Crawfish Inlet – NSRAA’s newest chum release site
Crawfish Inlet chum program is a Medvejie Hatchery satellite program (remote release) permitted for 30 million eggs. The goal of the program is to produce 700,000 adult chum salmon for common property harvest beginning in 2018 with the first four year olds. The NSRAA board designated the Crawfish Terminal Harvest Area (THA) for troll priority in 2017 and 2018. Crawfish is expected to be an excellent opportunity for trollers due to proximity of a large troll fleet in Sitka, lack of any interception fisheries outside Crawfish Inlet except existing troll fisheries, and terminal area access. In...
Read MoreNSRAA’s Otolith Data Provides Insight On Programs
NSRAA otolith marks all its chum eggs for identification of adults upon their return, but – until now – the organization was rarely able to study the information in season. This year (2015), thanks to extra manpower and the need to analyze the cost benefits of the 4.0 group, NSRAA was able to study the data as the season ended, providing timely information as the new year begins. By examining the otolith markings on harvested fish, NSRAA can gain an understanding of a number of things, including where fish are caught, where they stray and how different rearing techniques might affect marine...
Read MoreMedvejie & Deep Inlet Update – 9 September
Medvejie experienced a huge flood on Saturday which destroyed the weir. Fortunately, we employ a barrier net for back up and it saved thousands of fish from going upstream. Fish scattered but came together and we had our best day on Monday with 5.7 million eggs. This brings us to 57% of the goal and it feels like we might make it. There are still plenty of fish around. Deep Inlet catch on Saturday was better than expected. New fish continue to move in. The best news was the high percent of 3 year olds in the seine and gillnet catch on Thursday and...
Read MoreDeep Inlet Broodstock Capture – 28,800 in Net Pens
F/V Kalliste completed the capture of chum at Deep Inlet. Thanks Carlos Schwantes and crew. We will tow the pens to Medvejie on Monday (tomorrow). We will conduct a survey of broodstock numbers in Silver Bay and Bear Cove on Monday to determine whether we are secure on broodstock. If secure, we will announce a re-opening schedule. Currently we have 14 million eggs of the 83 million eggs needed, with 60% male ratio through the first week of spawning. We are getting very close to re-opening. Thank you for your patience.
Read MoreMedvejie/Deep Inlet Update for Friday August 29
Eggtakes are beginning to ramp up. 2.5 million for the day for a total of 11.5 million eggs. Perhaps 45,000 fish at Bear Cove. Seiner catching some fish in Deep Inlet. 2,500 this morning but no further reports so far. Sensing a little optimism.
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