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The Alaska Department of Fish & Game shut down all commercial and sport-fishing harvest of king salmon in southeast Alaska earlier this month because of “poor ocean survival conditions for Chinook (king) salmon.”
The department said in a news release that extreme management measures were necessary to restrict harvests in coastwide fisheries that are directed at stocks originating in southeast Alaska, northern British Columbia, the Fraser River and the Washington coast. The agency said poor conditions are expected to persist through at least 2018.
This will affect not only commercial angling but also recreational fishing. Though anglers may still catch the fish in some areas, they won’t be allowed to keep them.
The department said many of the king salmon stocks that contribute to southeast Alaska fisheries are experiencing record-low production.
This will affect not only commercial angling but also recreational fishing. Though anglers may still catch the fish in some areas, they won’t be allowed to keep them.
The department said many of the king salmon stocks that contribute to southeast Alaska fisheries are experiencing record-low production.
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