Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 30, 2021 kdlg.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kdlg.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Fishing boats in Chignik s city harbor (2018).
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Chinook runs have declined all around the state. One of the areas particularly hard-hit by the low returns is the Chignik River. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife plan to launch a three-year research project to find out why the Chignik River’s Chinook run has declined.
Fish and Game Management Biologist Reid Johnson said now, the holdup is funding.
“It’s a partnership between the US fish and wildlife service as well as the Chignik Inter-tribal Coalition,” he said. “There were a few different questions we’re going to try to answer with that project, but a proposal has been submitted and we won’t know about funding until next year.”
Chigniks area to research dwindling Chinook salmon runs kdlg.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kdlg.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.