by Laine Welch | Nov 4, 2021 | Fish Radio Programs, Hatcheries, Salmon
Alaska salmon hatcheries are again on the agenda this month at the Board of Fisheries meeting at Cordova. Seven proposals by two entities aim to curtail production at Prince William Sound where six hatcheries operate, claiming that the fish harm wild stocks....
by Laine Welch | Mar 24, 2021 | Fish Radio Programs, Hatcheries
Last year, nearly 31 million salmon that got their start in Alaska hatcheries were caught in commercial fisheries, or 27% of the statewide harvest of mostly pinks and chums.. The dockside value of $69 million made up 23% of the total salmon value. Overall, the...
by Laine Welch | Jan 18, 2021 | Fish Radio Programs, Hatcheries
Tutka Bay Hatchery at Kachemak Bay Credit: ciaanet.org Hatcheries are an “incompatible use” in state parks claims the Department of Natural Resources and a push is on to close the Tutka Bay hatchery in Kachemak Bay near Homer. It is one...
by Laine Welch | Mar 19, 2020 | Economics, Fish Radio Programs, Hatcheries, Salmon
Alaska salmon that got their start in hatcheries made up 25 percent of last year’s total catch. In 2019, roughly 50 million hatchery salmon were caught by fishermen, mostly pinks and chums, valued at $118 million, or 18% of the state’s total salmon harvest...
by Laine Welch | Feb 18, 2020 | Board of Fish (State), Fish Radio Programs, Hatcheries
Salmon that get their start in Alaska hatcheries enhance the wild runs and the program will again be featured during the Board of Fisheries final meeting next month in Anchorage. A hatchery committee was formed last year to better inform the Board on operations...
