A History of Sockeye Salmon Research, Karluk River System, Alaska, 1880–2010

• Main Authors: Gard, Richard, Bottorff, Richard Lee
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2014
• Subjects: Pacific; Sockeye; Salmon Stream; Kodiak; Alaska
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usdeptcommercepub/607; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usdeptcommercepub/article/1606/viewcontent/Gard_2014_A_History_of_Sockeye_Salmon_Research.pdf

One of Alaska’s most famous runs of sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, returns each year to spawn in the pristine waters of the Karluk River drainage on Kodiak Island. The sheer magnitude and long duration of the run are remarkable. Within recorded history, this run has, in peak years, exceeded 4,0...