Costs, Earnings, and Employment in the Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing Charter Sector, 2017

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• Personal Author:
  Lew, Daniel Kevin ; Lee, J.
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Alaska Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). Resource Ecology and Fisheries Management Division ; Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  Pacific halibut and Pacific salmon are the most common target sport fish species in Alaska. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) manages Pacific salmon in Alaska primarily through a policy that involves maintaining spawning habitats and ensuring escapement levels (Heard 2009). Allocation between the commercial and recreational fishing sectors is set by the Alaska Board of Fish and can have a profound influence on observed trends. In recent years, there has been concern over declining Chinook salmon levels, leading to area closures. Current Pacific salmon sport fishing regulations can be found on ADF&G’s website: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishregulations.sport.
• Subjects:
  • Pacific halibut
  • Pacific salmon
  • Fisheries
  • Spawning
  • Habitat (Ecology)
  • Fishing
  • Observers
  • Chinook salmon
  • Fishery closures
  • Fishery law and legislation
• Series:
  NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-AFSC 398
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/h7nk-9661
• Document Type:
  Technical Memorandum
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/22556/noaa_22556_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.62 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dce658e7ec6d729d1fac10b00a70a42bc904817877fc09e02db34aaebb5fc393220975819b85d906e60fb37c377364db39fc4f51578c552beef819f23f86094