Saturday Talk 4/7/2012 Subsistence Use and Knowledge of Salmon in Barrow and Nuiqsut

[Nok Acker]

 

Subsistence Use and Knowledge of Salmon in Barrow and Nuiqsut

WHO:             Courtney Carothers and Shelley Cotton    

                             (University of Alaska Fairbanks)

WHEN:         Saturday, April 7, 2012, at 1:30 pm

 WHERE:      Barrow Arctic Research Center

(new science building)

 

ALL AGES WELCOME

Need a ride? A van will be in front of the Hospital door C at 1:00

 And then at Tuzzy Library at 1:15 pm to

take people to and from the presentation.

 

HOST:                  Nokinba Acker, BASC

 

We interviewed 32 expert fishermen and elders in Barrow and Nuiqsut about salmon. Salmon are not seen as important as whitefish and other fish species. However, many fishermen who set nets in Elson Lagoon are catching and keeping more salmon. New streams have been identified to have salmon. In both communities we found that many fishermen do not use different names for the five species of salmon. In Nuiqsut, many fishermen use the same name for salmon and char species. Some fishermen have become interested in salmon identification and are using guides to help them identify the fish they catch in their nets. Many fishermen in both communities report developing new knowledge about salmon, and some are increasing their use of salmon as a subsistence resource.

Brought to you by the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium

SCHOOLYARD PROJECT

For more information call Nokinba Acker at 852-4881 or email – nok....@arcticscience.org