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Search Again| Division: | Sport Fish |
| Title: | Operational Plan: Neck Lake cutthroat trout assessment. |
| Author: | Schwanke, C. J., and A. Reimer. |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Report ID: | Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division, Regional Operational Plan ROP. SF.1J.2018.01, Anchorage. |
| Abstract: | The population status of cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki at Neck Lake in Southeast Alaska which was last examined from 1996 through 1998 will be reexamined in 2018. Similar to the previous study, mark-recapture will be used to estimate abundance, catch per unit effort and length composition from fish captured in baited hoop traps and hook and line. An additional gear type of baited funnel traps will also be used. A comparison of the two studies will assess changes to the cutthroat population since 1996, when hatchery coho salmon fry commenced rearing in the lake and provide information to assess current sport fishing regulations. The data will also be used to examine the utility of using catch and length data collected over a three day period for a rapid assessment of the stock which could be useful for monitoring cutthroat populations in lakes throughout Southeast Alaska. |
| Keywords: | Southeast Alaska, Prince of Wales Island, Neck Lake, cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarki, abundance, mark-recapture, length composition, coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, stocking. |