Fishing fleet packs Amalga Harbor: On down year for pinks, seiners line up for hatchery chums
Drivers out the road might encounter a somewhat new sight on Thursdays this month: A small armada of commercial seine boats, fishing in close proximity, yards away from the Juneau road system. In a down year for pink salmon, seiners have descended on Amalga Harbor on Thursdays in July for four planned one-day fishing openings. “It’s quite the show,” said Douglas Island Pink and Chum Operations Manager Brock Meredith. It’s the seventh year fishery managers have allowed fishing in what’s called a Special Harvest Area around Amalga Harbor. >click to read<16:31
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