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Below are publications that are either available in PDF format or can be purchased. For more information related to the salmon crisis visit our list of bibliographic publications or the University of Washington's School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences/Fisheries Research Institute.

Categories

Salmon Industry
Quality and Processing
Fishing Techniques
Salmon Hatcheries
Salmon Biology and Oceanography
Salmon Economics
Financial Assistance
Marketing Salmon

The Salmon Industry

The Global Salmon Industry and Its Impacts in Alaska (PDF; 800 KB) Neal Gilbertson, 2003

Effects of the 2002 Chignik Salmon Cooperative: A Survey of Chignik Salmon Permit Holder (PDF; 1.4 MB) Gunnar Knapp, Darla Siver, Pat Deroche, and Alexandra Hill, 2002

Challenges and Strategies for the Alaska Salmon Industry (PDF)
Gunnar Knapp, 2002

The Wild Salmon Industry: Five Predictions for the Future (PDF)
Gunnar Knapp, 2001

Salmon Fish Traps: an Economic History Perspective (PDF; 334KB)
Steve Colt, 1999

The Salmon Industry: Twenty-Seven Predictions for the Future
Gunnar Knapp, 1998

Russian Salmon Industry: An Initial Review (PDF)
Gunnar Knapp and Terry Johnson, 1995

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Quality and Processing

Air Shipment of Fresh Fish: A Primer for Shippers and Cargo Handlers
Chuck Crapo and Brian Paust, 1993
Marine Advisory Bulletin - 32

Planning Seafood Cold Storage
E. Kolbe and D. Kramer, 1997
Marine Advisory Bulletin - 46

Seafood Shelf Life as a Function of Temperature
John P. Doyle, 1989
Alaska Sea Gram - 30

Salmon Quality: The Effects of Ice and Chilled Seawater Storage
Chuck Crapo, Brian Himelbloom, Eileen Brown, Jerry Babbitt, and Kermit Reppond, 1990
Marine Advisory Bulletin - 40 (out of print)

Pink Salmon Quality During Ice and Chilled Seawater Storage
B. Himelbloom, C. Crapo, E. Brown, J. Babbitt, and K. Reppond, 1993
Journal of Food Quality 17:197-210 (out of print)

A Village Fish Processing Plant: Yes or No? A Planning Handbook
Gunnar Knapp, Craig Wiese, Jude Henzler, and Peter Redmayne, 2001

Effects of Salmon Cannery Wastes on Water Quality and Marine Organisms
Donald L. Beyer, Roy E. Nakatani, and Craig P. Staude, 1975
WSG-TA 75-11

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FishingTechniques and Vessel Maintenance

Gillnet Hanging (guidebook)
Paula Cullenberg, 1997
Marine Advisory Bulletin - 29

Hanging a Gillnet (video)
Deborah Mercy, 1997
Marine Advisory Program video - 13

Boatkeeper Series (online articles)
Terry Johnson, 1997 to present
Marine Advisory Bulletin - 52

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Salmon Hatcheries

Economics of Salmon Ranching
Robert L. Stokes, 1982
WSG-TA 82-09

Salmon Farming: Boom or Bust
Deborah Mercy, 1988
Marine Advisory Program video - 16

Diet Development for Post-Larval Pink and Chum Salmon Held in Salt Water
Curt Kerns, 1985
AK-SG-85-04 (out of print)

The Value of Krill Meal in Salmon Starter Diets
A.J. Roem and M.S. Kelley, 1991
Aquaculture Note - 14

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Salmon Biology/Oceanography

Ocean Ecology of North Pacific Salmonids
Pearcy, William G., 1992
WSG-IS 92-01

Climate Change and Salmon Production in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
Hare, S.R., and R.C. Francis, 1995
WSG-TA 95-15

A Pacific interdecadal climate oscillation with impacts on salmon production
Mantua, N.J., S.R. Hare, Y. Zhang, J.M. Wallace, and R.C. Francis, 1997
WSG-TA 97-06

Regime scale climate forcing of salmon populations in the northeast Pacific-Some new thoughts and findings
Francis, R.C., and S.R. Hare, 1997
WSG-CH 99-02

Inverse Production Regimes: Alaska and West Coast Pacific Salmon
Hare, S.R., N.J. Mantua, and R.C. Francis, 1999
WSG-TA 00-19

Marine and Freshwater Climatic Influences on the Migratory Timing of Adult Sockeye Salmon
Hodgson, S., 2000
WSG-TH 01-01

Mitochondrial DNA Restriction Site Variation within and among Five Populations of Alaskan Coho Salmon (Onchorhynchus kisutch)
Carney, B.L., A.K. Gray, and A.J. Gharrett

Systems Analysis of the Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Fishery
McKenzie, Daniel H., and Ole A. Mathisen, 1971
WSG 71-05

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Salmon Economics

Economic Effects of Management Changes for Kenai River Late-Run Sockeye (PDF)
Institute of Social and Economic Research, Executive Summary, 1996

Optimization of Yield of Chinook Salmon in the Alaska Troll Fishery: A model for evaluation of the effects of size limits, gear requirements and time-area closures
Funk, Frederick C., 1982
WSG-TH 82-10

Do Permit Prices Reflect the Discounted Value of Fishing? Evidence from Alaska's commercial salmon fisheries
Huppert, Daniel D., Gregory M. Ellis, and Benjamin Noble, 1996
WSG-TA 96-16

Saving Salmon with Fishwheels: A bioeconomic analysis
Jaeger, W.K., 1999
WSG-TA 99-09

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Financial Assistance

Borrowing: A guide for Alaska commercial fishermen
Craig Wiese, 1990
Marine Advisory Bulletin - 30

Fishing Vessel Insurance-How Much is Enough?
Terry Johnson, 1996
Alaska Sea Gram - 34

Marine Partnerships: Their Various Forms and Legal Ramifications
L.B. "Jake" Jacobson, 1982
Marine Advisory Bulletin - 13

Trading Up, Saving Taxes
Terry Johnson, 1994
Alaska Sea Gram - 32

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Marketing Salmon

Fisherman's Direct Marketing Manual
Terry Johnson, editor, 2003
Marine Advisory Bulletin - 53

Forms, Permits, and Licenses for Small Seafood Operators in Alaska
Doug Coughenower and Brian Paust, 1996
SG-ED-22

Understanding Salmon Markets
Terry Johnson and Craig Wiese, 1995
Alaska Sea Gram - 33

U.S. Salmon Markets: A Survey of Seafood Wholesalers
M. Herrmann, B-H. Lin, and R.C. Mittelhammer, 1990
AK-SG-90-01

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