Southeast chinook harvest limit cut 23% for all gear groups

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has reduced this year’s non-hatchery chinook catch limit for Southeast commercial trollers by 44,000 fish — about 23% lower than last year’s harvest quota.

The catch limit for sportfishing, commercial seine and gillnet fleets also were set about 23% lower than last year.

The largest salmon are the main moneymaker for many trollers.

This year’s harvest limit, while down substantially from 2022, is about the same as was…