A Seattle Federal court judge issued on May 2, 2023 it court decision (Report & Recommendations) that all the trollers have been waiting for and dreading.  The court document vacates (definition: to make legally void/i.e close) the summer and winter troll fishery in Alaska.  What this means exactly is still slightly unknown and we will […]

The IPHC announced the following Catch limits. IPHC TCEY Harvest Table  (in millions of pounds) 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 4A 4B 4CDE TOTAL 2022 Adopted TCEY 1.65 7.56 5.91 14.55 3.9 2.1 1.45 4.1 41.22 US Section Conference Board Recommendations 5.851 12.368 4.08 1.785 1.45 3.854 Proccessor Board Recommendations 1.65 6.96 5.851 12.368 4.08 […]

Below is the 2023 forecast for NSRAA other task force documents can be viewed on ADF&G’s WEBSITE 2023 NSRAA Forecast

When the board isn’t meeting, ADF&G is delegated the authority to determine if a petition meets the criteria for an emergency. The Dept sent me the letter linked below today July 26th denying the petition as not meeting the criteria and that all points brought up in the petition were pretty much discussed  at the […]

Southeast Alaska Fishermen’s Alliance (SEAFA) has submitted to the Board of Fish an emergency petition to change the pot shrimp season back to the fall based on a biologically allowable resource harvest would be precluded in 2022, creating a significant burden on the shrimp permit holders.  We will post a copy of the petition on […]

At the April 2022 RPT meeting, the Joint RPT reviewed the final 2020 data and preliminary 2021 SE Enhanced Allocation status.  At the end of the meeting the RPT received four presentations on current studies that are underway. ALLOCATIONS Spring 2022 RPT 4.06.2022 (003) Chatham Strait Predator Study Update April 2022 RPT McPhee_RPT_Spring2022_Sockeye McPhee_SERPT_Spr22_Coho RPT […]

During May through September 2021, a team of scientists from the University of Alaska will be measuring the surface currents in Lynn Canal to better understand the speed and direction of the local ocean circulation. The measurements will be made using specialized current trackers engineered to drift with the upper 3 to 4 feet of […]

Below are the links to the 2021 Salmon Management Plans 2021 Southeast Alaska Purse Seine Fishery Management Plan (PDF 1,379 kB) 2021 Southeast Alaska Drift Gillnet Fishery Management Plan (PDF 1,510 kB) 2021 Yakutat Set Gillnet Fishery Management Plan (PDF 407 kB) 2021 Spring Troll Fishery Management Plan (PDF 4,798 kB)

Tongass Narrows has a Speed-Zone of 7 knots in the region shown in the map attached. The Coast Guard sent out a reminder that fines can be issued for violating the speed zone restriction. MSIB_UNCLASS_SP_Tongass Narrows Speed Zone_19Aug19

Deep Inlet Berry Island Noise Incident Reduction Plan Mar’19