Haines commercial fishermen say they’re expecting a dip in chum salmon prices this year and also say they’ll be watching for interception of Haines-bound sockeye by seine fishermen in northern Southeast, as biologists are forecasting a strong return of pink salmon.
The Lynn Canal drift gillnet season starts Sunday with a two-day opening in districts south of Seduction Point. Last season’s harvest was worth about $15 million, fueled largely by record catches of hatchery-raised chum…