In August 2009 ABR, Inc.—Environmental Research & Services (ABR) was contracted by the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskowim Sustainable Salmon Initiative (AYK-SSI) to survey headwater tributaries to the Upper Yukon River. The primary objective of these surveys was to identify salmon bearing streams so they could be nominated for inclusion in the State of Alaska’s Catalog of Waters Important for Spawning, Rearing, or Migration of Anadromous Fishes (also known as the Anadromous Waters Catalog [AWC]). Following Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) protocols, ABR conducted a gap analysis to determine candidate sampling locations (stream reaches) in the Upper Yukon River region of Alaska which could provide information on the presence and upstream extent of anadromous fish species. This information on salmon occurrence is critical in managing salmon and their habitat in areas of interior Alaska that may increasingly beimpacted by human activities.
John Seigle
ABR, INC.–ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH & SERVICES
P.O. Box 240268
Anchorage
AK
99524
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