UPDATE: “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...
Read MoreNew Seafood Donation Inquiry Form via ALFA / ASFT
The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA) and Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust (ASFT) are inviting community and tribal leaders, organizations, fishermen, and others to share via a new Seafood Donation Network Inquiry online form, whether they are struggling with access to local seafood or have seafood that they would be willing to contribute to families in need. Their invitation is part of ALFA and ASFT’s Seafood Donation Network, which was created in March 2020 as a program of ALFA but has since evolved into a statewide network of communities, organizations, businesses, and...
Read MoreDeep Inlet/Bear Cove Closure
The Deep Inlet terminal harvest area will close to common property fishing at end of day Saturday (9/10) for chum and coho brood stock concerns at Medvejie Hatchery, and a likely shortfall of chum cost recovery from Crawfish Inlet. We are just over 50% complete on the fall chum egg take goal of 92 million at Medvejie and estimate that we may need an additional 5-10k fish for brood, depending upon additional recruitment, and final sex ratio. Additionally, the coho return to Bear Cove and Deep Inlet continue to perform below forecast. Bear Cove will close to retention of coho salmon at...
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