Chinook Salmon Research Initiative
Karluk River Chinook Salmon
Sport Harvest, Genetics, and Coded Wire Tags
Project Summary
| Project Name: | Kodiak Area Chinook Salmon Sport Harvest, Genetics, and Coded Wire Tags |
|---|---|
| Overview: | Age, sex, length, coded-wire tag, and genetic sampling of the harvest of Chinook salmon in Kodiak area sport fisheries. Genetic stock identification of the sport catch has never been conducted in the Kodiak area. In 2014, tissues, age, sex, and length composition information, and coded wire tag information will be sampled from the sport fisheries in the Kodiak area. |
| Location: | Kodiak Management Area near Kodiak |
| Total Project Cost: | $750,000 (Combined Westward Area Marine Sampling project - Commercial and Sport) |
| Project Dates: | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Project Type(s): | Marine sport harvest sampling |
| Life Stage: | Adult |
| Stock: | Kodiak Area stocks |
Contacts
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
351 Research Court
Kodiak, AK 99615
Fishery Biologist 3
Tyler Polum
Phone: (907) 486-1879
Email: tyler.polum@alaska.gov
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