Kametolook River coho salmon subsistence project

Description:

Subsistence users from the Alaska Peninsula Native village of Perryville have noted significant declines in the coho salmon run in the nearby Kametolook River since the Exxon Valdez oil spill. This report discusses progress made in a project funded by the Trustee Council since 1996 to restore this coho salmon run.

subjects: Coho salmon,  Conservation,  Effect of oil spills on,  Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Alaska, 1989,  Subsistence fishing,  Economic conditions

Places: Alaska,  Kametolook River,  Perryville Region,  Perryville (Alaska)