Showing posts with label Kenai River. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kenai River. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Bob Penney crosses the bar
Bob Penney, Kenai River sportfishing advocate and former member of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, reportedly has died at age 90.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Kenai closure
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game just announced the following:
In an effort to conserve the Kenai River king salmon population for future generations of Alaskans, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is closing sport fishing for king salmon on the Kenai River and in marine waters of Cook Inlet north of Bluff Point and is closing all commercial setnet fisheries on the east side of Upper Cook Inlet effective ... July 24.
More in this press release.
In an effort to conserve the Kenai River king salmon population for future generations of Alaskans, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is closing sport fishing for king salmon on the Kenai River and in marine waters of Cook Inlet north of Bluff Point and is closing all commercial setnet fisheries on the east side of Upper Cook Inlet effective ... July 24.
More in this press release.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Saturday, December 28, 2013
27 questions on Kenai king management
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has posted an interesting set of frequently asked questions on Kenai River king salmon management.
The concise, four-page FAQ focuses on the 2013 season, and delves into issues such as escapement policies, how fish are counted, and research projects.
Of course, low king returns to the famed Kenai have caused a lot of angst for all user groups in recent years.
The department's FAQ comes in advance of the state Board of Fisheries meeting on Upper Cook Inlet finfish, starting Jan. 31 in Anchorage. That could be a brawl.
Deckboss himself learned a lot from the FAQ, and highly recommends you read it.
As a sample, here are a couple of questions from the report:
Q23: How many late-run Kenai River king salmon were harvested inriver in 2013?
A23: Inriver sport fishing mortality was 1,620 late-run Kenai River king salmon, including 1,578 fish harvested and 42 fish from release mortality.
Q24: How many late-run Kenai River king salmon were harvested commercially in 2013?
A24: An estimated 2,256 late-run Kenai River king salmon were harvested in the Upper Subdistrict set gillnet commercial fishery in 2013. This estimate is based on the total harvest of king salmon in the fishery and genetic stock identification data collected from harvested king salmon. A total of 426 king salmon were harvested in the Central District drift gillnet commercial fishery.
The concise, four-page FAQ focuses on the 2013 season, and delves into issues such as escapement policies, how fish are counted, and research projects.
Of course, low king returns to the famed Kenai have caused a lot of angst for all user groups in recent years.
The department's FAQ comes in advance of the state Board of Fisheries meeting on Upper Cook Inlet finfish, starting Jan. 31 in Anchorage. That could be a brawl.
Deckboss himself learned a lot from the FAQ, and highly recommends you read it.
As a sample, here are a couple of questions from the report:
Q23: How many late-run Kenai River king salmon were harvested inriver in 2013?
A23: Inriver sport fishing mortality was 1,620 late-run Kenai River king salmon, including 1,578 fish harvested and 42 fish from release mortality.
Q24: How many late-run Kenai River king salmon were harvested commercially in 2013?
A24: An estimated 2,256 late-run Kenai River king salmon were harvested in the Upper Subdistrict set gillnet commercial fishery in 2013. This estimate is based on the total harvest of king salmon in the fishery and genetic stock identification data collected from harvested king salmon. A total of 426 king salmon were harvested in the Central District drift gillnet commercial fishery.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Kenai king trouble
Boy, do things sound awful on the Kenai River in terms of Chinook salmon returns.
Here's a news release announcing severe sportfishing restrictions, with this ominous paragraph:
Through June 18, all indices used to assess abundance of early-run king salmon in the Kenai River indicate the 2012 run is the lowest on record. Given the unprecedented low number of early-run king salmon, the department has determined that additional mortality associated with catch-and-release fishing cannot be justified.
Here's a news release announcing severe sportfishing restrictions, with this ominous paragraph:
Through June 18, all indices used to assess abundance of early-run king salmon in the Kenai River indicate the 2012 run is the lowest on record. Given the unprecedented low number of early-run king salmon, the department has determined that additional mortality associated with catch-and-release fishing cannot be justified.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
A bum forecast for Cook Inlet salmon
Gillnetters on the Kenai River. Wesley Loy photoThe Department of Fish and Game has posted its 2010 forecast for Upper Cook Inlet sockeye, and it's not very appealing.
Total harvest for all user groups including commercial, sport and dipnet fishermen is projected at 2.3 million fish, with commercial gillnetters to account for most of the catch.
The forecast is way below the 20-year average harvest of 4 million fish.
Last year's tally was 2.6 million.
State biologists expect sockeye runs to the Kenai and Susitna rivers to be well short of historic averages, with the Kasilof River run to nearly match its average.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Another bum year for Kenai River sockeye?
The Department of Fish and Game today shut down commercial drift gillnetting for salmon in Cook Inlet's key Central District, saying in a news release Sunday: "The sockeye salmon return to the Kenai River appears to be much smaller than forecast."
Last season brought a similar late July announcement, and commercial fishing never reopened.
The Kenai River generally is the largest sockeye producer in Cook Inlet.
State biologists forecast a commercial harvest of around 2.6 million sockeye this year in Upper Cook Inlet, which if achieved would top last season’s disappointing 2.4 million.
As of Thursday, however, the sockeye catch stood at just over 1.9 million fish.
Keep in mind, of course, that Cook Inlet is just one of several areas around Alaska that produce sockeye, the main money fish for the salmon industry.
The richest sockeye hole by far is Bristol Bay, which has yielded a bumper catch of more than 30 million fish this season.
Last season brought a similar late July announcement, and commercial fishing never reopened.
The Kenai River generally is the largest sockeye producer in Cook Inlet.
State biologists forecast a commercial harvest of around 2.6 million sockeye this year in Upper Cook Inlet, which if achieved would top last season’s disappointing 2.4 million.
As of Thursday, however, the sockeye catch stood at just over 1.9 million fish.
Keep in mind, of course, that Cook Inlet is just one of several areas around Alaska that produce sockeye, the main money fish for the salmon industry.
The richest sockeye hole by far is Bristol Bay, which has yielded a bumper catch of more than 30 million fish this season.
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