Author : John Samuel Chythlook
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (18 download)
Book Synopsis Fishery Management Report for Sport Fisheries in the Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management Area, 2015 by : John Samuel Chythlook
Download or read book Fishery Management Report for Sport Fisheries in the Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management Area, 2015 written by John Samuel Chythlook and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents sport fisheries season and management summaries for 2015 with preliminary information for 2016 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 2015, angler-days totaled 20,917 with the largest proportion coming from the Kanektok River drainage (0.45 or 9,346). Coho salmon was the predominant sport species harvested in 2015 with 4,488 fish taken, followed by Dolly Varden (1,888). The estimated 2015 Chinook (king) salmon harvest in the Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management Area was zero, because the area was closed to sport fishing for king salmon for the entire 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.