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Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 28, 2021
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Nine COVID-19 cases reported in Dillingham area since mid-July, according to state
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Observations of Chignik’s changing ecology
The salmon runs to the Chignik River have been low for the fourt year in a row. There is no clear understanding of what environmental factors have contributed to the extremely low salmon runs over the past four years. But people there have noticed changes to the local ecosystem.
Alvin Pedersen is a retired fisherman who has lived in Chignik Lagoon his whole life. He conducted research with the University of Washington in Black and Chignik lakes, trapping sockeye through the ice.
“We didn’t find a whole lot of sockeye, so the oxygen levels were low, and they thought a lot of the fish had moved on were not overwintering up there,” he said.
Credit Mackenzie Mancuso/KDLG
The numbers
The bay keeps pushing the record higher as 64.2 million fish have returned to local waters.
Baywide harvest was 219,000 salmon as the season continues to wind down. Cumulative harvest for all of Bristol Bay is 39.2 million fish. Naknek-Kvichak district especially seems to be calming back down from their recent surge.
Escapement got a light bump despite the Naknek tower no longer reporting. 213,203 fish made it up the rivers, over half of which went to the Alagnak River. Across Bristol Bay’s nine counted rivers, the total escapement is 24.9 million fish.
Nushagak District
Yesterday’s harvest in the Nushagak matched the Wednesday’s numbers at 23,000 fish. Average sockeye per drift delivery were at 252 and the season total harvest is now 17.57 million fish.
Messages to the fleet
To Tom Huffer Sr on Egegik Beach, from Stella: No seats are available on any flights out of King Salmon on Alaska or Ravn. You have your reservations for the 26th as planned. The alternative might be Dillingham. Please turn on the phone so I can call. If anyone hears this on Egegik Beach, please pass this on.
To the hearty fishermen of the Vega!!
We wish you guys good fishing and a safe return to us in Salt Lake City & Flagstaff!! We are proud of y all.
Lizzie, Ron, Jesse, Ciera, the girls and Mom!!
Credit James Radon
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