WK 27 Return Update
Summer chum returns to NSRAA projects through week 27 continue to be slow. Our forecasts on chum predicted few 5-year old chum and early returns are following the forecast with over 95% of the chum return so far being 4-year olds. Although week 27 did see an increase of chum catch across our sites, Deep Inlet had several moderate pulses of fish which is encouraging, we will need sustained recruitment to make our preseason forecast for the current stat week 28. Historically the peak catch of summer chum occurs in week 29 so we will need to see quite an increase this week and next to stay...
Read More2021 Cost Recovery and Carcass sale awardees
The following 2021 cost recovery and carcass contracts have been awarded at the close of the RFP period last week. Chum Cost Recovery – Crawfish Inlet & West Crawfish Inlet – Silver Bay Seafoods Chum Cost Recovery – Hidden Falls & Gunnuk Creek – OBI Seafoods Chinook Cost Recovery – Bear Cove & Crawfish Inlet – Sitka Sound Seafoods Coho Cost Recovery – Hidden Falls & Mist Cove – Trident Seafoods Chum Carcasses – Hidden Falls – Silver Bay Seafoods Chum Carcasses – Medvejie – Sitka Sound Seafoods...
Read MoreDeep Inlet THA Resident Impact and Noise Reduction Plan
The Deep Inlet Terminal Harvest Area boundaries encompass a number of private property residences on Long Island, Gull Island, and the Kutchuma Island Group, including Berry Island. NSRAA continued to receive reports of inappropriate vessel/fishermen behavior in 2020. Please be considerate of island residents in the entire Deep Inlet THA and nearby islands. Island residents have a two-decade history of delineating negative impacts by fishing boats and tenders, particularly noise, firearm discharge, and lights, during the Deep Inlet fishery. NSRAA is asking tenders, seiners, gillnetters and...
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NSRAA Spring 2021 Board of Directors Meeting
NSRAA’s 2021 Spring Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Monday and Tuesday, March 8-9, 2021 via a ZOOM Meeting, with limited participation in Sitka in the NSRAA Board Room. The meeting will begin at 9:00 am. The public is invited to attend, but, due to COVID-19 concerns, there will be limited public seating available. Please call 907-747-6850 if you have questions. Topics will include reviewing the NSRAA FY22 budget, program updates, and planning for the 2021 season and beyond. Click here for the meeting agenda.
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