This agreement is in place to document the partnership between the cooperator and the forest service to assess the sockeye salmon population in klag BAY

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R10-Alaska Region awarded a $226,364 Cooperative Agreement to the Sitka Tribe of Alaska on June 16, 2026, under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) Agreements program (CFDA 10.702) to assess the sockeye salmon population in Klag Bay. The funding supports monitoring of sockeye salmon, a critical subsistence resource for Alaska Native communities and the public, to ensure continued population health. The agreement runs through June 15, 2031, with all work performed in Alaska. The ANILCA Agreements program funds collaborative research and management that integrates traditional knowledge with science to sustain subsistence fisheries and wildlife on public lands for rural Alaskans.

Sockeye salmon are an important resource for the public and alaska native people that live a subsistence lifestyle, and this agreement will aid in monitoring the species for continued population health.