Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Tlingit People Concerning the Sockeye Salmon Fishery of the Dry Bay Area
Ramos J and Mason R. 2004. Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Tlingit People Concerning the Sockeye Salmon Fishery of the Dry Bay Area. Fisheries Information Service (FIS). Project 01-091. Yakutat, Alaska 99689
This study is the result of a Cooperative Agreement between the National Park Service (Wrangell-St. Elias National Park) and the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe to collect, interpret, and report on Traditional Ecological Knowledge concerning the sockeye salmon fishery of the Dry Bay area southeast of Yakutat Alaska. Drastic declines in the East Alsek River (locally known as the East River) in Dry Bay affected an important subsistence and commercial fishing resource. The East Alsek River was the dominant sockeye producer in the Yakutat area during the 1982–1994 period (ADF&G 1995). The community of Yakutat is interested in assisting with developing a subsistence restorations and management program for the Dry Bay/Alsek River systems. This study is the first part of a proposed larger multidisciplinary study combining western science with Traditional Ecological Knowledge to understand the unique ecological and cultural dynamics of sockeye salmon and the sockeye salmon fishery in the Dry Bay area.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Ramos, Judith; Mason, Rachel
- Date of Issue
- 2004
- Units
- GLBA , SEAN , WRST
- Keywords
- Alsek Glacier, Alsek River, Dry Bay-Alsek River, Ethnography, Fisheries, Fishery, harvesting and processing techniques, Icy Bay, Lituya Bay, native fishery, Salmon, subsistence salmon fishing, tek, Tlingit fish terms, traditional knowledge, Traditional management of resources, Yakutat, Yakutat Bay, Yakutat Tlingit culture, Yakutat Tlingt, Yakutat Tlingt history