Wally Noerenberg

The Wally Noerenberg Hatchery (WNH) is the second PWSAC-owned hatchery located in Lake Bay on the southern end of Esther Island in Prince William Sound, approximately 20 miles east of Whittier.  The hatchery was built in 1985 with monies borrowed from the Alaska Fisheries Enhancement Revolving Loan Fund.

WNH is currently permitted for 148 million pink, 153 million chum, 4 million coho, and 50 thousand Chinook salmon eggs annually.