Chinook Salmon Research Initiative
Publications

Adult Production

• Chilkat River
  • Production and Harvest of Chilkat River Chinook and Coho Salmon, 2013-2014 (PDF 3,094 kB)
  • Chilkat River Chinook Salmon Escapement Studies in 2013 (PDF 2,216 kB)
  • Production, Escapement, and Juvenile Tagging of Chilkat River Chinook Salmon in 2006 (PDF 1,951 kB)
  • Production, Escapement, and Juvenile Tagging of Chilkat River Chinook Salmon in 2007 (PDF 1,981 kB)
  • Production, Escapement, and Juvenile Tagging of Chilkat River Chinook Salmon in 2008 (PDF 2,414 kB)
  • Production, Escapement, and Juvenile Tagging of Chilkat River Chinook Salmon in 2009 (PDF 2,889 kB)
  • Production, Escapement, and Juvenile Tagging of Chilkat River Chinook Salmon in 2010 (PDF 2,069 kB)
• Kenai River
  • Spawner-Recruit Analyses and Escapement Goal Recommendations for Kenai River Chinook Salmon (PDF 1,083 kB)
  • Eastside Set Gillnet Chinook Salmon Harvest Composition in Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2018, with Large Fish Composition Estimates for 2010-2014 (PDF 2,032 kB)
  • Migratory Timing and Distribution of Kenai River Chinook Salmon Using Radio Telemetry, 2014-2015 (PDF 4,216 kB)
  • Migratory Timing and Distribution of Kenai River Chinook Salmon, 2010-2013, a Report to the Alaska Board of Fisheries 2014 (PDF 2,486 kB)
• Kuskokwim River
  • Head, J. M., N. J. Smith, and Z. W. Liller. 2017. Inriver abundance of Kuskokwim River Chinook salmon, 2014. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fishery Data Series No. 17-23, Anchorage. (PDF 1,002 kB)
  • Smith, N. J., and Z. W. Liller. 2017. Inriver abundance and migration characteristics of Kuskokwim River Chinook salmon, 2015. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fishery Data Series No. 17-22, Anchorage. (PDF 1,205 kB)
  • Smith, N. J., and Z. W. Liller. 2017. Inriver abundance and migration characteristics of Kuskokwim River Chinook salmon, 2016. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fishery Data Series No. 17-47, Anchorage. (PDF 1,502 kB)
  • Clark, J. N., and N. J. Smith. 2019. Inriver abundance and run timing of Kuskokwim River Chinook salmon, 2017. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fishery Data Series No. 19-21, Anchorage. (PDF 935 kB)
• Stikine River
  • Spawning Escapement of Chinook Salmon in the Stikine River, 2013 (PDF 1,533 kB)
  • Abundance of the Chinook Salmon Escapement on the Stikine River, 1996 (PDF 685 kB)
  • Abundance and Distribution of the Chinook Salmon Escapement on the Stikine River, 1997 (PDF 842 kB)
  • Abundance of the Chinook Salmon Escapement on the Stikine River, 1998 (PDF 2,356 kB)
  • Abundance of the Chinook Salmon Escapement on the Stikine River, 1999 (PDF 2,407 kB)
  • Abundance of the Chinook Salmon Escapement on the Stikine River, 2000 (PDF 552 kB)
  • Abundance of the Chinook Salmon Escapement on the Stikine River, 2001 (PDF 629 kB)
  • Abundance of the Chinook Salmon Escapement on the Stikine River, 2002 (PDF 631 kB)
  • Abundance of the Chinook Salmon Escapement on the Stikine River, 2003 (PDF 530 kB)
  • Abundance of the Chinook Salmon Escapement on the Stikine River, 2004 (PDF 523 kB)
  • Abundance of the Chinook Salmon Escapement in the Stikine River, 2006 - 2008 (PDF 1,823 kB)
  • Optimal Production of Chinook Salmon from the Stikine River (PDF 661 kB)
• Susitna
  • Genetic Baseline for Upper Cook Inlet Chinook Salmon 46 SNPs and 5,279 Fish (PDF 1,137 kB)
  • Review of Salmon Escapement Goals in Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2014 (PDF 1,871 kB)
  • Salmon Escapement Study-Study Plan Section 9.7 (External PDF )
  • Early Marine Residence, Growth, and Feeding by Juvenile Salmon in Northern Cook Inlet, Alaska (PDF 242 kB)
  • Area Management Report for the Recreational Fisheries of Northern Cook Inlet, 2011-2012. (PDF 4,673 kB)
  • Distribution of Spawning Susitna River Chinook Oncorhynchus tshawytscha and Pink Salmon. — O. gorbuscha, 2012 (External PDF )
  • Annual Performance Report for Cook Inlet Salmon Studies (PDF 1,063 kB)
• Taku River
  • Optimal Production of Chinook Salmon from the Taku River (PDF 579 kB)
  • Optimal Production of Chinook Salmon from the Taku River through the 2001 Year Class (PDF 541 kB)
  • Abundance of the Chinook Salmon Escapement in the Taku River, 1989 to 1990
    (PDF 285 kB)
  • Spawning Abundance of Chinook Salmon in the Taku River in 1995 (PDF 2,207 kB)
  • Spawning Abundance of Chinook Salmon in the Taku River in 1996 (PDF 2,068 kB)
  • Spawning Abundance of Chinook Salmon in the Taku River in 1997 (PDF 1,964 kB)
  • Spawning Abundance of Chinook Salmon in the Taku River in 1998 (PDF 446 kB)
  • Spawning Abundance of Chinook Salmon in theTaku River from 1999 to 2007 (PDF 3,039 kB)
• Unuk River
  • A Mark-Recapture Experiment to Estimate the Escapement of Chinook Salmon in the Unuk River, 2013 (PDF 1,180 kB)
  • Production of Unuk River Chinook Salmon through 2008 from the 1992-2005 Broods (PDF 4,924 kB)
  • Production of Unuk River Chinook Salmon through 2009 from the 1992-2006 Broods (PDF 2,814 kB)
  • Optimal Production of Chinook Salmon from the Unuk River (PDF 1,983 kB)

Juvenile Abundance

• Chilkat River
  • Production and Harvest of Chilkat River Chinook and Coho Salmon, 2013-2014 (PDF 3,094 kB)
• Stikine River
  • Estimation of Smolt Production and Harvest of Stikine River Chinook Salmon, 2013 (PDF 883 kB)
  • Production of Chinook Salmon from the Stikine River, 1999-2002 (PDF 1,157 kB)
• Taku River
  • Optimal Production of Chinook Salmon from the Taku River (PDF 579 kB)
  • Optimal Production of Chinook Salmon from the Taku River through the 2001 Year Class (PDF 541 kB)
• Unuk River
  • Chinook Salmon Coded Wire Tagging on the Unuk River, Southeast Alaska: 2013-2014 (PDF 444 kB)
  • Production of Unuk River Chinook Salmon through 2008 from the 1992-2005 Broods (PDF 4,924 kB)
  • Production of Unuk River Chinook Salmon through 2009 from the 1992-2006 Broods (PDF 2,814 kB)
• Yukon River
  • Juvenile Chinook Salmon Abundance Index and Survey Feasibility Assessment in the Northern Bering Sea, 2014-2016 (PDF 3,462 kB)
  • Linking Abundance, Distribution, and Size of Juvenile Yukon River Chinook Salmon to Survival in the Northern Bering Sea (External PDF )
  • NOAA - EMA: Northeastern Bering Sea Ecosystem Assessment (External PDF )
  • Stock-Structured Distribution of Western Alaska and Yukon Juvenile Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) from United States BASIS Surveys, 2002-2007 (External PDF )

Subsistence

• General Publications
  • The Chinook Salmon Research Initiative and Alaska's Subsistence Fisheries: What Did We Learn? (PDF 3,316 kB)
• Chignik River
  • Subsistence Harvest Assessment of Salmon and Local Traditional Knowledge of Chinook Salmon in the Chignik Management Area, 2014–2016 (PDF 12,761 kB)
• Copper River
  • Copper River Chinook Salmon: The Intersection of Commercial Fisheries and the Subsistence Way of Life in Cordova, Alaska (PDF 20,705 kB)
• Kenai River
  • Local and Traditional Knowledge of Abundance of Chinook Salmon in the Kenai River (PDF 648 kB)
• Kuskokwim River
  • Inseason Estimation of Subsistence Salmon Fishing Effort and Harvest in the Lower Kuskokwim River, 2015–2018 (PDF 1,677 kB)
  • Inseason Subsistence Salmon Harvest Assessments in 9 Communities of the Middle Kuskokwim River, 2015–2018 (PDF 2,637 kB)
  • Local Traditional Knowledge of Salmon Freshwater Ecology in the Middle and Upper Kuskokwim River (PDF 10,572 kB)
• Nushagak River
  • Nushagak River Chinook Salmon: Local and Traditional Knowledge and Subsistence Harvests (PDF 35,982 kB)
• Stikine River
  • Local and Traditional Knowledge of Stikine River Chinook Salmon: a Local Perspective on a Vital Commercial, Sport and Subsistence Fish (PDF 7,942 kB)
• Susitna
  • Overview of Subsistence Salmon Fisheries in the Tyonek Subdistrict and Yetna River, Cook Inlet Alaska (PDF 4,639 kB)
• Yukon River
  • Pilot Inseason Monitoring of Subsistence Salmon Harvests in the Yukon River Drainage (PDF 2,177 kB)
  • Local Traditional Knowledge of the Freshwater Life Stages of Yukon River Chinook and Chum Salmon in Anvik, Huslia, Allakaket, and Fort Yukon (PDF 15,812 kB)

Chinook Salmon Research Plan

The finalized Chinook Salmon Stock Assessment and Research Plan, 2013, is now available.

This plan results from collaboration and partnering with federal agencies and academia to develop the gap analysis and convening the 2012 Chinook Salmon Symposium to inform and solicit input from stakeholders.

ADF&G will use this plan to guide its near-term stock assessment and research efforts on Chinook salmon in Alaska. The central objective in implementing this plan is to create a consistent stock assessment framework across a diversity of indicator systems in Alaska that will provide improved information for sustained yield management of Chinook salmon for a range of run sizes and productivity regimes. Results will be integral to gaining a more complete understanding of important factors influencing Chinook salmon productivity. We envision the plan as a living document, to be updated in the future as recommendations are implemented and new information becomes available.

Download Plan

• Chinook Salmon Research Plan (PDF 570 kB)