Salmon Drift Gillnet Season Ends With a Hint at Final Numbers
Southeast salmon drift gillnet season officially closed Thursday and, with the announcement, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game released a brief summary of the season.
Detailed numbers will be released at the Drift Gillnet Task Force meeting on Nov. 28.
Aside from chum salmon, traditional drift gillnet harvests of all species were below 10-year averages, a period that encompasses 2013–2022, according to the release from the commercial fisheries division of ADFG.
At the same time, there were fewer fishers working...
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