Sharing what we are learning through the use of film continues to be an exceptional way to communicate advances in science and fisheries management, showcase ways communities are engaging in local fisheries and stewardship efforts, and capture the beauty and diversity of fish across Alaska. To accompany the 2022 AFS Alaska Chapter meeting we hosted a film festival inspired by this year’s meeting title: Changing Tides – Outlook for the Future | Insights from the Past. In addition to films that highlight the work of our membership, the films selected capture a historical perspective of fish use in Alaska and highlight advances made in learning from the past to advance how we expand knowledge of our fisheries resources and manage for a vibrant future.
Grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy!!!!
Films Include:
Yukon River Chinook Salmon Project
Contributed by: Katharine Miller, NOAA, katharine.miller@noaa.gov
Brief film description: Along the Yukon River, NOAA, Alaska DF&G, the Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association, and local fishermen have collaborated to study Chinook salmon for years. In 2020, the pandemic shut down these efforts, so the local communities initiated a citizen science project to fill the gap. There is also a web-story that goes along with this: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/community-steps-continue-yukon-river-salmon-research-during-pandemic
Video length: 4 min 17 sec
URL for online viewing: https://videos.fisheries.noaa.gov/detail/video/6254648895001/yukon-river-chinook-salmon-project
Mosaic – The Salmon Wilderness of Bristol Bay, Alaska
Contributed by: Daniel Schindler, Jason Ching, and Chris Boatright; University of Washington – Alaska Salmon Program; cboat@uw.edu
Brief Film Description: The film highlights the connection between habitat and the long term stability of Bristol Bay’s salmon populations and fisheries productivity.
Video Length: 10min 27sec
URL for online viewing: https://vimeo.com/637271167
*Alaska Ecosystem Status Report a Collaborative Approach to Inform Fishery Management
Contributed by: Jonny Antoni, FeelReel Films: Jonantoni02@gmail.com
Brief Film Description: A look inside the development of Alaska’s Ecosystem Status Report.
Video Length: 5 min
URL for online viewing: https://players.brightcove.net/659677166001/4b3c8a9e-7bf7-43dd-b693-2614cc1ed6b7_default/index.html?videoId=6287018070001
*2020 Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Status Report
Contributed by: Jonny Antoni, FeelReel Films: Jonantoni02@gmail.com
Brief Film Description: A video describing the Status of the Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem in 2020
Video Length: 8min 12 sec
URL for online viewing: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-fisheries-releases-new-video-looking-environmental-conditions-gulf-alaska-2020
*Both videos can be found on the Ecosystem Status Report webpage. This web page also contains the actual Ecosystem Status Reports and In Briefs for the three LME’s of Alaska.
The Coast Between
Contributed by: Jonny Antoni, FeelReel Films: Jonantoni02@gmail.com
Brief Film Description: The Alaska coastal rainforest center teams up with organizations around the world to understand the incredible forest of and ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest.
Video Length: 5 min
URL for online viewing: https://youtu.be/fG1uhB3qCz0
Shoreline Wild Salmon
Contributed by: Jonny Antoni, FeelReel Films: Jonantoni02@gmail.com
Brief Film Description: A glimpse into the troll fishery.
Video Length: 3min 40sec
URL for online viewing: https://youtu.be/9OEcxinVXkg
Why Restoration? Fish. People. The Future.
Contributed by: Ian Johnson, Hoonah Native Forest Partnership
Brief Film Description: Community Forests and locally driven workforce are the crux of the Hoonah Native Forest Partnership. This video dives into why stream restoration is needed and how its linked to maintaining healthy fish, people and communities.
Video Length: 11min 34sec
URL for online viewing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfff4CcHfIc&t=6s
On the Water with the Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition and the Youth Conservation Corps in Cube
Contributed by: Khrystl Brouillette, Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition, khrystl@sawc.org
Brief Film Description: During the summer of 2021, a team from the Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition (SAWC) worked with the Angoon Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) to remove a culvert from a remote area on Admiralty Island. This fantastic group of youths did a lot of work, alongside SAWC staff, to dig, carry, saw, and finally, remove a culvert that was blocking fish passage near Cube Cove. This project is part of a larger initiative to improve fish habitat across Admiralty Island.
Video Length: 3min 42sec
URL for online viewing: https://vimeo.com/629287158