Commercial Fisheries - Results Summary

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Commercial Fisheries
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The mission of the Division of Commercial Fisheries is to manage subsistence, commercial, and personal use fisheries in the interest of the economy and general well being of the citizens of the state, consistent with the sustained yield principle, and subject to allocations through public regulatory processes.

End Result A: Stable or increasing economic and social benefits derived from the harvest and use of fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants in Alaska.

	Over $1.9 billion value of commercial harvests and mariculture production of fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants - continuing a solid six year upward trend.
	Amounts necessary for subsistence were met in 60% of the subsistence fisheries, 10% below the 70% target for 2007.
	Status of Strategies to Achieve End Result
		The annual percentage of salmon reproductive goals achieved in monitored systems is within 10% of the goal.
		The number of salmon stocks identified and sampled for inclusion in DNA databases continues to increase and the original target has been achieved for all three species.
		The Salmon and Groundfish harvested stocks demonstrate a high percentage of meeting the target of establishing reproductive goals or other baseline biological reference points for all harvested stocks. Other goals based on quantitative and qualitative analysis and assessment indicate more work is necessary in order to fully meet the target.
		In this difficult task, meeting 80% of user group allocation objectives established by the Board of Fisheries by region continue to fall below the target. This strategy is functional because it demonstrates the inherent challenge of achieving allocation targets.
		The Mark Tag and Age Lab is clearly meeting the goal of providing data from coded wire tags and otolith marks within one week or less, usually the data is available within one day and the few occasions where slightly more time is required usually involve a weekend or some other explanation.
		There continues to be a high approval percentage of public requests for new fishery development for which basic harvest guidelines are developed.
		Commercial Fisheries continues to process 100% of all samples submitted by salmon hatcheries, shellfish hatcheries, and aquatic farmers.
		The mariculture section is now reporting a 100% compliance that all farms operate under the terms of a current aquatic farm permit.

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