State offers $1.1 million for Western Alaska salmon research

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced $1.1 million in funding opportunities for priority salmon research, monitoring, and management projects in the Arctic, Yukon, and Kuskokwim region, according to a written statement from the department.

The funding comes from Alaska's Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Funds that are administered by the Department of Fish and Game as the Alaska Sustainable Salmon Fund.

The first call for proposals will open on Feb. 12 and will offer approximately $600,000 for salmon stock assessment and management projects with an emphasis on obtaining reliable escapement estimates and other important information on Chinook and chum salmon stocks that have declined.

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