Hughes Subsistence Harvest Survey
Project ID: P15AC00198
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Partner Institution: Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Fiscal Year: 2015
Initial Funding: $58,000
Total Funding: $96,508
Project Type: Research
Project Disciplines: Social
National Park: Gates of the Arctic
Principal Investigator: Brown, Caroline
Agreement Technical Representative: Rasic, Jeffrey
Abstract: The Hughes Subsistence Harvest Survey project will provide up-to-date information on subsistence resource use by residents living in the community of Hughes through a comprehensive subsistence harvest survey, resulting data, and preparation of a report. The specific objective is to conduct a subsistence harvest assessment ofthe residents of Hughes, Alaska. The project will be conducted by specialists from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Subsistence, in collaboration with National Park Service staff. The collected information will help to inform traditional subsistence users, and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, State of Alaska, and Federal Subsistence Board decisions regarding resource management and issues affecting subsistence resource use. The project will be conducted in two phases, and this Task Agreement provides funding for Phase I, data collection. Contingent upon successful completion of the data collection and available funding, this Task Agreement may be modified to add funding to support report preparation.
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