A big boost for Southeast Alaska trollers

The preseason troll treaty harvest allocation for this year is 146,000 Chinook, or more than 53,000 fish above the limit in 2025, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said in this advisory announcement.

Continued herring strength at Sitka

The state yesterday announced a 2026 Sitka Sound sac roe herring quota of 35,015 tons.

That's nearly as big as the 36,720-ton quota for 2025. Industry took only about 17 percent of that quota during a 13-day fishery from March 23 to April 4.

Coming back to life

The Southeast Alaska commercial red and blue king crab fishery will open Nov. 1 with a modest quota of 211,573 pounds, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced.

This fishery has been closed for several years starting with the 2018-19 season.

A big cut for Southeast Alaska trollers

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game today announced a preseason troll treaty harvest allocation for 2025 of 92,700 Chinook salmon, down 39 percent or 60,300 fish from last year.

Another strong Sitka herring forecast

The state today announced a 2025 Sitka Sound sac roe herring quota of 36,720 tons.

That's a big number, though not nearly as large as the record 81,246-ton quota set for the 2024 season. Industry ended up taking only a fraction of that quota, about 12,700 tons.

A big cutback for Kodiak crab

The state has set a catch quota of 560,000 pounds for the Kodiak District Tanner crab fishery set to open at noon Jan. 15.

That's a big reduction from the 3 million pounds allowed last season.

Summer troll fishery set

The summer troll fishery will open July 1 targeting 64,700 treaty Chinook salmon, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today.

That's a considerable drop-off from last year's opening period target of 74,800 treaty Chinook.

A few extra fish for Southeast Alaska trollers

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game today announced a preseason troll treaty harvest allocation for 2024 of 153,000 Chinook salmon, up 3,900 from last year.

Kodiak crab quota is out!

The state just announced a Kodiak Tanner crab quota of 3 million pounds, down considerably from last season's strong 5.8 million pounds.

A minimum age policy for halibut and sablefish

The National Marine Fisheries Service has instituted a policy establishing a minimum age of 18 for receiving halibut and sablefish quota by transfer.

Snow crab fishery to open with modest quota

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game today announced a Bering Sea snow crab quota of 5.6 million pounds and a bairdi quota of 1.1 million pounds.

Troll quota stays steady

State fishery managers today announced a troll treaty harvest allocation for 2021 of 148,500 Chinook salmon, the same limit as last year.

Big boost for summer troll fishery

The state today announced the summer troll season will begin July 1 targeting 83,900 treaty Chinook salmon.

That's a 51 percent jump over last summer's opening target of 55,700 treaty Chinook.

Sitka herring outlook

The state today announced a harvest quota of 12,869 tons for next year's Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery.

The industry took 2,926 tons this past season, far short of the 11,128-ton quota.

Bristol Bay red king crab takes big hit

Fishery managers have just announced the quota for one of Alaska's most valuable crab fisheries, and it's not very good.

The total allowable catch for Bristol Bay red king crab is 6.6 million pounds, down 22 percent from last year.

The season opens at noon Oct. 15.

Managers also announced that two other crab fisheries, St. Matthew Island blue king crab and Pribilof red and blue king crab, will be closed this season.

Trollers take a hit

Southeast Alaska trollers have a 2017 quota of 154,880 treaty Chinook salmon, a big decline from last year's 263,197.

Severe cut for Bering Sea snow crab

The Bering Sea snow crab quota for the season opening Oct. 15 is just under 21.6 million pounds.

That's down 47 percent from last season's limit of 40.6 million pounds.

Bristol Bay red king crab quota cut substantially

The Bristol Bay red king crab quota for the 2016-17 season is just under 8.5 million pounds, a 15 percent reduction from last season.

The fishery opens at noon Oct. 15.

Chinook situation brightens for trollers

The state has announced the Chinook salmon quota for this year, and it appears Southeast Alaska trollers will enjoy a substantially better catch this summer season compared to last.

Sitka herring quota downsized a bit

The Department of Fish and Game is now forecasting a target harvest of 14,741 tons for this year's Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery.

That's a step down from the preliminary guideline harvest level of 15,674 tons announced back in November.