On July 2, a group of volunteers used seine nets in the slough at Blind River Rapids to capture king salmon alive. The kings would soon be transported to their destination at Crystal Lake Hatchery.
Considering the shallow, rocky waters in the Blind River Rapids, SSRAA production manager Bill Gass was unsure of how successful the beach seine operation to hand deliver king salmon broodstock to Crystal Lake Hatchery would be.
But the team of 20 folks, including local volunteers and staff from the Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association (SSRAA) and Alaska Department of Fish and Game, successfully captured and transported 146 live king salmon during the first two Tuesdays in July, Gass told the Pilot.
"We're pretty happy with what we did, and I think in the future ... we can proba...
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