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Search Again| Division: | Sport Fish |
| Title: | Area management report for the recreational fisheries of Anchorage, 2003. |
| Author: | Miller, M. G. and D. Bosch |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Report ID: | Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fishery Management Series No. 04-07, Anchorage. |
| Abstract: | This report is divided into two sections. Section I presents an introductory overview of the Anchorage Sport Fish Management Area (AMA). Included in this section are a general geographic and organizational description of the management area; an overview of the Alaska Board of Fisheries process and schedules for the management area; an inventory of available fishery resources; a historical perspective of recreational angler effort and harvest within management area waters; a discussion of the economic value of recreational fisheries; and a general description of stocking, research, management, partnership, aquatic education, viewing, and access activities being conducted in the management area. Also included are summaries of the major fishery and social issues that presently occur in the AMA as well as recommendations for addressing them including, but not limited to, research, management, access, regulatory changes, aquatic education, partnership, stocking, or habitat options. Section II provides a more detailed summary of all major fisheries that occur in the AMA. Included in this section are a description and historical perspective of each fishery, the management objective(s) for each fishery, a description of recent fishery performance, a description of recent Board of Fisheries actions, a description of any social or biological issues surrounding each fishery, and a description of ongoing or recommended research or management activities for each fishery. |
| Keywords: | AMR, Anchorage, Area Management Report, recreational fisheries, stocked lakes, chinook salmon, coho salmon, Bird Creek, Ship Creek, Eagle River Campbell Creek, Board of Fisheries |