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Search Again| Division: | Sport Fish |
| Title: | Situk River Chinook and sockeye salmon sport harvest estimates, 2022. |
| Author: | Pawluk, J., and J. Huang. |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Report ID: | Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fishery Data Series No. 24-02, Anchorage. |
| Abstract: | During 2022, sport angling effort, catch, and harvest information was estimated on the Situk River using creel sampling interviews. This sampling was targeted at anglers fishing for Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha and sockeye salmon O. nerka on the Situk River from approximately 9 June through 31 July. A 2-sampler survey methodology was used, with 1 sampler stationed at the primary lower river access point each day, and a second sampler rotating between 2 access points on alternating days. The Chinook salmon sport fishery was closed on the Situk River by management action prior to the season due to low abundance, however, was re-opened on 24 July due to the midpoint of the goal range being achieved. The estimated number of Chinook salmon caught was 63 fish with 4 jack Chinook salmon harvested. The estimated sockeye salmon catch was 22,020 fish, and estimated sockeye salmon harvest was 14,325 fish. Angler effort, measured in the number of hours fished, was estimated at 18,868 hrs. Foot traffic was the most common access type used by anglers, whereas jet boat and motorboat travel were the least. Most participants in the fishery were unguided and nonresident anglers. |
| Keywords: | Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka, harvest, escapement, biological escapement goal, creel survey, Situk River, Yakutat, Southeast Alaska |