As kings become ‘stock of concern’; unprecedented restrictions on the table

Alaska Department of Fish and Game Biologists labeled Chilkat king salmon a “stock of concern” and is proposing unprecedented restrictions for sport, commercial and subsistence fishing.

A stock of concern designation applies when salmon stocks don’t meet historical abundance levels. Fish and Game wrote a draft action plan to help rebuild king salmon runs. The Alaska Board of Fisheries will consider that plan, and proposed restrictions, at its meeting in Sitka next week.

During the…