Kodiak Commercial Fisheries Salmon Management Field Camp and Weir Operation Plan, 2023-2025
Author | : Brad A. Fuerst |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : Escapement (Fisheries) |
ISBN | : |
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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) Division of Commercial Fisheries (CFD) staff will operate seven weirs and one fish pass in the Kodiak Management Area (KMA) in 2023–2025. These projects are located on the Karluk River, Ayakulik River, Dog Salmon Creek, Olga Creek (Upper Station), Afognak River (Litnik), Saltery Creek, and Pasagshak River. The weirs are used to enumerate salmon escapements into river systems and are critical management tools because they provide information that assists ADF&G management staff in deciding when to open and close salmon fisheries throughout the season. This operational plan informs seasonal employees of their responsibilities to run effective field camps, operate weirs, and live at remote sites. Operation dates for each weir vary depending upon the run timing of salmon populations into the different systems; however, most begin in mid to late May and continue through mid-September. Chinook Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, sockeye O. nerka, coho O. kisutch, pink O. gorbuscha, and chum salmon O. keta, as well as steelhead trout O. mykiss and Dolly Varden char Salvelinus malma, are individually counted by field crews. Escapement data collected provides the basis for inseason management actions regulating the commercial, sport, and subsistence fisheries in the KMA.