Pacific Marten Management and Research

Management

While researching the Kuiu Island marten population researchers noted low densities and high over winter mortalities. This led to a temporary closure of the marten trapping season on Kuiu Island in order to conserve the population while further research is conducted to analyze population trends. At the end of the Fall 2010 research season the population on Kuiu Island continues to remain low.

Research

In Southeast Alaska Pacific marten research (that began in 2007 as follow up to a collaborative project between ADFG and University of New Mexico) is currently being conducted on Kuiu Island by ADFG Division of Wildlife Conservation biologist Rod Flynn, et al to study the population trends and prey abundance of the marten on Kuiu Island. The Pacific marten on Admiralty Island have also been conducted by University of Wyoming and ADFG 2007-2009.