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July 23-Return Update - Since closing for cost recovery Deep Inlet summer chum returns have continued at a steady yet slow pace and the summer run will likely come in at 200,000 adults, the lower range of our pre-season forecast. Through July 23rd we have harvested 40% of our cost recovery goal and have seen a small uptick in […]
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) […]NSRAA 2017 Spring Board Meeting
NSRAA’s 2017 Spring Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Wednesday & Thursday, March 8-9, 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 NSRAA FY18 budget, program updates, and planning for the 2017 season and beyond. Click here for the meeting agenda.
NSRAA Fall Board Meeting: November 9-10 in Sitka
NSRAA’s 2016 Fall Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Wednesday & Thursday, November 9-10, 2016 in Sitka in the NSRAA Board Room. Meetings begin at 9 am each day. The public is invited to attend.
Topics will include a review of the 2016 season, program updates and planning for the 2017 season and beyond. To view the agenda, the full board book and staff presentations, visit our Board Info page.
Deep Inlet Update – August 29
Deep Inlet opened to Trolling on Saturday. There was some effort by the Troll fleet, although I don’t have catch numbers yet. Sunday was a Seine day; using preliminary numbers it appears approximately 120,000 chum salmon were caught. This was a pleasant surprise and strengthens my belief that the fall run is anomalous in run timing and behavior. It seems likely that this week will see the largest catch of this year’s fall run.
Total run Summer (~600,000) and Fall (~600,000) is 1.2 million chum to date. Eggtakes are going well – 24 million eggs through Sunday with 68 million to go. Broodstock numbers look sufficient to complete the job.
We have another 50,000 lbs to complete cost recovery.
Deep Inlet to Open Saturday August 27 for Troll, Sunday Seine……
Thursday August 25 at 2 pm ADF&G announced that Deep Inlet would reopen on Saturday August 27 beginning with a Troll rotation, followed by Seine on August 28, and Gillnet on August 29. This puts the fishery rotation in the normal sequence for the remainder of the season.
Cost recovery should be completed today, August 26. There is something less than 100,000 lbs. remaining. We will make the final tally today and hope to close it out. If we do not complete cost recovery today we may harvest outside of the Deep Inlet THA but within NSRAA’s larger SHA.
Broodstock numbers look good at Bear Cove. We have 15 million eggs of the 92 million goal.
Deep Inlet Cost Recovery – August 24 Update
The chum are increasing by the day. We harvested 300,000 lbs on August 23 and already have 60,000 lbs this morning. That leaves 465,000 lbs to complete cost recovery. We expect to finish cost recovery sometime today or tomorrow. If we do finish cost recovery we will get an announcement out on Thursday or Friday. Most likely scenario is Troll Saturday, Seine Sunday, and Gillnet Monday/Tuesday.
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