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State’s 2024 harvest cap for herring will be the highest in history

by KCAW News | Jan 5, 2024 | Local News

Seiners in Sitka will be allowed to catch more fish than ever before in the 2024 commercial sac roe herring fishery this coming spring – over 80,000 tons But they won’t likely come close to meeting that record-breaking harvest. Read More

The state has set a record harvest for Sitka herring this spring. But a weak market will keep many of those fish in the water

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jan 19, 2022 | Local News, Syndicated

The Alaska Department of Fish & Game on Friday (1-14-21) announced the largest-ever harvest guideline for the Sitka Sac Roe Herring fishery this spring – over 45,000 tons – but it’s unlikely that the market can accommodate that many fish. Read More