Author : Paul Salonone
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)
Book Synopsis 2016 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report by : Paul Salonone
Download or read book 2016 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report written by Paul Salonone and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2016 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report is the 55th consecutive annual volume reporting on management activities of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries staff in Bristol Bay. The report emphasizes a descriptive account of the information, decisions, and rationale used to manage the annual Bristol Bay commercial salmon (sockeye Oncorhynchus nerka, Chinook O. tshawytscha, chum O. keta, pink O. gorbuscha, and coho O. kisutch) and Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) fisheries. The 2016 inshore sockeye salmon run of 51.7 million fish was 11% above the preseason forecast of 46.6 million fish. Sockeye salmon dominated the inshore commercial harvest, totaling 37.6 million fish of the 39.5 million total commercial salmon harvest. Sockeye salmon escapement goals were met or exceeded in all systems where spawning requirements have been defined with a baywide escapement of 14.1 million fish. There was a total harvest of 33,000 Chinook; 969,000 chum; 769,000 pink; and 91,000 coho salmon. The 2016 Togiak District herring preseason biomass forecast was 162,244 short tons. The combined harvest was 14,879 short tons with an average roe percent of 12.3%. The Dutch Harbor food and bait fishery harvest was 208 short tons, bringing the total harvest for 2016 to 15,087 short tons. All 2016 harvest data are considered preliminary and are based on fish tickets.