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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

2018 District 15 Gillnet Harvest and 10-year Average 1,200,000 1,000,000 Number of Fish 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 0 Chinook Sockeye Coho Pink Chum 2018 1,156 81,688 45,655 22,254 1,042,476 10-year 1,087 127,958 41,563 234,309 1,152,214 Average

2018 District 15 Commercial Drift Gillnet Effort and Harvest Days Open State Managed Boat Harbor Stat Week Fishery THA* Boats Chinook Sockeye Coho Pink Chum 25 2 2 111 103 263 1 0 81,935 26 2 2 204 200 904 37 0 153,332 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 0 143 10,328 0 5,484 38 2 63 0 134 7,694 0 3,631 39 2 32 0 3 5,164 0 688 40 2 5 0 1 185 0 78 41 Season Closed Fishery Total 56 55 253 1,156 81,688 45,655 22,254 1,042,476 2008-2017 Average** 49 - 213 1,087 127,958 41,563 234,309 1,152,214 2018 % Average 114% - 119% 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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2018 D115 Salmon Harvest Chinook Sockeye Coho Pink Chum Section 15-A 146 41,216 18,108 10,338 98,133 8 921 31,968 27,385 5,680 605,469 Section 15-C (State Managed Fishery) Boat Harbor THA 89 8,504 162 6,236 338,874

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 9

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). • 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 10 (Inside water of Boat Harbor open 7 days per week)

2018 Section 15-C Days Open 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 District 115 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week 2018 2018 Extension 10-yr Average Harvest 2018 Section 15-C Days Open (Traditinal State Managed Fishery) Opportunities 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 11 Statistical Week 2018 Extension 10-yr Average

2018 Section 15-C Days Open 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 District 115 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week 2018 2018 Extension 10-yr Average Harvest 2018 Section 15-C Days Open 2018 Boat Harbor THA (Traditinal State Managed Fishery) (Outside Area) Opportunities 7 7 6 6 5 5 Opens with the rest of 4 4 Section 15-C 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week 12 Statistical Week 2018 Extension 10-yr Average 2018 Extension

Section 15-A Sockeye Salmon Harvest 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 2018 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Sockeye Statistical Week 2018 10-yr Average Salmon Section 15-C Sockeye Salmon Harvest Harvest 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week 13 2018 10-yr Average

District 115 Sockeye Salmon Harvest 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week 2018 10-yr Average 2018 # of Fish 20,948 194 33,040 1,329 16,575 7,681 1,915 14

District 115 Sockeye Salmon Harvest Stock Separation 15

2018 District 115 Sockeye Salmon 2018 – Return to Harvest “normal” Chilkat Stock and Chilkoot harvest trends Separation relative to 2017 . 16

2018 Sockeye Salmon Escapement Chilkoot Lake sockeye weir counts 40,000 2018 Total: 85,000 35,000 30,000 Goal Range: Number of fish 25,000 2018 08-17 Mean 38,000-86,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 StatWeek Chilkat Lake sockeye weir counts 18,000 16,000 2018 Total: 108,000 14,000 2018 08-17 Mean Number of fish 12,000 Goal Range: 10,000 8,000 70,000-150,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 17 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 StatWeek

Historical Sockeye Salmon Returns Chilkoot Lake Sockeye Escapement and District 15 Harvest 450,000 Escapement 400,000 Harvest 350,000 Upper goal 300,000 Lower goal 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 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 Chilkat Lake Sockeye Escapement and District 15 Harvest 450,000 Escapement 400,000 Harvest 350,000 Upper goal 300,000 Lower goal 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 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

Section 15-A Chum Salmon Harvest 15,000 12,500 10,000 7,500 5,000 2,500 2018 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week Chum 2018 10-yr Average Salmon Section 15-C Chum Salmon Harvest Harvest 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week 19 2018 10-yr Average

Historical Chum Salmon Returns Total District 115 Chum Salmon Harvest 1,800,000 Number of Chum Salmon Harvested 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 0 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

Section 15-A Coho Salmon Harvest 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 2018 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week Coho 2018 10-yr Average Salmon Section 15-C Coho Salmon Harvest Harvest 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week 21 2018 10-yr Average

Historical Coho Salmon Returns Number of Coho Salmon Harvested 100000 120000 140000 160000 20000 40000 60000 80000 0 1987 Total District 115 coho salmon harvest 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

2018 Pink Salmon Harvest District 115 Pink Salmon Harvest 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Statistical Week 2018 10-yr Average 23

Historical Pink Salmon Returns 100,000 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 Number of Pink Salmon Harvested 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 0 1988 0 1989 1988 1990 1989 1991 1990 1992 1991 Chilkoot Lake Weir Pink Salmon Counts 1992 1993 Total District 115 Pink Salmon Harvest 1993 1994 1994 1995 1995 1996 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 24

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