Kodiak's Roe Herring Season Gets Underway with Quota Set at 3,200 Tons (Fish Radio)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] April 15, 2015
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch … Herring season at Kodiak, Togiak’s up next. Plus some price info after this
Kodiak’s roe herring season starts today and unlike other regions, where the fishery is very concentrated and can last less than a week, Kodiak herring can show up in roughly 80 districts around the island well into June. About 3,200 tons will come out of the fishery, taken by 15 to 20 boats.
While test fisheries to gauge roe counts are underway at Kodiak, boats and five buyers are also showing up early at Alaska’s largest roe herring fishery at Togiak in Bristol Bay. The area is ice free and warmer sea surface temperatures mean things could kick off quickly...
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