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One proposal aimed to limit the amount of chum caught in Area M’s South Peninsula fishery to allow more chum to return to Western Alaska rivers. The board ended up passing some restrictions, but it’s far short of what residents were hoping for. And communities near Area M fishery say they aren’t satisfied either.
One proposal aimed to limit the amount of chum caught in Area M’s South Peninsula fishery to allow more chum to return to Western Alaska rivers. The board ended up passing some restrictions, but it’s far short of what residents were hoping for. And communities near Area M fishery say they aren’t satisfied either.
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 sockeye runs to the Chignik River are at their highest for this time of year since 2015. This is welcome news after four years of extremely low returns. Chignik officials think that might have something to do with recent management changes to Area M’s commercial fishery, but biologists and Area M fishers are skeptical.