. Admiralty Island interim guidelines. . Wheeler Creek, Hawk Inlet. Background — FISHERIES The streams and lakes of Admiralty Island, while not the highest- producing waters of northern Southeast Alaska, make important contributions to the region's sport, commercial, and subsistence fisheries. Coho, kokanee/sockeye, chum, pink, and king (chinook) salmon have been identified in Admiralty waters, as well as cutthroat, Dolly Varden, and rainbow/steel- head trout. Salmon play a key role in Admiralty's complex wildlife eco- system. Sixty-eight Admiralty Island streams are listed in the Alaska Depar
. Admiralty Island interim guidelines. . Wheeler Creek, Hawk Inlet. Background — FISHERIES The streams and lakes of Admiralty Island, while not the highest- producing waters of northern Southeast Alaska, make important contributions to the region's sport, commercial, and subsistence fisheries. Coho, kokanee/sockeye, chum, pink, and king (chinook) salmon have been identified in Admiralty waters, as well as cutthroat, Dolly Varden, and rainbow/steel- head trout. Salmon play a key role in Admiralty's complex wildlife eco- system. Sixty-eight Admiralty Island streams are listed in the Alaska Depart- ment of Fish and Game's Catalog of Waters Important for Spawning and Migra- tion of Anadromous Fish. These streams contain 142 miles of suitable spawning gravel. The Forest Service has identified a total of 147 salmon streams on the island. The streams, with their numerous side channels and guiet runs, provide good habitat for rearing coho salmon, and supporting the several trout species. The 13,000 surface acres of lakes associated with these streams provide additional important fisheries habitat. Most stream and lake habitats remain unaltered by human activity. A feature unique to Admiralty Island is the chinook salmon run on the King Salmon River. While a small run — the largest observed escapement, in 1973, was 211 large chinook — it is presently the only known self-sustain- ing run of chinook salmon on Admiralty or any other island in Southeast Alaska. King Salmon River chinook salmon enter freshwater in a nearly ripe condition, and most of the fish spawn within two weeks. The only inter- tidal spawning of chinook ever observed in Southeast Alaska occurred within this system. This run is protected primarily to maintain its viability, but also to sustain its capability for supplying donor stock for further fishery development. Collection of chinook eggs from the King Salmon River are governed by a rigid schedule established by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game
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