Download or read book Stock Assessment Study of Chilkat Lake and River Sockeye Salmon 2017 2020 written by Shane R. Ransbury and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 2017 to 2020, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries, conducted stock assessment programs to estimate the escapement and harvest of Chilkat Lake sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Escapement was estimated with a Dual-frequency Identification Sonar (DIDSON) and weir near the outlet of Chilkat Lake, and age, length, and sex data were collected and analyzed each year. Sockeye salmon escapements, based on expanded DIDSON counts, were 88,197 fish in 2017, 108,047 fish in 2018, 136,091 fish in 2019, and 50,746 fish in 2020. Estimated escapements fell within the biological escapement goal range of 70,000–150,000 sockeye salmon in all but one year (2020). A pair of fish wheels were operated on the Chilkat River to provide inseason information on Chilkat sockeye salmon run strength to assist in management of the District 15 commercial drift gillnet fishery. Genetic stock identification was conducted to determine the stock composition of sockeye salmon harvested annually in the District 15 commercial drift gillnet fishery. Estimated commercial harvests of Chilkat Lake sockeye salmon were 5,698 fish in 2017, 19,235 fish in 2018, 40,935 fish in 2019, and 8,776 fish in 2020. Estimated annual harvest rates (not including subsistence or sport harvests) ranged from 6.1% (2017) to 23.1% (2019), and Chilkat Lake sockeye salmon accounted for an estimated 14.3% (2017) to 23.5% (2018) of the annual commercial sockeye salmon harvest in District 15. Zooplankton populations at Chilkat Lake have improved steadily since the late 2000s; historical peaks in the abundance of copepods and cladocerans (particularly Daphnia), the preferred prey of juvenile sockeye salmon, were observed in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Download or read book A Comprehensive Review of Chilkat Lake and River Sockeye Salmon Stock Assessment Studies written by Julie Bednarski and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1967 the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries, has operated a stock assessment program to estimate escapements and harvests of Chilkat sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Sockeye salmon were counted through a weir near the outlet of Chilkat Lake, and age, length, and sex data were collected and analyzed each year. Since 1994, mark-recapture studies were conducted to estimate Chilkat sockeye salmon escapements. Since the start of the 2008 season, DIDSON sonar has been used at the weir site to directly enumerate adult sockeye salmon escapement into Chilkat Lake. Visual scale pattern analysis was conducted to determine the proportion of Chilkat sockeye salmon harvested annually in the District 15 commercial drift gillnet fishery. In addition, limnological sampling was conducted in Chilkat Lake and analyzed each year. The intent of this report was to review Chilkat sockeye salmon stock assessment data from 1971 to 2016. The visual and DIDSON weir counts provide an index of escapement; however concerns regarding mark-recapture as a reliable index of abundance lead us to recommend eliminating mark-recapture studies in 2017 and, instead, maintain the DIDSON to estimate escapement into Chilkat Lake. We also recommend reviewing the current Chilkat Lake biological escapement goal to ensure that the goal and escapement estimates are in the same units, which is currently based on mark-recapture units. An average of 77,800 Chilkat Lake sockeye salmon were harvested annually in the District 15 commercial drift gillnet fishery (1976-2016). A comparison of historical fish wheel counts to Chilkat Lake escapement estimates demonstrates that the fish wheel project provides a rough indication of Chilkat Lake run strength. Zooplankton samples from Chilkat Lake were composed primarily of one species of copepod (Cyclops columbianus) and three species of cladocerans (Bosmina longerostris, Daphnia longiremus, and Daphnia rosea).

Download or read book Stock Assessment Studies of Chilkat River Adult Sockeye and Chum Salmon Stocks in 2003 and 2004 written by Randall L. Bachman and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the mark-recapture studies of adult Chilkat River sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) and chum (O. keta) salmon in 2003 and 2004 by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Northern Southeastern Regional Aquaculture Association. These studies were done in order to estimate the escapement of chum and sockeye salmon in the Chilkat River, and sockeye salmon in Chilkat Lake, and to summarize age, sex, and length compositions for these populations.

Download or read book Stock Assessment Studies of Chilkat River Adult Sockeye and Chum Salmon Stocks in 2002 written by Randall L. Bachman and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Operational Plan written by Nicole L. Zeiser and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chilkat Lake sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) run, which spawns near Haines, is one of the largest in Southeast Alaska and contributes substantially to harvests in the District 15 commercial drift gillnet fishery in Lynn Canal. This operational plan outlines objectives, methods, and timelines for conducting sockeye salmon stock assessment designed to (1) estimate annual escapement, (2) provide information for inseason fishery management, and (3) reconstruct runs and assess stock status. The Chilkat Lake sockeye salmon run is managed for a biological escapement goal of 70,000–150,000 fish, which is enumerated with a Dual-Frequency Identification Sonar (DIDSON) system operated in conjunction with a standard picket weir located just downstream of the lake outlet. Genetic mixed stock analysis of weekly sockeye salmon harvests in the District 15 commercial drift gillnet fishery provides stock composition estimates that guide inseason management of the fishery (detailed in a separate Chilkoot Lake sockeye salmon operational plan). Biological sampling, along with escapement enumeration and stock-specific harvest data, allows for total run reconstruction required for escapement goal review. This project also supports the collection of basic limnology information at Chilkat Lake.

Download or read book Stock Assessment Study of Chilkoot Lake Sockeye Salmon 2016 2019 written by Shane R. Ransbury and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 2016 to 2019, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries, continued a stock assessment program that began in 1976 to estimate escapements and harvests of Chilkoot Lake sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Sockeye salmon were counted through a weir near the outlet of Chilkoot Lake, and age, length, and sex data were collected and analyzed each year. Sockeye salmon escapements at the weir were 86,721 fish in 2016, 43,098 fish in 2017, 85,463 fish in 2018, and 140,378 fish in 2019, all of which fell within or exceeded the sustainable escapement goal range of 38,000–86,000 fish. Ocean-age-3 sockeye salmon (ages 1.3 and 2.3 combined) of both sexes were the shortest in length since scale sampling began in 1982. The stock compositions of sockeye salmon harvested annually in the District 15 commercial drift gillnet fishery were estimated through scale pattern analysis (2016) and genetic stock identification (2017–2019). Estimated commercial harvests of Chilkoot Lake sockeye salmon were 119,843 fish in 2016, 1,933 fish in 2017, 33,969 fish in 2018, and 149,586 fish in 2019. Estimated harvest rates (including subsistence and sport harvests) were 59% in 2016, 9% in 2017, 31% in 2018, and 52% in 2019. Estimated fall sockeye salmon fry populations at Chilkoot Lake were 42% above average in 2016, 45% below average in 2017, and at or slightly below average in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Average May–September zooplankton density and biomass at Chilkoot Lake were nearly double the long-term average, and zooplankton density in 2019 and biomass in 2016 were the highest recorded since sampling began in 1987.

Download or read book Stock Assessment Study of Chilkoot Lake Sockeye Salmon 2020 2021 written by Shelby M. Flemming and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2020 and 2021, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries, continued a stock assessment program that began in 1976 to estimate escapements and harvests of Chilkoot Lake sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Sockeye salmon were counted through a weir near the outlet of Chilkoot Lake, and age, length, and sex data were collected and analyzed each year. Sockeye salmon escapements at the weir were 60,218 fish in 2020 and 98,672 fish in 2021, which fell within or exceeded the sustainable escapement goal range of 38,000–86,000 fish. Age-1.2 male sockeye salmon in 2020 were larger than the 1982–2019 average, whereas both male and female fish of other ages fell below this average. Genetic stock identification was conducted to determine the stock composition of sockeye salmon harvested annually in the District 15 commercial drift gillnet fishery. Estimated commercial harvests of Chilkoot Lake sockeye salmon were 24,878 fish in 2020, and 50,219 fish in 2021. Estimated harvest rates (including subsistence and excluding sport harvests) were 32% in 2020 and 35% in 2021, and Chilkoot Lake sockeye salmon accounted for an estimated 50% (2020) and 59% (2021) of the annual commercial sockeye salmon harvest in District 15. The estimated fall sockeye salmon fry population at Chilkoot Lake was 66% below average in 2020 (no surveys were conducted in 2021). Average May–September zooplankton density and biomass at Chilkoot Lake were above average in 2020 and below average in 2021.

Download or read book Operational Plan written by Nicole L. Zeiser and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chilkoot Lake sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) run, which spawns near Haines, is one of the largest in Southeast Alaska and contributes substantially to harvests in the District 15 commercial drift gillnet fishery in Lynn Canal. This operational plan outlines objectives, methods, and timelines for conducting sockeye salmon stock assessment designed to (1) estimate annual escapement and harvest, (2) provide information for inseason fishery management, and (3) reconstruct runs and assess stock status. The Chilkoot Lake run is managed for a biological escapement goal of 38,000–86,000 fish, which is enumerated through a standard picket weir located just downstream of the lake outlet. Weir counts of sockeye salmon are compared to weekly escapement targets to determine inseason run strength. Genetic mixed stock analysis of weekly sockeye salmon harvests in the District 15 commercial drift gillnet fishery provides stock composition estimates that also guide inseason management of the fishery. Biological sampling, along with escapement enumeration and stock-specific harvest data, allows for total run reconstruction required for escapement goal review.

Download or read book Hugh Smith Lake Sockeye Salmon Stock Assessment 2020 written by Teresa M. Fish and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2020, long-term population studies designed to evaluate adult sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) abundance and juvenile production at Hugh Smith Lake continued. The smolt weir count of 16,000 sockeye salmon smolt was tied for the 2nd lowest count on record. An estimated 48% of smolt were freshwater age-1 and 52% were freshwater age-2. The escapement was counted through a weir, a mark–recapture study was conducted to confirm the weir count, and biological data were collected to estimate the age, length, and sex composition of the adult sockeye salmon escapement. The 2020 weir count of 3,860 adult sockeye salmon was below the optimal escapement goal range of 8,000–18,000 adult sockeye salmon and was the 9th lowest escapement since 1980. Age-2.2 fish were the most abundant age class, representing an estimated 40% of the total spawning population. Counts of live sockeye salmon in Buschmann Creek (not including mouth estimates) only exceeded 250 fish during 4 of 18 surveys from 19 August to 7 November (peak count 556 fish on 27 October). Counts of live sockeye salmon in Cobb Creek peaked at only 27 fish on 30 September and all other counts there were less than 20 fish. Reported subsistence harvest was 70 fish and accounted for an estimated 2% of the terminal run. The estimated minimum harvest rate in the District 101–108 commercial net fisheries was 38% in 2020.

Download or read book Stock Assessment of Sockeye Salmon in the Buskin River 2018 2021 written by Mark J. Witteveen and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, has assessed the annual run of Buskin River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) on Kodiak Island, Alaska, since 1990. Buskin River sockeye salmon weir counts were 4,284, 12,297, 7,741, and 2,330 fish for 2018–2021, respectively. Weir counts for Lake Louise were 83, 73, 53, and 1,896 sockeye salmon for 2018–2021, respectively. Reported annual subsistence harvests for the Buskin River Section were 474, 836, and 1,620 sockeye salmon for 2018–2020, respectively; accurate harvest is not available for 2021 at this time. In interviews conducted with 11 subsistence users in 2019, 100% reported that the Buskin River was a traditional fishing location, and 73% reported that they subsistence fished in other areas. Interviews were not conducted in 2018 due to a low run or in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19. Enumerated sockeye salmon spawning escapement for the entire drainage (Buskin Lake and Louise Lake weirs) was 4,367, 12,370, 7,794, and 4,226 fish for 2018–2021, respectively. Based on a Bayesian spawner–recruitment analysis of the Buskin Lake system, estimated spawning escapement for maximum sustained yield is about 5,700 fish (95% credibility interval = 4,300–8,000). A sustained yield probability analysis supports the current Buskin Lake system biological escapement goal (BEG) range of 5,000–8,000 sockeye salmon. Age-1.2, -1.3, -2.2, and -2.3 sockeye salmon composed 93–99% of the Buskin River run. Male to female ratios for the Buskin River were between 0.6 and 1.1 to 1 for 2018–2021. Samples taken from the Lake Louise sockeye salmon run and the subsistence harvest were too low to provide reliable estimates of age and sex composition.

Download or read book Stock Assessment of Sockeye Salmon in the Buskin River 2014 2017 written by Mark J. Witteveen and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, has assessed the annual run of Buskin River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) on Kodiak Island, Alaska since 1990. Buskin River sockeye salmon weir counts were 13,976; 8,718; 11,297; and 7,219 fish for 2014-2017, respectively. Weir counts for Lake Louise were 925, 280, 156, and 141 sockeye salmon for 2014-2017, respectively. Reported annual subsistence harvests for the Buskin River Section were 5,616; 3,920; and 4,767 sockeye salmon for 2014-2016, respectively; harvest is not available for 2017 at this time. Mixed stock analysis of genetic samples from the Buskin River sockeye salmon subsistence fishery showed 91-97% of the 2014-2017 harvests were of Buskin Lake origin sockeye salmon and 0.5-4.1% were of sockeye salmon bound for Lake Louise. In interviews conducted from 2014 through 2017, an average of 89% of subsistence users reported each year that the Buskin River was a traditional fishing location, and an average of 79% reported each year that they subsistence fished in other areas. Enumerated sockeye salmon spawning escapement for the entire drainage was 14,901; 8,998; 11,453; and 7,360 fish for 2014-2017, respectively. Based on a Bayesian spawner-recruitment analysis, estimated spawning escapement for maximum sustained yield is about 6,500 fish (95% credibility interval 5,100-8,400). A sustained yield probability analysis supports the current Buskin Lake system biological escapement goal (BEG) range of 5,000-8,000 sockeye salmon. Age-1.3, -2.2, and -2.3 sockeye salmon composed 90-99% of the subsistence harvests for 2014-2017 and composed 76-96% of the Buskin River and 50-100% of the Lake Louise escapements. Male to female ratios for the Buskin River were between 0.7 and 1.1 to 1 for 2014-2017; they were 1.3-2.5 to 1 for Lake Louise, and 0.8-1.5 to 1 for the subsistence harvest.

Download or read book Stock Assessment Study of Chilkoot Lake Sockeye Salmon 2003 2015 written by Julie L. Bednarski and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 2013 to 2015, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries, continued a stock assessment program that begun in 1976 to estimate escapements and harvests of Chilkoot Lake sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Sockeye salmon were counted through a weir near the outlet of Chilkoot Lake, and age, length, and sex data were collected and analyzed each year. Sockeye salmon escapements at the weir were 46,140 fish in 2013, 105,058 fish in 2014, and 71,515 fish in 2015. Visual scale pattern analysis was conducted to determine the proportion of Chilkoot sockeye salmon harvested annually in the District 15 commercial drift gillnet fishery. Estimated commercial drift gillnet harvests of Chilkoot sockeye salmon were 23,111 fish in 2013, 110,487 fish in 2014, and 33,085 fish in 2015. Estimated harvest rates were 36% in 2013, 52% in 2014, and 46% in 2015. In addition, zooplankton and hydroacoustic surveys were conducted in Chilkoot Lake and analyzed each year.

Download or read book Stock Status and Escapement Goals for Chilkat Lake Sockeye Salmon in Southeast Alaska written by Douglas Murrell Eggers and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stock Assessment of Sockeye Salmon of the Buskin River 2000 2003 written by Julia S. Schmidt and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Hugh Smith Lake Sockeye Salmon Stock Assessment 2017 2018 written by Malika T. Brunette and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2017 and 2018, long-term population studies designed to evaluate adult sockeye salmon abundance and juvenile production at Hugh Smith Lake continued. An estimated 80,000 sockeye salmon smolt were counted through the smolt weir in 2017, and 63,000 sockeye smolt were counted through the smolt weir in 2018. In 2017, an estimated 88% of smolt were freshwater age-1 and 12% were freshwater age-2. In 2018, an estimated 57% of smolt were freshwater age-1 and 42% were freshwater age-2. Biological data were collected to estimate the age, length, and sex composition of the adult sockeye salmon escapement, the escapement was counted through a weir, and a mark-recapture study was conducted to confirm the weir count. The 2017 weir count of 14,748 adult sockeye salmon fell within the optimal escapement goal range of 8,000-18,000 adult sockeye salmon. Conversely, the 2018 weir count of 2,039 adult sockeye salmon was the third lowest escapement since 1980 and well below goal. Age-1.3 adults were the most abundant adult age class to return in 2017, representing an estimated 78% of the total spawning population. Conversely, age-1.2 adults were the most abundant returning adult age class in 2018, representing an estimated 48% of the total spawning population. Numbers of fish observed spawning in Buschmann and Cobb creeks were extremely low during the normal peak spawn timing in 2018 due to extreme low water flow through most of September. Reported subsistence harvest in 2017 (617 fish) was the third largest harvest on record and the number of permit days fished was the highest on record. Conversely, reported subsistence harvest and participation dropped to very low levels in 2018 due to extremely low abundance. Estimated minimum harvest rates in the District 101-108 commercial net fisheries were 47% in 2017 and 66% in 2018.

Download or read book Stock Assessment and Restoration of the Afognak Lake Sockeye Salmon Run written by Steven G. Honnold and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents data collected in 2004 for a three-year study (2004-2006) assessing smolt abundance, spawning and rearing habitats of sockeye salmon in Afognak Lake.