Fishery Management Report for Sport Fisheries in the Lower Tanana River Management Area for 1999 - 2000
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Fishery Management Report No. 01-5 Fishery Management Report for Sport Fisheries in the Lower Tanana River Management Area for 1999 - 2000 by Mike Doxey March 2001 Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Sport Fish Symbols and Abbreviations The following symbols and abbreviations, and others approved for the Système International d'Unités (SI), are used in Division of Sport Fish Fishery Manuscripts, Fishery Data Series Reports, Fishery Management Reports, and Special Publications without definition. All others must be defined in the text at first mention, as well as in the titles or footnotes of tables and in figures or figure captions. Weights and measures (metric) General Mathematics, statistics, fisheries Centimeter cm All commonly accepted e.g., Mr., Mrs., alternate hypothesis HA Deciliter dL abbreviations. a.m., p.m., etc. base of natural e Gram g All commonly accepted e.g., Dr., Ph.D., logarithm professional titles. R.N., etc. Hectare ha catch per unit effort CPUE and & Kilogram kg coefficient of variation CV 2 Kilometer km at @ common test statistics F, t, , etc. Liter L Compass directions: confidence interval C.I. east E Meter m correlation coefficient R (multiple) metric ton mt north N correlation coefficient r (simple) Milliliter ml south S Covariance cov west W Millimeter mm degree (angular or ° Copyright temperature) Corporate suffixes: degrees of freedom df Weights and measures (English) Company Co. divided by ÷ or / (in 3 cubic feet per second ft /s Corporation Corp. equations) Foot ft Incorporated Inc. Equals = Gallon gal Limited Ltd. expected value E Inch in et alii (and other et al. fork length FL Mile mi people) greater than > Ounce oz et cetera (and so forth) etc. greater than or equal to O Pound lb exempli gratia (for e.g., harvest per unit effort HPUE Quart qt example) less than < Yard yd id est (that is) i.e., less than or equal to ? Spell out acre and ton. latitude or longitude lat. or long. logarithm (natural) ln monetary symbols $, ¢ logarithm (base 10) log Time and temperature (U.S.) logarithm (specify base) log2, etc. Day d months (tables and Jan,...,Dec figures): first three mideye-to-fork MEF degrees Celsius °C letters minute (angular) ' degrees Fahrenheit °F number (before a # (e.g., #10) multiplied by x hour (spell out for 24-hour clock) h number) not significant NS Minute min pounds (after a number) # (e.g., 10#) null hypothesis HO Second s registered trademark Percent Spell out year, month, and week. trademark Probability P United States U.S. probability of a type I Physics and chemistry (adjective) error (rejection of the all atomic symbols United States of USA null hypothesis when alternating current AC America (noun) true) Ampere A U.S. state and District use two-letter probability of a type II error (acceptance of Calorie cal of Columbia abbreviations abbreviations (e.g., AK, DC) the null hypothesis direct current DC when false) Hertz Hz second (angular) " Horsepower hp standard deviation SD hydrogen ion activity pH standard error SE parts per million ppm standard length SL parts per thousand ppt, ‰ total length TL Volts V Variance Var Watts W FISHERY MANAGEMENT REPORT NO. 0-05 FISHERY MANAGEMENT REPORT FOR SPORT FISHERIES IN THE LOWER TANANA RIVER MANAGEMENT AREA FOR 1999-2000 by Mike Doxey Division of Sport Fish Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Sport Fish, Research and Technical Services 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, Alaska, 99518-1599 March 2001 The Fishery Management Reports series was established in 1989 for the publication of an overview of Division of Sport Fish management activities and goals in a specific geographic area. Fishery Management Reports are intended for fishery and other technical professionals, as well as lay persons. Fishery Management Reports are available through the Alaska State Library and on the Internet: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/divreports/html/intersearch.cfm This publication has undergone regional peer review. Mike Doxey Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish 1300 College Rd. Fairbanks, AK 99701-1599, USA This document should be cited as: Mike Doxey, 2001. Fishery Management Report for Sport Fisheries in the Upper Tanana River drainage for 1999- 2000. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fishery Management Report No. 01-5, Anchorage. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game administers all programs and activities free from discrimination on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, or disability. The department administers all programs and activities in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility, or if you desire further information please write to ADF&G, P.O. Box 25526, Juneau, AK 99802-5526; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4040 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 300 Webb, Arlington, VA 22203 or O.E.O., U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington DC 20240. For information on alternative formats for this and other department publications, please contact the department ADA Coordinator at (voice) 907-465-4120, (TDD) 907-465-3646, or (FAX) 907-465-2440. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF TABLES.........................................................................................................................................................v LIST OF FIGURES......................................................................................................................................................vi LIST OF APPENDICES ..............................................................................................................................................vi PREFACE......................................................................................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................................1 Region III Description...................................................................................................................................................2 The Alaska Board of Fisheries ......................................................................................................................................5 Advisory Committees....................................................................................................................................................5 ADF&G Emergency Order Authority ...........................................................................................................................5 Federal Regional Advisory Councils.............................................................................................................................5 Region III Sport Fish Division Research and Management Staffing.............................................................................6 The Statewide Harvest Survey.......................................................................................................................................6 Organization of This Report ..........................................................................................................................................7 SECTION I: LOWER TANANA RIVER DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT AREA OVERVIEW................................7 Management Area Description......................................................................................................................................7 Lower Tanana River Management Area ..................................................................................................................7 The Statewide Harvest Survey Applied to The Tanana River Drainage........................................................................8 Diversity of Angling Opportunity Within The LTMA ..................................................................................................8 Regulations and Regulatory Actions .............................................................................................................................9 Area Regulations (for the LTMA) ............................................................................................................................9 1999 Regulatory Actions and Anticipated Future Actions ............................................................................................9 State Board of Fisheries...............................................................................................................................................10 Fish and Game Advisory Committees.........................................................................................................................11 Federal Subsistence .....................................................................................................................................................11 Management Plans.......................................................................................................................................................11 SECTION II: LOWER TANANA RIVER DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT AREA OVERALL EFFORT AND HARVEST DATA AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION .........................................................................................16 Data