Abundance and Run Timing of Adult Salmon in Tanada Creek 2001 Report
Veach ER and Scotton S. 2001. Abundance and Run Timing of Adult Salmon in Tanada Creek 2001 Report. USFWS Office of Subsistence Management, Fisheries Resources Monitoring Program, Annual Report. FIS00-01-3
Tanada Creek salmon are highly susceptible to both Federal and state subsistence users as well as commercial harvest. As the northern most sockeye run of significant size in the Copper River, the Tanada creek stocks can provide an index of the overall sockeye salmon escapement of the Copper River. Monitoring of the variations in abundance and run timing as well as evaluating historical aerial surveys and commercial and subsistence harvest data provides information which can be used as a tool to develop a management plan for natural and healthy populations of Tanada Creek sockeye as mandated by the Alaskan National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). The dynamic nature of the flows in Tanada Creek has prevented a rigid picket weir from functioning successfully. A floating resistance board weir and video escapement tower are to be tested for functionality on Tanada Creek.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Veach, Eric; Scotton, Sandra
- Date of Issue
- 2001
- Units
- WRST
- Keywords
- Tanada Creek, Abundance, Batzulnetus, Chinook Salmon, Copper River tributaries, Federal Subsistence, fish weir, Monitoring, salmon runs, Sockeye Salmon, Southeast Alaska, Tanada Lake Stock/status and Trends, timing, Upper Copper River Fishery, Use
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Fishes , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Consumptive Use | Consumptive Use