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Salmon management in Bristol Bay
Overview
Bristol Bay Salmon History
Pre statehood Post statehood Limited entry Magnuson Stevens
HISTORICAL BRISTOL BAY
Commercial fishing
The schooner Neptune prospected for salmon on the Nushagak in 1883 and salted a large number. –Jefferson Moser 1899
Arctic packing company packed 400 cases in 1884, the first ever salmon commercially packed in Bristol Bay. (JM)
1897 4 traps were used in the Wood River. A boat was paid 2 cents per fish. (JM)
1904 the first year since commercial fishing began in 1884 that the Bristol Bay salmon pack did not exceed the previous years pack. - Howard M. Kutchin 1905.
January 1, 1908 Oscar Siraus Secretary of Commerce and Labor rules that the Wood and Nushagak Rivers be closed to all commercial fishing.
First count of Wood River sockeye escapement occurs in 1908.
1951 use of power boats allowed for first time 1954 University of Washington FRI developed tower
count protocol on Wood River. 1975 limited entry implemented.
FISH TRAP
Sailboat
Statehood
Protect salmon resources Outlaw fish traps Mandate maximum sustained yield (MSY) Area biologist management system
Escapement based management
Escapement is fish that have escaped past fishing district and been enumerated
Escapement goals are established for rivers and species
Escapement is the priority
Limited entry
1975 Bristol Bay salmon fishery becomes limited
Set gillnet and drift gillnet permits issued Permits based on historical participation Some lawsuits Interim permits Permanent permits
Magnuson Stevens Act
200 mile limit Eliminates near shore trawling
1893 1898 1903 1908 1913 1918 1923 1928 1933 1938 1943 1948 1953 1958 1963 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 20080
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Nushagak
Assignment
Read Bristol Bay Regulations Take quiz