PWSAC Cost Recovery Updates
PWSAC Cost Recovery Updates
Egg-take Update
August 25, 2025
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery and Cannery Creek Hatchery began pink egg-take operations today.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery began pink egg-take on 8/24 and continues today.
August 20, 2025
Pink cost recovery is 91% complete.
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Yesterday’s cost recovery yielded 57,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.8 pounds. The female percentage from fish harvested on 8/19 was 49%. Cost recovery may resume once adequate brood has been collected. Egg-take is set to begin 8/25.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Cost recovery was suspended on 8/15 to allow for brood collection. Egg-take is set to begin 8/24.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
Yesterday’s cost recovery yielded 375,000 pounds with an average weight of 3.0 pounds. The female percentage from fish harvested on 8/19 was 44%. Cost recovery may resume once adequate brood has been collected. Egg-take is set to begin 8/25.
August 19, 2025
Pink cost recovery is 88% complete.
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Yesterday’s cost recovery yielded 359,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.8 pounds. The female percentage determined by staff on 8/18 was 43%. Cost recovery may resume once adequate brood have been collected. Egg-take is planned to begin 8/25.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Cost recovery was suspended on 8/15 to allow for brood collection. Egg-take is set to begin 8/24.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
Yesterday’s cost recovery yielded 241,000 pounds with an average weight of 3.0 pounds. The female percentage determined by staff on 8/18 was 34%. Cost recovery may resume once adequate brood have been collected. Egg-take is set to begin 8/25.
August 18, 2025
Pink cost recovery is 83% complete.
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Yesterday’s cost recovery yielded 384,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.8 pounds. Cost recovery will continue today. The female percentage from fish harvested on 8/17 was 40%.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Cost recovery did not take place yesterday; it was suspended to allow for brood collection. The female percentage from fish harvested on 8/15 was 40%.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
Yesterday’s cost recovery yielded 468,000 pounds with an average weight of 3.0 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to continue today. The female percentage from fish harvested on 8/17 was 35%.
August 16, 2025
Cost recovery is 68% complete.
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Yesterday’s cost recovery harvest yielded 546,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.9 pounds. Cost recovery will continue today. The female percentage from fish harvested on 8/15 was 37%.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Yesterday’s cost recovery harvest yielded 309,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.7 pounds. Cost recovery was suspended today to allow brood to be collected and will resume once PWSAC has collected a sufficient portion of the brood. The female percentage from fish harvested on 8/15 was 40%.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
Yesterday’s cost recovery harvest yielded 640,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.8 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to continue today. The female percentage from fish harvested on 8/15 was 37%.
August 14, 2025
Pink cost recovery is 57% complete.
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Yesterday’s pink cost recovery yielded 596,000 pounds with an average weight of 2. 8 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to resume Friday. The female percentage from fish harvested on 8/12 was 35%.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Yesterday’s pink cost recovery yielded 112,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.7 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to resume Friday. The female percentage from fish harvested on 8/12 was 34%.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
Yesterday’s pink cost recovery yielded 218,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.8 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to resume Friday. The female percentage from fish harvested on 8/12 was 30%.
August 13, 2025
Pink cost recovery is 50% complete.
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Yesterday’s pink cost recovery yielded 382,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.9 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to continue today. The most recent female percentage was 32% on 8/11.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Yesterday’s pink cost recovery yielded 299,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.6 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to continue today. The most recent female percentage was 30% on 8/11.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
Yesterday’s pink cost recovery yielded 643,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.8 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to continue today. The most recent female percentage was 27% on 8/11.
August 12, 2025
Pink cost recovery is 40% complete.
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Yesterday’s pink cost recovery yielded 567,000 pounds with an average weight of 3.0 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to continue today. The most recent female percentage was 29% on 8/9.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Yesterday’s pink cost recovery yielded 296,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.6 pounds and a female percentage of 30%. Cost recovery is expected to continue today.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
Yesterday’s pink cost recovery yielded 730,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.8 pounds and a female percentage of 27%. Cost recovery is expected to continue today.
August 11, 2025
Pink cost recovery is 28% complete.
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Cost recovery continues today. The most recent female percentage was 29% on 8/9.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Cost recovery continues today.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
Cost recovery continues today. The most recent female percentage was 22% on 8/9.
August 8, 2025
As of 8/7, pink cost recovery is 20.1% complete.
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Yesterday’s harvest yielded 349,000 pounds with an average weight of 3.0 pounds. Cost recovery will continue today if sufficient fish are available for harvest. The last available female percentage was 25% on 8/5.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Yesterday’s harvest yielded 312,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.7 pounds. Cost recovery will continue today if sufficient fish are available for harvest.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
Yesterday’s harvest yielded 96,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.7 pounds. Cost recovery will continue today if sufficient fish are available for harvest. The last available female percentage was 20% on 8/5.
August 6, 2025
As of 8/6, pink cost recovery is 14.5% complete.
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Yesterday’s harvest yielded 96,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.8 pounds. Cost recovery will resume tomorrow if sufficient fish are available for harvest. The female percentage on 8/5 was 25%.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
There wasn’t cost recovery at WNH yesterday. Cost recovery is expected to resume tomorrow if sufficient fish are available for harvest.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
Yesterday’s harvest yielded 180,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.8 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to resume tomorrow if sufficient fish are available for harvest. The female percentage on 8/5 was 20%.
August 5, 2025
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Yesterday’s cost recovery yielded 204,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.8 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to resume today if sufficient fish are available for harvest.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Yesterday’s cost recovery yielded 220,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.6 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to resume today if sufficient fish are available for harvest.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
Yesterday’s cost recovery yielded 432,000 pounds with an average weight of 2.8 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to resume today if sufficient fish are available for harvest.
The PWSAC seine revenue goal is approximately 13% complete.
August 4, 2025 – Egg-take update
Main Bay Hatchery started sockeye egg-take operations on Friday, August 1. As of yesterday, they are 17% complete with their egg goal. Today, MBH staff are sorting through brood to prepare for tomorrow’s egg-take.
The next CR update will be tomorrow to include the results from today’s harvest.
August 1, 2025
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Yesterday’s pink cost recovery yielded 105,000 pounds, with an average weight of 2.8 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to resume on Saturday if sufficient fish are available for harvest.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Yesterday’s pink cost recovery yielded 130,000 pounds, with an average weight of 2.9 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to resume today if sufficient fish are available for harvest.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
Pink cost recovery began yesterday at CCH. The initial harvest yielded 108,000 pounds, with an average weight of 2.8 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to resume on Saturday if sufficient fish are available for harvest.
July 29, 2025
Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Cost recovery began yesterday at AFK. The initial harvest yielded 292,000 pounds, with an average weight of 2.8 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to resume on Thursday if sufficient fish are available for harvest.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Cost recovery began yesterday at WNH. The initial harvest yielded 105,000 pounds, with an average weight of 3.0 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to resume on Thursday if sufficient fish are available for harvest.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
Harvesting vessels surveyed the area and determined that insufficient fish were available for harvest. Staff will continue to monitor fish entry daily.
July 22, 2025
WNH reached their chum egg-take goal on Sunday, July 20! It was a smooth egg-take this year with good to excellent female percentages every day. Our awesome crew met the goal in a steady and solid 14 days, starting July 7.
Pink cost recovery updates will start when enough fish become available for harvest.
July 15, 2025
WNH started egg-take on July 7 and is 54% complete. The female percentage yesterday was 57% with good numbers of ripe, ready fish. Egg-take will continue daily.
July 8, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery on June 8. On July 4, PWSAC met the aggregate chum and sockeye cost recovery revenue goal.
WNH started egg-take yesterday and is 4% complete. The female percentage yesterday was 64% with good numbers of ripe, ready fish.
MBH passed all brood into the pond on July 5 and will begin egg-take in August when brood has matured.
July 3, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery at WNH on 6/8. Yesterday, a total of 560,000 pounds were harvested. Approximately another 649,000 pounds were harvested today. The average chum size was 5.6 pounds. Due to limited sockeye run entry at Main Bay, aggregate cost recovery began at WNH on Sunday and will continue Friday, 7/4, when PWSAC anticipates completing the gillnet revenue goal for 2025. Brood collection at WNH is ongoing. Of the 228,000 goal, 150,000 fish are estimated to be available for brood.
At MBH, cost recovery began on 6/20. Cost recovery did not take place yesterday. Brood collection began on 6/21. Of the 12,000 goal, 9,188 fish have passed into the brood pond.
Including today’s harvest, the total gillnet revenue goal is approximately 96% complete.
July 2, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery at WNH on 6/8. Yesterday, a total of 428,000 pounds were harvested. The average chum size was 5.5 pounds. Due to limited sockeye run entry at Main Bay, aggregate cost recovery began at WNH on Sunday and continues daily. Brood collection also continues daily: of the 228,000 goal, 100,000 fish are available as brood.
At MBH, cost recovery began on 6/20. There was no cost recovery at Main Bay yesterday. Harvesting will resume when fish are available. Brood collection began 6/21: of the 12,000 goal, 7,435 fish have passed into the brood pond.
The total gillnet revenue goal is 80% complete.
July 1, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery at WNH on 6/8. Yesterday, a total of 250,000 pounds were harvested. The average chum size was 5.6 pounds. Due to limited sockeye run entry at Main Bay, aggregate cost recovery began at WNH on Sunday and continues daily. Brood collection continues daily: of the 228,000 goal, 60,000 fish are available as brood.
At MBH, cost recovery began on 6/20. There were no cost recovery operations yesterday. Harvesting will resume as fish are available. Brood collection began 6/21: of the 12,000 goal, 6,123 fish have been passed into the brood pond.
As of today, the total gillnet revenue goal is 75% complete.
June 30, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery at WNH on 6/8. Yesterday, a total of 213,000 pounds were harvested. The average chum size was 5.5 pounds. Due to limited sockeye run entry at Main Bay, aggregate cost recovery began at WNH on Sunday. Brood collection continues daily: of the 228,000 goal, 25,000 fish are currently available for brood.
At MBH, cost recovery began on 6/20. Yesterday, a total of 56,000 pounds were harvested. Harvesting continues as fish are available. Brood collection began 6/21. Of the 12,000 goal, 4,122 fish have been passed into the brood pond.
The total gillnet revenue goal is 71% complete.
June 26, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery at WNH on 6/8. Yesterday, a total of 152,000 pounds were harvested, completing the board approved portion of revenue for the chum. The average chum size was 5.7 pounds.
Due to limited sockeye run entry at Main Bay, aggregate cost recovery will continue at WNH on Saturday. Brood collection continues daily. Of the 228,000 goal, 8,000 fish are currently available for brood.
At MBH, cost recovery began on 6/20. Yesterday, a total of 36,000 pounds were harvested. Cost recovery will continue today. Brood collection began 6/21. Of the 12,000 goal, 920 fish have been passed into the brood pond.
As of today, the total gillnet revenue goal is 62% complete.
June 25, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery at WNH on 6/8. Yesterday, a total of 255,000 pounds were harvested. The average chum size was 5.2 pounds. Cost recovery will continue today. There are approximately 8,000 fish available as brood, out of the 228,000 goal. Brood collection will continue daily.
At MBH, cost recovery began on 6/20. Cost recovery did not take place yesterday but will resume when sufficient fish are available for harvest. Brood collection began on 6/21. 476 fish of the 12,000 brood goal has passed into the brood pond.
As of today, the total gillnet revenue goal is 58% complete.
June 24, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery at WNH on 6/8. Yesterday, a total of 226,000 pounds were harvested. The average chum size was 5.7 pounds. Cost recovery and brood collection will continue daily as fish entry allows.
At MBH, cost recovery began on 6/20. Yesterday’s harvest yielded 51,000 pounds. Cost recovery will continue when sufficient fish are available for harvest. Brood collection began 6/21 with a total of 116 fish being passed into the brood pond.
As of today, the total gillnet revenue goal is 55% complete.
June 23, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery at WNH on 6/8. Yesterday, a total of 228,000 pounds were harvested. The average chum size was 5.3 pounds. Cost recovery will continue daily as fish entry allows. Brood collection will begin today.
At MBH cost recovery began on 6/20. The first harvest was 35,000 pounds. Cost recovery will resume today. Brood collection began on 6/21.
As of today, the total gillnet revenue goal is 49% complete.
June 20, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery at WNH on 6/8. Yesterday, a total of 466,000 pounds were harvested. The average chum size was 5.5 pounds. Cost recovery will continue daily as fish entry allows. Chum cost recovery is 63% complete based on poundage.
A cost recovery harvest at MBH is planned for today. Cost recovery at MBH will be evaluated daily for the next harvest day.
As of today, the total gillnet revenue goal is 35% complete.
June 18, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery at WNH on 6/8. As of today, the gillnet revenue goal is 37% complete. Yesterday, a total of 105,000 pounds was harvested. The average chum size was 5.4 pounds. Cost recovery will continue daily as fish entry allows.
Cost recovery has not begun at MBH. Staff began seeing jumpers on 6/11. As of today, staff estimate less than 5,000 fish near the hatchery, but the number continues to build. PWSAC will begin cost recovery as soon as sufficient fish are available for harvest.
June 17, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery at WNH on 6/8. As of today, the gillnet revenue goal is 35% complete. Yesterday, 556,000 pounds were harvested. The average chum size was 5.4 pounds. Cost recovery will continue daily as fish entry allows.
MBH has not begun cost recovery. Staff began seeing jumpers on 6/11. Currently, staff estimate that fewer than 4,000 fish are near the hatchery, but the number has been building over the last 3 days. PWSAC will begin cost recovery as soon as sufficient fish are available for harvest.
June 16, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery at WNH on 6/8. As of today, the gillnet revenue goal is 25% complete. Yesterday, 290,000 pounds were harvested. The average chum size was 5.4 pounds. Cost recovery will continue daily as fish entry allows.
Cost recovery has not begun at MBH. Staff began seeing jumpers on 6/11 and they report a school of fish near the hatchery. PWSAC will begin cost recovery as soon as sufficient fish are available for harvest.
June 13, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery at WNH on 6/8. As of today, the gillnet revenue goal is 15.5% complete. Yesterday, a total of 179,000 pounds were harvested. The average chum size was 5.3 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to continue daily as fish entry allows.
Cost recovery has not begun at MBH. Staff began seeing jumpers on 6/11, and they report a small school of fish near the hatchery. PWSAC will begin cost recovery as soon as sufficient fish are available for harvest.
June 12, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery at WNH on 6/8. As of today, the gillnet revenue goal is 12.1% complete. Cost recovery has continued daily since starting. The average chum size was 5.1 pounds on 6/10 and 5.5 pounds on 6/11. Cost recovery is expected to continue daily as fish entry allows.
Cost recovery has not begun at MBH. Staff began seeing jumpers on 6/11, and today, they reported a small school of fish near the hatchery. PWSAC will begin cost recovery as soon as sufficient fish are available for harvest.
June 10, 2025
PWSAC began cost recovery at WNH in the afternoon of 6/8 with an initial harvest of 73,000 pounds. As of today, the gillnet revenue goal is 5.5% complete. The average chum size was 5.4 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to continue daily as fish entry allows.
Cost recovery has not begun at MBH. Currently, staff are not reporting any fish sightings in the bay.
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