2009 NSRAA Hidden Falls & Deep Inlet Chum Cost Recovery Goals...
....have been set for the 2009 season. We are changing to a new system this season; asking prospective buyers to bid in pounds for dollar goals which we've set to balance our budget. Cost Recovery bids came in at 1,800,000 pounds for Hidden Falls and 1,040,000 for Deep Inlet, for a total of 2.84 million pounds. This is a reduction of almost 2.5 million pounds from the 5.33 million harvest of 2008.
Harvest plans for both sites are posted in the sidebar above.