Still a waiting game in Bristol Bay today - Westside Manager Tim Sands tells us why we're waiting for Nushagak Drifters to get a chance to wet their lines, and in the meantime, Kate Consenstein fills us in on plans to market Bristol Bay sockeye to Boulder foodies.
Bristol Bay's total catch on Friday was 143,000 sockeye - down a little - after the Nushagak catch dropped down to 55,000. But Igushik set-netters are catching while other nets are light, giving that section the only drift opener in the Nushagak for the past couple of days.
Today we get an update on those west side numbers, and hear a little interpretation of the first round of Port Moller Test Fishery genetics. Plus, one of the minds behind Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association's new Bristol Bay sockeye brand fills us in on that project.
Catch KDLG's Bristol Bay Fisheries Report at 6:30, 10, and 2 a.m., and at 1:30 p.m. on the weekends.
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