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KRAA warns Board of Fish proposals would cut pink/chum production and asks borough to oppose them
Summary
Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association told the assembly that three pending Board of Fish proposals (including a proposed 20—/25% cut to pink and chum production) would significantly reduce KRAA production, threaten cost-recovery funding for hatchery operations and rehabilitation projects, and requested a borough letter/resolution opposing the proposals with written public comments due March 2.
The Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association (KRAA) briefed the Kodiak Island Borough assembly on Jan. 29 about three pending Board of Fish proposals that KRAA said would reduce pink and chum hatchery production statewide and harm local fisheries and rehabilitation capacity.
Tina Fairbanks, KRAA—executive director, told the assembly that KRAA operates two state-owned hatchery facilities under contract and contributes substantial ex-vessel value to Kodiak salmon fisheries (KRAA—provided roughly 28% of ex-vessel value to Kodiak salmon fisheries, and about 2,500,000 pink and 68,000 chum fish associated with KRAA production were cited…
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