Long story short: No Tanner season for 2016 for these three districts.
KSDP will be speaking with Mark Stichert, Area Management Biologist in the near future groundfish/shellfish trawl survey results from 2015. Stay tuned for more info!
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has completed analysis of 2015 Tanner crab survey
results from the Kodiak, Chignik, and South Peninsula districts. Commercial Tanner crab
fisheries in these districts may occur when the estimated abundance of mature male Tanner crab
meets or exceeds stock size thresholds established in regulation (5 AAC 35.507 Kodiak, Chignik,
and South Peninsula Districts C. bairdi Tanner crab harvest strategies). (more…)
Another large salmon run is forecasted this upcoming salmon season for the Bristol Bay fishery. The forecast calls for a harvest of roughly 31 million sockeye with another 15 million escaping for a cumulative run of 46 million fish!
Commercial salmon fishing will be extended in the Unimak, Southwestern, and South Central
districts, as well as, the Shumagin Islands Section of the Southeastern District from 9:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 13 until further notice.
SAND POINT COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHERY ANNOUNCEMENT # 21
For Emergency Order #4-FS-M-SP-21-15
Commercial salmon fishing will be extended in the Unimak, Southwestern, and South Central districts, as well as, the Shumagin Islands Section of the Southeastern District for 72 hours from 9:00 p.m. Thursday, August 6 until 9:00 p.m. Sunday, August 9, 2015.
Closed waters
The Volcano Bay (284-36) section as well as the Belkofski Bay Section north of a line extending
from Belkofski Point to Slavna Point will remain closed.
As previously announced:
Commercial salmon fishing is allowed within Orzinski Bay, those waters northwest of a line
from Elephant Point to Waterfall Point until further notice. The closed waters of Orzinski Bay are reduced to
the stream mouth.
Commercial salmon fishing in Beaver Bay, Balboa Bay, Southwest Stepovak, Northwest Stepovak, and East Stepovak sections of the Southeastern District will close at 9:00 p.m. Thursday, August 6, 2015
Commercial salmon fishing will be allowed in the Unimak, Southwestern, and South Central
districts, as well as, the Shumagin Islands Section of the Southeastern District for 85 hours from
8:00 a.m. Monday, August 3 until 9:00 p.m. Thursday, August 6, 2015.
Commercial salmon fishing will be allowed in Beaver Bay, Balboa Bay, Southwest Stepovak,
Northwest Stepovak, East Stepovak sections of the Southeastern District for 85 hours from 8:00
a.m. Monday, August 3 until 9:00 p.m. Thursday, August 6, 2015
The Northwest Stepovak Section of the Southeastern District will be extended for 48 hours from
6:00 p.m. Sunday, July 19 until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2015.
All closed waters in the above locations will be as described in the regulation book or as adjusted
by emergency order
Commercial salmon fishing will be extended in Orzinski Bay, those waters northwest of a line from Elephant Point to Waterfall Point for 24 hours from 6:00 pm Thursday, July 16 until 6:00 p.m. Friday,
July 17, 2015. The closed waters of Orzinski Bay will remain at 1,000 yards.
The Northwest Stepovak Section (including Orzinski Bay) of the Southeastern District will open
to commercial salmon fishing for 48 hours from 6:00 p.m. Friday, July 17 until 6:00 p.m. Sunday,
July 19, 2015.
The Aleutia Members Meeting has been postponed to Monday, June 1st at 6 pm due to inclement weather. The location stays the same at the Aleutians East Borough Office.
