Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fishery
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The Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fishery is one of the world’s largest and most productive wild salmon fisheries, renowned for its abundant sockeye runs and vital economic and ecological importance to southwest Alaska.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bristol Bay salmon fishery | 3 |
| Bristol Bay commercial fisheries | 1 |
| Bristol Bay salmon fisheries | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial fishery
ⓘ
wild salmon fishery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alaska salmon canning industry
ⓘ
Bristol Bay Native communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater |
Bering Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystemService |
provides nutrients to freshwater ecosystems
ⓘ
supports marine food webs ⓘ |
| fisheryType | gillnet fishery ⓘ |
| gearType |
drift gillnet
ⓘ
set gillnet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Bristol Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
southwest Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Alaska Board of Fisheries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alaska Department of Fish and Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ecological importance to Bristol Bay watershed
ⓘ
economic importance to Alaska ⓘ high productivity ⓘ large wild sockeye salmon runs ⓘ sustainable management practices ⓘ |
| peakSeason |
July
ⓘ
June ⓘ |
| primaryPort |
Clark’s Point
NERFINISHED
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Dillingham NERFINISHED ⓘ Egegik NERFINISHED ⓘ King Salmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Naknek NERFINISHED ⓘ Naknek-Kvichak District ports NERFINISHED ⓘ Togiak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Bering Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bristol Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | National Marine Fisheries Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | summer ⓘ |
| supports |
commercial fishing jobs
ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ seafood processing industry ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ |
| targetSpecies | sockeye salmon ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ large-scale mining proposals ⓘ |
| usesManagementTool |
area closures
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escapement goals ⓘ in-season management ⓘ limited entry permits ⓘ time-area openings ⓘ |
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