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2018 District 15 Lynn Canal Drift Gillnet Fishery Season Summary

Wyatt Rhea-Fournier Area Management Biologist Gillnet Task Force Meeting November 27, 2018 Petersburg, Alaska

200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000

Chinook Sockeye Coho Pink Chum

2018 District 15 Gillnet Harvest and 10-year Average

Number of Fish

2018 1,156 81,688 45,655 22,254 1,042,476 10-year Average 1,087 127,958 41,563 234,309 1,152,214

2018 District 15 Commercial Drift Gillnet Effort and Harvest

Days Open Stat Week State Managed Fishery Boat Harbor THA* Boats Chinook Sockeye Coho Pink Chum 25 2 2 111 103 263 1 81,935 26 2 2 204 200 904 37 153,332 27 3.5 4 209 212 3,630 18 102 256,324 28 4.5 6.5 198 231 6,450 106 1,304 260,776 29 4 7 147 121 4,303 152 1,700 145,228 30 3 7 101 58 10,149 105 4,120 62,766 31 4 7 102 96 19,931 191 8,402 38,038 32 4 7 80 41 8,880 503 3,518 14,116 33 4 7 56 28 8,357 1,336 1,921 4,272 34 4 5.5 58 35 12,354 5,337 1,108 5,039 35 5 61 17 4,531 5,071 72 3,192 36 6 63 14 1,655 9,427 7 7,577 37 4 39 143 10,328 5,484 38 2 63 134 7,694 3,631 39 2 32 3 5,164 688 40 2 5 1 185 78 41 Season Closed Fishery Total 56 55 253 1,156 81,688 45,655 22,254 1,042,476 2008-2017 Average** 49

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1,087 127,958 41,563 234,309 1,152,214 2018 % Average 114%

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106% 64% 110% 9% 90%

* Outside area of Boat Harbor THA. Inside waters of Boat Harbor open 7 days a week ** All average from SW 25-41

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Chinook Sockeye Coho Pink Chum Section 15-A 146 41,216 18,108 10,338 98,133 Section 15-C (State Managed Fishery) 921 31,968 27,385 5,680 605,469 Boat Harbor THA 89 8,504 162 6,236 338,874

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2018 Chilkat River large Chinook salmon terminal run

Preseason forecast: 1,033 large fish Preliminary postseason estimate: “just under 1,000” fish Escapement goal: 1,750 – 3,500 large fish

Preliminary ADFG 2019 Chilkat River large Chinook salmon forecast:

POOR

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• 6-inch maximum mesh size restriction during SWs 25–27 in

Section 15-A and during SWs 25–26 in Section 15-C.

• Night closures between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. during

SWs 25–28 in Sections 15-A and 15-C.

• Area and Days in Section 15-A:

2 day weekly opener in SWs 25–29 and closed area north of Eldred Rock Lighthouse and west of a line from Eldred Rock Light to a point two nmi from the eastern shoreline.

• Area and Days in Section 15-C:

2 day weekly opener in SW 25-26 in the “Postage Stamp” for SW 25 and south of the latitude of Vanderbilt Reef in SW 26.

• Area and Days in Boat Harbor THA:

2 day weekly opener in SW 25-26 in full area of THA (Inside water of Boat Harbor open 7 days per week)

District 115 management restrictions for Chinook salmon concerns

Chilkat River and King Salmon River King Salmon Stock Status and Action Plan, 2018 (Lum and Fair 2018).

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Statistical Week

2018 Section 15-C Days Open

2018 Extension 10-yr Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41

Statistical Week

2018 Section 15-C Days Open (Traditinal State Managed Fishery)

2018 Extension 10-yr Average

District 115 2018 Harvest Opportunities

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Statistical Week

2018 Section 15-C Days Open

2018 Extension 10-yr Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41

Statistical Week

2018 Section 15-C Days Open (Traditinal State Managed Fishery)

2018 Extension 10-yr Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41

Statistical Week

2018 Boat Harbor THA (Outside Area)

2018 Extension

Opens with the rest of Section 15-C

District 115 2018 Harvest Opportunities

2018 Sockeye Salmon Harvest

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Section 15-A Sockeye Salmon Harvest

2018 10-yr Average

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25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week

Section 15-C Sockeye Salmon Harvest

2018 10-yr Average

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District 115 Sockeye Salmon Harvest

2018 10-yr Average

# of Fish 20,948 194 33,040 1,329 16,575 7,681 1,915

2018

District 115 Sockeye Salmon Harvest Stock Separation

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District 115 Sockeye Salmon Harvest Stock Separation

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2018

2018 – Return to “normal” Chilkat and Chilkoot harvest trends relative to 2017.

2018 Sockeye Salmon Escapement

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StatWeek

Chilkat Lake sockeye weir counts

2018 08-17 Mean

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Chilkoot Lake sockeye weir counts

2018 08-17 Mean

2018 Total: 85,000 Goal Range: 38,000-86,000 2018 Total: 108,000 Goal Range: 70,000-150,000

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Chilkat Lake Sockeye Escapement and District 15 Harvest

Escapement Harvest Upper goal Lower goal

Historical Sockeye Salmon Returns

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1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Year

Chilkoot Lake Sockeye Escapement and District 15 Harvest

Escapement Harvest Upper goal Lower goal

2018 Chum Salmon Harvest

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Section 15-A Chum Salmon Harvest

2018 10-yr Average

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Section 15-C Chum Salmon Harvest

2018 10-yr Average

Historical Chum Salmon Returns

200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 1,800,000 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Number of Chum Salmon Harvested

Total District 115 Chum Salmon Harvest

2018 Coho Salmon Harvest

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Section 15-A Coho Salmon Harvest

2018 10-yr Average

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Section 15-C Coho Salmon Harvest

2018 10-yr Average

Historical Coho Salmon Returns

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Number of Coho Salmon Harvested

Total District 115 coho salmon harvest

2018 Pink Salmon Harvest

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District 115 Pink Salmon Harvest

2018 10-yr Average

Historical Pink Salmon Returns

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100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Number of Pink Salmon Harvested

Total District 115 Pink Salmon Harvest

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Chilkoot Lake Weir Pink Salmon Counts

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