Alaska Board of Fisheries Approves King Salmon Management Plan
The Alaska Board of Fisheries in mid-March approved a Nushagak District king salmon stock of concern management plan to provide management tools and guidelines that aim for sustained yield of king salmon stocks large enough to meet sustainable escapement goals.
The substitute language included in record copy (RC) 53, requested by board member Tom Carpenter of Cordova, allows for harvest opportunity by commercial, sport and subsistence users. The plan is expected to remain in effect until the king salmon escapement is within the escapement goal for three or more years.
Veteran Bristol Bay harvester Fritz Johnson of Dillingham said his fear is that whatever’s impacting king salmon abundance around the state has spread to the Nushagak.
“It’s encouraging to see the research plan outlined ...