Egegik Bay

Local people are Central Alaskan Yup'ik people and would travel each year from Kanatak (an Alutiiq village) on the Gulf coast through a portage pass to Becharof Lake (south-east of Egegik).

[2] Although tideland areas adjacent to the coast are important for providing habitat to some species of birds as well as harbor seals, by far the most important and sensitive habitat area occurs at the mouth of the Egegik River within Egegik Bay.

The remainder of Egegik Bay is included within tideland management unit R12T-02 and contains extensive areas of eelgrass, harbor seal haulouts, and waterfowl use.

Beluga whales are present in the northern part of Region 12, although Egegik Bay is not known to contain calving areas.

[1] The Egegik Community (R12T-03) is a major commercial Pacific salmon fishing area.