Commercial Herring Fisheries
Southeast Alaska & Yakutat
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Harvest
Sitka Seine Sac Roe
A summary of the Sitka Sound herring sac roe fishery, 1979–2017.
| Year | Forecast Biomass (tons) | GHL (tons) | Sac Roe Harvest (tons) | Roe % | Nautical Miles Spawn | Spawning Biomass (tons)a | Total Mature Biomass (tons)b | Exvessel $ Value (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 20,300 | 2,000 | 2,559 | 9.3 | 41.0 | -- | -- | $5.60 |
| 1980 | 39,500 | 4,000 | 4,385 | 10.8 | 63.0 | 41,327 | 45,712 | $2.15 |
| 1981 | 27,000 | 3,000 | 3,506 | 11.0 | 60.0 | 42,955 | 46,461 | $2.38 |
| 1982 | 30,000 | 3,000 | 4,363 | 11.7 | 40.8 | 28,657 | 33,020 | $3.20 |
| 1983 | 32,850 | 5,500 | 5,450 | 11.1 | 68.0 | 33,492 | 38,942 | $5.03 |
| 1984 | 30,550 | 5,000 | 5,830 | 11.1 | 65.0 | 41,032 | 46,862 | $3.73 |
| 1985 | 38,500 | 7,700 | 7,475 | 11.3 | 60.5 | 33,438 | 40,913 | $7.88 |
| 1986 | 30,950 | 5,029 | 5,443 | 11.9 | 51.6 | 27,169 | 32,612 | $7.41 |
| 1987 | 24,750 | 3,600 | 4,216 | 9.9 | 86.0 | 45,307 | 49,523 | $4.40 |
| 1988 | 46,050 | 9,200 | 9,575 | 9.5 | 104.0 | 56,358 | 65,933 | $4.17 |
| 1989 | 58,500 | 11,700 | 12,135 | 9.4 | 65.5 | 33,669 | 45,804 | $1.18 |
| 1990 | 27,200 | 4,150 | 3,804 | 10.6 | 39.1 | 23,262 | 27,066 | $7.95 |
| 1991 | 22,750 | 3,200 | 1,908 | 8.9 | 44.5 | 30,619 | 32,527 | $0.21 |
| 1992 | 23,450 | 3,356 | 5,368 | 9.4 | 72.5 | 47,732 | 53,100 | $1.37 |
| 1993 | 48,500 | 9,700 | 10,186 | 10.7 | 55.3 | 26,265 | 36,451 | $3.48 |
| 1994 | 28,450 | 4,432 | 4,887 | 11.0 | 58.1 | 17,771 | 22,658 | $3.63 |
| 1995 | 19,700 | 2,609 | 2,978 | 11.8 | 37.3 | 28,463 | 31,441 | $3.93 |
| 1996 | 42,265 | 8,144 | 8,249 | 9.6 | 45.6 | 31,866 | 40,115 | $14.35 |
| 1997 | 54,500 | 10,900 | 11,255 | 11.5 | 41.0 | 36,238 | 47,492 | $4.73 |
| 1998 | 39,200 | 6,900 | 6,787 | 10.2 | 64.5 | 43,285 | 50,071 | $1.65 |
| 1999 | 43,600 | 8,476 | 9,421 | 10.7 | 59.5 | 49,781 | 59,202 | $4.91 |
| 2000 | 33,365 | 5,120 | 4,619 | 9.9 | 54.5 | 55,030 | 59,650 | $2.67 |
| 2001 | 52,985 | 10,597 | 12,060 | 11.3 | 61.0 | 56,297 | 68,357 | $5.79 |
| 2002 | 55,209 | 11,042 | 9,936 | 10.9 | 42.6 | 57,491 | 67,427 | $4.44 |
| 2003 | 39,378 | 6,969 | 6,956 | 10.7 | 47.1 | 67,703 | 74,659 | $3.20 |
| 2004 | 53,088 | 10,618 | 10,617 | 10.8 | 79.8 | 85,284 | 95,900 | $5.16 |
| 2005 | 55,962 | 11,192 | 11,520 | 11.5 | 39.5 | 83,582 | 95,102 | $6.12 |
| 2006 | 52,059 | 10,412 | 10,069 | 10.5 | 57.4 | 77,442 | 87,511 | $2.64 |
| 2007 | 59,519 | 11,904 | 11,762 | 11.4 | 50.2 | 80,108 | 91,870 | $5.70 |
| 2008 | 87,715 | 14,723 | 14,560 | 11.5 | 55.3 | 88,880 | 103,441 | $8.90 |
| 2009 | 72,521 | 14,504 | 14,875 | 11.8 | 65.6 | 102,395 | 117,270 | $12.70 |
| 2010 | 91,467 | 18,293 | 17,964 | 12.5 | 87.7 | 97,109 | 115,072 | $12.10 |
| 2011 | 97,449 | 19,490 | 19,539 | 13.3 | 78.3 | 89,352 | 108,891 | $5.17 |
| 2012 | 144,143 | 28,829 | 13,309 | 11.8 | 55.9 | 66,519 | 79,827 | $8.50 |
| 2013 | 76,988 | 11,549 | 5,786 | 13.0 | 61.3 | 72,860 | 78,645 | $4.44 |
| 2014 | 81,663 | 16,333 | 17,077 | 12.4 | 50.0 | 52,368 | 69,445 | $3.05 |
| 2015 | 44,237 | 8,712 | 8,856 | 11.9 | 87.9 | 57,416 | 66,271 | $2.19 |
| 2016 | 74,707 | 14,941 | 10,056 | 10.7 | 63.3 | 74,676 | 84,732 | $2.20 |
| 2017 | 73,245 | 14,649 | 13,923 | 11.3 | 64.4 | -- | -- | $4.29 |
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a spawning biomass estimates taken from most recent ASA model run available b total mature biomass = spawning biomass + harvest |
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| Season | Hobart/Houghton | Kah Shakes/Cat I. | Seymour Canal | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHL (Tons) |
Harvest (Tons) |
Permits | GHL (Tons) |
Harvest (Tons) |
Permits | GHL | Harvest in tons | Permits | Tons | Tons | |
| 1976 | - | - | - | 494 | 76 | - | - | - | 283 | 777 | |
| 1977 | - | - | - | 776 | 106 | - | - | - | 211 | 987 | |
| 1978 | - | - | - | 171 | 114 | - | - | - | 367 | 538 | |
| 1979 | - | - | - | 524 | 90 | - | - | - | - | 524 | |
| 1980 | - | - | - | 1,149 | 112 | - | - | - | - | 1,149 | |
| 1981 | - | - | - | 1,871 | 111 | 600 | 615 | 98 | - | 2,486 | |
| 1982 | - | - | - | 2,319 | 116 | - | - | - | - | 2,319 | |
| 1983 | - | - | - | 3,113 | 122 | - | - | - | 33 | 3,113 | |
| 1984 | - | - | - | 2,177 | 126 | 375 | 499 | 101 | - | 2,676 | |
| 1985 | - | - | - | 2,159 | 120 | - | - | - | - | 2,159 | |
| 1986 | - | - | - | 1,530 | 117 | 300 | 392 | 84 | - | 1,922 | |
| 1987 | - | - | - | 1,452 | 117 | 400 | 302 | 88 | - | 1,754 | |
| 1988 | - | - | - | 1,145 | 119 | 534 | 586 | 97 | - | 1,731 | |
| 1989 | - | - | - | 595 | 85 | 332 | 541 | 103 | - | 1,136 | |
| 1990 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 312 | 359 | 70 | - | 359 |
| 1991 | - | - | - | 660 | 84 | - | - | - | - | 660 | |
| 1992 | - | - | - | 1,246 | 113 | - | - | - | - | 1,246 | |
| 1993 | - | - | - | 737 | 102 | - | - | - | - | 737 | |
| 1994 | - | - | - | 730 | 118 | 368 | 374 | 95 | - | 1,104 | |
| 1995 | - | - | - | 610 | 112 | 316 | 319 | 88 | - | 929 | |
| 1996 | - | - | - | 601 | 121 | - | - | - | - | 601 | |
| 1997 | 450 | 442 | 87 | 1,159 | 112 | - | - | - | 28 | 1,629 | |
| 1998 | 258 | 351 | 53 | 616 | 84 | 633 | 585 | 72 | - | 1,552 | |
| 1999 | 443 | 506 | 89 | - | - | - | 595 | 706 | 86 | - | 1,212 |
| 2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 346 | 389 | 43 | - | 389 |
| 2001 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 474 | 620 | 54 | - | 620 |
| 2002 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,096 | 1,066 | 62 | - | 1,066 |
| 2003 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,712 | 1,519 | 76 | - | 1,519 |
| 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 838 | 804 | 85 | - | 804 |
| 2005 | 223 | 204 | 48 | - | - | - | 894 | 945 | 61 | - | 1,149 |
| 2006 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,508 | 1,187 | 39 | - | 1,187 | |
| 2007 | - | $nbsp; | - | - | - | - | 1,292 | 1,219 | 44 | - | 1,219 |
| 2008 | 462 | 306 | 59 | - | - | - | 1,205 | 1,208 | 60 | - | 1,514 |
| 2009 | 341 | 341 | 62 | - | - | - | 1,471 | 866 | 73 | - | 1,207 |
| 2010 | 345 | 302 | 47 | - | - | - | 657 | 710 | 54 | - | 1,012 |
| 2011 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 835 | c | c | - | c |
| 2012d | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,287 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 2013 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,014 | 649 | 51 | - | 649 |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 772 | c | c | - | c |
| 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| c Confidential data. d Fishery was not opened |
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Northern Spawn on Kelp
A historical summary of northern Southeast herring spawn-on-kelp fisheries and total regional harvests and values, 1990–2017.
Hoonah
| Year | Hoonah Sound | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herring GHL (tons) |
SOK Harvest (tons) |
Permit Holders Landing |
Fishery Exvessel Value |
|
| 1990 | 150 | 12 | 99 | $201,348 |
| 1991 | 150 | 13.6 | 83 | $193,715 |
| 1992 | 150 | 23.1 | 108 | $453,152 |
| 1993 | 150 | 14.8 | 64 | $542,080 |
| 1994 | 150 | 33.3 | 110 | $1,683,396 |
| 1995 | 150 | 28.7 | 125 | $1,175,460 |
| 1996 | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | 1,421 | 64.3 | 125 | $920,000 |
| 1998 | 700 | 85.6 | 115 | $1,000,000 |
| 1999 | 778 | 93.8 | 86 | $1,005,529 |
| 2000 | 359 | 36 | 84 | $587,568 |
| 2001 | 366 | 66.2 | 87 | $1,005,997 |
| 2002 | 1,264 | 136.6 | 98 | $2,000,000 |
| 2003 | 427 | 141.6 | 108 | $1,929,286 |
| 2004 | 1,207 | 236.1 | 107 | $2,071,347 |
| 2005 | 728 | 181.7 | 94 | $1,117,568 |
| 2006 | 669 | 162.1 | 79 | $1,943,422 |
| 2007 | 681 | 159.4 | 91 | $4,491,071 |
| 2008 | 2,238 | 228.1 | 101 | $5,221,568 |
| 2009 | 2,238 | 234.7 | 101 | $2,332,514 |
| 2010 | 3,182 | 290.4 | 101 | $2,580,517 |
| 2011 | 3,015 | 193.7 | 89 | $1,820,952 |
| 2012 | 2,139 | 186.5 | 73 | $4,033,078 |
| 2013 | 130 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | - | - | - | - |
Tenakee Inlet
| Year | Tenakee Inlet f | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herring GHL (tons) |
Herring GHL for SOK |
SOK Harvest (tons) |
Permit Holders Landing |
Fishery Exvessel Value |
|
| 1990 | f | f | f | f | f |
| 1991 | f | f | f | f | f |
| 1992 | f | f | f | f | f |
| 1993 | f | f | f | f | f |
| 1994 | f | f | f | f | f |
| 1995 | f | f | f | f | f |
| 1996 | f | f | f | f | f |
| 1997 | f | f | f | f | f |
| 1998 | f | f | f | f | f |
| 1999 | f | f | f | f | f |
| 2000 | f | f | f | f | f |
| 2001 | f | f | f | f | f |
| 2002 | f | f | f | f | f |
| 2003 | 528 | 180 | 47.6 | 59 | $580,500 |
| 2004 | 399 | 360 | 98.7 | 85 | $891,000 |
| 2005 | 476 | 476 | 93.7 | 91 | $512,900 |
| 2006 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 875 | 621 | 64.1 | 83 | $558,900 |
| 2010 | 583 | 58* | 0 | - | - |
| 2011 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | 501 | 272 | 84.4 | 71 | $1,155,300 |
| 2015 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | - | - | - | - | - |
| f Tenakee Inlet SOK fishery was established by the BOF in 2003. *At SOK GHL <100 tons, only open pounds allowed |
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Southeast Alaska
| Year | NSEAK Total SOK | |
|---|---|---|
| SOK Harvest (tons) |
Fishery Exvessel Value |
|
| 1990 | 12 | $201,348 |
| 1991 | 13.6 | $193,715 |
| 1992 | 23.1 | $453,152 |
| 1993 | 14.8 | $542,080 |
| 1994 | 33.3 | $1,683,396 |
| 1995 | 28.7 | $1,175,460 |
| 1996 | - | - |
| 1997 | 64.3 | $920,000 |
| 1998 | 85.6 | $1,000,000 |
| 1999 | 93.8 | $1,005,529 |
| 2000 | 36 | $587,568 |
| 2001 | 66.2 | $1,005,997 |
| 2002 | 136.6 | $2,000,000 |
| 2003 | 189.2 | $2,509,786 |
| 2004 | 334.8 | $2,962,347 |
| 2005 | 275.4 | $1,630,468 |
| 2006 | 162.1 | $1,943,422 |
| 2007 | 159.4 | $4,491,071 |
| 2008 | 228.1 | $5,221,568 |
| 2009 | 298.8 | $2,891,414 |
| 2010 | 290.4 | $2,580,517 |
| 2011 | 193.7 | $1,820,952 |
| 2012 | 186.5 | $4,033,078 |
| 2013 | 0 | $0 |
| 2014 | 84.4 | - |
| 2015 | - | - |
| 2016 | - | - |
| 2017 | - | - |
Southern Spawn on Kelp
| Craig-Klawock | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Herring GHL (tons) | Herring GHL for SOK |
SOK Harvest (tons) | Permit Holders Landing | Fishery Exvessel Value |
| 1992 | 2,684 | 403 | 25.7 | 227 | $180,000 |
| 1993 | 1,602 | 240 | 5.3 | 21 | $47,882 |
| 1994 | 895 | 135 | 16.8 | 84 | $364,199 |
| 1995 | 725 | 109 | 25.4 | 146 | $1,000,000 |
| 1996 | 658 | 100 | 37.6 | 154 | $1,490,000 |
| 1997 | 715 | 200 | 21.9 | 143 | $270,306 |
| 1998 | 755 | 500 | 23.5 | 148 | $152,203 |
| 1999 | 750 | 650 | 36 | 103 | $212,121 |
| 2000 | 626 | 280 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 2001 | 1,058 | 914 | 26.9 | 51 | $146,859 |
| 2002 | 952 | 852 | 41.7 | 89 | $218,700 |
| 2003 | 630 | 528 | 69.2 | 118 | $423,000 |
| 2004 | 1,754 | 1,579 | 49.3 | 95 | $325,000 |
| 2005 | 2,217 | 1,667 | 118.2 | 70 | $603,723 |
| 2006 | 1,955 | 1,266 | 29 | 34 | $298,575 |
| 2007 | 1,860 | 1,284 | 44.5 | 47 | $1,087,532 |
| 2008 | 1,945 | 1,380 | 148.5 | 122 | $3,066,788 |
| 2009 | 1,945 | 1,802 | 137.3 | 137 | $1,256,777 |
| 2010 | 2,074 | 1,953 | 116.7 | 107 | $884,715 |
| 2011 | 1,901 | 1,084 | 70 | 52 | $728,147 |
| 2012 | 6,847 | 6,536 | 98.2 | 64 | $2,099,002 |
| 2013 | 4,060 | 3,751 | 137.7 | 131 | $3,099,002 |
| 2014 | 4,808 | h | h | 138 | h |
| 2015 | 2,263 | 1,367 | h | 133 | h |
| 2016 | 1,590 | 692 | h | 129 | h |
| 2017 | 872 | 349 | 70 | 116 | 932,917 |
| h Confidential Information | |||||
| Ernest Sound i | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Herring GHL (tons) | Herring GHL for SOK |
SOK Harvest (tons) | Permit Holders Landing | Fishery Exvessel Value |
| 1992 | a | a | a | a | a |
| 1993 | a | a | a | a | a |
| 1994 | a | a | a | a | a |
| 1995 | a | a | a | a | a |
| 1996 | a | a | a | a | a |
| 1997 | a | a | a | a | a |
| 1998 | a | a | a | a | a |
| 1999 | a | a | a | a | a |
| 2000 | a | a | a | a | a |
| 2001 | a | a | a | a | a |
| 2002 | a | a | a | a | a |
| 2003 | a | a | a | a | a |
| 2004 | 875 | 831 | 56.1 | 64 | $370,544 |
| 2005 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 1,382 | 700 | 9.8 | 13 | $202,395 |
| 2009 | 476 | 300 | 2.5 | 4 | $24,423 |
| 2010 | 297 | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | 613 | 100–299 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 272 | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 341 | 100-299 | 64.6 | 81 | $1,574,307 |
| 2014 | 1,073 | 700 + | i | 129 | i |
| 2015 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
h Confidential data. i Ernest Sound SOK fishery was established by the BOF in 2003; fishery first took place in 2004. |
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| Year | SSEAK Total SOK | |
|---|---|---|
| SOK Harvest(tons) | Fishery Exvessel Value | |
| 1992 | 25.7 | $180,000 |
| 1993 | 5.3 | $47,882 |
| 1994 | 16.8 | $364,199 |
| 1995 | 25.4 | $1,000,000 |
| 1996 | 37.6 | $1,490,000 |
| 1997 | 21.9 | $270,306 |
| 1998 | 23.5 | $152,203 |
| 1999 | 36 | $212,121 |
| 2000 | 0 | $0 |
| 2001 | 26.9 | $146,859 |
| 2002 | 41.7 | $218,700 |
| 2003 | 69.2 | $423,000 |
| 2004 | 105.4 | $325,105 |
| 2005 | 118.2 | $603,723 |
| 2006 | 29 | $298,575 |
| 2007 | 44.5 | $1,087,532 |
| 2008 | 158.3 | $3,066,946 |
| 2009 | 139.8 | $1,256,917 |
| 2010 | 116.7 | $884,715 |
| 2011 | 70 | $728,147 |
| 2012 | 98.2 | $2,099,002 |
| 2013 | 202.3 | $3,099,204 |
| 2014 | h | h |
| 2015 | h | h |
| 2016 | h | h |
| 2017 | 70 | 932,917 |
| h Confidential data. | ||
Management
Management Plans
2018
- 2018 Southeast Alaska Sac Roe Herring Fishery Management Plan (PDF 2,176 kB)
- 2018 Southeast Alaska Herring Spawn-On-Kelp Pound Fishery Management Plan (PDF 904 kB)
2017
- 2017 Southeast Alaska Sac Roe Herring Fishery Management Plan (PDF 1,063 kB)
- 2017 Southeast Alaska Herring Spawn-On-Kelp Pound Fishery Management Plan (PDF 701 kB)
2016
- 2016 Southeast Alaska Sac Roe Herring Fishery Management Plan (PDF 1,101 kB)
- 2016 Southeast Alaska Herring Spawn-On-Kelp Pound Fishery Management Plan (PDF 1,153 kB)
2015
- 2015 Southeast Alaska Sac Roe Herring Fishery Management Plan (PDF 1,152 kB)
- 2015 Southeast Alaska Herring Spawn-On-Kelp Pound Fishery Management Plan (PDF 1,130 kB)
2014
- 2014 Southeast Alaska Sac Roe Herring Fishery Management Plan (PDF 660 kB)
- 2014 Southeast Alaska Herring Spawn-On-Kelp Pound Fishery Management Plan (PDF 1,037 kB)
2013
- 2013 Southeast Alaska Sac Roe Herring Fishery Management Plan (PDF 877 kB)
- 2013 Southeast Alaska Herring Spawn-On-Kelp Pound Fishery Management Plan (PDF 1,124 kB)
2012
- 2012 Southeast Alaska Sac Roe Herring Fishery Management Plan (PDF 594 kB)
- 2012 Southeast Alaska Herring Spawn-On-Kelp Pound Fishery Management Plan (PDF 963 kB)
2011
- 2011 Southeast Alaska Sac Roe Herring Fishery Management Plan (PDF 333 kB)
- 2011 Southeast Alaska Herring Spawn-On-Kelp Pound Fishery Management Plan (PDF 922 kB)
2010
Forecasts
- 2012 Sitka Sound Herring Fishery Announcement (PDF 44 kB)
Maps
- Southeast Alaska Major Herring Stock Locations (PDF 816 kB)
- Active Statewide Herring Fisheries (PDF 892 kB)
- Regulatory Statewide Herring Fisheries (PDF 909 kB)
Research
- Southeast Alaska 2017 Herring Stock Assessment Surveys (PDF 6,245 kB)
- Southeast Alaska 2016 Herring Stock Assessment Surveys (PDF 7,638 kB)
- Southeast Alaska 2015 Herring Stock Assessment Surveys (PDF 11,604 kB)
- Southeast Alaska 2014 Herring Stock Assessment Surveys (PDF 11,499 kB)
- Southeast Alaska 2013 Herring Stock Assessment Surveys (PDF 7,894 kB)
- Southeast Alaska 2012 Herring Stock Assessment Surveys (PDF 5,194 kB)
- Southeast Alaska 2011 Herring Stock Assessment Surveys (PDF 4,894 kB)
- Southeast Alaska 2010 Herring Stock Assessment Surveys (PDF 5,624 kB)
- Southeast Alaska 2009 Herring Stock Assessment Surveys (PDF 7,864 kB)
- A program for Improving Management and Research of Fisheries in the Southeast Region - Herring (PDF 129 kB)
- 2009 Report to the Alaska Board of Fisheries: Southeast Alaska-Yakutat Herring Fisheries (PDF 943 kB)
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