Authorities today identified the deceased as Lance Eric Norby, 45, of Arlington, Texas. He captained the F/V Pneuma. Norby s next of kin has been notified.
Alaska State Troopers report receiving a call around 5 a.m. Thursday morning that a commercial vessel was taking on water. Two wildlife troopers responded immediately. Before they got there, they heard reports that the three people on board were in the water.
The two other people on board survived. Authorities credit Good Samaritans on the scene with helping in the rescue.
The Nushagak District broke its single-day harvest record two days in a row
On June 30, the fleet harvested 1.7 million sockeye. It has already broken that record with a total catch of 1.8 million on July 1.
Izzy Ross hosts the Fish Report on July 1, 2021.
A commercial fisherman has died after a vessel sank in the south end of Nushagak Bay on Thursday morning with three people on board. Authorities credit Good Samaritans on the scene with helping in the rescue.
Nushagak fleet hauls in highest single-day harvest ever, as more than 1.9 million sockeye return to the district
Nushagak District fishermen caught the most fish ever in a single day in the history of the district.
Credit Hope McKenney
Josh Crozby owns and operates the tender Icelander. He and his crew were on the south line of the Nushagak River, about 25 miles downriver from Dillingham. Crozby said the huge swell of salmon caught them by surprise.
Messages to the fleet
Good luck to the crew on the Fish Hawk and set netter s on coffee point. Miss you all and be safe!! From the South Dakota crew
The numbers
The total run in Bristol Bay has reached almost 6.2 million fish. Yesterday’s daily bay-wide catch was 775,000 fish, which is a quarter of the 3.2 million fish caught so far.
Daily escapement across the bay came to 660,871 fish. Total escapement is at 2.9 million.
Nushagak District
Escapement around the Nushagak District was 540,175, bringing the total to 2.3 million. The district’s total run is at 4 million fish.
The fleet in the Nushagak District caught 325,000 fish yesterday. The district now has the highest total harvest in the bay, at 1.6 million fish.
The Nushagak’s total run is now over 1 million more than 60% of the bay’s total run so far. The river’s king run has picked up a bit, but it’s still far