Stock Assessment of Arctic Grayling in the Fish River, Seward Peninsula, Alaska 1999
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Fisherv Data Series No. 00-29 Stock Assessment of Arctic Grayling in the Fish River, Seward Peninsula, Alaska 1999 bY Alfred L. DeCicco and Michael J. Wallendorf November 2000 Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Sport Fish Symbols and Abbreviations The following symbols and abbreviations, and others approved for the Systkme International d’Unit6s (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., alternatehypothesis HA deciliter dL abbreviations. a.m., p.m., etc. base of natural e gram g All commonly accepted e.g., Dr.,Ph.D., logarithm hectare ha professional titles. 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DeCicco and Michael J. Wallendorf Division of Sport Fish, Fairbanks Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Sport Fish, Research and Technical Services 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, Alaska, 99518-1599 November 2000 Development and publication of this manuscript were partially financed by the Federal Aid in Snort Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777-777K) under Project F-10-14, Job No. R-3-2(e). The Fishery Data Series was establishedin 1987 for the publication of technically-orientedresults for a single project or group of closely related projects. Fishery Data Seriesreports are intendedfor fishery and other technical professionals. Fishery Data Series reports are available through the Alaska State Library and on the Internet: httn:Nwww.sf.adfn.state.ak.us/statewide/divreDorts/htmYintersear This publication has undergoneeditorial and peer review. Alfred L. DeCicco and Michael .I. Wallendorf Alaska Deparhent of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, Region III, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701-1599,USA This document should be cited as: DeCicco, A. L. and M. J. Wallendoq? 2000. Stock assessment of Arctic grayling in the Fish River, Seward Peninsula, Alaska 1999. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fishery Data Series No. 00-29, Anchorage. The Alaska Departmentof Fish and Game administersall programsand activities free from discrimination on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, marital status, pregnancy,parenthood, or disability. The departmentadministers 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 EducationAmendments of 1972. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF TABLES .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .................... .. .. .. .. ii LIST OF FIGURES ,...........................................................,.........................................................................................ii LIST OF APPENDICES. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......................ii ABSTRACT . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..........................................1 INTRODUCTION .. .. .. .. .. ..*..........................................................................................................................................1 METHODS ....................................................................................................................................................................5 Design............................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Sampling Gear and Techniques..................................................................................................................................... 5 Fish River PopulationAbundance ................................................................................................................................. 5 Age Composition........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Length Composition ......................................................................................................................................................9 Mean Length-at-Age...................................................................................................................................................... 9 EldoradoRiver Age Validation .....................................................................................................................................9 Nome River Arctic Grayling Restoration...................................................................................................................... 9 RESULTS ....................................................................................................................................................................12 Fish River PopulationAbundance ............................................................................................................................... 12 Age and Length Compositions.................................................................................................................................... 16 Mean Length-At-Age.................................................................................................................................................. .16 Eldorado River Age Validation ...................................................................................................................................16 Nome River Arctic Grayling Restoration.................................................................................................................... 16 DISCUSSION.. ............................................................................................................................................................22 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ .. .. .. .. .. 24 LITERATURE CITED . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .