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2019 Lynn Canal (District 15) Commercial Drift Gillnet Fishery Season Summary Nicole Zeiser Haines Area Management Biologist Gillnet Task Force Meeting December 4, 2019 Sitka, Alaska

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Number of Fish Ex-vessel Value by Species 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 $10,000,000 $12,000,000 $14,000,000 $16,000,000 $2,000,000 $4,000,000 $6,000,000 $8,000,000 500,000 0 $0 1989 1990 1990 1991 1991 1992 1992 1993 District 115 Historical Gillnet Salmon Ex-vessel Value 1993 District 115 Historical Gillnet Salmon Harvest 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 2019 2019 3

2019 District 15 Commercial Drift Gillnet Effort and Harvest Days Open State Managed Fishery Boat Harbor THA* Stat Week 15A 15C Boats Boat Days Chinook Sockeye Coho Pink Chum 25 2 2 2 66 132 157 396 11 15 6,097 26 2 2 2 105 210 132 1,819 53 582 38,003 27 2 2 2 92 184 161 6,573 46 9,404 86,122 28 2 3 4 118 236 196 10,573 59 24,160 196,464 Summer 29 2 4 5 136 272 216 18,540 61 15,857 482,698 Management 30 3 4 7 106 318 180 42,029 124 19,649 243,732 31 6.5 3 7 36 234 29 69,841 23 26,817 38,023 32 7 4 7 128 896 7 36,104 301 17,046 11,459 33 7 4 7 170 1,190 10 33,072 1,789 20,212 8,464 34 7 4 3 110 770 2 15,126 4,593 6,375 9,231 35 7 5 4 95 665 2 6,289 11,909 3,176 13,892 36 7 2 2 65 455 3 918 7,100 268 11,471 37 5 3 3 69 345 1 212 9,468 9 16,997 Fall 38 4 3 3 60 240 0 34 8,367 1 10,178 Management 39 3 3 3 37 111 0 3 2,199 0 1,916 40 4 4 4 25 100 0 4 1,638 0 1,222 12 36 0 41 3 3 3 0 201 0 74 Season Closed 42 Fishery Total 73.5 55 68 242 11,544 1,096 241,533 47,723 143,571 1,176,043 2009-2018 Average* 51 45 223 9,114 1,137 131,461 41,435 223,931 1,149,248 2019 % Average 144% 122% 109% 127% 96% 184% 115% 64% 102% 4 * Outside area of Boat Harbor THA. Inside waters of Boat Harbor open 7 days a week

2019 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 2019 1,096 241,533 47,942 143,571 1,176,045 10-year 1,137 131,461 41,435 223,931 1,149,248 Average 5

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2019 Fishing Time Extension Section 15-A Days Open and Extensions Opening 7 6 10 year Avg 5 4 Days 3 2 1 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week Section 15-C Days Open and Extensions 7 6 5 4 3 Days 2 1 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week 2019 Boat Harbor THA (Outside Area) 7 6 5 Same days as the rest of 15-C 4 Days 3 2 1 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 7 Statistical Week

2019 Fishing Effort Section 15-A Effort 150 Number of Permits 2019 10-yr avg 100 50 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week Section 15-C Effort 200 2019 10-yr avg Number of Permits 150 100 50 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week Boat Harbor THA Effort 200 2019 10-yr average Number of Permits 150 100 50 8 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Statistical Week

2019 Chinook Salmon Management Restrictions 9

District 115 Historical Chinook Salmon Harvest Total District 115 Chinook Salmon Harvest 3,000 Number of Chinook Salmon Harvested 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 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 2019 Chinook Historical Average 10

2019 Drift Gillnet Chinook Salmon Harvest 60 Section 15-A Chinook Salmon Harvest Number of Fish Harvested 50 40 30 20 10 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week 2019 10-yr Average Section 15-C Chinook Salmon Harvest 250 200 Number of Fish Harvested 150 100 50 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week 2019 10-yr Average 11

2019 District 115 Chinook Salmon Stock Composition GSI-estimated harvest by stock composition SW25-29*: mean% harvest est. 85.0% DIPAC 733 6.2% Chilkat 53 2.9% Taku 25 1.7% SSEAK 15 1.7% Stikine 15 2.5% Other 22 TOTAL HARVEST SW25-29 862 *Genetic sampling occurred during SWs 25-29 only *253 fish were collected and 194 successfully genotyped 12

Historical Chilkat River Chinook Salmon Inriver Abundance 9,000 Above goal 8,000 Below goal Upper goal (1,850) 7,000 Number of Large Chinook Salmon Lower goal (3,600) 6,000 Minimum goal 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 prelim inary 1,000 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 2019 13

2019 Chilkat River Large Chinook Salmon Total Run ➢ 2019 Preseason total run forecast: 1,000 large fish ➢ Preliminary Inriver run estimate: 2,028 large fish ➢ Inriver run Goal: 1,850 – 3,600 large fish 14

District 115 Historical Sockeye Salmon Harvest Total District 15 Sockeye Salmon Harvest 500,000 450,000 400,000 Number of Fish Harvested 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 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 2019 Sockeye Historical Average 15

2019 Sockeye Salmon Harvest Section 15-A Sockeye Salmon Harvest 70,000 2019 10-yr average 60,000 Number of Fish Harvested 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 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 35,000 2019 10-yr Average 30,000 Number of Fish Harvested 25,000 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 16

Weekly Sockeye Salmon Harvest and Stock Composition D15 Weekly Sockeye Salmon Harvest 80,000 Number of Fish Harvest 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Statistical Week 2019 10-yr Average 2019 # of Fish 41,104 12,110 149,135 4,503 110,327 19,230 3706 17

Sockeye Salmon Escapement Chilkoot Lake Sockeye Escapement 160,000 140,000 Escapement Lower Bound SEG 120,000 Upper Bound SEG Number of Fish 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Chilkat Lake Sockeye Salmon Escapement 300 Estimated Escapement 250 Escapement Goal - Upper Bound Escapement Goal - Lower Bound 200 Thousands of Fish 150 100 50 0 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 18

Historical Chum and Coho Salmon Harvest 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 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 2019 Chum Historical Average Total District 115 Coho Salmon Harvest 160,000 Number of Coho Salmon Harvested 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 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 2019 19 Coho 10-yr Average

2019 Chum Salmon Harvest Section 15-A Section 15-C 100,000 400,000 Number of Fish Harvested Number of Fish Harvested 350,000 80,000 300,000 250,000 60,000 200,000 40,000 150,000 100,000 20,000 50,000 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 Axis Title 2019 10-yr Average 2019 10-yr Average 2019 Coho Salmon Harvest Section 15-A Section 15-C 5,000 Number of Fish Harvested 10,000 Number of Fish Harvested 4,000 8,000 3,000 6,000 2,000 4,000 1,000 2,000 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 Statistical Week 20 2019 10-yr Average 2019 10-yr Average