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Search Again| Division: | Sport Fish |
| Title: | Spawner-recruit analyses and escapement goal recommendations for Kenai River Chinook salmon. |
| Author: | Fleischman, S. J., and A. M. Reimer. |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Report ID: | Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fishery Manuscript Series No. 17-02, Anchorage. |
| Abstract: | Age-structured state-space spawner-recruit models were fit to 1986?2015 data on abundance, harvest, and age composition for early and late runs of Kenai River Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), 75 cm mid eye to tail fork (METF) and longer. Historical annual run abundance, stock recruitment parameters, and fishery management reference points were estimated from these models. Sustainable Escapement Goals of 2,800?5,600 (early run) and 13,500?27,000 (late run) Chinook salmon 75 cm METF and longer are recommended, and their attributes and limitations discussed. Fish 75 cm METF (approximately 33.3 in total length) and longer can be assessed directly by imaging sonar in the Kenai River at river mile 13.7. |
| Keywords: | Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Kenai River, spawning abundance, sustainable escapement goal, run reconstruction, spawner-recruit analysis, maximum sustained yield. |