Author : John Samuel Chythlook
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (19 download)
Book Synopsis Fishery Management Report for Sport Fisheries in the Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management Area, 2017 by : John Samuel Chythlook
Download or read book Fishery Management Report for Sport Fisheries in the Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management Area, 2017 written by John Samuel Chythlook and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents sport fisheries season and management summaries for 2017 with preliminary information for 2018 in the Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management Area. The Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management Area (KGMA) consists of all waters of the Kuskokwim River drainage, Kuskokwim Bay, and waters extending from the Naskonat Peninsula in the north to the south side of Cape Newenham in the south. Sport and subsistence fisheries target all 5 Pacific salmon species, as well as rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss, Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma, sheefish Stenodus leucichthys, Arctic grayling Thymallus arcticus and northern pike Esox lucius. In 2017, angler-days totaled 20,715 with the largest proportion coming from the Kanektok River drainage (0.40 or 8,314). Coho salmon were the predominant sport species harvested in 2017 with 4,497 fish taken, followed by sockeye salmon (1,467). The estimated 2017 king salmon harvest in the Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management Area was 167, all of which were in the Kuskokwim Bay drainages (Goodnews and Kanektok Rivers) as the Kuskokwim River drainage was closed to sport fishing for king salmon pre-season. Summaries of major sport, commercial, and subsistence fisheries within the Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management Area are detailed in this report, including descriptions of recent performances, Alaska Board of Fisheries regulatory actions, social and biological issues, and descriptions of ongoing research and management activities.