U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Grant

Assess and achieve fishery management objectives:
a) Develop and expand the genetic baseline for Yukon salmon stocks.
b) Identify stock composition of salmon runs through genetic stock identification.
c) Develop and/or improve in-season run size and stock specific estimates at the mouth of the Yukon River.
d) Monitor salmon escapements by Alaskan Geographic Units.
e) Develop or incorporate new methodologies and/or approaches to improve management and research capability.
f) Refine in-season border passage assessment/estimates.

Assess, conserve and restore salmon habitats:
a) Habitat monitoring.
b) Identify and characterize salmon spawning and rearing habitats.
c) Identify and evaluate potential impacts to habitat.
d) Identify and monitor key salmon spawning streams/areas (index streams).
e) Identify and implement restoration opportunities.

Improve understanding of salmon biology and ecology:
a) Develop scientifically-based biological escapement goals for Canadian-origin salmon.
b) Develop population estimates for Yukon River salmon stocks.
c) Assessment of the quality of escapements (e.g., age/size/sex; health).
d) Investigate relationships between salmon and their physical environment.
e) Investigate relationships between salmon and other organisms.

Build and maintain public support of, and meaningful participation in, salmon resource management.
a) Develop mutual understandings between agencies and the public, best demonstrated by a third party.
b) Build and maintain community capacity.
c) Encourage stewardship of the resource.
d) Promote public values of the salmon resource.
For more information contact: Aaron Martin
101 12th Av., Room 110
Fairbanks, AK. 99701.
Phone: 907- 455-1870
Fax: 907-456-0418
Email: FAIR_USRM@fws.gov