Fishery Management Report for Sport Fisheries in the Northwest/North Slope Management Area, 2009.

摘要

Sport fisheries season summaries for 2009 and preliminary information for 2010 in the Northwest/North Slope Management Area are presented. The Northwest/North Slope Management Area consists of all waters north of the Yukon River drainage in Norton Sound, the Seward Peninsula, Kotzebue Sound (including the major drainages of the Kobuk and Noatak rivers), and all north-draining waters of the Brooks Range east to the Canadian border. Sport and subsistence fisheries target king, coho, and pink salmon, Dolly Varden, sheefish, and northern pike. In 2009, angler-days totaled 28,559 with the largest proportion coming from the Unalakleet River drainage (0.19). Coho salmon was the predominant sport species harvested in 2009 with 6,579 fish taken followed by Dolly Varden (5,747) and Arctic grayling (4,604). Summaries of major sport, commercial, and subsistence fisheries within the Northwest/North Slope Management Area are detailed, including descriptions of recent performances, Alaska Board of Fisheries regulatory actions, social and biological issues, and descriptions of ongoing research and management activities.