Estimation of late run sockeye and coho salmon escapement in the Clark River, a tributary to Chignik Lake, Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, 2002
Anderson JL. 2003. Estimation of late run sockeye and coho salmon escapement in the Clark River, a tributary to Chignik Lake, Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, 2002. Alaska Fisheries Technical Report. 64. US Fish and Wildlife Service. King Salmon, AK
Sockeye salmon in the Chignik Lake system are an important species for commercial and subsistence harvest. In recent years, subsistence fishers in the Chignik area have had difficulty harvesting enough fish and are concerned that the runs have declined and may be over-exploited by the commercial fishery. This project was initiated to address these concerns, and the objectives were to estimate the escapement of late run sockeye and coho salmon in the Clark river, estimate the escapement of Clark River sockeye salmon that pass the Chignik weir from August until the weir is removed in early September, and to determine the run timing of Clark River sockeye salmon past the Chignik weir in August and September.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Anderson, Jeffry
- Date of Issue
- 2003-04
- Publisher
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Units
- KATM , WRST
- Keywords
- Alaska Peninsula NWR, Anadromous, Chignik, Clark River, Coho Salmon, commercial harvest, Escapement, Fish, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus nerka, Radio Telemetry, Refuge, Riverine, run timing, Sockeye Salmon, Subsistence, subsistence harvest