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Fisheries

  • Set netters in Naknek. July 11, 2019.
    Sage Smiley
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    KDLG
    Bristol Bay’s setnet fleet will decide by October whether to join the Regional Seafood Development Association. A ‘yes’ vote would provide funding for setnetters and unify the set and drift fleets, according to the association. But some setnetters are concerned the association’s 1% tax on their catch isn’t worth the investment.
  •  Bristol Bay sockeye salmon return to freshwater to spawn, sporting red bo
    Courtesy of Jason Ching
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    @jasonsching
    That’s according to the preliminary preseason forecast from the Fisheries Research Institute in Aleknagik. The forecast reports on Bristol Bay as a whole, and researchers say it gives members of the fishery perspective two months before the formal forecast is announced.