Amalga Harbor hatchery chum run opened to seiners

Commercial fishermen pull up a net full of salmon at Juneau’s Amalga Harbor in 2013. Commercial hatchery chum openings begin Thursday and may continue later this month. (Photo courtesy of Dave Harris/Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
Southeast seiners will have a shot at a large run of hatchery chums for six hours Thursday.
The opening is at Amalga Harbor, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Juneau.
The salmon started out at Douglas Island Pink and Chum, a private, nonprofit hatchery kn