PWSAC Cost Recovery Update

Thursday, June 25

PWSAC began chum cost recovery at Wally Noerenberg Hatchery on 6/15, and harvest continued regularly through 6/23. Due to low run entry, cost recovery has been temporarily suspended to prioritize broodstock collection. Hatchery staff will continue to evaluate run entry daily.  Cost recovery operations at WNH will resume once sufficient fish are available to meet broodstock collection needs and cost recovery objectives.  An estimated 2,000 fish are currently available as brood, of the 228,000 goal.

Main Bay Hatchery began sockeye cost recovery on 6/12 and the sockeye revenue goal was achieved on 6/25.

As of today, the total gillnet revenue goal is 74% complete.

Wednesday, June 24

PWSAC began chum cost recovery at Wally Noerenberg Hatchery on 6/15 and continued regularly through 6/23. Due to low run entry, cost recovery has been suspended until Monday to support brood collection. Run entry will be evaluated daily by staff and cost recovery will restart when sufficient fish are available as brood and for harvest. An estimated 2,000 fish of the 228,000 brood goal have been collected to date.

Main Bay Hatchery started cost recovery on 6/12.  Run entry has been steady and cost recovery fishing occurs daily. Most recent average size was 4.2 pounds.

As of today, the total gillnet revenue goal is 72% complete.

Tuesday, June 23

PWSAC began chum cost recovery at Wally Noerenberg Hatchery on 6/15 and continued daily through 6/21. Fish harvested on 6/21 averaged 8.0 pounds. Cost recovery resumed today and will continue daily as fish entry allows. WNH staff began brood collection and are monitoring fish entry daily.

Main Bay Hatchery began sockeye cost recovery on 6/12.  Run entry has been steady and cost recovery fishing occurs daily. The most recent average size was 4.2 pounds.

As of today, the total gillnet revenue goal is 70% complete.