Petersburg Pilot -

Photo courtesy of James Poulson (Sitka Sentinel)

Deckhands Brett Lopez, left, and Brett Evens work on seine gear aboard the Petersburg fishing vessel Island Pride this afternoon at Crescent Harbor. Even though the volume of herring is predicted to be very high this season, only about half the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishing fleet is expected to participate in the opening, according to Fish and Game.