Table 1. Attributes of five salmon fishing regions.
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Japan |
Russia Far East |
Alaska |
British Columbia |
WOC |
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Native species (commercially dominant highlighted) |
Chum, pink, masu |
Pink, chum, sockeye, coho, Chinook, masu |
Pink, sockeye, chum, coho, Chinook |
Chum, pink, sockeye, Chinook, coho |
Chinook, chum, coho, sockeye, pink |
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Dominant legal gear |
Pound nets, gillnets for masu |
Pound nets, beach seines |
Gillnets, purse seines, troll |
Purse seines, gillnets, troll |
Troll, gillnets, purse seine |
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Main fishing area |
terminal |
terminal |
coastal |
coastal |
coastal |
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Sport fishery |
Marine; freshwater juvenile masu only |
Modest freshwater fisheries |
Marine and freshwater |
Marine and freshwater |
Marine and freshwater |
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Personal use fishery |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Native fishery allocations |
No |
Yes |
On federal lands |
Yes |
Yes |
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Major management authority |
Fishery Cooperative Association, Japan Fisheries Agency for Russia treaty
fishery |
Federal Fisheries Agency |
U.S.–Canada Salmon Commission, Alaska Department of Fish and Game |
U.S.–Canada Salmon Commission, Canada Department of Fisheries and
Oceans |
U.S.–Canada Salmon Commission, Pacific Fisheries Management Council,
interstate compact, tribes, states |
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Major markets |
Domestic, plus China for reprocessing |
Domestic, plus Japan, China reprocessing |
Domestic, plus exports to Japan, China reprocessing |
Export to US, Japan |
Domestic |
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