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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 […]
August 27th-Deep Inlet Closure - The Deep Inlet THA will close to common property fishing on August 31st due to fall chum brood shortages at Medvejie Hatchery. Currently there is an estimated 40,000 chum brood in Bear Cove. To complete fall chum egg takes an additional 50,000 brood are needed. There has not been a meaningful increase in chum brood […]
August 21st-Return Update - Fall chum returns to Sitka Sound and the Deep Inlet THA have remained strong since reopening the THA this past Saturday. In the past two weeks over a million fall chum have been harvested between the Sitka Sound common property troll/seine fisheries and the Deep Inlet openings. This week the total Deep Inlet chum return […]
August 13 – Deep Inlet Re-Opening Announcement - Deep Inlet has met the Cost Recovery goal this season. Deep Inlet will reopen Saturday, August 15th, with Troll and will continue with the standard rotation. An ADFG announcement will be posted shortly.
August 11-Deep Inlet Cost Recovery Progress - Cost recovery in Deep Inlet on Saturday and Sunday made significant progress on cost recovery and currently 81% of the goal has been harvested. Cost recovery will resume Wednesday, August 12th. Due to the increase in cost recovery harvest it is likely that our goal will be achieved over the next two days. A reopening […]NSRAA Board Opposes Baranof Warm Springs Hatchery Proposal
NSRAA’s Board of Directors passed a resolution in opposition to an application for a new salmon hatchery at Warm Springs Bay at the 2018 spring board meeting. The Sustainable Salmon Institute’s proposal has generated a great deal of discussion in the fishing community, among Baranof Warm Spring property owners, and among members of the general public. The site is located approximately 10 miles south of Hidden Falls Hatchery. NSRAA’s resolution can be viewed here, as well as on the NSRAA home page.
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
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