Southeast Alaska Winter Troll Fishery to Remain Open
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [KFSK Community Radio] by Joe Viechnicki - December 19, 2017
Commercial trolling for king salmon in Southeast Alaska will stay open this winter beyond December.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the winter season will be open until further notice and could stay open until mid-March. That depends on any measures the Board of Fish adopts in January to protect wild Chinook returning to Southeast Alaska rivers. Historically low returns in recent years have prompted some conservation measures, including a region-wide shut down for king fishing in the summer of 2017.
Earlier this year, fishery managers had some discussion about not opening the winter season at all but ultimately decided to allow some fishing. Generally fishing in the early winter produces a lower proportion of kings originating in Southeast Alaska rivers and more fish that come from British Columbia and the Pacific...
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