Tag Archives: Southeast Alaska King Salmon
Southeast Alaska King Salmon Head North In Search Of Cooler Waters
Some king salmon reared in Southeast Alaska are traveling farther north as 
. The king salmon hatched in Southeast’s four top-producing river systems, the Alsek, Situk, Taku, and Stikine, are going very far afield. “All four of these stocks are considered outside-rearing, or what we term the far-north migrators. This means that shortly after the juveniles enter the marine environment to rear, they essentially take a right and head out to the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea.” Audio, Read the rest here 20:01
Southeast Alaska King Salmon All Gear Harvest Quota Jumps to 439,400 fish
The allowable harvest of Chinook salmon covered under provisions of the Pacific Salmon Treaty will be 439,400 fish this year, up from 176,000 fish in 2013 and 266,800 fish in 2012. The quota was announced April 1 by state of Alaska fisheries biologists at Sitka. Read more here 18:25 Also, NIOSH Video Highlights the Use of Personal Flotation Devices in Cold Water Survival in Alaska, Today’s Catch – Wild on the Columbia, and more.
