1992 genetic stock identification, baseline data collection: Westward Region field summary
Sarafin DR. 1992. 1992 genetic stock identification, baseline data collection: Westward Region field summary. Regional Information Report. 4K92-35. Alaska Department of Fish And Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries. Kodiak, AK
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has initiated a genetic stock identification program for chum salmon in various regions of the state. The Kodiak Office is conducting the field sampling to establish baseline data for the Westward Region. For the 1992 season, the North and South Alaska Peninsula and the Kodiak Island Districts were targeted. This report summarized the preliminary and field operations of this project. Tissue samples were to be collected from streams with local stocks thought to be significant contributors to the commercial fisheries of the Alaska Peninsula. The samples would then be sent to the ADF&G Genetics Lab, Anchorage. The Genetics Lab would then conduct analysis and evaluation of the samples. The actual GSI methodology incorporates protein electrophoresis to examine the composition of genetic variants within tissue samples. Data can be collected from the commercial chum salmon catch from specific fisheries and then compared to a baseline of genetic data from various known individual stocks. This can then provide information regarding the various stocks contributing to the commercial harvest.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Sarafin, David
- Date of Issue
- 1992-10
- Publisher
- Alaska Department of Fish And Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries
- Units
- KATM
- Keywords
- Chum Salmon, genetic sampling