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In the penultimate episode of the Fisheries Report, we look at the commercial fishery in the year when a record 65 million sockeye returned to Bristol Bay, and hear from managers, fishermen and stakeholders who partook in this astounding season.By Izzy Ross , Corinne Smith , Brian Venua. Published July 8, 2022 at 6:19 PM AKDT. Listen • 25:27. Brad Angasan. F/V NovaRupta and her crew on July 7, 2022. Fleets across the bay hauled in 2.8 million fish. The Naknek-Kvichak fleet saw its biggest harvest of the season so far, hauling in 800,000 fish. The Nushagak fleet broke its streak of ...Station 8 caught 34 fish in the 4 1/2 inch mesh and 20 in the 5 1/8. The catch index is 130. Station 10 caught 47 in the 4 1/2 inch mesh and 17 in the 5 1/8. The catch index is 202. Station 12 caught 4 fish in the 4 ½ inch mesh and 1 in the 5 1/8. The catch index was 16. Station 14 caught 4 fish in the 4 ½ inch mesh and 0 in the 5 1/8.Total harvest in the Ugashik District is now has eclipsed the 1 million mark at 1.1 million fish, attributed 27% to the set-netters and 73% to the drift fleet. 147,000 fish escaped up the Ugashik River yesterday, bringing the run to 902,000 fish. There is also a 325,000-fish in-river estimate, slighty up from Tuesday’s estimate. Alaska’s Legislature votes to keep the Wood-Tikchik State Park Management Council. 38 members of the Alaska Legislature voted to overturn Governor Dunleavy’s executive order to eliminate the council. Legislators cited the council’s long and significant history in shaping the park and providing space for local input on how to use the land. Station 2 caught 3 fish in the 4 ½ mesh and 0 in the 5 ⅛. The index is 8. Station 4 caught 11 fish in the 4 ½ mesh and 4 in the 5 ⅛. The index is 36. Station 6 caught 13 fish in the 4 ½ inch and 13 in the 5 ⅛. The index is 62. Station 10 caught 1 fish in the 4 ½ and 0 in the 5 ⅛. That index is 2.Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 19, 2023. The Bristol Bay run is slowing down, but still had a strong harvest yesterday of 722,000 fish. Total harvest is now at 35.3 million, and total escapement is at 12.8 million. The total bay-wide run is estimated at 48.2 million fish.The total bay-wide harvest kept climbing after the surprising haul Thursday. Friday’s harvest was a staggering nearly 3 million fish, making it unequivocally the biggest haul of the season. Most of those fish came from Naknek-Kvichak, cementing some of the largest late-season catch numbers in recent memory. Escapement yesterday, though, …Mar 11, 2023 · The state’s action plan will be in place as long as kings are a stock of concern. Proposals 11 - 13 are more permanent and would be set in the long term management plan whether kings are in trouble or not. BBSRI's king salmon working group. Proposal 11 was developed by the Bristol Bay Science and Research Institute 's king salmon committee. This year, fishing crews and biologists report fish coming back bigger and older, but fisheries researchers say it's an anomaly from the decades-long trend of declining sockeye size. ... Jessie Sheldon is a fisheries reporter for KDLG. She has spent several summers working in Alaska, both on the water and in the recording studio. Jessie is ...Jun 30, 2023 · Over a million fish have now swam up the Nushagak. Fleets hauled in almost 850,000 fish baywide on Thursday, and the total run is at 7.1 million fish. Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: June 30, 2023 The bay-wide daily catch on Wednesday was 606,090 fish harvested across all districts. The total run as of yesterday was 6,149,525 sockeye, and cumulative escapement was at 2,714,623. At the Nushagak River sonar, another 81,924 sockeye passed on Wednesday for a total of 969,139 fish up the river so far.We’re rounding out the second day of the KDLG pledge drive and we need your support to stay on air. Call us at 907-842-5281 or 907-842-1670 or donate at kdlg.org. Ugashik fishermen have hauled in over half their total catch in the past 2 days — about 1.2 million in two days! The total bay-wide run has, once again, surpassed 50 million fish.Jul 14, 2021 · It’s the midpoint of the KDLG pledge drive! Call us at 907-842-5281 or donate at kdlg.org.Bristol Bay’s run is 3 million fish over its pre-season forecast — more than 54 million fish have returned so far. The Naknek-Kvichak’s fleet had the biggest catch of the day, as more than 700,000 fish were hauled in, and the Kvichak saw a sizable escapement. Ugashik’s harvest was over 600,000 ... The Bristol Bay run is slowing down, butIzzy Ross , Corinne Smith. Published July 14, 2022 at 5:44 PM AKD The Nushagak’s sockeye run is the second-largest on record, at 27 million fish. The total bay-wide run is at 62.2 million fish — just 719,000 away from breaking the biggest run on record. Ugashik was the only district to harvest more than 100,000 fish yesterday. The season’s total catch is 38 million fish — so far, the seventh-largest on …Mar 5, 2024 · Jack Darrell is a reporter for KDLG working on the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report. He is passionate about sustainable fisheries and local stories that connect communities and explore the intersections of class, culture, and undersea creatures. Previously, Jack graduated from St. Mary's College with a degree in English and Environmental Science ... Public Radio for Alaska's Bristol Bay. Show Fish out of water story ends with 77,000 young salmon in the wrong water. By Bill Chappell. Published April 4, 2024 at 7:17 AM AKDT. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. A fish tanker truck was carrying some 102,000 spring Chinook smolts from Lookingglass Hatchery in northeast Oregon when it overturned near the water. The harvest was the second largest in the history of the bay

Jack Darrell is a reporter for KDLG working on the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report. He is passionate about sustainable fisheries and local stories that connect communities and explore the intersections of class, culture, and undersea creatures. Previously, Jack graduated from St. Mary's College with a degree in English and Environmental Science ...The Iowa DNR announced approximately two weeks later that the spill resulted in nearly all the fish being killed in a 50-mile stretch of the East Nishnabotna River to the Missouri border.The manufacturer of Omega XL says it does not have any of the common side effects associated with standard fish oils. WebMD reports that the major ingredient of Omega XL, the green...Published July 19, 2023 at 9:08 PM AKDT. Courtesy of Glen Nash. Crews picking fish in Egegik. Bristol Bay fishermen from Dillingham to Naknek are planning a protest on the Naknek River entrance on Thursday, July 20 to oppose seafood processors’ low price for fish. “It's such a shock, to not only see a lower price, but one that's less than ...

Bristol Bay fleets are sailing past the record-breaking harvest now. Fishermen caught another 2.3 million sockeye on Tuesday, for a bay-wide harvest of 48.8 million. The bay’s total run jumped to the second biggest on record at 64.2 million fish.486,140 fish evaded the nets and made it up rivers to join over 7 million friends who have spawned. Let’s break that down by district. Nushagak District. The Nushagak District saw about 1.2 million fish come through for a …A fisherman in the Dillingham harbor. Welcome to the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report! It’s a very different start to the season than last year, the 2023 season forecast is down from last year’s record-breaking run of 79 million fish - but still strong at an estimated 51 million. And, we dive into some of the impacts of last season’s massive ...…

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