Togiak Herring Season Opened for Seine and Gillnet on Friday
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] by Peggy Parker - May 1, 2017
During an aerial survey on Friday, Alaska Department of Fish and Game management biologists assessed schools of herring inside Togiak Bay and to the east and west, "documenting the threshold biomass of 35,000 tons of herring on this survey" and subsequently opened the 2017 season.
Fishing began with gillnet and seine gear at 6 p.m. on Friday, both fleets authorized to fish "until further notice." ...
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