Located 29 miles SE of Juneau, flowing into Mallard Cove in Port Snettisham’s glacial blue waters, Prospect Creek is the third creek surveyed for the CHUM Project. The history of Prospect Creek and Port Snettisham begins with the traditional ownership…
Located in the heart of SE Alaska, the CHUM project crew has spent the summer surveying for chum salmon in three stunning locations. Four SSSC crew members are stationed at Sawmill Creek, 35 miles NW of Juneau. Located 2 miles…
It has been a wet windy week for the CHUM crew! With gusts up to 30 mph and over 5 inches of rain in a 48-hour period, crews quickly adapted to soggy salmon surveying. Eventually the weather won out and…
The CHUM project crew has the privilege to survey for chum salmon in three stunning locations throughout SE Alaska. Fish Creek is one such location. Located 7 miles northwest of Juneau on north Douglas Island, Fish Creek originates from…
In late spring of 2020, the Sitka Sound Science Center, in partnership with the Tlingit-Haida Central Council and the RAND Corporation, administered a survey to communities throughout Southeastern (SE) Alaska. Our research objective was to attain local insights on COVID-19…
The chum crew is off and running to start their 2021 field season! The crew arrived in Juneau this past week for final training before each team heads off to their respective survey location for the season. Training and preparation…
This week, SSSC welcomed 11 new faces to Sitka to start orientation for this year’s Chum Project. Coming from all walks of life and disciplines, this year’s crew consists of science teachers, undergrad and graduate students, and wildlife biologists! The…