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Integrating Local and Traditional Ecological Knowledge into Anadromous Waters Cataloging and Fish Inventories of Select Drainages of the Tanana and Yukon Rivers: 2021 - 2022

Synopsis:During 2021 and 2022, staff from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Sport Fish (SF), Alaska Freshwater Fish Inventory (AFFI) program and the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association (YRDFA) will collaborate to integrate local and traditional ecological knowledge (LTK) ethnographic interviews into a rapid systematic inventory of fish communities and associated habitats in select drainages of the lower Tanana River and Upper Yukon River in the area of Tanana and Fairbanks. First, in 2021, LTK surveys in the communities of Tanana, Manley Hot Springs, and Nenana will locate important subsistence areas that will be overlain on GIS-selected target streams to assist in filling gaps in coverage of the State of Alaska's Catalog of Waters Important for the Spawning, Rearing or Migration of Anadromous Fishes (AWC) in freshwater habitats expected to support salmon populations likely to be impacted by human activities. Then, in 2022, this project will seasonally sample target streams and nominate water bodies to the AWC when anadromous fish are observed. Anticipated benefits include hundreds of kilometers and/or dozens of water bodies added to the AWC as well as a broader understanding of the importance of this region’s fish species to local human communities.
Project #:54007
Project Period:3/1/2021 - 6/30/2024
Cost:$189,402
Match:$60,839
Region:AYK, Upper Yukon River
Federal Fiscal Year:2020
Investigator(s)
NameRoleOrganization
Nate Cathcart Principal Investigator ADF&G, Division of Sport Fish
Joe Giefer Co-Principal Investigator ADF&G, Division of Sport Fish
Catherine Moncrieff Co-Principal Investigator Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association
Statement of Work AKSSF Reports
Semiannual Report 11/1/2020 - 4/30/2021 PDF
Semiannual Report 5/1/2021 - 10/31/2021 PDF
Semiannual Report 11/1/2021 - 4/30/2022 PDF
Semiannual Report 5/1/2022 - 10/31/2022 PDF
Semiannual Report 11/1/2022 - 4/30/2023 PDF
Semiannual Report 5/1/2023 - 10/31/2023 PDF
Semiannual Report 11/1/2023 - 4/30/2024 PDF
Completion ReportPDF
Optional Reports
TitleDescription
A Primer of the Alaska Freshwater Fish Inventory An article published in the winter 2024 edition of the Oncorhynchus newsletter from the Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
AFFI Update 2023 A powerpoint presentation in PDF form of the projects AFFI has been a part of recently, including AKSSF projects such as this one

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