Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program

The Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program was established to help provide information needed for management of subsistence fisheries on Federal public lands in Alaska. The program funds projects that address research priorities identified by management agencies and the public through the Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils.

Funding has been awarded to Alaska Native organizations, rural organizations, universities, Federal and State agencies, and private contractors. Projects include studies of the status of fish stocks, subsistence harvest and use patterns, and collection and analysis of traditional knowledge. The program also works to integrate Alaska Native and rural organizations into the management of subsistence fisheries by having the level of rural involvement as one of the criteria for evaluating investigation plans.

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