Norton Sound subdistrict 1 (Nome) chum salmon stock status and action plan, 2010
Subtitle: a report to the Alaska Board of Fisheries
By: by Jim Menard and Daniel J. Bergstrom
Contributors: Bergstrom, Daniel J.; Alaska. Board of Fisheries; Alaska. Division of Sport Fish; Alaska. Division of Commercial Fisheries
Series: Special publication -- no. 09-20; Special publication (Alaska. Division of Sport Fish) -- no. 09-20.
Publisher: Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, Research and Technical Services
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Anchorage
Language: eng
Number of pages: 25
Description: In response to guidelines established in the Policy for the Management of Sustainable Salmon Fisheries (SSFP; 5 AAC 39.222), the Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) classified the Norton Sound Subdistrict 1 (Nome) chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta stock as a stock of management concern at its September 2000 work session. An action plan was developed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) and acted upon by the BOF in January 2001. The SSFP directs ADF&G to assess salmon stocks in areas addressed during the BOF regulatory cycle to identify stocks of concern and, in the case of Subdistrict 1 chum salmon, to reassess the stock of concern status. In 2003, ADF&G recommended continuation of this classification as a stock of management concern, which was supported by the BOF at its January 2004 meeting. A majority of chum salmon escapement goals were achieved in Subdistrict 1 from 2002-2006. Hence, in January 2007, the BOF classified Subdistrict 1 chum salmon stock of yield concern. Since 2004, escapement has been met in Subdistrict 1, except for 2009, when it fell 7% short of the lower end of the escapement goal range of 23,000-35,000. The recent yield remains below historical levels despite use of specific management measures. Based on the definitions provided in the SSFP, ADF&G recommends continuing the stock of concern classification of Subdistrict 1 chum salmon as a stock of yield concern. The department recommends that management continue under the current plans through the next board cycle.
Notes: "Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Divisions of Sport Fish and Commercial Fisheries"--Cover.

"December 2009."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 10).

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This item was harvested from the Dept. of Fish and Game web site:  http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/FedAidPDFs/SP09-20.pdf in January 2010 for the Alaska State Publications Program; remote access available via StaticURL.