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An interdivisional team of staff from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game met beginning in March 2019 to review existing Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus) escapement goals in the Kodiak Management Area (KMA) and make recommendations to the directors of the divisions of Commercial Fisheries and Sport Fish. The KMA salmon escapement goals had been reviewed previously in 2016. The current review team recommends 21 goals remain unchanged, and 1 goal be revised (Olds River coho salmon [O. kisutch] lower bound sustainable escapement goal of 500). In addition, a change in designation from a biological escapement goal to a sustainable escapement goal is recommended for 3 goals (Afognak River sockeye salmon [O. nerka], Upper Station late-run sockeye salmon, and Buskin River coho salmon). When combined with existing escapement goals, these staff recommendations to the directors of the divisions of Commercial and Sport Fisheries result in 22 escapement goals for the KMA in 2019: 12 for sockeye salmon, 2 for Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), 4 for coho salmon, 3 for pink salmon (O. gorbuscha), and 1 for chum salmon (O. keta).
An interdivisional team of staff from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game met 3 times beginning in March 2016 to review existing Pacific salmon Oncorhynchus spp. escapement goals in the Kodiak Management Area (KMA), for the purpose of making recommendations to the directors of the divisions of Commercial Fisheries and Sport Fish. The KMA salmon escapement goals had previously been reviewed in 2013. The review team recommends 18 goals remain unchanged, the elimination of 2 goals (Uganik Lake sockeye salmon O. nerka lower-bound sustainable escapement goal, and Mainland District chum salmon O. keta aggregate lower-bound sustainable escapement goal), and the revision of 4 goals (Ayakulik Chinook salmon O. tshawytscha biological escapement goal range 4,800?8,400, Karluk River early-run sockeye salmon biological escapement goal range 150,000?250,000, Karluk River late-run sockeye salmon biological escapement goal range 200,000?400,000, and Kodiak Archipelago chum salmon aggregate lower-bound sustainable escapement goal 101,000). When combined with existing escapement goals, these staff recommendations to the directors of the divisions of Commercial and Sport Fisheries result in 22 escapement goals for the KMA in 2017: 12 for sockeye salmon, 2 for Chinook salmon, 4 for coho salmon O. kisutch, 3 for pink salmon O. gorbuscha, and 1 for chum salmon.
This report summarizes statewide Pacific salmon escapement goals in effect in 2020 and documents escapements for all species and stocks with goals from 2012 through 2020. In addition, this report documents changes in escapement goals for both 2019 and 2020 because the report was not published in 2020 due to extenuating circumstances associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Annual escapements are compared against escapement goals in place at the time to assess outcomes, with summaries by the Division of Commercial Fisheries regions. We list methods used to enumerate escapements and to develop current escapement goals (with brief descriptions) for each monitored stock. Leading up to the 2018/2019 Board of Fisheries meeting cycle, escapement goals were reviewed for the Bristol Bay, Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim, Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands, and Chignik Management Areas. As a result of these reviews, there were 29 escapement goal changes in 2019, including the elimination of 10 goals. The remaining changes were due to updates to escapement indices and/or goal development methods. There were no changes to any escapement goals in the Chignik Management Area. For the 2019/2020 Board of Fisheries meeting cycle, escapement goals were reviewed for Upper Cook Inlet, Lower Cook Inlet, and Kodiak Management Areas. As a result of these reviews, there were 32 escapement goal changes in Upper Cook Inlet that included establishing 4 new escapement goals and eliminating 12 goals. There were no escapement goal changes for Lower Cook Inlet. Because of these revisions, there were 272 salmon escapement goals in Alaska in 2019 and 264 escapement goals in 2020. In 2019, 78% of the escapement goals in Alaska were met or exceeded and 22% of the stocks did not meet minimum escapement goals. In 2020, 65% of the escapement goals were met or exceeded and 35% of the stocks did not meet minimum escapement goals.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) will manage the commercial salmon fisheries in the Kodiak Management Area (KMA) to promote maximum sustained yield for future KMA salmon returns by achieving salmon escapement goals and providing opportunity to harvest salmon in excess of those goals. ADF&G will attempt to provide for orderly fisheries while maximizing harvest opportunities on the highest quality salmon. ADF&G will adhere to the biological and allocative requirements of the management plans adopted by the Alaska Board of Fisheries for the KMA. Management of the fisheries follows a general chronology based on the run timing of 4 commercially targeted salmon species: sockeye Oncorhynchus nerka, coho O. kisutch, pink O. gorbuscha, and chum salmon O. keta. The 2019 preseason forecasts project a harvest of approximately 2,336,000 sockeye, 318,000 coho, 27,000,000 pink, and 935,000 chum salmon. Additionally, about 8,000 Chinook salmon O. tshawytscha could be harvested incidentally in fisheries targeting other salmon species. All fishing periods are established by emergency order. The initial sockeye salmon commercial test fishing period for the west side of Kodiak Island is tentatively scheduled for June 9 but may occur as early as June 1. A June 9 fishery opening is also planned for the Duck Bay, Izhut Bay, Inner Kitoi Bay, Outer Kitoi Bay sections, and the Foul Bay and Waterfall Bay Special Harvest areas. The initial commercial test fishing period in the Alitak District will be determined based on inseason indicators of run strength. On July 6, the initial weekly fishing period targeting pink salmon will be 105 hours (~41⁄2 days) in length for Kodiak Archipelago sections, and the Mainland District sections north of Cape Aklek fishing periods will be 57 hours (~21⁄2 days) in length.
This report summarizes statewide Pacific salmon escapement goals in effect in 2017 and documents escapements for all species and stocks with goals from 2009 through 2017. Annual escapements are compared against escapement goals in place at the time to assess outcomes, with summaries by the Division of Commercial Fisheries regions. We list methods used to enumerate escapements and to develop current escapement goals (with brief descriptions) for each monitored stock. Escapement goals were reviewed for Upper Cook Inlet, Lower Cook Inlet, and Kodiak management areas leading up to the 2016/2017 Board of Fisheries meeting cycle. As a result of these reviews, there were 53 escapement goal changes in 2017, including the elimination of 2 goals, establishment of 2 new goals, and the replacement of the Kenai River early- and late-run Chinook salmon goals based on all fish with escapement goals based on large fish only. In addition, two Optimal Escapement Goals were removed from management plans by the Alaska Board of Fisheries. In 2017, 83% of the escapement goals were met or exceeded and 17% of the stocks did not meet minimum escapement goals.