Prince William Sound Area Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Prince William Sound Area Commercial Salmon Fisheries

Author: Charles W. Russell

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 40

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Commercial salmon harvests in the Prince William Sound Area were relatively weak from 2018 through 2020, and harvests were 32% less than the 2008-2017 average. The Copper River salmon fishery performed poorly over this 3-year span because sockeye Oncorhynchus nerka and Chinook salmon O. tshawytscha harvests were at historic lows in 2018 and 2020. Harvest in the Prince William Sound Area was dominated by pink salmon O. gorbuscha, which made up an average of 85% of the harvest from 2018 to 2020. Harvest was primarily from commercial gillnet and purse seine fisheries (86%); the remainder (14%) were from hatchery harvests for broodstock and cost recovery.

Prince William Sound Area Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Prince William Sound Area Commercial Salmon Fisheries

Author: Jeremy Botz

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Published: 2017

Total Pages: 28

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The 2015-2017 Prince William Sound Area (PWS) commercial salmon total (all species) average annual harvest of 59.40 million fish is above the 10-year (2007-2016) average of 56.80 million fish. Average individual species contributions consisted of 52.97 million pink (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), 2.27 million sockeye (O. nerka), 3.70 million chum (O. keta), 421,000 coho (O. kisutch), and 17,200 Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha). Approximately 11% (6.47 million fish) of the total harvest average was composed of hatchery cost recovery and broodstock fish. The majority, 89% (52.90 million fish), were harvested in the common property fishery. The most notable events that have occurred since the 2014 Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting include: 1) the largest pink salmon harvest on record in 2015, 2) the 2016 PWS pink salmon harvest was the second lowest total run in 20 years, 3) the 2016 and 2017 increasingly restrictive management in western PWS to achieve the Coghill Lake sockeye salmon escapement goal, and 4) a record 2.39 million chum salmon were harvested in the purse seine commercial property fishery (CPF) in 2017.

2020 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report
2020 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report

Author: Jeremy Botz

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 158

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This is the 2020 edition of the annual management report describing commercial fishery management and results each year for salmon and herring in the Prince William Sound management area. This report also describes subsistence and personal use salmon fisheries. In 2020, approximately 20.99 million salmon were harvested in the Prince William Sound commercial salmon fishery: 7,320 Chinook Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, 709,000 sockeye O. nerka, 268,000 coho O. kisutch, 18.81 million pink O. gorbuscha, and 1.20 million chum salmon O. keta. An additional 5.26 million salmon were sold for hatchery cost recovery. During 2020, 489 drift gillnet, 26 set gillnet, and 221 purse seine permit holders harvested salmon. The estimated value, including hatchery sales, was approximately $50.57 million. Exvessel values were $10.32 million from drift gillnets, $889,000 from set gillnets, and $22.94 million from purse seines. Revenue from hatchery cost recovery and raceway sales was $16.43 million. Approximately 3,070 subsistence and 6,770 personal use permits were issued, and 154,000 salmon were then harvested in these 2 fisheries combined. The commercial fishery for Pacific herring Clupea pallasii was closed in 2020 for the 20th consecutive year because age structure and projected available surplus in the spawning biomass did not support a fishery.

2021 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report
2021 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report

Author: Heather L. Scannell

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Published: 2023

Total Pages: 0

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This is the 2021 edition of the management report describing commercial fishery management and results that is produced each year for salmon and herring in the Prince William Sound Management Area. This report also describes subsistence and personal use salmon fisheries. In 2021, approximately 63 million salmon were harvested in the Prince William Sound commercial salmon fishery: 9,000 Chinook Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, 1.09 million sockeye O. nerka, 256,600 coho O. kisutch, 59.57 million pink O. gorbuscha, and 2.07 million chum salmon O. keta. An additional 7.72 million salmon were sold for hatchery cost recovery. During 2021, 477 drift gillnet, 24 set gillnet, and 212 purse seine permit holders harvested salmon. The estimated value, including hatchery sales, was approximately $120.66 million. Exvessel values were $25.84 million from drift gillnets, $967,000 from set gillnets, and $71.22 million from purse seines. Revenue from hatchery cost recovery and raceway sales was $22.63 million. Approximately 2,835 subsistence and 7,222 personal use permits were issued, and there was a total combined harvest of 210,000 salmon. The commercial fishery for Pacific herring Clupea pallasii was closed in 2021 for the 21st consecutive year because age structure and projected available surplus in the spawning biomass did not support a fishery.

Sustaining Alaska's Fisheries
Sustaining Alaska's Fisheries

Author: Bob King

Publisher: State of Alaska Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 9781933375083

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A pictorial retrospective containing stories of visionary pioneers, scientists, and the leaders who have been a part of developing Alaska's sustainable commercial fisheries management principles.

2019 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report
2019 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report

Author: Jennifer R. Morella

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 162

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The 2019 Prince William Sound (PWS) management area commercial common property fishery salmon harvest was approximately 50.85 million fish. The harvest included 19,200 Chinook Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, 2.58 million sockeye O. nerka, 503,000 coho O. kisutch, 43.78 million pink O. gorbuscha, and 3.97 million chum salmon O. keta. An additional 6.38 million salmon were sold for hatchery cost recovery. The estimated value, including hatchery sales, was approximately $118.37 million. During the 2019 season, 509 drift gillnet, 27 set gillnet, and 238 purse seine permit holders recorded at least 1 landing. Drift gillnet exvessel value was an estimated $44.18 million; set gillnet exvessel value was an estimated $2.60 million, and purse seine exvessel value was an estimated $51.96 million. Revenue generated from hatchery cost recovery and raceway sales was approximately $18.60 million. The PWS management area personal use and subsistence salmon fisheries (including upper Copper River personal use and subsistence fisheries) harvested approximately 268,000 fish. Approximately 2,838 subsistence and 8,070 personal use permits were issued. The commercial Pacific herring Clupea pallasii fishery in the PWS management area was closed in 2019 for the 19th consecutive year because age structure and available surplus in the spawning biomass did not support a fishery.