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Search Again| Division: | Sport Fish |
| Title: | 2007 Recreational fisheries overview and historic information for North Kenai Peninsula: fisheries under consideration by the Alaska Board of Fisheries, February 2008. |
| Author: | Begich, R. N., and J. A. Pawluk |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Report ID: | Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fishery Management Report No. 07-66, Anchorage. |
| Abstract: | This report provides information on fisheries in the North Kenai Peninsula Management Area under consideration by the Alaska Board of Fisheries in February 2008. An overview of the sport and personal use fisheries with a summary for estimates of effort, catch, and harvest through 2006 is provided. We have also included 2007 recreational fishery summary information, when available, that provides updated fishery statistics with inseason assessment data from 2007. The following recreational fisheries are included: Kenai River Chinook salmon early and late runs, Kasilof River Chinook salmon early and late runs, Russian River sockeye salmon early and late runs, Kenai River sockeye salmon late run, Kenai River coho salmon, Kenai River resident species (rainbow trout and Dolly Varden), Hidden Lake lake trout, and areawide northern pike. The Kenai and Kasilof Rivers sockeye salmon personal use fisheries are also discussed. |
| Keywords: | North Kenai Peninsula Management Area, 2007 season overview, Kenai River, Kasilof River, Russian River, Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, coho salmon, rainbow trout, Dolly Varden, northern pike, personal use, dip net, Alaska Board of Fisheries. |