Fishery management report for sport fisheries in the Kuskokwim-Goodnews management area, 2010
Dates
Year
2012
Citation
Chythlook, John S., 2012, Fishery management report for sport fisheries in the Kuskokwim-Goodnews management area, 2010: Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, Research and Technical Services: Anchorage, Alaska, v. Fishery Management Report Series No. 12-37.
Summary
Sport fisheries season and management summaries for 2010 with preliminary information for 2011 in the Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management Area are presented. The Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management Area (KGMA) consists of all waters of the Kuskokwim River drainage, Kuskokwim Bay, and waters extending from the Naskonat Peninsula in the north to the south side of Cape Newenham in the south. Sport and subsistence fisheries target all five Pacific salmon species, as well as rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma), sheefish (Stenodus leucichthys), Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus), and northern pike (Esox lucius). In 2010, angler-days totaled 21,339 with the largest proportion coming from the Kanektok River drainage [...]
Summary
Sport fisheries season and management summaries for 2010 with preliminary information for 2011 in the Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management Area are presented. The Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management Area (KGMA) consists of all waters of the Kuskokwim River drainage, Kuskokwim Bay, and waters extending from the Naskonat Peninsula in the north to the south side of Cape Newenham in the south. Sport and subsistence fisheries target all five Pacific salmon species, as well as rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma), sheefish (Stenodus leucichthys), Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus), and northern pike (Esox lucius). In 2010, angler-days totaled 21,339 with the largest proportion coming from the Kanektok River drainage (0.27). Coho salmon was the predominant sport species harvested in 2010 with 3,527 fish taken, followed by Dolly Varden (1,565), and northern pike (909). The estimated 2010 king salmon harvest in the Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management Area was 354. Summaries of major sport, commercial, and subsistence fisheries within the Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management Area 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.