Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture
Programs
Chum Salmon Enhancement Program
1. Chum - SSRAA programs are established to enhance and rehabilitate salmon production in southern Southeast Alaska to the optimum social and economic benefit of salmon users. The expenditures related to producing returning adult salmon is accomplished through operation of seven hatcheries and six remote release sites. The Southeast Alaska commercial salmon fleets are the largest benefactors catching SSRAA salmon. In 2021 there were 280 SE seine permit holders, 473 SE drift gillnet permit holders, 910 State hand troll permit holders, and 959 State power troll permit holders. Each of these fishermen is an independent small business. In addition to the commercial fleets there are several hundred commercial sport charter businesses, non-guided resident sport fishermen, personal use fisherman, and subsistence fisherman benefiting from SSRAA salmon returns. The 2021 SSRAA chum fry release was 189.89 million.From the releases of SSRAA chum fry returning as adults the chum salmon program generated $2,523,053 in exvessel value to the commercial fleet in 2020. The wholesale value to regional communities is approximately twice that amount.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$4.8MChinook Salmon Enhancement Program
2. Chinook - SSRAA programs are established to enhance and rehabilitate salmon production in southern Southeast Alaska to the optimum social and economic benefit of salmon users. The expenditures related to producing returning adult salmon is accomplished through operation of seven hatcheries and six remote release sites. The Southeast Alaska commercial salmon fleets are the largest benefactors catching SSRAA salmon. In 2021 there were 280 SE seine permit holders, 473 SE drift gillnet permit holders, 910 State hand troll permit holders, and 959 State power troll permit holders. Each of these fishermen is an independent small business. In addition to the commercial fleets there are several hundred commercial sport charter businesses, non-guided resident sport fishermen, personal use fisherman, and subsistence fisherman benefiting from SSRAA salmon returns. The 2021 SSRAA chinook smolt release was 2.68 million.From the releases of SSRAA chinook smolts returning as adults the chinook salmon program generated $1,312,790 in exvessel value to the commercial fleet in 2020. The wholesale value to regional communities is approximately twice that amount. SSRAA chinook returns also have a strong positive impact on local sport, personal use, and subsistance opportunity.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$555.3KCoho Salmon Enhancement Program
3. Coho - SSRAA programs are established to enhance and rehabilitate salmon production in southern Southeast Alaska to the optimum social and economic benefit of salmon users. The expenditures related to producing returning adult salmon is accomplished through operation of seven hatcheries and six remote release sites. The Southeast Alaska commercial salmon fleets are the largest benefactors catching SSRAA salmon. In 2020 there were 277 SE seine permit holders, 472 SE drift gillnet permit holders, 910 State hand troll permit holders, and 959 State power troll permit holders. Each of these fishermen is an independent small business. In addition to the commercial fleets there are several hundred commercial sport charter businesses, non-guided resident sport fishermen, personal use fisherman, and subsistence fisherman benefiting from SSRAA salmon returns. The 2021 SSRAA coho smolt release was 11.77 million.From the releases of SSRAA coho smolts returning as adults the coho salmon program generated $1,278,513 in exvessel value to the commercial fleet in 2020. The wholesale value to regional communities is approximately twice that amount. SSRAA coho returns also have a strong positive impact on local sport, personal use, and subsistance opportunity.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.8M
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