US: The Alaska Salmon Research Task Force completes science report

Published Jul 18, 2024

Tridge summary

The Alaska Salmon Research Task Force has released a report outlining the potential impacts on salmon productivity and highlighting knowledge gaps in the Pacific salmon life cycle. The report, which was mandated by law, recommends research priorities to support sustainable salmon management in Alaska. The Task Force, which included representatives from federal, state, tribal, university, industry, and non-governmental organizations, used a coordinated, gravel-to-gravel approach, valuing Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge along with western science. The report identifies seven potential impacts on salmon productivity and recommends strategies to address these. The report also emphasizes the need to address the pronounced declines of chum salmon and Chinook salmon in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim region. NOAA Fisheries plans to support these recommendations through continued collaboration with partners.

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Original content

Alaska Salmon Research Task Force completes science report. NOAA Fisheries, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, together with the Governor of Alaska are sharing the final report of the Congressionally mandated Alaska Salmon Research Task Force. It identifies potential impacts to salmon productivity, gaps in understanding of the Pacific salmon life cycle and recommended research priorities to support sustainable salmon management in Alaska. Under the Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act, NOAA Fisheries, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, in collaboration with the State of Alaska, was required to convene a task force to review existing Pacific salmon research in Alaska, identify applied research needed to better understand the increased variability and declining salmon returns in some regions of Alaska, and to support sustainable salmon runs in Alaska. NOAA Fisheries and the Governor of Alaska were also required to each appoint a representative to serve on the task force. ...

Source: Fish Focus