Introduction to the Anadromous Waters Catalog

Sources

Sources of information for the 1982 revision of the Atlas and Catalog of Waters Important for Spawning, Rearing or Migration of Anadromous Fishes were the following:

  • ADF&G "Alaska's Fisheries Atlas" (1978);
  • ADF&G field notes from area and regional offices and various;
  • ADF&G individual reports;
  • U.S. Forest Service;
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
  • Revised Anadromous Fish Stream Catalog of Southeastern Alaska (1977) by John Edgington, Robert Larson, Jim Eastwood and Paul Novak;
  • Bureau of Land Management survey notes; and
  • Index to Northslope Stream and Lake Surveys (1982) by Terry Bendock and John Burr.

Since the 1982 revision, the AWC has been revised regularly with information on anadromous waters being provided by various state and federal agencies, private companies, and individuals.