The tomcod harvests in the Kongiganak, Cavuuneq and Ilkivik Rivers have been a failure. Also in other areas, based on observations from Chevak and Chefornak. Both the surface and bottom trawl results show a clear decline in tomcod biomass in the North Bering Sea.
Not a single catch was reported in the village of Chefornak. Meanwhile in Kivalina, dozens and dozens of tomcods are pictured and posted on "The Alaska Life" Facebook page.
Had pus on them.
Smelt caught on the Kugkaktlik River were found to have dark spots on the skin. Photo examination suggests that the cause is the same black fungus found in saffron cod in Norton Sound. Continued surveillance for this condition in fish is requested by LEO Network members.
2/27/15 Deformed blackfish - Tooksook Bay, Alaska, USA
2/20/15 Needle fish die-off - Kongiganak, Alaska, USA
6-12-14 Sick Cod - Tununak, Alaska, USA
Abundant herring roe, most ever seen during the low tide - Toksook Bay, Alaska, USA
Needle fish with lesions observed.
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