NSRAA Salmon Bake & Hatchery Tour
NSRAA will be offering hatchery tours and a BBQ lunch at Medvejie Hatchery on Saturday, July 16th. 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 departure/arrival is...
Read MoreUAS Invites Students to Join their Alaskan Aquaculture Semester Program
The University of Alaska Southeast is recruiting students to join their transformative, hands-on Fall semester aquaculture program. It is an adventurous, intensive field semester that provides students with a great opportunity to build regional industry connections and learn exactly what it takes to launch your own ocean farming business. Please visit the UAS website at this link http://aquaculturesemester.alaska.edu/ to learn more.
Read MoreNSRAA Board Nominations Open
Attention Southeast Alaska Salmon Permit Holders NSRAA invites you to nominate commercial fisherman representatives to fill six Board of Director seats that expire in March 2022. See the letter below for full details. The Nomination Form can be downloaded at this link, Nominee Form. You should also receive this form and letter by postal mail. The completed form can be scanned and emailed to scott_wagner@nsraa.org or faxed to (907) 747-1470. These are due by the close of the first day of the fall Board of Directors meeting, 5pm November 18th. We look forward to hearing from you....
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...
Read MoreWed 9/1 Silver Bay Update
In cooperation with ADFG, NSRAA is opening a portion of the Silver Bay THA to common property seine on Thursday, Sept 1, to harvest fall chum salmon surplus to brood stock needs. This past Saturday a large buildup of Bear Cove bound chum staged in the Sawmill Cove area. NSRAA performed limited cost recovery in Sawmill Cove on Saturday Aug 28th to target a buildup of chum salmon staged near Sawmill Creek. The otolith data of this harvest of 190klbs indicated approximately 75% of those chum were Bear Cove bound fish, with the remainder Deep Inlet origin and overall 91% 3-year olds and 56%...
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