Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Alaska Sport Fishing Survey
Species Code LegendThe abbreviations used for species referenced in data from this application are given below.
| Abbreviation | Common Name | Scientific Name | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB | Burbot | Lota lota | |
| HC | Hardshell clams | Saxidomus giganteus (Butter clam) Protothaca staminea (Littleneck clam) Clinocardium nuttallii (Cockle) Tresus capax (Gaper clam) Mya arenaria (Eastern softshell clam) Mya truncata (Truncated mya) Spisula polynyma (Alaska surf clam) | |
| RC | Razor clams | Siliqua patula | All areas EXCEPT 'D', 'J', 'N', 'PX' or 'Q' - values zeroed out for publication in final reports for 1996-2004. |
| PC | Pacific cod | Gadus macrocephalus | All areas EXCEPT 'PS' - values zeroed out for publication in final reports for 1996-2004. |
| DC | Dungeness crab | Cancer magister | |
| KC | King crab | Paralithodes camtschatica | |
| TC | Tanner crab | Chionoecetes bairdi | |
| DV | Dolly Varden/Arctic Char | Salvelinus malma | |
| GR | Arctic grayling | Thymallus arcticus | |
| HA | Pacific halibut | Hippoglossus stenolepis | |
| LC | Lingcod | Ophiodon elongatus | |
| OF | Other fish | Area 'PX' - Values are zeroed out for publication in final reports for 1997. | |
| OS | Other shellfish | ||
| NP | Northern pike | Esox lucius | |
| RF | Rockfish | Sebastes spp. | Area 'N' - Values are zeroed out for publication in final reports for 1996 and 2002. |
| BC | Sablefish/black cod | Anoplopoma fimbria | Information for this species was first collected in 2010. |
| CS | Chum salmon | Oncorhynchus keta | |
| KS | Sea-run Chinook salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | |
| KSO | Sea-run Chinook salmon (large) | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Southeast AK: king salmon over 28 inches saltwater and freshwater, except Area 'H' where freshwater king salmon over 20 inches. Southcentral AK: Area 'R' - 'T', king salmon over 20 inches (2006 to present). |
| KSU | Sea-run Chinook salmon (small) | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Southeast AK: king salmon under 28 inches saltwater and freshwater, except area 'H' where freshwater king salmon under 20 inches. Southcentral AK: Area 'R' - 'T', king salmon under 20 inches (2006 to present). |
| KSE | Sea-run Chinook salmon (early run) | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Area "PF" - number of king salmon prior to July 1. Area "PS" - number of king salmon through June 24 for all of Cook Inlet 1996-2001, and Upper Cook Inlet 2002-2016. |
| KSL | Sea-run Chinook salmon (late run) | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Area "PF" - number of king salmon prior to July 1. Area "PS" - number of king salmon after June 24 for all of Cook Inlet 1996-2001, and Upper Cook Inlet 2002-2016. |
| KSS | Sea-run Chinook salmon (summer) | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Area "PS" - number of king from April 1 - September 30 (2002-2016) and from April 1 - August 31 (2017 on). Prior to 2017, summer and winter was only collected for Lower Cook Inlet and Kachemak Bay. |
| KSW | Sea-run Chinook salmon (winter) | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Area "PS" - number of king from October 1 - March 31 (2002-2016) and from September 1 - March 31 (2017 on). Prior to 2017, summer and winter was only collected for Lower Cook Inlet and Kachemak Bay. |
| KO | Kokanee salmon | Oncorhynchus nerka | Landlocked reds |
| LS | Landlocked Coho/Chinook salmon | Oncorhynchus kisutch (Coho) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha(Chinook) | Landlocked silvers and kings |
| PS | Pink salmon | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | |
| RS | Sockeye salmon | Oncorhynchus nerka | |
| RSE | Sockeye salmon (early run) | Oncorhynchus nerka | LOCCODE 'P00009', Russian River - number of red salmon prior to and including July 15. First included in survey in 1996. |
| RSL | Sockeye salmon (late run) | Oncorhynchus nerka | LOCCODE 'P00009', Russian River - number of red salmon after July 15. First included in survey in 1996. |
| SS | Sea-run Coho salmon | Oncorhynchus kisutch | |
| SSE | Sea-run Coho salmon (early run) | Oncorhynchus kisutch | Area 'PF' - number of silver salmon prior to September 1. |
| SSL | Sea-run Coho salmon (late run) | Oncorhynchus kisutch | Area 'PF' - number of silver salmon after and including September 1. |
| SK | Shark | Lamna ditropis (salmon shark) Somniosus pacificus (Pacific sleeper shark) and Squalus acanthias(spiny dogfish) | All areas EXCEPT 'J', 'PS' or 'Q' - values zeroed out for publication in final reports for 1997-2004. First included in survey in 1997. |
| SF | Sheefish | Stenodus leucichthys | |
| SR | Shrimp | Pandalidae | |
| SM | Smelt | Osmeridae | |
| BT | Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | |
| CT | Cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarki | |
| LT | Lake trout | Salvelinus namaycush | Area 'L' only - Value is zeroed out for publication in final reports for 1996. |
| RT | Rainbow trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | |
| SH | Steelhead trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | |
| WF | Whitefish | Coregonus spp. and Prosopium spp. |
