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For over 1,000 years the Ahtna Athabascan people have fished for salmon in the Copper River and its tributatries. During that time they have gained a considerable knowledge of the salmon. THis report provides an overview of that knowledge including information on the Ahtna taxonomy of salmon and other fish, salmon life history, factors influencing the movement of salmon, harvesting devices and the preparation of fish, the traditional management system, and legends and stories about salmon.
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This report presents community-specific wild food consumption rate estimates for rural Alaska populations. The estimates are indirect measures of consumption, based on information on the annual harvest and use of wild resources from household surveys conducted by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Subsistence. For about 220 communities, one or more. An anlysis of harvest vs. consumption rates, with descriptions of measures of consumption useful for risk assessment related to food borne contaminants.
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