NEW REPORT: Review of Kuskokwim River Chinook Salmon Run-Reconstruction & Stock-Recruitment Models by AYK SSI Independent Expert Panel
In response to concerns about the performance of the ADF&G run reconstruction model, AYK SSI commissioned an independent panel of experts, with extensive experience in salmon ecology and stock assessment, to review the structure and performance of the run reconstruction model. This Expert Panel review of Kuskokwim River Chinook Salmon Run-Reconstruction & Stock-Recruitment Models can be downloaded here.
This four-member panel, assisted by a biometric analyst, was commissioned by the AYK SSI in May of 2016 and convened in September 2016. The Expert Panel consists of:
- Daniel Schindler (Chair), Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
- Milo Adkison, Professor, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Randall Peterman, Professor Emeritus, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
- André Punt, Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
- Timothy Walsworth (Panel biometric analyst), Post-Doctoral Researcher, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington