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August 25th-Deep Inlet to reopen Tuesday August 26th - Cost recovery has been completed for Deep Inlet. The Deep Inlet THA will reopen starting Tuesday with the following rotation for this week(stat wk 35)-Tuesday-Troll, Wednesday-seine, Thur/Fri-gillnet, Saturday seine. Next week the Deep Inlet rotation will revert to the regular schedule of Sunday-seine, Mon-Wed-gillnet, Thur/Fri-seine and Saturday-troll. The ADFG announcement should be out shortly.
August 22-Deep Inlet Cost Recovery Progress Update - Based upon Friday morning Deep Inlet cost recovery progress, a Deep Inlet reopening announcement will not be issued at this time. At current harvest rates it is unlikely our cost recovery goal will be met by end of day Saturday. The next potential reopening announcement has been pushed back to Monday, August 25th and will […]
Return Update-August 19th - Deep Inlet Last week a total of 276,000 chum salmon returned to Deep Inlet. The majority of the harvest, 156,000, occurred in the pink salmon seine fishery in Eastern Channel. Troll harvest in Sitka Sounds also increased last week with approximately 60,000 chum harvested by 67 troll permit holders. An additional 35,000 chum were harvested […]2018 Deep Inlet Schedule
The 2018 Deep Inlet Schedule was finalized at the spring NSRAA Board of Directors meeting. The schedule will begin a month earlier this season to provide Troll opportunity from early May through mid-June. Seine openings (24-hr) will be occur on May 1, June 3, and June 10 during this period. Gillnet openings (12-hr) will be May 2, June 9 and June 16. The May 1-2 openings are set to meet the 2:1 Seine: Gillnet ratio requirement for May.
Chum management will begin on Sunday, June 17. Seiners will fish Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday each week. Trollers fish on Monday, and Gillnetters on Tuesday and Wednesday. Net fishing will be from 5 am to 8 pm through August 11, and will switch to 6 am to 9 pm on August 12.
Remember that the official schedule is set via ADF&G News Release. We will post a copy on our home page when it is distributed.
No cost recovery fishing will occur in Deep Inlet this season, as returns to Southeast Cove and Crawfish Inlet are expected to cover cost recovery needs.
For the complete schedule see the FrontPage, or the links on the homepage.
NSRAA 2018 Spring Board Meeting
NSRAA’s 2018 Spring Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Wednesday & Thursday, March 7-8, 2018 in Sitka in the NSRAA Board Room. Meetings begin at 9 am each day. The public is invited to attend.
Topics will include reviewing the NSRAA FY19 budget, program updates, and planning for the 2018 season and beyond. Click here for the meeting agenda.
NSRAA Fall 2017 Board of Directors Meeting
NSRAA’s 2017 Fall Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Wednesday & Thursday, November 15-16, 2017 in Sitka in the NSRAA Board Room. Meetings begin at 9 am each day. The public is invited to attend.
Topics will include reviewing the 2017 season, program updates, a review of Board of Fish proposals, and planning for the 2018 season. Click here for the meeting agenda.
NSRAA Nominations to the Board Open, close November 15@ 5pm
Nominations are open for six gear seats on the NSRAA board, including one rural troll, one Sitka power troll, one crewmember, one purse seine, & two at-large gillnet seats. A letter and nomination form was sent out to every SE salmon permit holder last month. The announcement, instructions, and forms can be found here: https://www.nsraa.org/_pdfs/NOMINATION_Fall_2017.pdf
Crawfish Inlet Chum Cost Recovery 31 August
Crawfish Inlet is in its maiden year for adult returns. Normally we would not expect many 3 year olds but this year is one for the books. We have accounted for over 40,000 fish, most of which has been harvested for cost recovery. A harvest boat will continue to harvest through Saturday. Depending on fish abundance and behavior we may suspend cost recovery for a few days to allow troll opportunity next week.
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