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2020 PWSAC Fisheries Updates

PWSAC’s announcements are scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays for the remainder of the season, with more frequent updates to PWSAC’s Facebook page during cost recovery harvest efforts.

Thursday, July 09, 2020

PWSAC COST RECOVERY UPDATE

PWSAC has elected to implement its WNH chum/MBH sockeye salmon aggregate management strategy to achieve the assigned revenue goal of approximately $5.8 million. To date, the outstanding balance of the assigned revenue goal is approximately $2.1 million, or approximately 64% complete towards this goal through July 8.

Chum Salmon Update

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery:

As of Wednesday, July 8, PWSAC had collected 479,766 chum salmon for cost recovery. Combined with an estimated commercial CPF catch of 221,572 fish, along with broodstock collection of 142,500 fish, the chum salmon run totals 843,838 fish. The anticipated cumulative total return for July 8 was 2.13 million fish.

The 2020 WNH chum salmon egg take began on Monday, July 6. To date, PWSAC has collected approximately 9.5% of the 153 million chum salmon egg goal. Cost recovery fishing operations at WNH are currently on hold to allow for additional broodstock collection. Through July 8, PWSAC had collected as many as 142,500 chum salmon for broodstock at WNH. The anticipated WNH chum salmon broodstock collection for July 8 is 167,518 fish, and PWSAC’s ultimate broodstock goal for 2020 is 201,000 chum salmon.

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2020 PWSAC Hatchery Return Forecast

Sheridan takes the helm at PWSAC

Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation (PWSAC) is excited to announce that Tommy Sheridan has joined our team as the General Manager/CEO.

Tommy is an excellent addition to PWSAC,” said PWSAC Board of Directors Chair Tim Moore. “Tommy’s skills and diverse experience in hatchery operations, fisheries management, and policy are an outstanding fit.

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2019 PWSAC Fisheries Updates

Cost Recovery Update

Chum Salmon

Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation completed the 2019 Chum Cost Recovery on July 12, 2019

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Pink Salmon

Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation completed 97% the 2019 Pink Salmon Cost Recovery on August 11, 2019

Salmon Return Charts

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Notification of the 2020 PWSAC Director Election

In 1985, the Area E salmon permit holders voted in a 2% enhancement tax to be assessed from their gross salmon deliveries.  The funds are collected by the State of Alaska and disbursed to PWSAC for maintaining enhancement programs and operations.

With the enactment of the salmon enhancement tax, the PWSAC Bylaws were amended to provide that every Area E salmon permit holder would be eligible to be a candidate and vote on the Fishermen’s Ballot for the PWSAC Board of Directors.  At least sixty (60%) of the directors are fishermen. The PWSAC Board of Directors has 27 fisherman seats: 10 seine seats, 10 drift gillnet seats, 6 dual permit seats and 1 set gillnet seat. 

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2019 Fall Board of Directors Meeting

Aquaculture Occupational Endorsement Program

Interested in jump-starting your dream career working with salmon? Consider the many learning opportunities available with the University of Alaska Southeast and enroll is the Alaska Salmon Culture Semester program!

For more information or assistance in registering for the program contact:
Angela Bowers
abowers4@alaska.edu
907-747-7742

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2019 PWSAC Hatchery Return Forecast