Sept 4th- Deep Inlet Update

We continue to assess chum recruitment into Bear Cove and are getting closer to our fall chum brood stock goal. Recruitment is steady but has slowed with the recent shift back to sunny weather. NSRAA will attempt to collect chum brood from the head of Deep Inlet this weekend in order to assure we have sufficient brood secured to meet our fall chum program goals. Once sufficient brood has been secured an assessment of whether a reopening of Deep Inlet for common property fisheries will be made with a decision likely early next week. Chum spawning began at the hatchery on August 21st and we are currently only 30% of the way towards our overall goal of 92 million.