Bristol Bay Fisheries Report
Fridays 6pm and Re-Airs at 10pm, AM 670 (Seasonal)
The Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, produced by the KDLG news crew, is dedicated to the one-of-a-kind commercial fishery in Bristol Bay. The show airs Friday nights at 6 p.m., with replays at 10 p.m. Join us for the latest news, numbers and information from the fishery, plus nightly analysis, stories and conversations.
Do you have news tips or ideas, or would you like to share your comments with the show? Reach the KDLG news department at news@kdlg.org, fish@kdlg.org or 907-842-2200.
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It’s our final show of the season. Marine safety programs rely on a database that tracks commercial fishing deaths, but after mass layoffs at multiple federal agencies, it’s unclear if anyone is updating that info. Economist Gunnar Knapp shares history of seafood processors in Bristol Bay. -
Escapement in the Togiak picked up to its highest so far this season, just 50,000 away from its escapement goal range mid-point. This report is sparse, but tomorrow’s finale should be full of all your favorite fish info. -
Thanks to a special bonus run summary from Fish and Game, this report has all the pertinent catch numbers and more. The eastside is still going strong, as the Naknek-Kvichak district held the highest catch and the Alagnak river the greatest escapement.
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Less and less fish information is coming in, and this report has baywide total catch numbers and the individual escapement for each river.
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Of all the rivers across the bay, Togiak held the highest escapement yesterday, as not one of them passed 10,000. We’re 3 million fish above the total run forecast while the season is still coming to a gradual halt.
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Fishermen choose between fishing or packing up and going home. The EPA reaffirms its previous veto of the Pebble Mine. Plus, we hear from a woman creating community for partners of commercial fishermen. -
Numbers continue to trickle down, and each district brought in less than 100,000 fish yesterday. Ugashik is the only district thus far (excluding the Togiak) that has not passed its preseason forecast.
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Catch numbers are evening out across the districts, with each one hauling in over 100,000 fish. The bay is also 1 million above its total run forecast, as the tail end of the salmon run is on its way.
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Bristol Bay has officially passed its preseason run forecast, with a total count of 51.7 million fish! The Naknek-Kvichak also surpassed its forecast, as catch and escapement are still sustained across the districts.
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Port Moller wrapped up their fishery over the weekend with a one final stock composition and catch update, and the Chignik Bay experienced an oil spill that may close part of their their fishery for a couple of days.
