Kuskokwim River Salmon Stock Status and Kuskokwim Area Fisheries, 2012; a Report to the Alaska Board of Fisheries

Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Special Publication No. 12-27, Anchorage

This report provides the Alaska Board of Fisheries with information on Kuskokwim Area salmon stock status including escapement and harvest data for the January 2013 regulatory meeting.  The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is responsible for managing Kuskokwim Area salmon stocks for sustained yield.  Subsistence fishing occurs throughout the area.  There are four commercial salmon fishing districts within the Kuskokwim Area.  Districts 1 and 2 are within the Kuskokwim River and districts 4 and 5 are in Kuskokwim Bay and target salmon bound for the Kanektok and Goodnews rivers, respectively.  This report presents an overview of Kuskokwim Area abundance, escapement, and harvest/exploitation trends for king, sockeye, chum, and coho salmon since 2010.