PWSAC Cost Recovery Update

Tuesday, August 11

PWSAC completed its 2026 Pink Cost Recovery goal on 8/10. 

The female percentages for the final cost recovery were: WNH 35%, AFK 36%, and CCH 26%. 

Friday, August 7

Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Pink cost recovery began at AFK on 7/31. Harvest continued on 8/6, yielding a female percentage of 25% and an average weight of 3.5 pounds.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Pink cost recovery began at WNH on 8/4. Harvest continued on 8/6, yielding a female percentage of 27% and an average weight of 3.2 pounds.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Cost recovery began at CCH on 8/2. Harvest continued on 8/6, yielding a female percentage of 20% and an average weight of 2.9 pounds.

As of 8/6 PWSAC has completed 39% of the pink cost recovery goal.

Wednesday, August 5

Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Pink cost recovery began at AFK on 7/31. Harvest continued on 8/4, yielding a female percentage of 19% and an average weight of 3.5 lbs.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Pink cost recovery began at WNH on 8/4. The female percentage was 19% and the average weight was 3.4 lbs.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
Pink cost recovery began at CCH on 8/2. Harvest continued on 8/4, yielding a female percentage of 19.5% and an average weight of 3.2 lbs.

As of 8/4 PWSAC has completed 21% of the pink cost recovery goal. Cost recovery fishing continues today.

Monday, August 3

Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
PWSAC began cost recovery at AFK on 7/31. The most recent female percent was 15% and the average weight was 3.4 pounds. Cost recovery will continue daily as run entry allows.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Cost recovery has not begun because sufficient fish are not available for harvest. Staff and a harvesting vessel are evaluating run entry daily.

Cannery Creek Hatchery
PWSAC began cost recovery at CCH on 8/2. The most recent female percent was 16% and the average weight was 3.2 pounds. Cost recovery will continue daily as run entry allows.

As of 8/2, PWSAC has completed 11% of the cost recovery goal.

Wednesday, July 29

Hatchery staff at Armin F. Koernig, Cannery Creek, and Wally Noerenberg Hatchery are currently reporting small schools of pink salmon at all three facilities. The estimated numbers have been increasing over the last three days. Cost recovery boats will be looking at each site later today to begin cost recovery, if sufficient fish are available to harvest.

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery finished chum egg-take operations on 7/27, meeting 65% of the egg goal.

Thursday, July 23

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery began chum egg-take operations on 7/8 and reached 61% of the egg collection goal on 7/22. Eggtake is winding down and with limited brood, staff have been diligent to fertilize every good hen and egg to ensure maximum future releases of healthy, robust smolts. 

Monday, July 13

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery began chum egg-take operations on 7/8 and reached 26% of the egg collection goal by 7/12.
Staff continue to observe a higher than expected proportion of ripe hens, along with above average fecundity (eggs per female). Currently, an estimated 39% of the broodstock needed to complete the eggtake is now available, and fish continue to enter the bay. The average female percentage has been 52%.

Wednesday, July 8

Chum eggtake began today at Wally Noerenberg Hatchery.  Staff report a good number of ripe hens with above average fecundity.  An estimated 24 percent of brood is available behind the barrier seine and fish continue to move into the bay daily.

Main Bay Hatchery has an estimated 95 percent of the brood goal available behind the barrier seine.  Brood entry into the freshwater pond for ripening continues daily. 

Monday, July 6

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Yesterday, chum cost recovery operations resumed at WNH for the first time since June 21: a limited harvest of approximately 45,000 pounds was conducted. A large body of fish was observed outside the bay which prompted a small harvest to provide additional information on fish availability and movement. Catcher boats estimate the number of fish is not sufficient enough to support additional cost recovery efforts at this time. To date, WNH has achieved 12% of its broodstock goal.

Main Bay Hatchery
MBH staff continue to collect brood, although fish movement has slowed in recent days. To date, staff have collected approximately half of the broodstock goal behind the barrier seine.

Tuesday, June 30

Chum cost recovery at Wally Noerenberg Hatchery continues to be suspended for brood collection. Cost recovery will restart as soon as sufficient fish are available for harvest.

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. The 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.

Friday, June 19

PWSAC began chum cost recovery at Wally Noerenberg Hatchery on 6/15 and has continued daily. Fish harvested on 6/18 averaged 8.1 pounds. Cost recovery is expected to continue daily as fish entry allows.

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

As of today, the total gillnet revenue goal is 40% complete.

Thursday, June 18

PWSAC began chum cost recovery at Wally Noerenberg Hatchery on 6/15 and has continued daily. The fish harvested on 6/17 were 8.1 pounds on average. Cost recovery is expected to continue daily as fish entry allows.

Main Bay Hatchery began sockeye cost recovery on 6/12.  Run entry has been steady and cost recovery fishing has continued regularly. The most recent average size was 3.9 pounds.

As of today, the total gillnet revenue goal is 31% complete.

Wednesday, June 17

PWSAC began chum cost recovery at Wally Noerenberg Hatchery on 6/15 and has continued daily. The fish harvested on 6/16 were 7.7 pounds on average. Cost recovery is expected to continue daily as fish entry allows.

Main Bay Hatchery began sockeye cost recovery on 6/12.  Run entry has been steady and cost recovery has continued regularly. The most recent average size was 4 pounds.

As of today, the total gillnet revenue goal is 19.7% complete.

Tuesday, June 16

PWSAC began cost recovery at Wally Noerenberg Hatchery on Monday 6/15 and continued Tuesday 6/16. The average chum size was 6.8 pounds on 6/15 and 7.7 pounds on 6/16. Cost recovery is expected to continue daily as fish entry allows.

MBH started cost recovery on 6/12.  Run entry has been steady and cost recovery fishing is continuing regularly.  The average is 3.8 lbs.

As of today, the total gillnet revenue goal is 16% complete.