Project abstractgrantee name: kuskokwim river inter-tribal fish commissiongrant number: G23AC00681-00PROJECT title: implementation of intertribal federal subsistence cooperative management…

The Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (KRITFC) received an $880,000 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the CFDA 15.808 Research and Data Collection program. The award funds the implementation of an intertribal federal subsistence cooperative management program for the Kuskokwim River region in western Alaska. Key activities include:

1. Initiating a chum salmon radio telemetry study ($300,000)
2. Reestablishing the Tatlawiksuk River weir ($240,000)
3. Hiring a fisheries biologist ($140,000)
4. Conducting a drone-based community training and stock assessment program ($100,000)
5. Hiring a community-based harvest monitor project coordinator ($80,000)
6. Initiating an indigenous knowledge documentation scoping session ($28,000)

The award aims to increase KRITFC's capacity to co-manage fisheries with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and co-produce science with USGS and other Interior Department bureaus. Deliverables include annual progress reports, scientific meetings, and continued monitoring of fish populations and subsistence harvests.

Activities

1. Initiate a kuskokwim river chum salmon radio telemetry study: 300K. 2. Reestablish the tatlawiksuk river weir: 240K. 3. Hire a term fisheries biologist: 140K. 4. Conduct a drone-based community training and stock assessment program in the kuskokwim region: 100K. 5. Hire a community based harvest monitor project coordinator: 80K. 6. Initiate an indigenous knowledge documentation scoping session: 28K.deliverables and expected outcomes: deliverables will include annual progress reports, meetings with USGS scientists, and continued monitoring of fish populations and subsistence harvest. USGS will work with kritfc staff to review data, draft metadata, and serve data through the USGS ASC trusted data repository. USGS scientists from the alaska science center (ASC) will continue to provide scientific support and review of all scientific activities of this project to provide consultative guidance as requested by kritfc. Alaska science center data management team will work to ensure that all data gathered in this project are documented with metadata according to USGS fundamental science practices, and will be published through the ASC trusted data repository.

Intended beneficiaries

USGS, kritfc tribes, and the public.