Low water supplies threaten hatchery near Petersburg, Alaska
3/5/2019 3:44:08 PM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, AK
Petersburg, AK
Start Date: 3/2/2019
- End Date: 4/21/2019
The Crystal Lake Hatchery near Petersburg had about 50 days’ worth of water remaining and will have to consider relocating more than a million juvenile king and coho salmon when the water runs out.
Juneau KTOO (Alaska), March 2, 2019
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