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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) […]Deep Inlet Cost Recovery – August 23
Cost recovery boats caught 255,000 lbs yesterday. Total remaining is 825,000 lbs. SSS boats are fishing today. With some luck we should be finished by this weekend.
Deep Inlet Cost Recovery – August 22 update
This is beginning to look like a big week. Boats have already caught over 100,000 lbs this morning and there are large schools along Makhnati, Aluetkina, Camp Coogan, and back in the inlet. I am expecting this to be our biggest day yet.
Egg takes began this weekend. We have gone through 6,000 chum to date.
Deep Inlet Cost Recovery – August 21 Harvest
Good numbers of chum moved in along Makhnati, Long Island passes, and Deep Inlet on Sunday. 220,000 lbs were caught on Sunday with decent numbers still showing at dark. As of the morning of August 22 we have 1.07 million lbs to go.
Deep Inlet August 20 Cost Recovery
Fish moved in yesterday in decent numbers. Caught approximately 200,000 lbs today. That makes 1.24 million lbs to go. Boats will fish tomorrow if there are fish in the area.
Deep Inlet CR August 19
Thursday August 18, the total harvested was 50,000 lbs. The remaining pounds to harvest is 1.45 million lbs. The input seems to have slowed, so the harvest boat will stand down unless we see a new build up of fish. The harvest boat has already looked this morning for opportunity.
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