With an emphasis on Yukon River village community involvement, development of local research capacity and resource stewardship, subsistence fisheries caught salmon will be sampled for harvest and biological information. Persons from up to 10 Yukon villages will be trained and employed to sample local subsistence catches. Collection of biological information from subsistence catches will help fill a significant information gap while engaging local persons in fisheries research. Information to be collected include: harvest numbers (by species), date of harvest and method, as well as individual fish sex, length, scale, otolith and muscle tissue. These information and biological collections can then be used to characterize subsistence-harvested salmon in terms of age-sex-length, genetic stock of origin, disease prevalence (i.e. Ichthyophonus), and abundance trends. This project will provide useful data to management agencies.
a) To develop training materials to serve as transferable guides for individuals and organizations interested in the collection of biological data on salmon.
b) To train, mentor, and foster up to 30 individuals in the collection of biological fisheries data from up to 10 communities along the Yukon and Koyukuk Rivers.
c) To provide biological data to management agencies on subsistence caught Chinook and Chum Salmon.
d) To enhance the subsistence fisheries database.
Kimberly Elkin
kimberly.elkin@tananachiefs.org
Tanana Chiefs Conference
907-279-6519
Tanana Chiefs Conference
122 First Avenue, Suite 600
Fairbanks
AK
99701
Chris Stark
chris.stark@uaf.edu
Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association
907-279-6519
Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association
725 Christensen Dr. #3
Anchorgae
AK
99501
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The following Semi Annual Progress Reports are available
January 2005
July 2005
First Year Funding: $76,732.00
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Fields of Expertise |
| Biological Science |
| Physical Science |
| Socio/Economic |
| Community Involvement - 1 Other Projects |
Professional Activity |
| Field research and Data Collection - 37 Other Projects |
Ecosystems |
| Freshwater – Rivers/Streams - 45 Other Projects |
Ecosystem Components |
| Fish - 51 Other Projects |
| Species Groups |
| Anadromous salmonids - 51 Other Projects |
| Chinook - 22 Other Projects |
| Chum - 24 Other Projects |
| Specific research issues |
Geographic Regions |
| Yukon River Watershed - 21 Other Projects |
Technological Expertise/Lab Methods |
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Modeling |
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Physical Science Specialties Areas |
Management/Policy/Social |
| Subsistence fisheries - 16 Other Projects |