Author : Elizabeth A. Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Book Synopsis Lower Kuskokwim River Inseason Subsistence Salmon Catch Monitoring, 2007 by : Elizabeth A. Smith
Download or read book Lower Kuskokwim River Inseason Subsistence Salmon Catch Monitoring, 2007 written by Elizabeth A. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a collaborative effort with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF & G), the Orutsararmiut Native Council (ONC) conducted inseason subsistence salmon surveys addressing qualitative assessment of run timing and abundance at selected fish camps and in communities of fishers in the lower Kuskokwim River during the summer of 2007. The project ran for 7 weeks, from June 1 to July 15. Data collected from these surveys was relayed to fishery managers on a weekly basis and provided timely inseason information on relative strength by species. This project provided additional information to evaluate salmon run strength by indicating the relative success of some subsistence fishers in achieving their harvest goals and also provided a venue for local user input into the evaluation of salmon abundance and corresponding management strategies. The ONC inseason subsistence monitoring program, initiated in 2001, increased the quality and consistency of information obtained from subsistence fishers. Improvements to project operations since 2001 has increased the number and frequency of fishing family interviews, thereby increasing the credibility of the salmon catch information. Comparisons of inseason subsistence catch information can now be made between weeks within a given year and between years. Inseason subsistence catch information has also been used in combination with other information to evaluate the various management actions.