The Bering Straight School District Educational Permit fishery will begin today, May 23, at 3 PM in the vicinity of Unalakleet. This fishery will continue until 10 tons is harvested. On Thursday, May 22, the Klikitarik test fish crew caught 100 herring in 0.3 hours of fishing. One 50-fathom gillnet is allowed. One shackle of gear is still in effect for each vessel.
Catch reports are variable with acceptable quality.
New fish are reported in the St. Michael area. One 50-fathom net is allowed. There will be an announcement at 11 AM May 22 about the possibility of an extention. A total of 871 tons of herring were harvested in the commercial gillnet opening today. The Cape Denbigh test fish crew caught 79 herring in 0.2 hours of fishing.