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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) […]Hidden Falls Will Open July 11th
Broodstock continues to go very well. Seth has collected 20,000 fish so far this morning. We plan to collect 10,000 more and it is within our sights. Therefore Hidden Falls will open on Thursday July 11 with normal lines; Kasnyku Bay closed. We still need another 20,000 fish, assuming we meet our goal today. F/V Robert Magnus, Seth Wyman and crew has done a great service for NSRAA and the seine fleet. THANKS!
9,500 Chum this Morning by 8:30 a.m.
Expect to get another 20,000 fish today. Way to go Seth and crew.
Hidden Falls Broodstock Numbers Promising – 28,000 today by Noon
Thursday opening is looking brighter at this moment. The two boats have put in 28,000 chum this morning. We expect to get another 20,000 by end of day and more on Tuesday. Decision to open Thursday could be known by noon tomorrow, but looking hopeful. Please thank John and Seth for moving this along. Stay tuned.
Hidden Falls Broodstock & Deep Inlet Fishery
Broodstock collection is the big push at Hidden Falls this morning. There are thousands, probably tens of thousands of fish in and near Kasnyku Bay. F/V Robert Magnus, Seth Wyman & F/V Reality, John Curry are collecting fish this morning. There are at least two other boats ready to help with broodstock. We need a minimum of 90,000 more chum to meet program goals (HF, Takatz, S.E. Cove, & Deep Inlet). If we are lucky we’ll catch 40 or 50,000 today and see a clear path to catching another 20 or 30,000 tomorrow & Wednesday. At this time though, we don’t know if that many chum are in the area.
I will update broodstock numbers as they come in today.
Deep Inlet sex ratio slipped to near 40% male in the last sample. Sunday’s seine fishery has not been sampled yet. However, like Hidden Falls the run is nearing the end.
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