Project Information

Title: Community-Based Harbor Seal Management and Biological Sampling 94244

Project Year and Number: 1994: 94244

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2002: 02245, 2001: 01245, 2000: 00245, 1999: 99245, 1998: 98244, 1997: 97244, 1996: 96244, 1995: 95244

Principal Investigator (PI): Jim Fall (Alaska Department of Fish & Game)

Managing Agency: ADFG

Assisting Personnel: Monica Riedel, Vicki Vanek, Kate Wynne

Research Location: PWS/KEN

Restoration Category: General Restoration

Injured Resources Addressed: Harbor Seals, Sea Otters, Subsistence

Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that between 3,500 and 5,500 sea otters were killed by crude oil in the first months after the EVOS, and that sea otters were still being injured by oil in the environment three years later. Harbor seal populations throughout the Gulf of Alaska are known to have been in decline before the EVOS, and the decline has continued. Many subsistence hunters within the spill area have voluntarily reduced their harvest of these species in an effort to aid the recovery. However, there is no mechanism in place to evaluate the effectiveness of these efforts. Various state, federal, and private agencies have information and data about sea otter and harbor seal populations in PWS. This project proposes to compile all the information available to develop recommendations to guide subsistence users who want to voluntarily change their harvesting practices to help the two species recover.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Annual Report FY94: View (4,391 KB)
Final Report: See Project 98244

Publications from this Project: None Available

Datasets:
EVOSTC Data Archive: Whiskers: Database. Information on harvest and use of harbor seals. Availability: Available free on disk in limited quantities.