Alaska Peninsula Bristol Bay Ecoregional Assessment

The Alaska Peninsula and Bristol Bay Basin ecoregions are considered ecologically intact with natural processes primarily shaping the landscape. Human populations are small, and residents -- many Alaska Native -- largely maintain a subsistence way of life. Commercial fisheries, sport fishing and hunting, and wilderness recreation are also important economic activities. The regions are most notable for their healthy populations of top level predators, such as brown bear, and their globally important habitats for waterfowl, shorebirds, marine mammals and five species of Pacific salmon. The Bristol Bay Basin, for example, supports the greatest runs of sockeye salmon on Earth. This conservation blueprint reflects the migratory nature of these species and the character of northern landscapes, where species range across a variety of large habitat areas at different seasons and life stages.

                           Read the executive summary from the assessment  
                           Read recommendations from the assessment 
                           View the map of the areas of biological significance

Products Available from the Assessment:

The following products from the assessment will be available on CD-ROM on June 18, 2004, by contacting the Alaska Field Office at 907-276-3133 or alaska@tnc.org

The Alaska Peninsula and Bristol Bay Ecoregional Assessment: This full report details the methodology, process and outcomes of the assessment.

Recommendations for Biodiversity Conservation: Recommendations from the report on strategies and actions to conserve biodiversity in these ecoregions.

Ecoregional Atlas: A collection of maps from the assessement, describing characteristics of the ecoregions and the areas of biological significance.

Conservation Target List: Representative species and systems in the ecoregion -- use this list as a starting point for your biological assessment.

Aquatic Systems Model: Use this model to understand broad patterns of habitat distribution in order to create more efficient and cost-effective monitoring and inventory efforts.