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Winter 1998/99 . Volume 20 . Number I Published by the Bering Sea Fishermen's Association, 725 Christensen Dr., Anchorage, AK 9950 I

Chukchi Sea/Kotzebue Sound trawl survey completed;BSFA plans for nearshore test fisheries in 1999

Lance Kramer of Kotzebue handles the trawl net during the Chukchi Seasurvey. Tim Carrier of the FlY Mortling Star is at left.

Mixed results for AYK ChumMarketing proiect

by Dan Senecal-Albrecht, Program Director

At its February 1-6 meeting in Anchorage the North Pacific FisheryManagement Council will take final action on a proposal to reduce bycatchof king (chinook) salmon by factory trawlers and shore-based trawlers in theBering Sea pollock and cod fishery. An estimated 60% of these kings aredestined for the Yukon, the Kuskokwim and Bristol Bay. These are pri­marily 3-year and 4-year old juvenile king salmon that enter the BeringSea in the fall and remain through the winter.

The original proposal was submitted by the Yukon River Dmmage FisheriesAssociation in September 1997. That proposal called for two basic actions:I) lowering the bycatch level from 48,000 kings to 36,000 kings that wouldtrigger a closure of certain king salmon salmon savings areas in the pol­lock "A" season fishery from mid-January to April 15th, and 2) institutingsome form of king bycatch control during the pollock "B" season in the fall.

Bycatch and waste ofjuvenile king salmon has been a longstanding prob­lem in the Bering Sea trawl fisheries. The problem first became visibile in1980 when more than 110,000 were taken by foreign vessels operating with­in the U.S EEZ. After this event the U.S. put the foreign boats on a bycatchreduction schedule with full observer coverage and by 1982 these foreignboats were keeping their bycatch down to only about 10,000 kings per year.

Sec King Salmon bycatcll, page 3

by Art Nelson, Fisheries Biologist

BSFA has completed the first phase of the Chukchi Sea/KotzebueSound Fisheries Fea,ibility Study. In the month ofAugust, a resource sur­vey was conducted on board the 149' fishing vessel, Morning Star. JohnSchaeffer III, Kenny Tikik and Lance Kramer. all from Kotzebue. wereon-board during the survey to get a first-hand view and assist 111 han­dling the catches.

This first phase is part of a larger project, in which BSFA is trying toexamine the fishery resources of the area, and determine if there are suf­ficient amounts to create profitable alternative fisheries for residents ofthe region. The funding for the project was appropriated by the U.S.Congress and is being administered through the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The Morning Star and her crew conducted trawl tows at 65 locationsin the Chukchi Sea and Kotzebue Sound. Each tow lasted 30 minutes andtraversed approximately 1.5 miles. As expected. no large populations ofmajor, developed commercial species such as pollock, Pacific cod or kingcrab were discovered. The most common invertebrates encountered werestarfish and small. sublegal Tanner crabs. The most common fish speciesencountered were saffron cod, sculpin and yellowfin sole A fe 34 ft.­!0de l-.<llibut .... v ..v " ... uc.!lt.JI..;; • ,.. rth f CUPl: PrlnLc of\Vale .

The second part of the project will involve contracting numerous lo­cal area fishermen and their boats to test fish for a variety of specieswhich the survey has indicated had higher abundances. While the bulkof the test fishing will take place next summer, some crab test fishing willbe done through the ice this winter.

BSFA Executive Director, Jude Henzler, who was on-board during thesurvey, says, "we didn't find any big surprises during the survey. We'reoptimistic about working with area residents this coming winter, testingfor crab through the ice, and next summer and fall testing for crab, hal­ibut and shrimp, along with other potential species." -

Fate of .uvenile king salmon to bedecid in February; Council tovote on trawl bycakh measures

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by Dan Senecal-Albrecht, Program Director

After two years of work, the Alaska Fisheries Development Founda­tion's management of the AYK Chum Salmon Marketing project hasyielded mixed results at best. While AFDF has developed the basic ele­ments of a marketing program such as marketing themes and materials and"seal of quality" inspections they have yet to secure many new customersor new market, for chum salmon from the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskowim region.

One of AFDF's major objectives was to "(s)ecure enough customers in1998 to ensure the participation of two to three additional processors". In1997, AFDF worked with major buyers such as Inlet Salmon, North Alas­ka Fisheries. Great Pacific Seafoods and Norton Sound Seafood Productsand tried to set up small test marketing orders for each of them. In theend, only one of these processors received an order of 10,000-20,000 Ibs.

For 1998 AFDF pledged to secure customers for other buyers such asYukon Delta Fish Marketing Co-op and Maserculiq Fish Processors.AFDF did send samples of a few fish to about 18 "customer contacts"and various bids were ,ubmitled by AYK processors to these contacts.Some customers liked the tish and were positive about perhaps using it inthe future, but none committed to ordering fish from the 1998 catch.

The only significant success of the project to date ha, been the productionof marketing materials and the development of an inspection and certifi­cation program for "Arctic Keta" salmon. Materials produced include alabel, poster, counter card, consumer recipe brochure and a product factsheet. These materials. all emphasize the theme, "Taste Our Natural Wayof Life" from the distributor to the store or restaurant and to the final cus­tomer who eats the fish. The project has also hired Surefish, Inc. of Seat-

See AYK Chum Marketing project, page 3

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Executive Director's reportby Jude Henzler

We have stayed on a fairly steady course here at BSFA, but our Alaskaworld has experienced some significant events including: the U. S. SupremeCourt Alaska Native Sovereignty decision; the newest Bering Sea pollockallocations by the NPFMC and by the adoption of Senate Bill 1221; thefailure of the Alaska Legislature to accommodate federal subsistence man­dates and an overall failure of salmon runs in western Alaska.

Our funding situation for the various programs we administer remains sta­ble. We again received Congressional funding which will enable us to con­tinue to fund more than 20 salmon escapement monitoring projects in theAYK region. We also will continue to lend support to the COO groupsthrough subgmnl~ to assist their progmm development and through pro­ducing publications and mdio programs on the COO program. We haveturned our Chukchi Sea test fishery (funded by the National Marine Fish­eries Service) into a two-year project instead of a one-year project. becauseof the date the federal government provided a "project number (late July)."The trawl boat test fishery portion of the test was begun in the "field" Au­gust 8th and completed August 21. From the standpoint of operation itwas a very well r 'n project. It is too soon to say what the significance of thetrawl tests will be. This coming winter, spring and summer we plan to workwith Kotzebue region fishennen to conduct test fisheries in nearshore wa­ters for crab. halibut, cod and other species.

Mr. Ragnar Alstram of Alakanuk is now occcupying the the Yukon­Kuskokwim Delta BSFA board seat fonnerly held by Joe Paniyak ofChevak.And we welcome Mr. Carl MerculiefofSt. Paul who will occupy a new 13thseat on the BSFA board, representing the community of St. Paul. We lookforward to their participation and on hearing from them on how they thinkBSFA may be able to help the fishennen and women from their regions.

Throughout the year the ecosystem of the Bering Sea has continued tobe a key issue at the state and federal and international level. To the best ofmy knowledge BSFA staff have allended and will allend all the significantmeetings pertaining to this resource so vital to our fishennen.The salmon runsin western Alaska this season were disastrous. Governor Knowles recent­ly named a task force to lay groundwork for a systematic review of theprobable causes for this. The task force includes Harry Wilde and RobinSamuelson from western Alaska, and is chaired by Lt. Gov. Fran Ulmer. Itis not certain, but BSFA may realize additional funding to a~sist in disasterrelief aspects of the failed runs. This task force will hold its first meetingon December 15th in Anchorage.

Obviously marketing of available fish resources. including halibut andcrab as well a~ salmon and herring. need emphasis-we're working on it. Weare keeping a close eye on the activities of the AYK Chum Salmon Mar­keting Council which has yet to prove whether or not its marketing ap­proach is successful. Herring spawn on kelp has been tried recently inNorton Sound with some success. And some westem Alaska organiza­tions, like other Alaska Native organizations, are reconsidering startingsport fishing operations to help local employment.

When BSFA began, the main fisheries issues revolved around salmon andherring. their health and numbers and small boat fishennen's access to themin competition with out-of-region fishennen. Then BSFA worked on the chal­lenge of oil development in the Bering Sea and later the Chukchi Sea. Butnow these are not the only issues we need to concentrate on. ow we havea strong interest and a role in all the species in the Bering Sea and ChukchiSea. and their health and numbers. And a strong interesl in the successfulmarketing of them. And overriding everything is the importance to ourmembers and their families of doing all that we can to maintain the overallhealth of these two bodies of water that sustain us.

And while we are trying to accomplish all this. I think it is importantfrom time to time to remind ourselves that BSFA and the COO corporationsare not exactly the same, and don't always have identical interests. BSFA alsohas members who are from villages and regions that are not included in theCOO corporations. These members. like most of our members in the COOcorporations, have begun to suffer severe depleted salmon runs.

It is essential that BSFA try to do everything in il~ power to restore thesewestern salmon runs as we would and do for all species. and we are work­ing at that. For instance. to bring home the point.. in October we testified be­fore the orth Pacific Fishery Management Council in Seallle urging theCouncil to adopt regulations that will reduce the bycatch of king salmon bythe pollock trawl boats. We did not ask them to close the pollock fishery.but we did ask the Council members to try to reduce king salmon inter­ception to numbers that are more nearly like those accomplished by theJapanese pollock fishery during the joint-venture era. At first the Japanesereally hammered juvenile king salmon with catches of 100.000 fish in theearly I980s, but when the Council ratcheted down on them. they were ul­timately able to dramatically reduce their king salmon bycatch. Unfortunately.

Bering SeaFisherlDen~ iation

Serving western Alaska srtUlll boat fisheries

BSFA was founded in 1979 to assist western Alaska fishennen inprotecting and developing their fisheries. BSFA works closely withlocal village governments and fishennen on a variety of issues ofimportance to the small scale subsistence and commercial fisheriesof western Alaska.

Through Federal, state & private grants BSFA provides services to:

I. Supply infonnation and training in fish handling. processing.and marketing; business planning and development; obtaininggovernment permil~ for fishing and processing operations.

2. Conduct research on western Alaska fisheries resources.

3. Represent westem Alaska fishennen before the Board ofFisheries, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council andother State and Federal agencies.

Call BSFA at:

1-907-279-6519

1 -927-2732STAFF

Jude Henzler, Executive DirectorDan Senecal-Albrecht, Program Director

Art Nelson, Fisheries BiologistKaren Gillis, Grant Management / Finance

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725 Cbristensen Drive Anc~ Alaska 99501Pbo8e 907) 279-6519 lWX (907) 258-6688

Executtve Direcror Jude fHIlzlor Editor. Dan Senecal Albrechto

BOARD OF DIRECTORSNot1IlWestAn:tk: RecIon YuIroD-Kuskokwim RecIonEugene SDI1th KoIzebue Joseph Cbimegalrea, Bethel

Langford Adams, KoIzebue David Bill, Toksook BayGordon Ito KoIzebue Ragnar AIsttom, Alakanuk~.... Br:iIt8I Bay RecIon

Don Stiles, Nome Gusty Chythl DillinghamSteve Ivanoff UIUI1aIdeet Jonathan Dyasuk Dillingham.

Eugene Asicksik, SbaktooIlk Andy 001 DJlliogham

~ ofStPaId Carl Mercuh f

in the la~t few years the annual bycatch by domestic pollock trawl boats(both shore-based catcher boal~ and larger factory catcher-processors) isnow averaging over 50.000 kings. We trust that the pollock industry, whetherCOO boats or not. can find ways to reduce king salmon oycatch and welook to the North Pacific Council to implement stronger bycatch reductionmea~ures when they meet in February.

On September 27th I travelled to Chevak, Alaska to participate in amemorial potluck for our BSFA board member, Joe Paniyak. It was a verytouching evening.

Finally, I am pleased to announce that all of the candidates endorsed bythe BSFA Board of Directors won their respective elections: CongressmanDon Young to the U.S. House of Representatives and Reggie Joule, RichardFoster and Carl Moses to the Alaska State House of Representatives. _

King Salmon bycatch, continued from page I

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AYK Chum Marketing project, continued from page I

Beginning in 1987 domestic vessels began to be the dominant actors inthe Bering Sea fisheries, consistent with the "Americanization of the fish­ery" goals of the Magnuson Act of 1976. Ironically, however no kingsalmon bycatch controls of any kind were required. Bycatch of king salmonsince the late 1980s to the present has continued at generally high levels.

Bycatch of king salmon in the Bering Sea trawl fishery

1989 40,354 1994 43,6361990 13,990 1995 23,0791991 35,766 1996 63,1791992 37,372 1997 50,2181993 45,964 1998 60,596 (thru November 21 st)

The Council first adopted the 48,000 bycatch triggger closure in April 1995which went into effect beginning in the J996 "A" season. This trigger clo­sure was never met in either the 1996, 1997 or 1998 seasons because kingsalmon caught outside of the "A" season do not count towards the 48,000trigger level. However, in 63,179 king salmon were caught as bycatch in 1996and in 1997 50,218 kings were caught. This occurred because there wereno controls put in place on king salmon bycatch during the "B" season.Ironically, analysis also shows that some of the increased king bycatch is dueto more intensive fishing pressure in September because of chum salmon savingsmeasures which closes a large fishing area for the entire month ofAugust

At its October meeting in Seattle, the Council voted to send out the fol­lowing alternatives for public review and schedule final action for the Feb­ruary 1999 meeting.

Alternative 1: No Action. Trawling is prohibited in the Chinook SalmonSavings Areas through April J5th when a bycatch trigger of 48,000 kingsalmon is taken in the Bering Sea / Aleutian Islands (BSAI).

Alternative 2: Include salmon taken after April 15th towards the bycatchtrigger of 48,000 kings. The Savings Areas would close whenever thistrigger level is caught. Hence these areas could close, or remain closedduring the pollock "B" season.

Alternative 3: Reduce the trigger level to 36,000 kings in the BSAI Trawl­ing is prohibited in the Chinook Salmon Savings Areas through April15th when a bycatch trigger of 36,000 king salmon is taken in the BeringSea / Aleutian Islands (BSAI).Option]: (applicable to Alternatives 2 and 3): Seasonally allocate the trig­

ger level such that there are separate triggers for the pollock "A" and"B" seasons.

Option 2: (applicable to Alternatives 2 and 3): Begin accounting towardsthe trigger levels at the start of the "B" season (currently SeptemberI) with the amount carried over to the next pollock "A" season.

Alternative 4: Annual closure of specific "hot spot" (1/2 degree latitude &I degree longitude) blocks north of Unimak Island during the wholeyear or during open pollock fishing seasons rather than wait until a trig­ger level is reached.Option]: Consider of seasonal closure of the selected blocks.Option 2: (applicable to Alternative 4 and Option I): The closure would

only apply to tile pollock fisheries although chinook salmon bycaughtin all fisheries would apply toward a cap if in effect.

Alternative 5: Alternative 4 would be combined with Alternatives 1,2 and3. A cap would apply to closure of the "hot spot" blocks.

An additional option of subdividing the trigger among pollock fisheries (shore­side, mothership, and offshore) and non-pollock fisheries was also added.

In addition to western Alaska stocks king salmon from Asia, the Gulf ofAlaska, southeast Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Cal­ifornia are also caught in the various trawl fisheries off Alaska's coast.These include hatchety king salmon which can be identified through cod­ed wire tags put on when they are released as fry. Specific Alaskan hatch­ery stocks (by release site) caught as bycatch in the Bering Sea, Gulf ofAlas­ka or southeast Alaska trawl fisheries include Ninilchik, Crooked Creek,Fish Creek, Gastineau Channel, Crystal Creek. Thome Bay, Bear Cove,Kansnyku Bay, Jetty Creek, Bear Cove, Neets Bay, Bird Creek, TamgasCreek, Little Port Walter, Port Annstrong, Deception Creek, Sitka Sound,Ketchikan Creek, Seldovia, Taiya Inlet, Auke Bay, Homer Spit and HalibutCove.

Individuals can submit written testimony to the Councilor testify in per­son. Written testimony to be included in the Council's meeting materials mustbe received by 5 p.m., Wednesday, January 27th at: North Pacific FisheryManagement Council, 605 West 4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK99501-2252, fax# (907) 271-2817. Persons who wish to make their posi­tion known to the state on this issue can also send a copy to: Commission­er Frank Rue, Alaska Department of Fish & Game, PO Box 25526. Juneau,AK 99802-5526, fax # (907) 465-2332. -

tie to conduct several rigorous inspections of chum salmon that were shippedout in boxes with the "Arctic Keta" label.

The only other AYK chum sales indirectly assisted by AFDF in 1998were for pre-existing customers. AFDF provided inspection of fresh andfrozen product headed to customers of North Alaska Fisheries and InletSalmon. AFDF had Surefish inspect more than 50,000 Ibs. of product thuscertifying it for use with the "Arctic Keta" label. These customers werepleased with the product they received and may expand their orders in 1999and use Arctic Keta promotional materials or support.

Although AFDF is to be applauded for helping AYK processors strength­en their relationship with existing customers, their lack of success in se­curing new markets does raise legitimate questions about AFDF's man­agement style and marketing approach. AFDF has advocated a modelwhereby AYK processors will produce a whole filet or filet portion and se­cure markets through direct contact with restaurants and supennarket chains.During the 1997 and 1998 seasons AFDF tried this approach and contact­ed numerous potential customers but only one company, Schnuck's super­markets in St. Louis, Missouri, committed to using the product.

Ironically, most of the chum salmon inspected by Surefish, Inc. this sum­mer went to distributors and reprocessors, the traditional customers for head­ed & gutted AYK chum. All of these customers appreciated the inspectionprocess and will likely commit to larger chum purchases in 1999 due to thepromotional support (posters, recipes, labels, etc.) provided by the project.

Salmon wholesale buyers know thatAYK chum have the best meat col­or and oil content of any chum in the world and that they cost more than oth­er chums produced in Alaska. Given AFDF's lack of results in securingnew markets in 1997 and 1998 coupled with the positive response from tra­ditional AYK chum buyers who received inspected H&G and filet chumthis summer, more success might be realized in 1999 if greater emphasis wasplaced on expanding the traditional markets for AYK chum. At the sametime, a comprehensive advertising campaign can reinforce the theme that al­though AYK chums cost more, they are well worth it.

Some members of the Governor-appointed AYK Chum Salmon Mar­keting Advisory Council have grown frustrated with AFDF's managementstyle. That frustration lead to the first ever face-to-face meeting of the Coun­cil and AFDF back in April 1998. There was a general consensus of thoseat the meeting that the current Advisory Council set-up should be replacedby an interim Board of Directors by January 1999. Council members alsowanted a new timetable prepared that would give this Board steadily in­creasing authority and control over the project. To quote from an articlepublished in the Tundra Drums newspaper, "several council members saidthey wanted to make sure the board has the power to set the project's directionand policy, approve a management plan and budget, hire the marketing di­rector, and to define project goals" ("AYK salmon project looks at rest:ruc­turing council board", Tundra Drums, 4/23/98, page 19). In light of thefact thatAFDF began (on July 1st, 1998) to manage an $880,000 FederaiAgri­culture Department grant on behalf of the project, Council members want tobe certain thatAYK stakeholders have a greater say. As of December 1st nodecision has been made yet on the installation of a new Board of Directors.

Processors such as Inlet Salmon and Great Pacific seem pleased withthe inspection services and the materials provided by the project. Howev­er, they do not need the project's help in developing markets as each com­pany has two full-time salesmen to generate customers. Smaller, localprocessors which are bare-bones operation tllat can't afford full-time sales­people are finding that the project has done little to help them. These proces­sors however can be integrated into the project through having their chumsfunneled to other processors or distributors for final processing or packag­ing as certified "Arctic Keta" salmon. Demonstration projects focusing onimproving quality through the use of smaller totes and icing might also beconducted in the local communities served by these processors. -

PUBLIC NOTICEYUKON RIVER SALMON PLAN DOCUMENT Now AVAILABLE

The Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association and the Alaska Department of Fish& Game are pleased to announce the completion and availability of the "Yukon RiverComprehensive Salmon Plan for Alaska." The plan was approved the Commissioner ofFish & Game in August, 1998.

The document emphasizes responsible in-season management, habitat restoration,and investigative studies on the Yukon River to maintain the long-term vitality andproductivity of Yukon River salmon stocks.

The Plan document also includes an extensive discussion of research projects, dataneeds, restoration projects and issues of concern within each of five sub-basins withinthe Yukon River drainage: the iower Yukon, the middle Yukon, the Koyukuk River, theUpper Yukon and the Tanana River.

Copies of the Plan can be obtained by contacting:Dan Senecal-Albrecht, YRDFAlBSFA 1-800-328-9437Russ Holder, ADF&G, Fairbanks (907) 459-7288

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Western Alaska Salmon Research is a Team EffortBSFA wishes to thank and recognize its subcontractors and their em­

ployees who conducted our different salmon research and restoration pro­jects in the field this past summer. We also thank the different agencies (list­ed in parentheses) who contributed either personnel or logistical supportand thank BrA staff members in Anchorage, Juneau and Washington, D.C.for their efficient grant administration. Finally, we wish to thank the Alas­

ka Congressional delegation, particularly Senator Ted Stevens, for its helpin securing the Federal funds to operate these critically important projects.

Nulato River Counting Tower - Nulato Tribal Council & (ADF&G)Peter J, Demoski. Manager; Ryan L. Madros, Lead Technician; Leon C.Peter, Karl T. Nickoli. Joseph S. Kriska. Leo P. Demoski and Edward L.George, Technicians

Tanana Village Test FishwheelsLester Erhart. orth Bank wheel; Bill Flins. South Bank wheel

Tanana River Fall Chum Population Estimate (ADF&G)Terry Duyck. enana tag recovery wheel

ARCTIC REGIONSouthern Kotzebue Sound salmon surveys - (ADF&G)

Hageland AviationKotzebue Sound Salmon Sampling Test Fishing (ADF&G)

Robert Schaeffer, Seth Kattner, Cyrus Harris and Otto Kenworthy

Pilgrim River Counting Tower- Kawerak, Inc. & (NSEDC)Snake River Counting Tower - Kawerak Inc,Eldorado River Counting Tower - Kawerak Inc,North River Counting Tower - Kawerak, Inc.Don Stiles, Manager; Brian Bourdon, Crew Leader; Margaret Trigg, Ray Kow­cluk, Gus Kasgnoc, Dawn Cross, Birdie Trainor, Henry Nanouk, Jacob Al­

vanna, Kevin Bahnke, Roy Craft and Louie Green, Jr., Technicians

YUKON RIVER REGIONEmmonak Local Technician-Emmonak Tribal Council & (ADF&G)

Crystal Kameroff and Oscar Leopold, Jr.

Clear River Counting Tower -Tanana Chiefs Conference & (BLM)Kevin Van Hatten, Fisheries Biologist; Bergman Sam. Rico DeWilde, Clif­

ford Edwin and Philip Titus, Technicians

Toklat River habitat analysis study. TCe, (USGS) & (ADF&G)Kevin Van Hatten, Fisheries Biologist

Nenana River Spawning Surveys - Tanana Chiefs ConferenceKevin Van Hatten, Fisheries Biologist; Quicksilver Aviation, Chena RiverAviation and Reed Moriskey, Arctic Grayling Guidc Scrvices

KUSKOKWIM REGIONKancktok Riv. Counting Tower-Native Vill./Kwinhagak,(ADF&G&FWS)Willard Church, Director; Mark Wood, Project Leader; Peter Foster, crewleader; Warren Jones, Bryan A. Jones. and Alexic Foster, Technicians; John­ny White. Jr.. Bob Smith and Sonny Jones, Project Assistance.

Mountam Village Test Fishel) - Asa' carsanniut Tribal CouncilCatherine Harpak. Administrator; Mike Moses. Duane Thompson, Aaron

Beans. ~llitam Peterson. Walter Queenie. Jr. and Larry George. Test Fish­ernlcn

Andreafski Weir - Yupiit of Andreafskl, Algaaciq Tribal & (USFWS)Darryl Sipary. RIchard Sipary and Martin Long, Technicians

Pilot Station Sonar. Local Technician-AVCP & (ADF&G)Dommie Beans

Kwethluk River Counting Tower - AVCP & (ADF&G)Tim Andrew. Director; Jennifer Chris. Project Leader; James Michael. Har­ry Jackson, Isaac Rivers and Abc Alcxle. Jr.. Technicians

Al1Iak River Sonar. Local Techmclan-AVCP & (ADF&G)Jeffry Allam

George River Weir- Kuskokwim Native Association & (ADF&G)Angie Morgan. Director;Brian Ward and Ronnie Vanderpool, Technicians

Kaltag Creek Counting Tower - City of KaltagJackie Semaken, Administrator; Gina Madros, Arlo Olson, Marion Es­mailka and Dolly Solomon, Supervisors; Duane Burnham, Jessica Burnham,Leroy Madros, Bemice Niekoli, Curtis Niekoli, Doreen Nickoli, Leslie Pit­ka, Dustin Semaken, Edgar Solomon, Jr. and Erica Solomon, Technicians

Tatlawiksuk River Weir-KNA & (ADF&G)David Gregory. Technician

Takotna River Counting Tower - Takotna School & (ADF&G)Jim Newman, Supervisor; Lev Sporin. Assistant Supervisor; David Fox,Curtis Gray, Tabitha Huffman, Stephanie Pollreis and Dean Ellis, Technicians

MAP LEGENO,

1 Sikusuilaq Hatchery OperatIon (1994)2 Kobuk River Test Fishery (1994)3 Kotzebue Sound Test Fishing (1996·1998)4 Southern Kotzebue Sound Aerial Surveys (1997·1998)

1994-1998 BSFA Western Alaska CooperativeSalmon Research / Restoration Projects

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Emmonak Fishenes Technician (1997-1998)Mountain Village Tesl Fishery (1995-1998)Andreafsky River Wetr (1995-1998)Pilol Station Sonar TechniCian (1996-1998)Anvik River Beach Seine Tesl Fishery (1994)Kaltag Creek Countmg Tower (1996-1998)Nulalo River CoUnlIng Tower (1994·1998)Qear Creek Counung Tower (1996-1998)Galena Test Fishwheel (1995)Tanana Village Test Flshwheels (1994-1998)Toklat Ri..'er Spawnmg Surveys (I 994, 1lJ96..1998)Nenana River Coho Spawning Surveys (1996-1998)Fort Yukon Tesl Fishwheels (1996)

NUnivak Island Slock Assessment (1994)Kanektok River Countmg Tower (1996-1998)Eek Island Tesl Fishery (1994)Kwethluk RIVer Counlmg Tower (1996·1998)Kuskokwim River Chum Salmon Timmg and Dlstnbutlon (1995)Aniak River Sonar TechniCIan (1994-1998)George River Weir (1996-1998)Tatlawiksuk River Weir (1998)Takoma River Counllng Tower (1996·1998)

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5 Pilgrim River Counting Tower (1997-1998)6 Snake River Countmg Tower (1995·1998)7 Nome Recirculating lncubalOrs (1994)8 Salmon/Glacial Lakes Limnological Sludles (1995)9 Niukluk River Counling Tower (1994)10 Eldorado River Counting Tower (I 996·1998)II North River Counting Tower (1996-1998)

34 Wood RIver Countmg Tower (1994)

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