Request for Cost Recovery Bids – 2018 Season
NSRAA is seeking proposals for the licensing right to harvest a defined portion of chum and coho salmon returns in three NSRAA Special Harvest Areas for the 2018 season. Interested Salmon Buyers: please see the bid documents below for full details. Bid forms are included in each document. Chum Cost Recovery – Crawfish Inlet Coho Cost Recovery – Mist Cove and Hidden Falls Bidding Deadline – Proposals must be received at NSRAA’s office by 5:00 p.m. ADT, Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Read MoreNSRAA 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.
Read More2018 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...
Read MoreNSRAA 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.
Read MoreNSRAA 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.
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