Togiak herring fishery coming along swimmingly

Here's an update from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game on the Togiak herring sac roe fishery:

May 17, 2010

Gillnet fishery has better results with extended area

As previously announced, the gillnet fishery in progress is open until further notice. The open area will remain the same and include the area west of Right Hand Point for now but the area may be adjusted if gillnet effort shifts back to the east.

The purse seine period in progress will be extended for 24 hours until 10 p.m. May 18. The area for the purse seine period in progress will remain as adjusted by the announcement on May 16.

The harvest on May 16 was 1,547 tons for the purse seine fleet and 756 tons for the gillnet fleet.

The cumulative harvest is 7,410 tons for the purse seine fleet and 1,478 for the gillnet fleet. The seiners have harvested 41 percent of their quota, while the gillnetters have harvested 19 percent of theirs.

Please standby at noon tomorrow for the next announcement.