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Return Update-July 8th - NSRAA chum returns last week (stat week 27) seemed to flatline. There was minimal cost recovery completed in Deep Inlet and a moderate amount in SE Cove. The Hidden Falls chum weekly return last week took a slight dip to 50,000 from the previous stat week 26 return of 62,000. So far this week there […]
Return Update-June 25th - NSRAA chinook returns have been picking up the past several weeks with a total estimated harvest in Stat Week 25 of 1,341 adults. The spring chinook fisheries in the Sitka area have harvested over 2,000 Medvejie chinook making up 47% of the Sitka Sound area commercial troll harvest. Currently the return is looking like it […]
Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon do not warrant listing under Endangered Species Act - NOAA has concluded its 12-month scientific review to not list Chinook salmon in the Gulf of Alaska as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Action (ESA). PRESS RELEASE NMFS ESA Ruling
NSRAA Salmon Bake & Hatchery Tour - NSRAA will be offering hatchery tours and a BBQ lunch at Medvejie Hatchery on Saturday, June 27th. Lunch will consist of barbecued King Salmon, baked potato, green salad, rolls, watermelon and non-alcoholic drinks. Tickets are $15.00 per person- CASH ONLY and can be purchased during office hours at NSRAA- 1308 Sawmill Creek Road. (8-5 Mon-Fri) […]
Support Alaska Hatcheries at Board of Fisheries - Alaska Board of Fisheries Proposals. Your voice is needed. The board of fisheries will take up three hatchery proposals at the statewide meeting. Proposals 170, 171, and 172 seek to impose broad, preemptive reductions or moratoria on Alaska’s private nonprofit (PNP) salmon hatchery program without demonstrating a causal link between hatchery production and the specific […]Deep 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 trollers to not anchor, use high intensity lights, or tender fish near Island residences/docks within the Deep Inlet THA boundaries. When entering Deep Inlet via Silver Point, use no wake speeds to protect docks. Additionally, please remember that a majority of the islands and all docks in the THA are private property. Do not dock, disembark or allow pets to relieve themselves on these private islands. Attached chart shows which islands are private and preferred anchorage areas.
Please be considerate of island residents and encourage other vessels not exhibiting good behavior to alter their activities. The long-term success of the program and maintaining current THA boundaries will be dependent upon the commercial fishing fleet not negatively impacting the areas residents.
Thank you for your continued efforts to operate as good neighbors to the island residents.
INTERACTIVE MAP
Printable PDF of Deep Inlet THA Resident Impact and Noise Reduction Plan
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.
NSRAA Board Meeting Update – Covid-19
MEETING NOTICE
Due to rising COVID-19 cases in Sitka, Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association (NSRAA) is canceling in-person public participation at our Fall board meeting Thursday, November 19th. Copies of the agenda and board book materials are available online at nsraa.org. For those wishing to address the NSRAA board during the Public Comment portion of the board meeting email scott_wagner@nsraa.org with those comments and they will be communicated to the board during the Public Comment period.
Thank you and be safe during these difficult times
NSRAA’s 2020 Fall Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 11, 2020 via a ZOOM Meeting, with limited participation in Sitka in the NSRAA Board Room. The meeting will begin at 9:30 pm. It is anticipated that the board will be able to complete all agenda items on Thursday in a single day. If additional time is needed, the board will reconvene on Friday to complete their agenda. 9:00 a.m. Unfinished business from Thursday November 19, 2020. The public is invited to attend, but, due to COVID-19 concerns, there will be limited public seating available.
Update 11/16/20: In-person public participation is canceled due to rising Covid-19 cases in Sitka. Please see separate post for details.
Please call 907-747-6850 if you have questions.
Topics will include a review of the 2020 season, program updates, and planning for the 2021 season. Click here for the meeting agenda.
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