Honors College Thesis
 

Investigation of the Effects of Commercial Salmon Fishery Management in Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska

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  • Optimal commercial fishery management sustains each salmon species' population while maximizing economic benefits. This thesis addresses two questions. What are the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's and the Board of Fisheries' intentions when conducting a fishery management plan in Upper Cook Inlet? How does it compare to its implementation? The research methods involve a comparative analysis of fishery management theory and fishery management outcomes when handling mixed-stock species and competitive user allocations. Semi-structured interviews with ADF&G employees discuss commercial fishery dilemmas in Upper Cook Inlet. Commercial fishery closures in Upper Cook Inlet striving to preserve low Chinook stocks create an overabundance of sockeye salmon populations in the Kenai River. These closures negatively affect the commercial fishing sector's economy and raise questions about sockeye salmon abundance in historic numbers. Upper Cook Inlet's salmon fishery management plan should involve adopting new policies and research and development of different harvesting technology for Chinook salmon for commercial user groups. Analyzing the historical data can inform whether sockeye salmon species diminish over time due to density dependence in the Kenai River and if environmental factors significantly influence low Chinook returns.
  • Keywords: Economics, Biology, Escapement Goals, Sockeye Salmon, Chinook Salmon
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