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Summary The Little Susitna River is an important recreational resource within south-central Alaska. The river supports five species of salmon and very popular Chinook and coho salmon fisheries. In 2004, 20,000 angler days were spent harvesting 45,000 coho, which is the second highest harvest level in south-central Alaska. Rapid increases in Matanuska-Susitna Borough populations and the river’s popularity have resulted in increased residential development and recreational use along the river. There is a potential for residential development and recreational use to cause a decrease in water quality and fish habitat. This study is the first step in characterizing the Little Susitna River from the Edgerton Road...
A pilot study was conducted to evaluate the use of PIT tags and underwater antennas to measure juvenile salmon growth rates and site fidelity. Juvenile coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytsha) growth rates and site fidelity were compared between two streams within the Susitna River drainage in Southcentral Alaska. The two study streams were selected to represent a low-sloped wetland stream which is common on the west side of the drainage and a moderate sloped upland stream that drains the Talkeetna mountains which is common on the east side of the drainage. Comparisons of growth rates and site fidelity within these two streams were used to test for the differences in the habitat quality...
Categories: Data,
Publication;
Types: Citation,
Downloadable,
Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
Shapefile;
Tags: Baseline 5-Data,
Coho Salmon,
Fish,
Monitoring 1-Changes in Plant and Animal Distribution: Fauna,
Monitoring 2-Standardized Stream and Lake Information, All tags...
Species of Concern: Fish, Fewer tags
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