2023 NSRAA THA Fishing Schedules
2023 NSRAA THA Fishing Schedules NSRAA 2023 THA Schedules – All projects
Read MoreSOUTHEAST COVE – EXTENSION
The Southeast Cove Terminal Harvest Area (THA) season will be extended for one week through Saturday, August 6, 2022. The weekly gear group fishing rotations will remain effect for all gear groups (Sunday/Thursday for purse seine, Tuesday/Wednesday for drift gillnet, Monday/Friday/Saturday for troll). See announcement here
Read MoreSILVER BAY TERMINAL HARVEST AREA TROLL FISHERY – CHINOOK SIZE REDUCTION
The Silver Bay THA (statistical area 113-35) commercial salmon troll fishery will open for the harvest of king salmon 26 inches and greater from 12:01 a.m., Saturday, June 18, through 11:59 p.m., Saturday, July 30, 2022, unless closed by emergency order. (5 AAC 33.375). See advisory announcement here:
Read MoreMedvejie Chinook Cost Recovery
NSRAA will be conducting Medvejie Chinook cost recovery harvest in the waters of Bear Cove. Fishing may occur at all hours of the day from Thursday through Sunday, through early July. Fishing will be conducted by contracted seine or gillnet vessels and effort will be concentrated near the hatchery. Sport fishing will remain open and anglers should be vigilant of cost recovery activity in the area during these times . For questions, call the NSRAA office at 747-6850.
Read MoreNSRAA Initiates Predator Study at Hidden Falls
Marine survival of chum salmon that return to Hidden Falls Hatchery have exhibited a declining trend since the early 1990’s and early predation by rockfish is hypothesized to be the primary cause. In spring 2021, NSRAA took first steps to address the decline by identifying the most prevalent rockfish species and their present and past consumption of hatchery fry relative to other prey at sites where hatchery fish are released. The most numerous rockfish were Black, Dusky, Quilback, and Silvergray rockfish in Kasnyku Bay where the largest chum releases occurred (see tables below) and these...
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