08-05-2004, 04:35 AM
JUNEAU AREA FISHING REPORT
Notation Used in this Report
Some anglers may not be aware of many terms used in this report; such as, rod hours, catch, effort, or catch and harvest rates. Below is a brief description of each term:
Rod Hours: For marine boat anglers in Southeastern, Alaska, this refers to the number of hours spent targeting a species of fish (halibut, salmon, rockfish, or bottomfish) per rod used. For example, an angler who harvested 2 coho salmon after 6 hours of salmon fishing with two rods would have spent 6 rod hours per fish.
Catch: Catch is composed of fish harvested and released.
Effort: For marine boat anglers in Southeastern, Alaska, effort refers to the number of rod hours spent pursuing a particular species of fish. For example, the previously described coho angler expended 12 hours of salmon fishing effort.
Catch and Harvest Rates: These rates are commonly referred to as catch per unit of effort (CPUE) or harvest per unit of effort (HPUE) and can be calculated using a variety of statistical methods. In general, they describe how much effort (e.g. rod hours) was expended catching, or harvesting, a particular species of fish (e.g. halibut).
And as a reminder to all anglers, please be aware of the following regulation.
For all boats returning to a port where an ADF&G creel survey is being conducted, it is prohibited to head or fillet king salmon, coho salmon or lingcod until the fish have been brought to shore and offloaded. This prohibition allows our marine creel survey crew to examine intact salmon for evidence of coded wire tags (CWTs) and to measure and collect the heads from these tagged fish. Among other things, this information is used to estimate the composition of hatchery king salmon caught in Alaska fisheries that can be excluded from Alaska's quota of king salmon as set by the U.S/Canada Pacific Salmon Treaty. Since hatchery king salmon do not count toward our quota, determining the proportion of hatchery kings that can be excluded from the quota has the potential of maximizing our total harvest of king salmon. Gutting and gilling your king or coho is allowed at any time while you are at sea; as is, eating them or having them completely preserved (i.e. canning, freezing, etc.) Aside from those exceptions, your catch of king and coho salmon may not be headed and/or filleted until your vessel has been tied up at the dock.
Regarding coded-wire-tagged salmon, if you are surveyed by a Department creel census technician, you are required to forfeit the head and the date/area you caught the fish.
[center]Sport Catch Rates for the Week of July 26 - August 1, 2004[/center]
Catch rates last week for chinook salmon at most ports continue their seasonal decline, and ranged from 4 rod hours per harvested chinook salmon in Sitka to 85 rod hours in Juneau. In comparison to the five-year average catch rates for chinook salmon, last week's catch rates were better at all sampled ports, with the exception of Juneau having a catch rate poorer than the five year average. Halibut catch rate ranged from 1 rod hour per fish in Craig to 13 rod hours in Ketchikan, and all sampled ports had catch rates better than or equal to their respective five-year averages, with the exception of Ketchikan and Petersburg. Catch rates for coho salmon ranged from 1 rod hour in Gustavus to 11 rod hours in Ketchikan, and the ports of Juneau and Gustavus had better catch rates than their respective five-year averages while coho catch rates in Craig, and Wrangell were approximately equal, and Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Sitka were poorer than their five-year averages. Pink salmon catch rates ranged from 2 rod hours in Ketchikan to 31 rod hours in Juneau, and were better or equal to the five-year averages in Craig, Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Sitka. Chum salmon catch rates ranged from 13 rod hours in Ketchikan to 1100 rod hours in Juneau, and were approximately equal to or better than their five-year averages in the ports of Ketchikan, Sitka, Gustavus, and Elfin Cove
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Notation Used in this Report
Some anglers may not be aware of many terms used in this report; such as, rod hours, catch, effort, or catch and harvest rates. Below is a brief description of each term:
Rod Hours: For marine boat anglers in Southeastern, Alaska, this refers to the number of hours spent targeting a species of fish (halibut, salmon, rockfish, or bottomfish) per rod used. For example, an angler who harvested 2 coho salmon after 6 hours of salmon fishing with two rods would have spent 6 rod hours per fish.
Catch: Catch is composed of fish harvested and released.
Effort: For marine boat anglers in Southeastern, Alaska, effort refers to the number of rod hours spent pursuing a particular species of fish. For example, the previously described coho angler expended 12 hours of salmon fishing effort.
Catch and Harvest Rates: These rates are commonly referred to as catch per unit of effort (CPUE) or harvest per unit of effort (HPUE) and can be calculated using a variety of statistical methods. In general, they describe how much effort (e.g. rod hours) was expended catching, or harvesting, a particular species of fish (e.g. halibut).
And as a reminder to all anglers, please be aware of the following regulation.
For all boats returning to a port where an ADF&G creel survey is being conducted, it is prohibited to head or fillet king salmon, coho salmon or lingcod until the fish have been brought to shore and offloaded. This prohibition allows our marine creel survey crew to examine intact salmon for evidence of coded wire tags (CWTs) and to measure and collect the heads from these tagged fish. Among other things, this information is used to estimate the composition of hatchery king salmon caught in Alaska fisheries that can be excluded from Alaska's quota of king salmon as set by the U.S/Canada Pacific Salmon Treaty. Since hatchery king salmon do not count toward our quota, determining the proportion of hatchery kings that can be excluded from the quota has the potential of maximizing our total harvest of king salmon. Gutting and gilling your king or coho is allowed at any time while you are at sea; as is, eating them or having them completely preserved (i.e. canning, freezing, etc.) Aside from those exceptions, your catch of king and coho salmon may not be headed and/or filleted until your vessel has been tied up at the dock.
Regarding coded-wire-tagged salmon, if you are surveyed by a Department creel census technician, you are required to forfeit the head and the date/area you caught the fish.
[center]Sport Catch Rates for the Week of July 26 - August 1, 2004[/center]
Catch rates last week for chinook salmon at most ports continue their seasonal decline, and ranged from 4 rod hours per harvested chinook salmon in Sitka to 85 rod hours in Juneau. In comparison to the five-year average catch rates for chinook salmon, last week's catch rates were better at all sampled ports, with the exception of Juneau having a catch rate poorer than the five year average. Halibut catch rate ranged from 1 rod hour per fish in Craig to 13 rod hours in Ketchikan, and all sampled ports had catch rates better than or equal to their respective five-year averages, with the exception of Ketchikan and Petersburg. Catch rates for coho salmon ranged from 1 rod hour in Gustavus to 11 rod hours in Ketchikan, and the ports of Juneau and Gustavus had better catch rates than their respective five-year averages while coho catch rates in Craig, and Wrangell were approximately equal, and Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Sitka were poorer than their five-year averages. Pink salmon catch rates ranged from 2 rod hours in Ketchikan to 31 rod hours in Juneau, and were better or equal to the five-year averages in Craig, Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Sitka. Chum salmon catch rates ranged from 13 rod hours in Ketchikan to 1100 rod hours in Juneau, and were approximately equal to or better than their five-year averages in the ports of Ketchikan, Sitka, Gustavus, and Elfin Cove
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