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State biologists have again predicted underperforming king salmon runs in the Taku and Stikine river systems. That means Southeast Alaska’s troll and gillnet fleets can expect restrictions for sockeye and king salmon harvests in areas around Juneau and Wrangell.
“We’ll be going along in this same conservation mode that we’ve had,” state area management biologist Dave Harris said. “We’ll probably do very, very similar fisheries management regimes that we have in the last several years.”
Both rivers have been historically below the lower limits of the state’s escapement targets that biologists say are needed to keep the king runs healthy.