2012 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report
2012 Bristol Bay Area Annual Management Report

Author: Matthew A. Jones

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13:

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The 2012 Bristol Bay Area Management Report is the 51st consecutive annual volume reporting on management activities of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries staff in Bristol Bay. The report emphasizes a descriptive account of the information, decisions, and rationale used to manage the annual Bristol Bay commercial salmon (sockeye Oncorhynchus nerka, Chinook O. tshawytscha, chum O. keta, pink O. gorbuscha, and coho O. kisutch) and Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) fisheries, and outlines basic management objectives and procedures. We have included all information deemed necessary to fully explain the rationale behind management decisions formulated in 2012. The narrative is constructed beginning with a broad historical perspective followed by annual detail of individual districts.

Alaska Department of Fish and Game Fisheries Scientific and Technical Report Policies and Procedures
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Fisheries Scientific and Technical Report Policies and Procedures

Author: Joanne MacClellan

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 91

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This report should be used as a guide for authors, as well as a reference point for report policies and standards. This manual is part of an ongoing effort to provide clear, consistent style guidelines for Alaska Department of Fish and Game Divisions of Sport Fish and Commercial Fisheries technical report series. Presented are guidelines for preparation and assembly of major elements in a report, as well as staff roles and responsibilities.

Fisheries Economics of the United States, 2012
Fisheries Economics of the United States, 2012

Author: National Marine Fisheries Service (U S )

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2014-09-23

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9780160925245

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The 2012 report provides landings totals for both domestic recreational and commercial fisheries by species and allows us to track important indicators such as annual seafood consumption and the productivity of top fishing ports. These statistics provide valuable insights, but to fully understand the overall condition of our fisheries, they must be looked at in combination with other biological, social, and economic factors of ecosystem and ocean health.

Summary of Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Harvests by Gear Type, 2009-2012
Summary of Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Harvests by Gear Type, 2009-2012

Author: Paul G. Salomone

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 22

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The purpose of this report is to provide the Alaska Board of Fisheries with background information regarding fishing effort and sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) harvest by gear type in the Bristol Bay commercial salmon fishery. Data in this report were obtained from previous reports to the board in 2003 from the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission, and from the commercial fisheries fish ticket database. Information in this report is considered final for all years through 2011. The 2012 data are preliminary. For a more complete historical perspective, data from 1965 to 2012 are included.

Fishery Management Report for Sport Fisheries in the Northwest/North Slope Management Area, 2012
Fishery Management Report for Sport Fisheries in the Northwest/North Slope Management Area, 2012

Author: Brendan P. Scanlon

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 80

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This report presents sport fisheries season summaries for 2012 and preliminary information for 2013 in the Northwest/North Slope Management Area. The Northwest/North Slope Management Area (NW/NSMA) consists of all waters north of the Yukon River drainage in Norton Sound, the Seward Peninsula, Kotzebue Sound (including the major drainages of the Kobuk and Noatak rivers), and all north-draining waters of the Brooks Range east to the Canadian border. Sport and subsistence fisheries target king, coho, chum, and pink salmon, Dolly Varden, sheefish, arctic grayling, and northern pike. Summaries of major sport, commercial, and subsistence fisheries within the NW/NSMA are detailed, including descriptions of recent performances, Alaska Board of Fisheries regulatory actions, social and biological issues, and descriptions of ongoing research and management activities.