Fisheries and Water Resources Studies Conducted on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Coastal Waters

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1 Fisheries and Water Resources Studies Conducted on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Waters Barber, W.T., and G.A. McFarlane Evaluation ofthree ageing techniques to age Arctic char from Alaskan and Canadian waters. Transactions ofthe American Fisheries Society 116: Craig, P.C Aquatic summary of Kaktovik dredging operation. Unpublished report to the Materials Source Division, North Slope Borough, Barrow, AK. Fruge, DJ., D. W. Wiswar, L. 1. Dugan, and D. E. Palqler Fish population characteristics of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal waters, summer, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Progress Report, Fairbanks, Alaska. Fruge, D.l, and D.W. Wiswar First records ofthe Bering Wolffish, Anarhichas orienlalis, for the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Canadian Field Naturalist 105(1): Goldberg, S.R., W.T. Yasutake, and R.L. West A hermaphroditic Arctic flounder, Liopsetla glacialis )Pleuronectidae), from Alaska. Copia 1986(4): I024. Griffiths, W.B Fish investigations in Angun and Beaufort lagoons, eastern Beaufort Sea, Alaska. Report by LGL for Minerals Management Service, Bureau ofland Management and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Outer Continental ShelfEnvironmental Assessment Program, Juneau, Alaska. Griffiths, W.B., 1. DenBeste, and P. Craig Fisheries investigations in a coastal region of the Beaufort Sea (Kaktovik Lagoon, Barter Island, Alaska). Arctic Gas Biological Report Series 40. Krueger, C. C., R. L. Wilmot, and R. J. Everett Stock origins ofdolly Varden collected from Beaufort Sea Coastal Sites ofarctic Alaska and Canada. Transactions ofthe American Fisheries Society 128: NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Local climatological data annual sununary with comparative data, Barter Island, Alaska. Asheville, N.C. Palmer, D. E. and L. J. Dugan Fish population characteristics ofarctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal waters, summer U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Progress Report, Fairbanks, Alaska. Enclosure A I

2 Roguski, EA., and E. Komarek Monitoring and evaluation ofarctic waters with emphasis on north slope drainages. Federal Aid in Fish Restoration, Annual report ofprogress, Project F-9-3, Job G-II1-A. Alaska Department offish and Game, Juneau. Underwood,- T. 1., 1. A. Gordon, and B. M. Osborne Fish population characteristics of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal waters, summer U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Fisheries Progress Report No Anchorage. Underwood, T. J., 1. A. Gordon, L. A. Thorpe, and B. M. Osborne Fish population characteristics of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal waters, summer U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Fisheries Progress Report No Anchorage. Underwood, T. J., J. A. Gordon, M. J. Millard, L. A. Thorpe, and B. M. Osborne Characteristics ofselected Fish Populations ofarctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Waters, Final Report, u.s. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fairbanks Fishery Resource Office, Alaska Fisheries Teclmical Report Number 28, Fairbanks, Alaska. Underwood, T. J., M. J. Millard, and L. A. Thorpe Characteristics of Dolly Varden in nearshore waters ofthe Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Transactions ofthe American Fisheries Society 125: Underwood, T. J., D. E. Palmer, L. A. Thorpe, and B. M. Osborne Weight-length relationships and the variation ofdoily Varden condition in coastal waters ofthe Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. American Fisheries Society Symposium 19: West, R.L Baseline histopathological and contaminant studies of four arctic fish species in Beaufort Lagoon, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Pages in G. W.Gamer and P.E Reynolds, editors. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain resource assessment: 1985 update report, baseline study ofthe fish, wildlife, and their habitats. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. West, R.L., and D.W. Wiswar Fisheries investigations on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Pages in G.W. Gamer and P.E. Reynolds, editors. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain resource assessment: 1984 update report, baseline study ofthe fish, wildlife, and their habitats. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Wiswar, D.W Age. growth, distribution and summer feeding habits ofarctic flounder in Beaufort Lagoon, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Pages in G.W.Gamer and P.E Reynolds, editors. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain resource assessment: 1985 update report, baseline study ofthe fish, wildlife, and their habitats. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. 2

3 Wiswar, D.W. and R.L. West Fisheries investigation in Beaufort Lagoon, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Pages in G.W.Garner and P.E. Reynolds, editors. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain resource assessment 1985 update report, baseline study ofthe fish, wildlife, and their habitats. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Wiswar, D. W., R. L. West, and W. N. Winkleman Fisheries Investigation in Oruktalik Lagoon, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Fisheries Technical Report Number 30, Anchorage, Alaska. 3

4 Rivers, Streams, and Lakes Clough, N.K., P.C. Patton, and A.C. Christiansen Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, coastal plain resource assessment: report and reconunendations to the Congress ofthe United States and final legislative environmental impact statement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Washington, D.C. Craig, P.C Fall spawning and overwintering area offishpopulations along routes of proposed pipeline between Prudhoe Bay and the Mackenzie delta. Prepared for Northern Engineering Services Company, Ltd. Arctic Gas Study Ltd. by Aquatic Environments Ltd, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Craig, P Arctic char in Sadlerochit Spring, Arctic National Wildlife Range. Canadian Arctic Gas Study Ltd.lAlaskan Arctic Gas Study Co. Biological Report Series 41, Calgary, Alberta. Craig, P Ecological studies ofanadromous and resident populations ofarctic char in the Cannina: River drainage and adjacent coastal waters ofthe Beaufort Sea, Alaska. Canadian Arctic Gas Study Ltd.lAlaskan Arctic Gas Study Co. Biological Report Series 41, Calgary, Alberta Daum, D., P. Rost, and M.W. Smith Fisheries studies on the north slope ofthe Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Pages in G.W. Garner and P.E. Reynolds, editors. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain resource assessment: 1983 update report, baseline study of the fish, wildlife, and their habitats. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Deschermeier, S.1., T.M. Stevens, D. W. Wiswar, and R.L. West Fisheries investigations on the Kongakut River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fairbanks Fishery Resources Progress Report No. FY 86~5, Fairbanks, Alaska. Everett, R. 1., R. L. Wilmot, and C. C. Krueger Population Genetics structure ofdouy Varden from Beaufort Sea drainages ofnorthem Alaska and Canada. Pages in J. Reynolds, editor. Fish ecology in Arctic North America. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 19, Bethesda, Maryland. Furniss, RA Inventory and monitoring ofarctic area waters. Federal Aid in Fish Restoration, Annual report ofprogress, Volume 15, Project F-9-6, Job G-I-I. Alaska Department offish and Game, Juneau. Furniss, R.A Inventory and monitoring ofarctic area waters. Federal Aid in Fish Restoration, Annual report ofprogress, Volume 16, Project F~9-7, Job G-I-I. Alaska Department offish and Game, Juneau. 4

5 Glesne, R.S., and S.l. Deschenneier Abundance, distribution and diversity ofaquatic macroinvertebrates in the North Slope ofthe arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1982 an Pages in G.W.Garner and P.E. Reynolds, editors. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain resource assessment: 1983 update report, baseline study ofthe fish, wildlife, and their habitats. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Kogl, D.R Monitoring and evaluation ofarctic waters with emphasis on north slope drainages: Colville River study. Federal Aid in Fish Restoration, Annual report ofprogress, Volume 12, Project F-9-3, Job G-III-A. Alaska Department offish and Game, hilleau. McCart, P., and P. Craig Life history oftwo isolated populations of Arctic char (Salvelinus a/pinus) in spring fed tributaries ofthe Canning River, Alaska Canadian Arctic Gas Study Ltd.lAlaskan Arctic Gas Study Co. Biological Report Series 15, Calgary, Alberta. McCart, P., P. Craig, and H. Bain Report on the fisheries investigations in the Sagavanirktok River and neighboring drainages. Report prepared for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. McCart, P Late winter surveys oflakes and steams in Canada and Alaska along the gas pipeline routes under consideration by Canadian Arctic Gas Study Limited, Canadian Arctic Gas Study Ltd.lAiaskan Arctic Gas Study Co. Biological Report Series 15, Calgary, Alberta. Smith, M.W., and R.S. Glesne Aquatic studies on the north slope ofthe Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, 1981 and Pages in G. W.Gamer and P.E. Reynolds, editors. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain resource assessment: 1982 update report, baseline study ofthe fish, wildlife, and their habitats. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Schmidt, D. W. Griffiths, and L. Martin Overwintering biology of anadromous fish in the Sagavanirktok River delta., Alaska. In D.W. Norton, editor. Research advances on anadromous fish in arctic Alaska and Canada. Biological papers ofthe University ofalaska Number 24: Ward, D., and P. Craig Catalogue ofstreams, lakes, and coastal areas in Alaska along routes ofthe prop~sed gas pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to the Alaska/Canadian border. Canadian Arctic Gas Study Ltd.lAlaskan Arctic Gas Study Co. Biological Report Series 19, Calgary, Alberta. West, R.L., and D.W. Wiswar Fisheries investigations on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Pages in G.W. Gamer and P.E. Reynolds, editors. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain resource assessment: 1984 update report, baseline study ofthe fish, wildlife, and their habitats. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. 5

6 West, R.L., M.W. Smith, W.E. Barber, 1.B. Reynolds, and H. Hap Autumn migration and overwintering of Arctic Grayling in coastal streams ofthe Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Transactions ofthe American Fisheries Society 121 : Wiswar, D. W Distribution ofarctic Fishes in the Okpilak and Akutoktak Rivers, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Fisheries Technical Report Number II, Fairbanks, Alaska. Wiswar, D.W Summer distribution of arctic fishes in the Okpilak, Akutoktak, Katakturuk, and Jago rivers, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Fisheries Teclmical Report Number 17, Fairbanks, Alaska. Wiswar, D. W Summer distribution offishes in the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, 1991, with special emphasis on selected lakes, tundra streams, and the, Sadlerochit River drainage. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fairbanks Fishery Resource Office, Alaska Fisheries Technical Report Number 27, Fairbanks, Alaska. Wiswar, D.W., R.L. West, T.M. Stevens, and M.W. Smith Fall movements and overwintering ofarctic grayling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Pages '3 in G.W.Gamer and P.E. Reynolds, editors. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain resource assessment: 1985 update report, baseline study ofthe fish. wildlife, and their habitats. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska Yoshihara, RT Monitoring and evaluation of arctic waters with emphasis on the North Slope drainages. Annual progress report, Project number F-9-4. Job number G-Ill-A, Volume 13, Alaska Department offish and Garne, Juneau. Yoshihara, H.T Monitoring and evaluation of arctic waters with emphasis on the North Slope drainages. Part A: Some life history aspects of Arctic char. Annual progress report, Project number F-9-5, Job number G-Ill-A, Volume 14, Alaska Department offish and Garne, Juneau. Yoshihara, H.T Monitoring and evaluation of arctic waters with emphasis on the North Slope drainages. Part B: Pipeline and haul road crossing surveys. Annual progress report. Project number F-9-5, Job number G-Ill-A, Volume 14, Alaska Department offish and Garne, Juneau. 6

7 Regional Citations Craig P Fish use ofcoastal waters ofthe Alaskan Beaufort Sea: a review. Transactions ofthe American Fisheries Society 113: Craig, P An introduction to anadromous fish in the Alaskan Arctic. In D.W. Norton, editor. Research advances on anadromous fish in arctic Alaska and Canada. Biological papers of the University ofalaska Number 24: Craig, P.C., W.B. Griffiths, L. Haldorson, and H. McElderry Ecological studies ofarctic cod (Boreogadus saida) in Beaufort Sea coastal waters, Alaska. Canadian Journal offisheries and Aquatic Science 39: Craig, P.C., and L. Haldorson Pacific salmon in the North American Arctic. Arctic 39(1):2-7. Craig. P.C., and G.J. Mann Life history and distribution of Arctic cisco (Coregonus clutumnalis) along the Beaufort Sea coastline in Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Canadian Arctic Gas Study Ltd./A1askan Arctic Gas Study Co. Biological Report Series 20, Calgary, Alberta. Craig, p", and P. McCart Classification ofstream types in Beaufort Sea drainages between Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, and the Mackenzie Delta, N.W.T., Canada. Arctic and Alpine Research 7: Craig, P., and V. Poulin Movements and growth of Arctic grayling (Thymol/us arcticus) and juvenile Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) in a small arctic stream, Alaska. Journal of Fisheries Research Board of Canada 32(5): Fechhelm, R.G., and D.B. Fissel Wind-aided recruitment ofcanadian Arctic cisco (Coregonus autumnalis) into Alaskan waters. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 45: Olova, G., and P. McCart Life history ofarctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) in the Firth River, Yukon territory. Pages 1-50 in PJ. McCart, ed. Life histories ofanadromous and freshwater fish in the western Arctic. Arctic Gas Study Biological Report Series 20. Hachmeisler, L.E., and J.B. VinelIi Physical oceanography. Pages in J.C. Truett, editor, Environmental characterization and biological use oflagoons in the eastern Beaufort Sea. Bureau ofland Management and National Oceanic and Atnlospheric Administration, Outer Continental ShelfEnvironmental Assessment Program, Juneau, Alaska. 7

8 Howarth, R.W Assessing the ecological effects of oil pollution from outer continental shelf oil development. American Fisheries Society Symposium 11: 1-8. McCart, P A review of the systematics and ecologyofarctic char, Salvelinus alpinus, in the western Arctic. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Science Number 935. Merritt, M., and D. Fleming Eval~ations ofvarious structures for use in age determination ofarctic grayling. Alaska Department offish and Game, Fishery Manuscript Number 91-6, Anchorage. Moulton, L. 1989, Recruitment ofarctic cisco Coregonus autumnalis into the Colville delta, Alaska, in In D.W. Norton, editor. Research advances on anadromous fish in arctic Alaska and Canada. Biological papers ofthe University ofalaska Number 24: Schmidt, D.R., W.B. Griffiths, and L.R. Martin Importance ofanadromous fish overwintering in the Sagavanirktok River delta, Alaska. Report prepared by LGL Research Associates, Inc. for Standard Alaska Production Co. and the North Slope Borough, Alaska. Wilson, W., E. Buck, G. Player, and L. Dreyer Winter water availability and use conflicts as related to fish and wildlife in arctic Alaska: a synthesis ofinformation. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, FWSIOBS-77/06, Washington, D.C. 8

9 Water Resources Elliott, G Final report on the evaluation ofstream crossings and channel modifications on the fishery resources along the route of the trans-alaska pipeline. u.s. Fish and Wildlife Service, Special Studies, Anchorage, Alaska. Elliot, G.V Quantification and distribution ofv.inter water within the lakes of the 1002 area, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Alaska Fisheries Technical Report Number 7. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Elliot, G.V., and S.M. Lyons Quantification and distribution ofwinter water within the lakes of the 1002 area, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska Fisheries Technical Report Number 6, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Lyons, S., and G. Elliott FY-1987 status report, quantification offederal reserved water rights, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Investigations Report, Anchorage, Alaska.. Lyons, S., and J. Trawicki Water resources and assessment, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1991 streams discharge gaging data. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Fisheries Progress Report Number 92-2, Anchorage, Alaska. Lyons, S., and J. Trawicki Water resources inventory and assessment, coastal plain, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Final report, WRB U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Trawicki, J.M., S.M. Lyons, and G.V. Elliot Distribution and quantification ofwater within the lakes ofthe 1002 area, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Alaska Fisheries Technical Report Number 10, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. 9