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• Alaska Chinook Salmon

  • Alaska Chinook Salmon Symposium

  • 2012 Alaska Chinook Salmon Fishery Disaster: Frequently Asked Questions (September 14, 2012)

  • Upper Cook Inlet Task Force Information

• Japan Tsunami Marine Debris and the Role of the Department:

  The Alaska Department of Fish and Game stands ready to take appropriate management action if marine debris were to interfere with spawning or harvest of sustainable fisheries; currently provides assistance with documenting entanglements and injury to marine mammals due to any marine debris and assists with education and disentanglement efforts; assists with invasive species monitoring, prevention, and cleanup of non-native organisms that can be transported on marine debris in addition to other pathways; and is able to provide habitat monitoring and take appropriate action should it become necessary to ensure habitat protection or restoration efforts due to marine debris.

  • Information on Japan Tsunami Debris: Experts believe it is highly unlikely any of debris is radioactive. Beachgoers may notice an increase in debris, but are encouraged to continue to visit Alaska’s beaches and help keep them clean. Please report marine debris to the NOAA marine debris program (DisasterDebris@noaa.gov).

    No Harmful Radiation Levels from Japan in Alaska:

    • Alaska Wild Foods Safe from Harmful Radiation (PDF 137 kB)
    • Seafood from Alaska Not Affected
    • Seafood Safe and Unaffected by Radiation (PDF 126 kB)
    • Radiological information from the Division of Public Health, AK Dept. of Health & Social Services
• Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon Fishery Mitigation Program
• 2010 Chignik Lake Wolf Attack Fatality: December 6, 2011 ADF&G Press Release and Investigative Report (PDF 967 kB)
• No Confirmed Cases of Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) in British Columbia (B.C.) Wild or Farmed Salmon
• Climate Change
• Endangered Species
• Invasive Species
  • Japanese Tsunami Marine Debris
  • New Footwear Rules:
    • News Release - Sport Anglers Prohibited from Using Felt Soles in Fresh Waters of Alaska
  • Regulations Address Invasive Species, Fish and Wildlife News Feature Article
  • Please Report Invasive Species
• Intensive Management and Predator Control
• National Park Service Compendium
• Unimak Caribou Herd
• Economic Importance of Wildlife Study
  The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is sponsoring a study about the economic importance of wildlife in Alaska.