Alaska Subsistence Harvest of Birds and Eggs, 2015, Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council

Download or read book Alaska Subsistence Harvest of Birds and Eggs, 2015, Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council written by Liliana C. Naves and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents subsistence harvest estimates of birds and their eggs in Alaska for the data year 2015. Data were collected through the Harvest Assessment Program of the Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council. This program relies on collaboration among the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and regional and local Alaska Native organizations. Information obtained by this program is used to inform subsistence harvest regulations, to document customary and traditional uses of migratory birds in Alaska, and to plan for the continued harvest and conservation of birds. Participation by communities and individual households in the harvest survey is voluntary. The survey covers spring, summer, and fall harvests in most regions. Some regions also have a winter survey. Harvest estimates are based on a stratified, multistage sample of communities and households. The sampling frame encompasses all households in regions eligible for the subsistence harvest of migratory birds and their eggs in Alaska. Households are the basic sampling unit. Communities with similar harvest patterns are grouped into subregions. Harvests reported by surveyed communities are extrapolated to nonsurveyed communities in the same subregion. Subregions are grouped into regions, which correspond to the migratory bird management regions. Data are usually reported at the subregion and region levels. Regions surveyed have been selected annually depending on monitoring priorities and funding availability. In 2015, the harvest survey was conducted in the Cordova subregion (Gulf of Alaska-Cook Inlet region) and in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region.