Fisheries, Subsistence, and Habitat
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Search Again| Division: | Sport Fish |
| Title: | Sport fisheries in the Northern Kenai Peninsula Management Area, 2022. |
| Author: | Gates, J. L., K. L. Hansch, and L. M. Hynes. |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Report ID: | Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fishery Management Report No. 24-03, Anchorage. |
| Abstract: | This report provides a detailed summary of the sport and personal use fisheries in the Northern Kenai Peninsula Management Area for 2022 specific to the proposals before the Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) at its 2024 meeting. Estimates of sport fishing effort, harvest, and catch, and relevant stock assessments and management actions are summarized through 2022. Included for each fishery is information specific to the proposals that the BOF will address. An appendix guiding the reader to information relevant to each proposal is also included. This report covers the following sport fisheries: Kenai River Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) early and late runs, Kasilof River Chinook salmon early and late runs, Russian River sockeye salmon (O. nerka) early and late runs, Kenai River sockeye salmon late run, areawide coho salmon (O. kisutch), and guided sport fisheries. Kenai and Kasilof Rivers sockeye salmon personal use fisheries are also discussed. |
| Keywords: | Northern Kenai Peninsula Management Area, Kenai River, Kasilof River, Russian River, Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, sockeye salmon, Oncorhyncus nerka, coho salmon, Onchoryncus kisutch, rainbow trout, Onchorynchus mykiss, Dolly Varden, Salvelinus malma, northern pike, Esox lucius, personal use dip net fisheries, Alaska Board of Fisheries |