Sitka Sound Area Troll Closure
Despite the recent reduction in harvest effort for Sitka Sound and Deep Inlet, NSRAA remains concerned over the lack of Bear Cove four-year-olds returning to Medvejie in 2023. Preseason run projections indicated a severe shortage for this age class (likely due to juvenile black cod predation in spring of 2020) and in-season analysis reveals this to be true. Despite higher than anticipated 3-year-old survival, brood stock goals will depend on the larger females from brood year 2019. At the direction of the NSRAA board of directors, NSRAA staff requested ADF&G to issue the following non...
Read MoreUPDATE: “WE CAN GO FISHING” – Federal Court rules in favor of the Wild Fish Conservancy
June 21, 2023 – “We can go fishing” Following excerpt from ADF&G Advisory Announcement on 6.21.2023: “Today, June 21, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of the vacatur order and halted the implementation of a U.S. District Courts decision that would have shut down the Chinook salmon troll fishery in Southeast Alaska/Yakutat beginning this summer. Further information is provided in the Alaska Department of Law press release issued earlier today, June 21, at the following address:” “A summer troll fishery advisory announcement will...
Read MoreSOLD OUT – Medvejie Hatchery: Salmon Bake and Tours
NSRAA will be offering hatchery tours and a BBQ lunch at Medvejie Hatchery on Saturday, July 1st. Lunch will consist of barbecued King Salmon, baked potato, green salad, rolls, watermelon and non-alcoholic drinks. Tickets are $15.00 per person- CASH or CHECK ONLY and can be purchased during office hours at NSRAA- 1308 Sawmill Creek Road. (8-5 Mon-Fri) We are providing two tours on Saturday for you to choose from. Tour 1 9:00am – 12:15pm Tour 2 12:30pm – 4:00pm. Transportation to and from Medvejie Hatchery will be provide by Allen Marine. Our port of...
Read MoreDeep Inlet Closure Likely
The Deep Inlet Terminal Harvest Area (THA) is expected to close to all gear groups in mid-August for the purpose of chum brood stock preservation. NSRAA is forecasting exceptionally weak four-year-old chum returns to Medvejie Hatchery this season, making fishery brood stock closures in Bear Cove and Deep Inlet a near certainty. The NSRAA Board approved brood stock management actions that will close the Deep Inlet rotational fisheries during stat week 34. Unless otherwise indicated by in-season run evaluation, the inlet will close beginning Sunday August 20th, through Saturday August 26th, by...
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