wildmanyeah
Crew Member
MatSu study finds sportfishing economic impact falls $150 million since 2007
https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/M...g-falls-150-million-since-2007-510649551.html
"The study didn't look at why participation declined, but here in the the MatSu Borough, the state has 16 fish stocks of concern statewide. Half of them are located in MatSu Borough watersheds," MatSu Borough planner Ted Eischeid said. "So, it's logic to think that maybe some of these declining fish stocks are perhaps related to sportfishing effort and economic impact."
At 3 Rivers Fly & Tackle, owner Mike Hudson has seen the impacts first hand.
"The king salmon fishery is the drastic change. The last good year of good king salmon that we experienced here in the valley, and it's valley wide, was about 2007," Hudson said. "The rest of the season seems to be fairly healthy when we get our other salmon coming in. Silver season's been pretty solid for the last few years. But it's probably somewhere around a 90 percent drop in king salmon fishing traffic. It's virtually gone."
https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/M...g-falls-150-million-since-2007-510649551.html
"The study didn't look at why participation declined, but here in the the MatSu Borough, the state has 16 fish stocks of concern statewide. Half of them are located in MatSu Borough watersheds," MatSu Borough planner Ted Eischeid said. "So, it's logic to think that maybe some of these declining fish stocks are perhaps related to sportfishing effort and economic impact."
At 3 Rivers Fly & Tackle, owner Mike Hudson has seen the impacts first hand.
"The king salmon fishery is the drastic change. The last good year of good king salmon that we experienced here in the valley, and it's valley wide, was about 2007," Hudson said. "The rest of the season seems to be fairly healthy when we get our other salmon coming in. Silver season's been pretty solid for the last few years. But it's probably somewhere around a 90 percent drop in king salmon fishing traffic. It's virtually gone."
