Alaska Herring History
Alaska Herring History

Author: James Mackovjak

Publisher: University of Alaska Press

Published: 2022-07-18

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 1646423437

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Part I: Herring: The Fish and Its Utilization, 1878-1966 -- Alaska Herring: The Basics -- Early Development of Alaska's Herring Industry -- Salted Herring: The Early Years -- Early Alaska Herring Fishery Regulation and Research -- Alaska's Herring Industry Expands: 1924-1931 -- A Chronicle of Alaska's Herring Industry: 1932-1948 -- A Chronicle of Alaska's Herring Industry: 1949-1966 -- Bait Herring -- Part II: Roe Herring -- Alaska's Roe-Herring Fishery, Its Genesis and Management -- Sitka Sound Roe-Herring Fishery -- Resurrection Bay and Prince William Sound Roe-Herring Fisheries -- Lower Cook Inlet and Kodiak Area Roe-Herring Fisheries -- Togiak Roe-Herring Fishery -- Norton Sound Herring Fisheries -- Food Herring in the Modern Era -- Part III: Herring Spawn on Kelp -- Genesis of Alaska's Herring Spawn-on-Kelp Fishery -- Prince William Sound Herring Spawn-on-Kelp Fisheries, 1981-1993 -- Alaska Herring Spawn-on-Kelp Pound Fisheries -- Togiak and Norton Sound Herring Spawn-on-Kelp Fisheries.

Herring and People of the North Pacific
Herring and People of the North Pacific

Author: Thomas F. Thornton

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 2021-01-31

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 0295748303

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Herring are vital to the productivity and health of marine systems, and socio-ecologically Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) is one of the most important fish species in the Northern Hemisphere. Human dependence on herring has evolved for millennia through interactions with key spawning areas—but humans have also significantly impacted the species’ distribution and abundance. Combining ethnological, historical, archaeological, and political perspectives with comparative reference to other North Pacific cultures, Herring and People of the North Pacific traces fishery development in Southeast Alaska from precontact Indigenous relationships with herring to postcontact focus on herring products. Revealing new findings about current herring stocks as well as the fish’s significance to the conservation of intraspecies biodiversity, the book explores the role of traditional local knowledge, in combination with archeological, historical, and biological data, in both understanding marine ecology and restoring herring to their former abundance.

Herring Spawning Surveys in Southeastern Alaska
Herring Spawning Surveys in Southeastern Alaska

Author: Bernard Einar Skud

Publisher:

Published: 1959

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13:

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Aerial surveys to observe milt clouds produced by spawning herring in Southeastern Alaska waters hold promise as a method for assessing the extent of spawn deposition. Flights are conducted at altitudes of 500 to 700 feet and at cruising speeds of 120 knots. The mileage of beach utilized for spawning is recorded on reduced prints of navigation charts. The surveys have resulted in the discovery of 80 previously unreported spawning beaches. Observations during these preliminary flights have also added valuable information on the time of spawning and the physical characteristics of the beaches.

Seasonal Distribution and Environment of Adult Pacific Herring (Clupea Harengus Pallasi) Near Auke Bay, Lynn Canal, Southeastern Alaska
Seasonal Distribution and Environment of Adult Pacific Herring (Clupea Harengus Pallasi) Near Auke Bay, Lynn Canal, Southeastern Alaska

Author: Harry Richard Carlson

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13:

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The distribution of adult Pacific herring (Clupea harengue pallasi) near Auke Bay, Lynn Canal, southeastern Alaska, varied by depth and geographic area over 24 successive months during 1973-75. From June through September, schools concentrated at 5- to 37-m depths where zooplankton was abundant, and moderate currents were present in a stratified water column. The schools migrated from this area to wintering grounds in October when windstorms and sinking of cooling surface waters broke up stratification, day length shortened, and food abundance declined drastically. The schools remained near bottom in the deeper parts of the wintering grounds at 52- to 85-m depths into February or March when day length had increased, but temperatures and food abundance remained low. At this time, the herring left the wintering grounds and moved up Lynn Canal to areas near spawning beaches. Pacific herring remained in these areas until water temperatures increased and plankton blooms appeared in late April and May, at which time the fish moved into the shallows and spawned. By early summer, the schools gradually concentrated again on the main feeding grounds. An evaluation of the study design and potential for improvements in similar studies is included.