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The Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon Fishery Mitigation Program was established in 2009 to mitigate economic impacts of the 15% reduction in Chinook salmon harvest levels in the region under the 2009 revision of the Pacific Salmon Treaty (PST).

This mitigation program will continue due to an additional 7.5% reduction in Chinook harvests under the 2019 revision of the PST. Alaska's willingness to accept a 7.5% reduction to Chinook fisheries was predicated, in part, on a mitigation package to offset economic consequences.

Primary impacts of the harvest reduction are on hook and line fisheries, which include commercial troll and sport fisheries and associated interests in Southeast Alaska. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) received notification from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that $5,586,083 in combined Department of Commerce and Department of Interior FY23 appropriations would be available to support Chinook salmon fishery mitigation projects in Southeast Alaska (SEAK).

The Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon Fishery Mitigation Program Stakeholder Panel (Stakeholder Panel) recommended five projects for federal funding under this grant during. The overall objectives of the projects is to increase hatchery production or hatchery fish survival to help create increased harvest opportunity to offset losses associated with harvest level reductions in the newly negotiated PST. Proposed projects were approved by ADF&G Commissioner and funds will be administered by ADF&G.

Alaska Department Of Fish And Game

20 HEALTHY OCEANS 21 RESILIENT COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIES

11.438 - Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Juneau, Alaska 998011856 United States

Single Zip Code

NOAA-NMFS-WCRO-2024-2008233

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/30/25 to 09/30/26.