Developing a Research and Restoration Plan for Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (Western Alaska) Salmon (2005) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
1 Introduction
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Modern technology and economies make it easier than it has ever been for people to deplete salmon populations. The AYK region, which encompasses more than 40% of the state, includes the Norton Sound region, the watersheds of the Kuskokwim and Yukon Rivers within Alaska, and the coast from the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean up to the Canadian border.
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in the abundance of FIGURE 1-1 Map of Alaska, showing the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim region. The region of concern for the purposes of this study includes the Yukon River drainage, the Kuskokwim-Goodnews drainage, and the drainages between Shishmaref in the north and Cape Newenham in the south.
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This partnership includes the Association of Village Council Presidents; the Tanana Chiefs Conference; Kawerak, Inc.; the Bering Sea Fishermen's Association; the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) ; the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
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The STC, an advisory committee of six independent scientists, is charged with developing a comprehensive research plan for the AYK region and providing review of technical research proposals for the steering committee. This project differs from other planning activities in the region in that it is broader in geographic scale and will include the Bering Sea, North Pacific, and western Alaska drainages; will coordinate among smaller-scale activities (Norton Sound, Yukon River, and Bering Sea)
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This report outlines essential components of a successful, long-term science plan; summarizes other existing research plans for the region that are relevant to the AYK region; refines research themes related to the goals of the AYK SSI, around which the science plan can be organized; and identifies critical research questions that should be addressed within research themes. A benefit of a science plan is the insight for restoration that the research produces, and its application to restoration.
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has clarified that customary trade includes the selling of whole or processed subsistence products as long as the sale is not to a business or made by a nonrural resident. The following definition of subsistence by a group of the International Whaling Commission provides additional insight into the nature of subsistence to Alaska Natives: "Aboriginal subsistence whaling means whaling, for purposes of local aboriginal consumption carried out by or on behalf of aboriginal, indigenous or native peoples who share strong community, familial, social and cultural ties related to a continuing traditional dependence on whaling and on the use of whales." This applies to the use of salmon as well as to the use of whales.
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The use of three models has the additional advantage that each provides different insights and can lead to different questions, although some of the questions that arise are common to all the models. REPORT ORGANIZATION Chapter 2 provides background information on salmon life history and fisheries issues in the AYK region.
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Appendix A outlines the legal context of Alaska salmon fisheries, and Appendix B describes the committee's open meetings and information-gathering sessions.
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