Title: Fishery management report for the recreational fisheries of the upper Copper/upper Susitna River management area, 2011
Description: Seasonal summaries for subsistence, sport, and personal use fisheries for 2011 and preliminary information for 2012 in the Upper Copper/Upper Susitna Management Area (UCUSMA) are presented. The UCUSMA consists of all waters and drainages of the Copper River, upstream of Haley Creek and all waters and drainages of the Susitna River, upstream of the Oshetna River. The area's king, sockeye, and coho salmon are targeted in sport, personal use, and subsistence fisheries. Other resident and anadromous fishes such as burbot, lake trout, rainbow/steelhead trout, Arctic grayling, and Dolly Varden are targeted in year-round sport fisheries. Whitefish are mainly targeted in subsistence fisheries.
Subjects: Fishery management, Fisheries, Statistics, Fishing, Subsistence fishing
Places: Alaska, Copper River Region, Susitna River Region