DATA, RESEARCH & REPORTS

Data and research are key to effective, evidence-based decision making. The Eastern Aleutian Fisheries Coalition is committed to solutions that work best for everyone—and the best way to do that is through informed decisions. In our work, we prioritize the data, research, and reports that give us all a clearer idea of what is going on—and a better chance of solving the problems we’re facing.

Based on stock composition data, the 2021 Western Alaska chum salmon run failure–as well as that of 2022–was the result of increased mortality during ocean rearing, not mixed stock fishery harvests in distant waters.

Salmon declines are complex, and we maintain a commitment to an accurate representation of data and science. ADF&G reports that South Alaska Peninsula June harvest rates were 2.1%, 3,6%, & 6.9% in 2007, 2008, & 2009 respectively, for the entire CWAK group which extends from Chignik to Kotzebue Sound. This is an average harvest rate of 4.2%, a tenth of the (factually inaccurate) percentages cited by those seeking to shut down the fishery.