SPORT FISHERIES
DIVISION OF SPORT FISH • Fisheries Management • Fisheries Research • Fisheries Enhancement • Communication and Outreach • Fish Habitat • Internal Operations
Merriam Webster: The Alaska Legislature: Fishing …the Taking …of Fish… done with Rod and Reel for Personal Use… for Sport or Recreation by Hook and Line …or other means
SPORT FISHERY CHARACTERISTICS • Rod and Reel / Hook & Line • Personal Use Sport or Recreation • License • User Fee-Based Conservation
ACTIVE BUSINESSES AND GUIDES (2014) Salt Water Freshwater 1600 1600 1400 1400 1200 1200 1000 1000 800 800 A-Y_K 600 600 Southcentral Southcentral 400 400 Southeast Southeast 200 200 0 0
Southeast Alaska Marine Fishery •
Ship Creek King Salmon •
Anchorage Community Lakes Ice Fishing •
Kenai River King Salmon •
Remote Lakes, River and Streams •
NUMBER OF ANGLERS (SWHS) 160000 140000 120000 100000 80000 60000 40000 20000 0
CATCH AND HARVEST (SWHS) 1400000 1200000 1000000 800000 600000 Catch 400000 Harvest 200000 0
SALMON HARVEST - FRESH VS SALT WATER 600000 500000 400000 Fresh 300000 Salt 200000 100000 0 Chinook Coho Sockeye Pink Chum
ECONOMIC IMPACT Sport Fishing Expenditures By Region $101 Total Sport Fishing Days of Sport Fishing 7% Expenditures Southcentral $274 8% Southcentral Southeast 21 20% Residents 47 Southeast % Interior Nonresidents % Interior 53 71 % % $989 73%
CHALLENGES Sustaining Sport Fishing Opportunity • Poor Chinook salmon production • Guided halibut restrictions • Communications and Public Service • ½ million anglers • Diverse interests • Complex regulations •
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Sustaining Opportunities • Chinook Salmon Research Initiative • Liberalized bag limits and other regulations • Hatchery Production and Stocking • Communication & Public Service • Opened hatchery visitor centers • Online licenses improved • Online personal use permits and harvest reporting available • Direct email correspondence • Mobile App? •
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