Deep Inlet will close at 11:59 p.m. on August 19th for cost recovery harvest. We will harvest approximately 200,000 chum salmon or 1.6 million pounds (the ADF&G announcement was incorrect). We expect the closure to last about ten days. August 20 & 21 will be common property seine days with no harvest in Deep Inlet expected. Cost recovery harvest will begin on August 22 after three build-up days that will closely coincide with the peak of the Deep Inlet run. The Special Harvest Area (SHA) for cost recovery harvest includes the waters east of a line from Cape Burunof to Makhnati. Cost recovery will continue on August 23.
Approximately 165,000 chum were caught at Deep Inlet on Sunday. Gillnet catches seem to be strong as of Monday afternoon with 50 boats. Estimated catch rate for gillnet might be 25,000 fish per day. Troll harvest rate by 50 boats the previous week was 12,000/day. Sex ratio for Sunday seine was 57% male with an 8 pound average weight. Weather forecast looks good and wet. Given this information, the Deep Inlet run will likely peak in a week to 10 days. I expect there should be a 100,000 to 200,000 chum in the expanded SHA by August 22.
We estimate there is 15,000 to 20,000 fish at Bear Cove for broodstock. The broodstock goal is 90,000.
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