2026 Will Be Another Strong Year for Sitka Herring
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) announced last week that the guideline harvest level (GHL) for the 2026 Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery is 35,015 tons with a forecasted weight of 156 grams, averaged across all age classes.
The forecast is based on an estimated biomass of 233,433 tons of mature herring, a slight (6%) decrease from the year-ago forecast of 247,081 tons.
Two new management changes were made at the Board of Fisheries meeting in late January and early February 2025 that impacted the GHL...
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