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Fish and Game Provides an Overview of This Year’s Sockeye Fishery in the Nushagak District

radio-microphoneThe man who makes the day to day management decisions for the commercial salmon fisheries in the Nushagak District provided a brief season summary during a meeting earlier this week in Dillingham. KDLG’s Mike Mason was there and filed this report.KDLG’s Mike Mason more@kdlg23:15

Sitka Sound having another spawning wave

SITKA, Alaska — Herring are spawning again in Sitka Sound on the shores of Baranof and Kruzof islands. The second wave comes after a previous peak of spawning was observed about two weeks ago, around the time of the commercial sac roe openings. Dave Gordon, area management biologist for Fish and Game, said a second spawn is not unusual, and he is not looking at reopening the sac roe fishery. continued