Fish surveys of the Upper Yukon and Tanana Rivers 2020–2022

From summer 2020 through fall 2022, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Sport Fish staff will conduct a rapid, systematic inventory of anadromous and resident fish distribution and associated aquatic and riparian habitat in select drainages of the upper Tanana River and in select drainages of the Fortymile River and adjacent Yukon River drainages.  This proposal is part two of a multi-year inventory effort that began in 2019, when project staff inventoried fish assemblages in Yukon & Tanana river drainages downstream of the 2020 study area.  In 2020 project staff will continue where they left off and continue working upstream in those drainages.  Target streams will be selected to fill gaps in coverage of the State of Alaska's Catalog of Waters Important for the Spawning, Rearing or Migration of Anadromous Fishes (AWC) in freshwater habitats expected to support anadromous fish populations likely to be impacted by human activities.  Each of two crews will samp..., Following ADF&G's AFFI protocols (contact [e-mail] for specific protocols), 2 crews, each with 2 members, will use helicopters to simultaneously sample fish communities in selected study stream reaches for approximately 12 days during the summer of 2020. Target survey sites will include wadeable headwater streams sampled with a backpack electrofisher, and un-wadeable streams (including mainstem rivers) sampled with a raft-mounted electrofisher. Two helicopters will provide access to the stream study sites for headwater and un-wadeable sample crews. Sites within the study area that have the highest potential for habitat degradation will be identified through consultation with the ADF&G Division of Habitat and Federal Land managers, and any sites they identify will be given a higher sampling priority. 
The proposed study area for 2020 also has an extensive road system along the Tanana River. In addition to using helicopters to access difficult-to-reach streams, pro..., Read the metadata file for assistance with the dataset.
Data can be visualized here:
https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/sf/SARR/AWC/index.cfm?ADFG=main.interactive
Once in the mapper, the default visual is the Anadromous Waters Catalog. Clicking on the \"AFFI\" tab along the top banner produces all the site visits by this project.
For more help, click the red 'User Guide' link in the secondary banner above the map., # Fish surveys of the Upper Yukon and Tanana Rivers 2020–2022

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Row Number Data belongs to: Agency Alaska Department of Fish & Game Phone Email
1 Department Sport Fish RTS
2 Data Source Alaska Freshwater Fish Inventory (AFFI)
3 Data Source Info [http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=ffinventory.main](http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=ffinventory.main)
4 Biologist Contact Nate Cathcart 907-267-2238 [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])
5 Technical Contact Ryan Snow 907-267-2876 [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])
6 **NOTE**Many columns are not filled in due to outdated methods of data compilation and shifting project needs since the inception of this database
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8 Metadata for \"Project\" tab
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10 Column Entry Description
11 A projectID Unique project identifier in Alaska Freshwater Fish Inventory database
12 B projectCode Project code given by project staff, t...