Project Information

Title: Chenega Chinook Release Program 94272

Project Year and Number: 1994: 94272

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 1997: 97272-CLO, 1996: 96272, 1995: 95272

Principal Investigator (PI): Jeff Olsen (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Managing Agency: ADFG

Assisting Personnel: None

Research Location: Crab Bay, PWS

Restoration Category: General Restoration

Injured Resources Addressed: Commercial Fishing, Recreation & Tourism, Subsistence

Abstract: This project will provide for the replacement of subsistence resources damaged by the EVOS. Due to their close proximity to the proposed release site, the residents of the Chenega village and local commercial and sports fishermen will be the principal beneficiaries. As an annual project, 50,000 chinook smolt will be taken from the Wally Noerenberg Hatchery and transported via barge and fry/smolt transport tanker to Crab Bay for rearing. While rearing, Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation personnel will train residents of Chenega village to feed the chinook smolts. After rearing in net pens at Crab Bay, the smolt will be released into the marine environment. The net pens will be disassembled and stored at the Armin F. Koernig Hatchery near the Chenega village. Approximately 2,000 adult chinook salmon are expected to return in 1998.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Annual Report FY94: View (226 KB)
Final Report: See Project 97272-CLO

Publications from this Project: None Available

Datasets:
EVOSTC Data Archive: Numbers of salmon smolt released. Excel Spreadsheet and Lotus. Availability: Upon request.