PWSAC 2024 Fisheries Updates

September 18, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Egg-take began on August 27 and finished on September 13.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Egg-take began on August 29 and finished on September 12.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Egg-take began on August 26 and finished on September 6.

Gulkana Hatchery 
Gulkana met its GII egg-take goal on August 10.
GI egg-take began on August 23 and is 39% complete.

September 09, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Egg-take began on August 27 and is 76% complete.
Female percentage is at 55% and the daily amount of overripe and green hens are now within expected levels.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Egg-take began on August 29 and is 81% complete.
CCH staff expect to complete egg-take later this week.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Egg-take began on August 26 and met their goal on September 6.

Gulkana Hatchery 
Gulkana met its GII egg-take goal on August 10.
GI egg-take began on August 23 and is 10% complete.

September 06, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Egg-take began on August 27 and is 50% complete.
Female percentage is at 48% with higher than expected amounts of overripe and green hens.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Egg-take began on August 29 and is 56% complete.
Female percentage is at 59% with expected amounts of overripe and green hens.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Egg-take began on August 26 and is 91% complete.
WNH staff expect to meet their egg-take goal today.

Gulkana Hatchery 
Gulkana met its GII egg-take goal on August 10.
GI egg-take began on August 23 and is 6% complete.

September 03, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Egg-take began on August 27 and is 25% complete.
Female percentage is at 48% with higher-than-expected amounts of overripe and green hens

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Egg-take began on August 29 and is 29% complete.
Female percentage has averaged 48% with numbers of overripe and green hens reducing below expectations.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Egg-take began on August 26 and is 65% complete.
Female percentage is at 53.3% with numbers of overripe and green hens remaining well below expectations.

Gulkana Hatchery 
Gulkana met its GII egg-take goal on August 10.
GI egg-take began on August 23 and is 4% complete.

August 30, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Egg-take began on August 27 and is 11% complete.
Female percentage is 46% with higher-than-expected amounts of overripe and green hens

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Egg-take began on August 29 and is 3% complete.
Female percentage is at 27.1% with expected numbers of overripe and green hens.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Egg-take began on August 26 and is 30% complete.
Female percentage is now at 52.8% with numbers of overripe and green hens reducing well below expected.

Gulkana Hatchery 
Gulkana met its GII egg-take goal on August 10.
GI egg-take began on August 23 and is 1% complete.  There is a solid showing of fish staged at the Paxson Lake inlet that will hopefully make their way to the hatchery springs in the coming weeks.

August 26, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
It is estimated AFK has the number of fish required for egg-take available as brood. Egg-take will begin on 8/26. Staff estimate there are additional fish available to supplement WNH if necessary.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
To date there continues to be insufficient fish available for brood. However, limited new run entry has been identified over the past several days.  Egg-take began today with 40% female and low immature and over mature numbers.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
It is estimated that CCH has the number of fish required for egg-take available as brood. Egg-take will begin on 8/29.

PWSAC is approximately 58.4% complete with the pink revenue goal. At this time, due to limited run entry, cost recovery efforts have been suspended to ensure sufficient brood is collected to support meeting the egg-take goals.

August 19, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Cost recovery took place yesterday with an average weight of 3.1 pounds and a female percentage of 56%.
Brood collection began on 8/14. Staff estimates that the hatchery has its brood stock goal available in front of the hatchery. Brood collection and cost recovery are assessed daily.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Brood collection began on 8/14.  To date there are an estimated 75,000 fish behind the barrier seine available as brood.   Run entry is currently only supporting brood collection.
Brood collection at WNH remains below expectations.  PWSAC is consulting with ADF&G on implementing collection of more fish available as brood at AFK to potentially collect eggs for WNH.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Cost recovery took place yesterday with an average weight of 3.1 pounds and female percent daily average of 37%.  Sampling near the end of the day averaged 50% female.
Brood collection began on 8/16.  To date there are an estimated 240,000 fish available as brood.  Brood collection and cost recovery are assessed daily.

PWSAC is approximately 58.4% complete with the pink revenue goal.  A total of 437,000 pounds, primarily from CCH, were caught yesterday for cost recovery.

August 17, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Cost recovery took place yesterday with an average weight of 3.2 pounds and a female percentage of 44%.
Brood collection began on 8/14. Currently, there are around 240,000 fish available as brood. Brood collection and cost recovery is assessed daily.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Brood collection began on 8/14. Currently, there are about 22,000 fish behind the barrier seine available as brood. Run entry remains difficult to assess as there is little to no show as they enter the bay. Run entry is currently only supporting brood collection.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Cost recovery took place yesterday with an average weight of 3.1 pounds and female percent of 34%.
Brood collection began on 8/16. Currently, there are about 30,000 fish available as brood. Brood collection and cost recovery is assessed daily.

PWSAC is approximately 53.9% complete with the pink revenue goal. A total of 910,000 pounds, primarily from CCH, was caught yesterday for cost recovery.

August 15, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
No cost recovery today.  Yesterday’s cost recovery yielded an average fish weight of 3.0 and female percentage of 40%.
Brood collection began yesterday.  Brood collection and cost recovery is being assessed daily.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
No cost recovery will take place today and there was no cost recovery yesterday. The most recent female percentage was 36%.
Brood collection began yesterday.  Brood collection and cost recovery is being assessed daily.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
No cost recovery will take place today and there was no cost recovery yesterday. The most recent female percentage was 22%.

As of this morning, PWSAC is 44.6% complete with Pink Cost recovery.

August 14, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Cost recovery will continue today. Yesterday’s cost recovery yielded an average fish weight of 3.1 lbs. and female percentage of 33%.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Cost recovery will continue if sufficient fish are available for harvest. Yesterday’s cost recovery yielded an average fish weight of 2.9 lbs. and female percentage of 22%.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Cost recovery will continue today. Yesterday’s cost recovery yielded an average fish weight of 2.9 lbs. and female percentage of 19%.

As of this morning, PWSAC is 41.4% complete with Pink Cost recovery.

August 11, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Cost recovery took place yesterday. The female percentage was 25% and the average size was 2.8 pounds

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Cost recovery took place yesterday. The female percentage was 22% and the average size was 2.8 pounds

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Cost recovery took place yesterday. The female percentage was 14% and the average size was 2.8 pounds

As of this morning, PWSAC is 26.6% complete with pink cost recovery.

August 09, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Harvesters are evaluating run entry and will conduct cost recovery today or tomorrow.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Cost recovery took place yesterday. The average fish size was 2.7 pounds with a female percentage of 15%.  Harvesters are monitoring run entry with staff and will continue cost recovery as soon as sufficient fish are available for harvest.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Cost recovery took place yesterday. The average fish size was 2.6 pounds with a female percentage of 16%. Harvesters are monitoring run entry with staff and will continue cost recovery as soon as sufficient fish are available for harvest.

As of this morning, PWSAC is 12.6% complete with Pink Cost recovery.

August 08, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Cost recovery took place yesterday. The average weight was 3 pounds and the female percentage was 15%. 

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
No cost recovery has taken place since 8/4. Harvesters and tenders are waiting for sufficient run entry to conduct cost recovery.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Harvesters and tenders are waiting for sufficient run entry to continue cost recovery.

As of this morning, PWSAC is 9.5% complete with Pink Cost recovery.

August 07, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Harvesters hope to conduct cost recovery today. Morning reports indicate minimal run entry since the last harvest on 8/5.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
No cost recovery has taken place since 8/4. Harvesters and tenders are standing by waiting for sufficient run entry to conduct cost recovery.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Cost recovery took place yesterday. The female percentage was 13% and the average weight was 2.9 lbs. Harvesters and tenders are standing by waiting for sufficient run entry to continue cost recovery.

As of this morning, PWSAC is 7.6% complete with pink cost recovery.

August 06, 2024
Armin F. Koernig
Cost recovery harvest took place yesterday. Cost recovery operations have paused for today to allow for new run entry.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Cost recovery will take place today. Fish harvested on 8/4 had an average weight of 3 pounds and a female percentage of 9%. 

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Cost recovery will take place today. Fish harvested on 8/4 had an average weight of 2.9 pounds and a female percentage of 10%

As of this morning, PWSAC is 6.4% complete with Pink Cost recovery.

August 05, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Cost recovery harvest will take place today.  

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Cost recovery took place yesterday. PWSAC is waiting for new run entry to continue cost recovery. The average weight on 8/04 was 2.7 pounds and the female percentage won’t be available until later today.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Cost recovery took place yesterday. PWSAC is waiting for new run entry to continue cost recovery. The average weight on 8/04 was 3.1 pounds and the female percentage won’t be available until later today.

As of this morning, PWSAC is 4.5% complete with Pink Cost recovery.

August 03, 2024
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Cost recovery harvest took place yesterday, a total of 220k pounds were harvested. Female percent was 11% and the average weight was 3.3 lbs. PWSAC will look to conduct cost recovery again as soon as sufficient fish are available to harvest.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
WNH began seeing Pink salmon on 7/25, as of 8/3 run entry continues slowly. PWSAC will attempt to conduct cost recovery on Sunday.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
CCH began seeing Pink salmon on 7/22, as of 8/3 run entry continues slowly. PWSAC will attempt to conduct cost recovery on Sunday.

August 01, 2024
AFK began seeing pink salmon on 7/22. As of today, there are minimal fish available for cost recovery. PWSAC will attempt cost recovery on Friday, August 2.

WNH began seeing pink salmon on 7/25. As of today, run entry continues slowly and there are insufficient fish for cost recovery. PWSAC is working with staff and harvesting vessels to monitor run entry and will begin cost recovery as soon as possible.

CCH began seeing pink salmon on 7/22. As of today, new run entry continues but has been minimal and there are insufficient fish for cost recovery. PWSAC is working with staff to monitor run entry and will begin cost recovery as soon as possible.

July 29, 2024
AFK began seeing pink salmon on 7/22. As of 7/29, there is insufficient fish to conduct cost recovery. PWSAC is working with staff and harvesting vessels to monitor run entry and will begin cost recovery as soon as possible.

WNH began seeing pink salmon on 7/25. As of 7/29, there is insufficient fish to conduct cost recovery. PWSAC is working with staff and harvesting vessels to monitor run entry and will begin cost recovery as soon as possible.

CCH began seeing pink salmon on 7/22. As of 7/29, there is insufficient fish to conduct cost recovery. PWSAC is working with staff to monitor run entry and will begin cost recovery as soon as possible.

July 23, 2024
Egg-take update
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery met its chum egg-take goal on 7/20. Way to go WNH! The average female percentage during egg-take was 48%.
Main Bay Hatchery completed its broodstock goal on 7/5 and sockeye egg-take operations will begin around 8/1.
Gulkana will start securing its brood this week and plans to begin sockeye egg-take operations the week of 8/5.

July 18, 2024
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
PWSAC continues to look for opportunities to conduct chum cost recovery as run entry allows. The last cost recovery was on 7/15. To date, PWSAC is 75% complete with its chum egg-take goal. Chum egg-take is expected to be completed on Saturday.

Main Bay Hatchery
PWSAC is 90% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal. Sockeye brood collection for 2024 is complete.

July 15, 2024
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
PWSAC’s chum cost recovery yesterday yielded about 95,000 pounds. As of today, an estimated 130,000 chum salmon are available for brood. Egg-take started on 7/8 and is 48% complete. Egg-take continues daily.

Main Bay Hatchery
PWSAC is 87.7% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal and will continue to conduct sockeye cost recovery as run entry allows. Sockeye brood collection for 2024 is complete.

July 12, 2024
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Yesterday’s cost recovery yielded about 237,000 pounds. As of today, an estimated 145,000 fish are available for brood. Egg-take started on 7/8. PWSAC is 29% complete with its chum egg-take goal. Egg-take continues daily.

Main Bay Hatchery
PWSAC is 80.0% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal and will look to resume sockeye cost recovery if run entry allows. Sockeye brood collection for 2024 is complete.

July 11, 2024
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
PWSAC’s cost recovery yielded about 87,000 pounds yesterday. As of today, an estimate 160,000 fish are available for brood. Egg-take started on 7/8. PWSAC is 20% complete with its chum egg-take goal. Egg-take will continue daily at this time.

Main Bay Hatchery
PWSAC is 76.9% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal and will look to resume cost recovery if run entry allows. Sockeye brood collection for 2024 is complete.

July 10, 2024
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
PWSAC will attempt chum cost recovery operations today. As of today, an estimated 140,000 fish are available for brood. Egg-take started on 7/8 and PWSAC is 13% complete with its chum egg take goal. Egg-take will continue daily.

Main Bay Hatchery
PWSAC will be looking to conduct additional cost recovery this week if run entry allows. PWSAC is 76.5% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal. Brood collection began on 6/30 and was completed on 7/5.

July 9, 2024
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
PWSAC will be looking to conduct cost recovery this week if sufficient fish are available for harvest. As of today, an estimate 145,000 fish are available for brood, with additional fish milling around the THA and SHA. Egg take started on 7/8 with total of 9.3 million eggs harvested. The female percentage is at 51%. Egg take will continue daily at this time.

Main Bay Hatchery
PWSAC will be looking to conduct additional cost recovery this week if run entry allows. PWSAC is 76.5% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal. Main Bay staff began ponding brood on 6/30, brood collection for 2024 has been completed.

July 6, 2024
PWSAC suspended cost recovery for WNH Chum due to insufficient run entry. PWSAC is collecting brood and evaluating run entry on a daily basis. As of today, an estimate 95,000 fish are available for brood.

Additional Sockeye cost recovery took place again yesterday with a harvest of 109,000 pounds. Cost recovery will not take place today. PWSAC is 76.5% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal and will look to resume cost recovery if run entry allows. Staff began ponding brood in on 6/30, to date a total of 9,250 fish have been pass into the pond.

July 05, 2024
PWSAC suspended cost recovery for WNH Chum due to insufficient run entry. PWSAC is collecting brood and evaluating run entry on a daily basis. As of today, an estimate 95,000 fish are available for brood.  

Additional Sockeye cost recovery took place again yesterday with a harvest of 20,000 pounds. Cost recovery continues today, PWSAC is 73.8% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal. Staff began passing brood on 6/30, to date a total of 8,743 fish have been passed into the pond.

July 04, 2024
PWSAC suspended cost recovery for WNH Chum due to insufficient run entry. PWSAC is collecting brood and evaluating run entry on a daily basis. As of today, an estimate 80,000 fish are available for brood.  

Additional Sockeye cost recovery took place again yesterday with a harvest of 78,000 pounds. Cost recovery continues today, PWSAC is 73.0% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal. Staff began ponding brood in the freshwater on 6/30, to date a total of 8,375 fish have been collected for brood.

July 03, 2024
PWSAC suspended cost recovery for WNH Chum due to insufficient run entry. PWSAC is collecting brood and evaluating run entry on a daily basis. As of today, an estimate 70,000 fish are available for brood.  

Additional Sockeye cost recovery took place again yesterday with a harvest of 20,000 pounds. Cost recovery continues today, PWSAC is 70.1% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal. Staff began ponding brood in the freshwater on 6/30, to date a total of 3,125 fish have been collected for brood.

July 02, 2024
PWSAC suspended cost recovery for WNH Chum due to insufficient run entry. PWSAC is collecting brood and evaluating run entry on a daily basis. As of today, an estimate 70,000 fish are available as brood.

Additional Sockeye cost recovery took place again yesterday with a harvest of 135,000 pounds. Cost recovery continues today, PWSAC is 69.6% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal.

July 01, 2024
PWSAC suspended cost recovery for WNH Chum due to insufficient run entry. PWSAC is collecting brood and evaluating run entry on a daily basis. As of today, an estimate 35,000 fish available as brood have been collected.

Additional Sockeye cost recovery took place again yesterday with a harvest of 134,000 pounds. Cost recovery continues today, PWSAC is 64.7% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal.

June 30, 2024
PWSAC suspended cost recovery for WNH Chum due to insufficient run entry. PWSAC is collecting brood and evaluating run entry on a daily basis. As of today, an estimated 30,000 fish available as brood have been collected.

Additional Sockeye cost recovery took place again yesterday with a harvest of 107,000 pounds. Cost recovery continues today, PWSAC is 59.9% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal.

June 29, 2024
PWSAC has suspended cost recovery for WNH Chum due to insufficient run entry. PWSAC is collecting brood and evaluating run entry on a daily basis. As of today, 20,000 brood have been collected.

Additional Sockeye cost recovery took place again yesterday with a harvest of 188,000 pounds. Cost recovery continues today, PWSAC is 56.0% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal.

June 28, 2024
PWSAC has suspended cost recovery for WNH Chum due to insufficient run entry. PWSAC plans to collect brood and evaluate run entry on a daily basis. As of today, 20,000 brood have been collected.  

Additional Sockeye cost recovery took place again yesterday with a harvest of 140,000 pounds. Cost recovery continues today, PWSAC is 50.4% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal.

June 27, 2024
PWSAC has suspended cost recovery for WNH Chum due to insufficient run entry. PWSAC plans to collect brood and evaluate run entry on a daily basis. As of today, 15,000 brood have been collected, no change from yesterday.  

Additional Sockeye cost recovery took place again yesterday with a harvest of 153,000 pounds. Cost recovery continues today, PWSAC is 45.3% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal.

June 26, 2024
PWSAC has suspended cost recovery for WNH Chum due to insufficient run entry. PWSAC plans to collect brood and evaluate run entry on a daily basis in an effort to restart cost recovery. As of today, PWSAC estimates 15,000 brood have been collected.

Sockeye cost recovery took place yesterday with a harvest of 153,000 pounds. Cost recovery continues today, PWSAC is 39.8% complete with its Chum/Sockeye revenue goal.

June 25, 2024
As of today, PWSAC has suspended cost recovery for WNH Chum due to insufficient run entry. At this time, PWSAC is prioritizing brood collection as most recent female percent was 40%. PWSAC plans to collect brood and evaluate run entry on a daily basis in an effort to restart cost recovery.

Sockeye cost recovery was completed yesterday. However, due to the shortfall on chums to date, additional sockeye was bid out and harvest will begin today.

June 24, 2024
PWSAC conducted cost recovery at WNH yesterday with a total harvest of 130,000 pounds and an average fish size of 6.2 pounds. Preliminary information is that female % has increased over the last harvest day. Waiting on final results from the off load. Staff are reporting marginal activity today in the THA after yesterday’s harvest.

Cost recovery is expected to be completed at MBH today, the most recent average fish size was 5.3 pounds. The last female percent available was 36%.

As of today, PWSAC is 31.7% complete with the chum/sockeye cost recovery revenue goal.

June 21, 2024
PWSAC has paused cost recovery at WNH due to limited run entry, staff will monitor run entry and cost recovery will begin as soon as sufficient fish are available to harvest. Cost recovery continues at MBH with an average fish size of 5.3 pounds. The most recent female percentage at MBH is 32%. As of today, PWSAC is 22.4% complete with the chum/sockeye cost recovery revenue goal.

June 20, 2024
PWSAC has paused cost recovery at WNH due to limited run entry, staff will monitor run entry and cost recovery will begin as soon as sufficient fish are available to harvest. Cost recovery continues at MBH with an average fish size of 5.4 pounds and strong run entry. The most recent female % from MBH was 30%. As of today, PWSAC is 19.7% complete with the chum/sockeye cost recovery revenue goal.

June 19, 2024
PWSAC conducted cost recovery at WNH yesterday with a modest harvest. No new run entry was observed by staff or the harvesting vessel this morning. Cost recovery continues at MBH with an average fish size of 5.5 pounds and strong run entry. As of today, PWSAC is 16.9% complete with the chum/sockeye cost recovery revenue goal.

June 18, 2024
PWSAC was unable to conduct cost recovery at WNH yesterday for the second day. No new run entry was observed by staff or the harvesting vessel. Staff and the harvesting vessels both surveyed the subdistrict and neither identified sufficient fish to conduct a harvest. Cost recovery continues at MBH with an average fish size of 5.4 pounds and strong run entry. As of today, PWSAC is 14.1% complete with the chum/sockeye cost recovery revenue goal.

June 17, 2024
PWSAC was unable to conduct cost recovery at WNH yesterday. Run entry was limited throughout the day, yesterday and early morning estimates of fish available to harvest are limited. Cost recovery was conducted at MBH yesterday with an average fish size of 5.6 pounds. MBH cost recovery will continue today. As of today, PWSAC is 11.2% complete with the chum/sockeye cost recovery revenue goal.

June 16, 2024
PWSAC conducted cost recovery at WNH yesterday with a total harvest of 125K pounds and average size of 6.6 pounds. Run entry was limited throughout the day, and early morning estimates of fish available to harvest are limited. Cost recovery was conducted at MBH yesterday with an average fish size of 5.5 pounds. As of today, PWSAC is 8.4% complete with the chum/sockeye cost recovery goal.

June 15, 2024
PWSAC did not conduct cost recovery at WNH yesterday due to insufficient run entry. Cost recovery will take place today at WNH. Cost recovery at MBH started yesterday with the first harvest and an average fish size of 5.2 pounds. As of today, PWSAC is 6.2% complete with the chum/sockeye cost recovery goal.

June 14, 2024
PWSAC conducted cost recovery at WNH yesterday. As of today, cost recovery is 5.7% complete. The average chum size was 6.7 pounds. Due to limited fish availability, cost recovery at WNH is paused for the day. At MBH, fish counts have been increasing over the last two days, the harvesting vessel is on site and will harvest if sufficient fish are available.

June 13, 2024
PWSAC will continue cost recovery at WNH today. As of this morning the Chum/Sockeye goal is 4% complete. Average chum weight from the 6/12 sale was 7.2 lbs. MBH is starting to see fish and looking to start cost recovery tomorrow if the volume of fish is sufficient to support a harvest.

June 12, 2024
PWSAC did not conduct cost recovery at WNH or MBH yesterday 6/11. Today, cost recovery took place at WNH, and continues at the time of this posting. Staff at MBH had their first fish sighting today, and PWSAC will look to start cost recovery there as soon as possible.

June 11, 2024
PWSAC began chum cost recovery on 6/10.  Chum fishing will continue today if fish quantities are sufficient for harvest. Sockeye cost recovery has not begun, PWSAC is evaluating run entry with hopes of starting soon.

June 10, 2024
PWSAC chum cost recovery began today. Cost recovery will continue as run entry allows.