Tribe: Yurok Tribe
View Source Document: Yurok Tribe: Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Water and Aquatic Resources
Year: 2014
Topic: Green Sturgeon Adaptation Strategies (View All Topics in the Plan)
Re-establish natural kah-kah habitat, including barrier removal/modification to restore natural water flows, river & estuarine restoration including natural bank protection,...
Implement flow requirements that promote spawning, incubation, rearing; overall survival (Hildebrand & Parsley 2013); as well as support kah-kah spring...
Implement eradication programs for non-native species, increased public education and outreach, and increased fines or penalties for the release of...
Use tribal knowledge to teach about kah-kah life, when to catch kah-kah, respect for size restrictions, and killing.
Conduct systematic sampling to evaluate the number of adult kah-kah that are not caught and and are returning to their...
Current population assessment and monitoring by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Yurok Tribe, and others should be expanded, particularly...
Make it mandatory to release females, especially those of peak reproductive ages of 25 to 40 years old (CDFW 2017).
Increase evaluation of fish harvest & enforcement, and heavier sentences and fines for poachers (Moser et al. 2016).
Increased public education and outreach about invasive species that pose a threat to kah-kah & the existing laws prohibiting invasive...
Request findings from University of California-Davis’ study on Klamath River kah-kah (green sturgeon), conducted with the Yurok Council’s approval, to...
Have Yurok students visit the aquatic system at University of California-Davis, where kah-kah eggs are being studied.
