Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation

10/30/2026

Join us next week for our Executive Committee meeting: held in-person at the PWSAC ADC (6148 Nielson Way, Anchorage) and online via Zoom. Use the link below to visit our site and view the complete meeting details.

PWSAC’s Executive Committee will meet at the Anchorage Distribution Center on Monday, November 2. They will largely discuss the winter … Continue reading PWSAC Executive Committee Meeting

09/22/2026

Join us tomorrow, September 23, for our Executive Committee meeting, held in person at the PWSAC Cordova office (500 1st st) and online via Zoom. Use the link below to view the meeting details on our website.
https://pwsac.com/event/pwsac-executive-committee-meeting-13/
Also, save the date for our upcoming Board of Directors meeting, October 13 & 14, at the Cordova Center.

09/15/2026

Wally Noerenberg Hatchery staff are hard at work securing coho brood! Sea lion predation is a recurring issue at the hatchery, especially at coho season. To keep the brood safe, hatchery staff at WNH are walking the fish from the brood pond to the fishway, where fencing and closer monitoring by staff will keep the brood safe until they are ready for egg-take. Coho egg-take is scheduled to begin October 23.

09/10/2026

Wally Noerenberg and Armin F. Koernig Hatchery finished pink egg-take earlier this week, and Cannery Creek Hatchery will finish up egg-take today.
WNH started egg-take on 8/24 and met their egg goal on 9/6. They continued egg-take on 9/7 to collect eggs for AFK. The overall female percentage was 40% and staff reported good quality brood. WNH is shifting to coho brood collection.
AFK started egg-take on 8/26 and met their egg goal on 9/8 after receiving 6 million eggs from WNH. Their egg-take started with a higher-than-expected rate of green and over ripe hens, but those rates lowered as staff worked through their brood. Their overall female percentage was 55%.
CCH started egg-take on 8/27 and will meet their egg goal today, 9/10. Staff reported overall typical rates of green and over ripe hens. Their overall female percentage was 55%.

08/25/2026

It’s been busy at the PWSAC hatcheries! Last week, Gulkana wrapped up their GII egg-take, meeting the 1.75 million sockeye egg goal, and started their GI egg-take, a 35 million egg goal. Main Bay Hatchery finished their sockeye egg-take on Saturday and Wally Noerenberg Hatchery started pink egg-take today. WNH staff report a 31% female percentage in brood moving through the egg room, typical percentage of green eggs, and low numbers of overripe eggs.
Cannery Creek Hatchery and Armin F. Koernig Hatchery plan to begin egg-take later this week.

08/11/2026

PWSAC Cost Recovery Update
Tuesday, August 11, 2026

PWSAC completed its 2026 Pink Cost Recovery goal on 8/10.
The female percentages for the final cost recovery were: WNH 35%, AFK 36%, and CCH 26%.

You can read this and past updates on our website at the link below. You can also listen to a recording of this announcement by calling 907-424-4035.
https://pwsac.com/2026/07/2026-pwsac-cost-recovery-updates-week-of-june-31/

08/07/2026

PWSAC Cost Recovery Update
Friday, August 7, 2026

Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Pink cost recovery began at AFK on 7/31. Harvest continued on 8/6, yielding a female percentage of 25% and an average weight of 3.5 pounds.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Pink cost recovery began at WNH on 8/4. Harvest continued on 8/6, yielding a female percentage of 27% and an average weight of 3.2 pounds.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
Cost recovery began at CCH on 8/2. Harvest continued on 8/6, yielding a female percentage of 20% and an average weight of 2.9 pounds.
As of 8/6 PWSAC has completed 39% of the pink cost recovery goal.

You can read this and past updates on our website at the link below. You can also listen to a recording of this announcement by calling 907-424-4035.
https://pwsac.com/2026/07/2026-pwsac-cost-recovery-updates-week-of-june-31/

08/05/2026

PWSAC Cost Recovery Update
Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
Pink cost recovery began at AFK on 7/31. Harvest continued on 8/4, yielding a female percentage of 19% and an average weight of 3.5 lbs.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Pink cost recovery began at WNH on 8/4. The female percentage was 19% and the average weight was 3.4 lbs.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
Pink cost recovery began at CCH on 8/2. Harvest continued on 8/4, yielding a female percentage of 19.5% and an average weight of 3.2 lbs.
As of 8/4 PWSAC has completed 21% of the pink cost recovery goal. Cost recovery fishing continues today.

You can read this and past updates on our website at the link below. You can also listen to a recording of this announcement by calling 907-424-4035.
https://pwsac.com/2026/07/2026-pwsac-cost-recovery-updates-week-of-june-31/

08/04/2026

PWSAC Cost Recovery Update
Monday, August 3, 2026

Armin F. Koernig Hatchery
PWSAC began cost recovery at AFK on 7/31. The most recent female percent was 15% and the average weight was 3.4 pounds. Cost recovery will continue daily as run entry allows.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery
Cost recovery has not begun because sufficient fish are not available for harvest. Staff and a harvesting vessel are evaluating run entry daily.
Cannery Creek Hatchery
PWSAC began cost recovery at CCH on 8/2. The most recent female percent was 16% and the average weight was 3.2 pounds. Cost recovery will continue daily as run entry allows.
As of 8/2, PWSAC has completed 11% of the cost recovery goal.

You can read this and past updates on our website at the link below. You can also listen to a recording of this announcement by calling 907-424-4035.
https://pwsac.com/2026/07/2026-pwsac-cost-recovery-updates-week-of-june-31/

07/29/2026

PWSAC Cost Recovery and Egg-take Update
Wednesday, July 29

Hatchery staff at Armin F. Koernig, Cannery Creek, and Wally Noerenberg Hatchery are currently reporting small schools of pink salmon at all three facilities. The estimated numbers have been increasing over the last three days. Cost recovery boats will be looking at each site later today to begin cost recovery, if sufficient fish are available to harvest.
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery finished chum egg-take operations on 7/27, meeting 65% of the egg goal.

You can read this and past updates on our website at the link below. You can also listen to a recording of this announcement by calling 907-424-4035.

PWSAC Cost Recovery Update Thursday, July 23 Wally Noerenberg Hatchery began chum egg-take operations on 7/8 and reached 61% of … Continue reading 2026 PWSAC Cost Recovery Updates