On August 5th, 1952, the director of the Alaska Department of Fisheries, CL Anderson and Alex McRae announced that the department had begun planting Rainbow Trout in Upper Fire Lake. They also announced that they would begin planting into Falk and Echo Lakes later in the week. According to their announcement, 20,000 fry were released […]
Mayuwartaq – Steelhead Trout Kal’umiuwat mayurwartarsurtaartut. – Karluk people always fish for steelhead trout. There are two varieties of trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in southern Alaska—rainbow trout and steelhead trout. These closely related fish use Alaska’s waters differently. Rainbow trout spend their entire life in freshwater. In contrast, steelhead trout are anadromous. Young steelhead leave […]
WASHINGTON —Collaboration among federal and state agencies, rice growers and industry has created federally enforceable restrictions of the pesticide thiobencarb to protect threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead trout in California. “Working hand-in-hand with our partners we have met the critical environmental and economic goals of protecting threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead trout while […]