Sitka Herring Fleet on Two-Hour Notice
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] by Peggy Parker - March 20, 2018
The tension is high in Sitka today as the fleet readies itself for the 2018 herring sac roe fishery.
This year, just over 11,000 tons of herring are available for the sac roe fishery, down from last year’s nearly 14,649 tons guideline harvest limit (GHL) and landings of 13,923 tons.
Sitka Sound is the last area standing in a fishery that used to range from Lynn Canal north of Juneau to Revilla Channel south of Ketchikan. Low biomass estimations in most cases, and lack of ...
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