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Fishery Data Series No. 03-05 Participation, Catch, and Harvest in Alaska Sport Fisheries During 2000 by Robert J. Walker, Cynthia Olnes, Kathrin Sundet, Allen L. Howe, and Allen E. Bingham April 2003 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. 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 hectare ha professional titles. R.N., etc. catch per unit effort CPUE kilogram kg and & coefficient of variation CV kilometer km at @ common test statistics F, t, χ2, etc. liter L Compass directions: confidence interval C.I. meter m east E correlation coefficient R (multiple) metric ton mt north N correlation coefficient r (simple) mililiter ml south S covariance cov millimeter mm west W degree (angular or ° Copyright  temperature) Weights and measures (English) Corporate suffixes: degrees of freedom df cubic feet per second ft3/s Company Co. divided by ÷ or / (in foot ft Corporation Corp. equations) galon gal Incorporated Inc. equals = Inch in Limited Ltd. expected value E mile mi et alii (and other et al. fork length FL people) greater than > ounce oz et cetera (and so forth) etc. greater than or equal to ≥ 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 ≤ . latitude or longitude lat. or long. logarithm (natural) ln Time and temperature monetary symbols $, ¢ logarithm (base 10) log (U.S.) day d logarithm (specify base) log2, etc. months (tables and Jan,...,Dec degres Celsius °C figures): first thre mideye-to-tail-fork MEF degrees Fahrenheit °F letters minute (angular) ' hour (spell out for 24-hour clock) h number (before a # (e.g., #10) multiplied by x minute min number) not significant NS second s pounds (after a number) # (e.g., 10#) null hypothesis HO . registered trademark  percent % trademark  probability P Physics and chemistry United States U.S. probability of a type I α all atomic symbols (adjective) error (rejection of the null hypothesis when alternating current AC United States of USA true) America (noun) ampere A probability of a type II β U.S. state and District use two-letter calorie cal error (acceptance of of Columbia abbreviations direct current DC abbreviations (e.g., AK, DC) the null hypothesis hertz Hz when false) horsepower hp second (angular) " hydrogen ion activity pH standard deviation SD parts per million ppm standard error SE parts per thousand ppt, ‰ standard length SL volts V total length TL wats W variance var FISHERY DATA SERIES NO. 03-05 PARTICIPATION, CATCH, AND HARVEST IN ALASKA SPORT FISHERIES DURING 2000 by Robert J. Walker, Cynthia Olnes, Kathrin Sundet, Allen L. Howe, and Allen E. Bingham Division of Sport Fish, Anchorage Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Sport Fish, Research and Technical Services 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, Alaska, 99518-1599 April 2003 This investigation was partially financed by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777-777K) under Project F-10-16, Job No. RT-1. The Fishery Data Series was established in 1987 for the publication of technically-oriented results for a single project or group of closely related projects. Fishery Data Series reports are intended for fishery and other technical professionals. Fishery Data Series 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 editorial and peer review. R. J. Walker, C. Olnes, K. Sundet, A. L. Howe, and A. E. Bingham Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, Research and Technical Services 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, AK 99518-1599, USA This document should be cited as: Walker R. J., C. Olnes, K. Sundet, A. L. Howe, and A. E. Bingham. 2003. Participation, catch, and harvest in Alaska sport fisheries during 2000. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fishery Data Series No. 03-05, Anchorage. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game administers all programs and activities free from discrimination based on 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 APPENDICES ...............................................................................................................................................ii ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................................................................................1 PREFACE .....................................................................................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................................1 METHODS....................................................................................................................................................................2 Sample Selection ...........................................................................................................................................................2 Data Collection..............................................................................................................................................................3 Computer-based Editing ................................................................................................................................................3 Editing Review Procedures ...........................................................................................................................................5 Summary Reports ..........................................................................................................................................................6 Estimation Procedures ...................................................................................................................................................7 RESULTS......................................................................................................................................................................9 Participation...................................................................................................................................................................9 Harvest...........................................................................................................................................................................9 Catch............................................................................................................................................................................10 DISCUSSION .............................................................................................................................................................10 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...........................................................................................................................................11 LITERATURE CITED................................................................................................................................................12 APPENDIX A. TABLES AND FIGURES .................................................................................................................15 APPENDIX B. QUESTIONNAIRES AND REMINDERS......................................................................................141 i LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix Page A1. Map of Alaska sportfishing regions and areas ..............................................................................................16 A2. List of Alaska sportfishing regions and areas. ..............................................................................................17 A3. Additional Area (hatched) added to Glacier Bay Area (G) after boundary change implemented in 2000 Statewide Harvest Survey. ............................................................................................................................18 A4. List of common names, scientific names, and abbreviations. .......................................................................19 A5. Response to the standard Alaska sport fish survey mailing, 2000. ...............................................................20 A6. Response to the supplementary Alaska sport fish survey mailing, 2000. .....................................................20 A7. Number and percent of Alaska sportfishing licenses by residency, 1961-2000............................................21 A8. Statewide and regional participation in Alaska sport fishing by residency, 1995-2000. ..............................22 A9. Anglers who sport fished in Alaska by area of residence, 1995-2000. .........................................................23 A10. Number of anglers who sport fished in Alaska by area of residence, 1991-2000.........................................24 A11. Number of anglers by Alaska region and area fished, 1990-2000. ...............................................................25 A12. Number of Alaska sport fishing trips by region and area, 1990-2000. .........................................................26 A13. Number of angler-days fished in Alaska and percentage by region and area, 1990-2000. ...........................27 A14. Number of angler-days fished in Alaska, statewide and by region, 1990-2000...........................................29 A15. Alaska sport fish harvest by species, 1990-2000, and catch by species, 2000..............................................30 A16. Alaska saltwater sport fish harvest by species, 1990-2000, and catch by species, 2000. .............................31 A17. Alaska freshwater sport fish harvest by species, 1990-2000, and catch by species, 2000. ...........................32 A18. Southeast Alaska sport fish harvest by species, 1990-2000, and catch by species, 2000. ............................33 A19. Southcentral Alaska sport fish harvest by species, 1990-2000, and catch by species, 2000.........................34 A20. Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Alaska sport fish harvest by species, 1990-2000, and catch by species, 2000...............................................................................................................................................................35 A21. Alaska sport sea-run salmon harvests, 1990-2000, statewide and by region. ...............................................36 A22. Alaska sport sea-run salmon harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area. ............................37 A23. Alaska sport sea-run chinook salmon harvests, 1990-2000, statewide and by region. .................................38 A24. Alaska sport sea-run chinook salmon harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area................39 A25. Alaska sport sea-run coho salmon harvests, 1990-2000, statewide and by region. ......................................40 A26. Alaska sport sea-run coho salmon harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area.....................41 A27. Alaska sport sockeye salmon harvests, 1990-2000, statewide and by region. ..............................................42 A28. Alaska sport sockeye salmon harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area. ...........................43 A29. Alaska sport pink salmon harvests, 1990-2000, statewide and by region.....................................................44 A30. Alaska sport pink salmon harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area. .................................45 A31. Alaska sport chum salmon harvests, 1990-2000, statewide and by region. ..................................................46 A32. Alaska sport chum salmon harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area. ...............................47 A33. Alaska sport landlocked coho salmon and chinook salmon harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area. .............................................................................................................................................48 A34. Alaska sport kokanee salmon harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area............................49 A35. Alaska sport steelhead harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area.......................................50 A36. Alaska sport rainbow trout harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area. ...............................51 A37. Alaska sport cutthroat trout harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area. ..............................52 A38. Alaska sport brook trout harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area....................................53 A39. Alaska sport lake trout harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area. .....................................54 A40. Alaska sport Dolly Varden and Arctic char harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area. .....55 A41. Alaska sport Arctic grayling harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area. ............................56 A42. Alaska sport northern pike harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area. ...............................57 A43. Alaska sport whitefish harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area.......................................58 A44. Alaska sport burbot harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area. ..........................................59 A45. Alaska sport sheefish harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area.........................................60 A46. Alaska sport smelt harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area. ............................................61 A47. Alaska sport Pacific halibut harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area. .............................62 A48. Alaska sport rockfish harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area. .......................................63 A49. Alaska sport lingcod harvests, 1991-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area..........................................64 A50. Alaska sport razor clam harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, by region and area.....................................65 A51. Alaska sport harvests, 1990-2000, and catch, 2000, of other fish by region and area. .................................66 ii LIST OF APPENDICES (Continued) Appendix Page A52. Ketchikan Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000................................................68 A53. Ketchikan Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000...................69 A54. Prince of Wales Island Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ...........................70 A55. Prince of Wales Island Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000...............................................................................................................................................................71 A56. Kake, Petersburg, Wrangell, Stikine Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000.......72 A57. Kake, Petersburg, Wrangell, Stikine Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. .........................................................................................................................................73 A58. Sitka Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. .......................................................74 A59. Sitka Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000...........................75 A60. Juneau Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ....................................................76 A61. Juneau Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. .......................77 A62. Haines-Skagway Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ....................................78 A63. Haines-Skagway Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. .......79 A64. Glacier Bay Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ............................................80 A65. Glacier Bay Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ...............81 A66. Yakutat Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000....................................................82 A67. Yakutat Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. .....................83 A68. Upper Copper/Upper Susitna Drainages sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ........84 A69. Upper Copper/Upper Susitna Drainages standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ................................................................................................................................................85 A70. Prince William Sound Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000.............................86 A71. Prince William Sound Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000...............................................................................................................................................................87 A72. Knik Arm Drainage Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ...............................88 A73. Knik Arm Drainage Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000...............................................................................................................................................................89 A74. Anchorage Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000...............................................90 A75. Anchorage Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000..................91 A76. East Susitna River Drainage sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ...........................92 A77. East Susitna River Drainage standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000...............................................................................................................................................................93 A78. West Cook Inlet-West Susitna River Drainages sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000...............................................................................................................................................................94 A79. West Cook Inlet-West Susitna River Drainages standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ...........................................................................................................................95 A80. Kenai River sport fish freshwater nonguided harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. .................96 A81. Kenai River standard errors of sport fish freshwater nonguided harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ................................................................................................................................................97 A82. Kenai River sport fish freshwater guided harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. .......................98 A83. Kenai River standard errors of sport fish freshwater guided harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000...............................................................................................................................................................99 A84. Kenai Peninsula Area sport fish freshwater harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. .................100 A85. Kenai Peninsula Area standard errors of sport fish freshwater harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ..............................................................................................................................................101 A86. Kenai Peninsula Area sport fish saltwater harvest and effort by fisheries for finfish species, 2000...........102 A87. Kenai Peninsula Area standard errors of sport fish saltwater harvest and effort by fisheries for finfish species, 2000. ..............................................................................................................................................103 A88. Kenai Peninsula Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries for shellfish, 2000. ..................................104 A89. Kenai Peninsula Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries for shellfish, 2000. .....105 A90. Kodiak Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. .................................................106 A91. Kodiak Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ....................107 A92. Naknek River Drainage-Alaska Peninsula Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000.............................................................................................................................................................108 ii i LIST OF APPENDICES (Continued) Appendix Page A93. Naknek River Drainage-Alaska Peninsula Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. .........................................................................................................................109 A94. Kvichak River Drainage Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ......................110 A95. Kvichak River Drainage Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000.............................................................................................................................................................111 A96. Nushagak Area sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. .............................................112 A97. Nushagak Area standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ................113 A98. Tanana River Drainages sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ...............................114 A99. Tanana River Drainages standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ..115 A100. Kuskokwim-Goodnews Drainages sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ...............116 A101. Kuskokwim-Goodnews Drainages standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ..............................................................................................................................................117 A102. Seward Peninsula-Norton Sound Drainages sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000.............................................................................................................................................................118 A103. Seward Peninsula-Norton Sound Drainages standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. .......................................................................................................................................119 A104. Northwest Alaska Drainages sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ........................120 A105. Northwest Alaska Drainages standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000.............................................................................................................................................................121 A106. Yukon River Drainages sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ................................122 A107. Yukon River Drainages standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ...123 A108. North Slope Brooks Range Drainages sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000...........124 A109. North Slope Brooks Range Drainages standard errors of sport fish harvest and effort by fisheries and species, 2000. ..............................................................................................................................................125 A110. Comparison of 2000 Alaska statewide survey and onsite survey estimates and confidence intervals (CI). .............................................................................................................................................................126 A111. Number of households responding to the 2000 standard and supplementary sport fish surveys by fishery..........................................................................................................................................................128 B1. Sport fish standard survey questionnaire, 2000. .........................................................................................143 B2. First reminder standard survey, 2000. .........................................................................................................187 B3. Second reminder standard survey, 2000. ....................................................................................................188 B5. Sport fish supplementary survey questionnaire, 2000.................................................................................189 B5. First reminder supplementary survey, 2000. ...............................................................................................202 B6. Second reminder supplementary survey, 2000............................................................................................203 B7. Sport fish supplementary survey map/site booklet, 2000............................................................................204 iv ABSTRACT Since 1977, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has conducted an annual mail survey to estimate sportfishing participation and harvests (fish kept) statewide by Alaska fisheries, areas, regions, and species. Since 1990, catches (fish harvested plus fish released) have also been estimated. Detailed findings are presented for 2000. In 2000, an estimated 432,291 anglers fished 2,627,805 days and kept 3,338,071 of 7,934,486 fish caught. Key words: Alaska, recreation, sport, fish, fisheries, fishing, catch, harvest, angler, angler-days, survey, salmon, trout, char, Arctic grayling, northern pike, whitefish, burbot, smelt, Pacific halibut, rockfish, lingcod, razor clams. habitat protection, and access acquisition PREFACE projects; for stock assessment; for A full text Adobe PDF file of this report, as forecasting; for gauging the economic and well as summaries of 2000 and prior-year social significance of sport fishing; and for estimates, is available via the division’s satisfying requests for information from Internet site under the Publications section: individuals, special interest groups, government agencies, and the recreational http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/ industry. divreports/html/intersearch.cfm Because of Alaska's vastness, meeting all The following Internet site also contains on- these information requirements statewide by line summaries of sportfishing participation, onsite creel surveys would be prohibitively catch, and harvest: expensive, thus a supplementary program http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/ has been developed. Described herein are participationandharvest/html/index.cfm results from the twenty-fourth year of that program, whose primary objective is to Participation, catch and harvest for 2000 are provide statewide estimates of participation, tabulated by region, area, fishery, and catch, and harvest for major Alaskan sport- species in Appendix A. Detailed tabulations caught species by area and fishery. for harvest and participation for 1977 Alaska sportfishing regulatory and through 1999 can be found in Mills (1979- management areas are delineated in 1994) and Howe, et al. (1995-1996, 2001 a, Appendix A1 and Appendix A2. In 2000, b, c, and d). the Glacier Bay Area (G) was expanded to INTRODUCTION encompass a portion of Northern Chichagof Island formerly reported under the Sitka A statewide database providing information management area (D). Icy Strait and Cross on where sport fishing occurs, the extent of Sound are common fishing destinations of participation, the preferences of participants, charter operators originating in Area G. In and the species and numbers of major game 2000 the boundary change increased the fishes being caught and harvested is Area G reporting area, hence increasing the essential for regulation and management of harvest and catch estimates compared to Alaska's sport fisheries and for total previous years. The area change is shown in regulation, management, and allocation of Appendix A3. The Sitka Area (D) is now multiple-use fisheries. In addition, this described as: information is needed for establishing priorities; for formulating policies; for All Alaska marine and fresh waters within budgeting; for planning and evaluating the Sitka Borough boundary and north to the rehabilitation, enhancement, stocking, southern limit of the Glacier Bay Area. 1 Islands in this area include, but are not nonresident sample. The October version of limited to, Baranof, Kruzof, Catherine, and the license file included about 80% of the the southern half of Chichagof. anticipated January through July nonresident license sales, but only 10% of the The Glacier Bay Area is now described as: anticipated August sales based on previous All marine and fresh waters within the years’ sales. Over the previous 6 years, Glacier Bay National Park boundaries January through July account for 66% of the excluding the park and preserve north of total nonresident sales on average, and Cape Fairweather, all east-side drainages of August-December accounting for 34%. Excursion Inlet, and marine and fresh waters August alone accounts for ~25% of annual adjacent to, or including, Chichagof Island nonresident sales on average. It is important drainages to Icy Strait, Cross Sound, Port that sales in this month are represented in Frederick, Lisianski Inlet, and the Gulf of the sample as they are a significant portion Alaska south to the north side of, but not of overall sales and nonresident fishing including, Goulding Harbor and Hill Island. activities in August would otherwise not be Islands in this area include, but are not measured. limited to, Yakobi, Inian, Lemesurier, As a result, the nonresident sample was split Pleasant, and the northern half of Chichagof. into two subsamples. One subsample, from Species covered are listed in Appendix A4. a sport license file available in October 2000, was drawn from nonresident license METHODS sales occurring prior to August (identified as the “early” nonresident sample). This SAMPLE SELECTION subsample would be for 70% of the total During the processing of the 1998 sport fish nonresident sample target. The remainder of survey an assessment was done on the the nonresident sample was to be drawn completeness of the 1998 sport license file from a file made available from Licensing at the time that the survey sample was Section once they could ensure that all drawn. The assessment identified that the August sales had been processed (identified file included only partial license sales from as the “late” nonresident sample). This file July onwards, but was relatively complete was available in late November, 2000. The for January through June sales. As date of initial mailing differed between the operations and budgets precluded two subsamples, but subsequent mailings operational changes to the project, a post were on the same schedule. stratification approach was undertaken to adjust for these deficiencies. After surveys had been returned, we compared response rates from the “early” For the 2000 survey, a more proactive and “late” nonresident samples and found no approach was undertaken. Prior to resident appreciable difference. Also, statistics such and nonresident sampling, the license file as the non-response bias correction factors was assessed for its completeness relative to for trips, days fished, chinook salmon final versions of previous years’ data. Oncorhynchus tshawytscha harvested and Although the version of the license file Pacific halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis available in September 2000 was deemed harvested were compared between the two complete for the purposes of the resident samples and there was no difference. sample, the October version of the file was Finally, we looked at the end of year license deemed incomplete for the purposes of the file to identify whether the proportions of 2

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