Managers expect a huge Togiak herring return but low harvest this season
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The Bristol Bay Times - Serving Dillingham, Naknek, King Salmon and Southwest villages
The Bristol Bay Times - Serving Dillingham, Naknek, King Salmon and Southwest villages
The Togiak herring fishery opened to the purse seine fleet Wednesday. The state department of Fish and Game anticipates a herring biomass of over 357,000 tons — the largest forecast in three decades. But participation is expected to be low.
The Togiak herring fishery opened to the purse seine fleet today. The state department of Fish and Game anticipates a herring biomass of over 357,000 tons — the largest forecast in three decades. But participation is expected to be low.
Togiak herring opens to purse seiners May 5th 10:01 pm | Isabelle Ross, KDLG News The Togiak purse seine herring fishery opened at 6 p.m. on Monday. Two processors are buying Togiak herring this season. Alaska Department of Fish and Game Area management biologist Tim Sands expects around 10 seiners to participate, along with a few gillnetters. That's a jump from last year, but Sands said it's still much lower than normal. "Prior to COVID we had four processors participating and now we're down to two," he said. "I think that speaks to market conditions - there just isn't that much demand f...