2022 Yakutat Set Gillnet Fishery Management Plan PDF Download

This management plan provides an overview of the expected salmon runs, spawning escapement goals, harvest projections, and management measures for the 2022 Yakutat commercial set gillnet fisheries. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game develops formal preseason forecasts for only the Situk River Chinook salmon run and is forecasting a total run of 1,600 large (3-ocean age and older) fish. Canada develops preseason forecasts for Klukshu River sockeye and Chinook salmon runs and is forecasting a total run of 1,000 Chinook salmon and 11,300 sockeye salmon. Other Yakutat area sockeye and coho salmon runs are expected to be average to above average based on parent year harvests and escapements. The Yakutat set gillnet fishery will open by regulation as described in 5 AAC 30.310 and 5 AAC 30.320, or by emergency order. Set gillnet fisheries are managed by adjusting fishing time and area in response to inseason assessments of run strength. Management emphasis will focus on sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) and Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in June and July, and transition to coho salmon beginning the first Sunday in August. Continued poor productivity of Chinook salmon and sockeye salmon stocks warrants conservative fishery management during June and July.