Freshwater Fish Inventory of Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Southwest Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network
Miller J and Markis J. 2004. Freshwater Fish Inventory of Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Southwest Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network
A freshwater fish inventory was conducted within Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve between 17-21 August 2002, and 29 May -20 July 2003. The purpose of the inventory was to document expected yet undocumented species and to collect baseline abundance, distribution, and other biological information. Using minnow seines, beach seines, gill nets, hoop traps, minnow traps, a fyke net, and sport-fishing gear we sampled Surprise Lake, Aniakchak River, Meshik Lake, Meshik River, and two coastal streams flowing into the Pacific Ocean. Three of eight expected yet undocumented species were captured, Alaska blackfish (Dallia pectoralis), coastrange sculpin (Cottus aleuticus), and ninespine stickleback (Pungitius pungitius). The fish communities within Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve appear to be typical of watersheds in southwest Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Miller, Joe; Markis, Joel
- Date of Issue
- 2004-04
- Units
- ANIA , SWAN
- Keywords
- Alaska, alaska blackfish, albert johnson creek, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, aniakchak river, Arctic Grayling, arctic lamprey, Catostomus catostomus, Coastrange Sculpin, Cottus aleuticus, Dailla pectoralis, Fishes, Freshwater, Inventory, Lampetra camtschatica, Lampetra tridentate, longnose sucker, Meshik Lake, Meshik River, ninespine stickleback, Pacific lamprey, Prosopium cylindraceum, Pungitius pungitius, round whitefish, Southwest Alaska Network, Surprise Lake, Thymallus arcticus