Southeast Alaska Drift Gillnet Fishery Management Plan, 2012. Regional Information Report No. IJ12-06

摘要

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (AGF&G) annually conducts test fisheries in Chignik Lagoon primarily to determine the relative abundance of Chignik River-bound sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka prior to the first commercial salmon fishery in the Chignik Management Area (CMA). To conduct test fisheries, the department charters interested local fishing vessels from the CMA and follows established test fishing protocols. This report documents the purpose of test fishing in Chignik Lagoon and summarizes the specific procedures for the Chignik test fishery program.