Neets Bay Cost Recovery Harvest, 13 August 2018: We started cost recovery harvest on the 1st of July. Fishing was slow through the 16th. Catching improved through the last month. Broodstock collection began in earnest three weeks ago. Because of the unknown related to egg collection at Burnett Inlet, there is still some uncertainty surrounding …
13 August 2018: Neets Bay Chum Troll Update: Participation in the troll fishery at Neets Bay has decreased from last week to 6 trollers. Catch rates remain low at approximately 20 fish per day. Troll catch rates are expected to increase before the end of August. Neets Bay summer chum and fall chum have been …
2018: 13 August, SSRAA Coho Returns Because of the lag between harvest and coded wire tag processing and tag expansions, it is still too early to assess the current coho season…except that the return of SSRAA’s stock of fall coho is stronger than last year. Considering 2017 may have been our all-time worst coho survival, …
13 August 2018, SSRAA Chum Common Property Update: Summer Chum: The SSRAA summer chum run is nearly over. There are still some fish in several fisheries, primarily Neets, Kendrick and Anita Bay releases. Of these, the Anita return is generally the latest set of fish. All of the return groups are well into or at …
SSRAA King salmon provide kids with fun and provide the association with positive PR in the annual Kids’ Fishing Derby in Ketchikan City Park, set for June 16 (Saturday) from 9:00 am – Noon this year. The park’s ponds will be stocked with chinook smolts raised for the derby in SSRAA’s Deer Mountain Hatchery. …
The latest “Spawning News” is now available. Download the April 2018 issue here.
Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association 2018 Special Harvest Areas Cost Recovery Access Licensing Download pdf: Neets Bay, Klawock, Snow Pass and Whitman RFP Packet 2018.final Download pdf maps: Neets Bay SHA Klawock SHA RFP Packet Request for Proposals on 7 Lots of Salmon: Neets Bay Summer Chum and Chinook Neets Bay Fall Chum and Coho Neets …
The latest “Spawning News” is now available. Download the March 2018 issue here.
APPOINTED SEAT INFORMATION: Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association, Inc. Board of Directors at the December 2017 Meeting selected the following appointed seats – 2 Year Terms. Directors will be seated at the January 26, 2018 Board Meeting. Chamber of Commerce – Lynnette Logan (Craig, AK) Native Corporation – Dennis Nickerson (Klawock, AK) Municipal – David …
The latest “Spawning News” is now available. Download the December 2017 issue here.