NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center is starting a new research endeavor on the interactions between fishing families and changing regulations, and environmental and socioeconomic conditions in Alaska fisheries. The impacts of fisheries management on families is an important component of understanding how fishing communities are affected by changing regulations, a key NP Council concern. And, yet, this dimension of fishing community impacts has received relatively minimal study. NMFS is working to organize a workshop around this topic during the upcoming June Council meeting in Juneau (similar to the IFQ crew workshop they held last year). The workshop will be a chance to start scoping out the type of research questions that may be worth pursuing further. NMFS is looking to discuss several Read more…
Day: May 5, 2017
Dockside Exams in Petersburg
Dockside examiners will be in Petersburg Tuesday, May 16th through Friday, May 19th. You can sign-up for exams at the Harbor Masters office. The flier is here.
King/Tanner Task Force
There will be a King/Tanner Task Force meeting Thursday, May 11th from 1-4:30pm at the following locations: Douglas – ADF&G Southeast Regional office, 802 3rd Street, Douglas, AK 99824 Petersburg – Tides Inn Conference Room, 307 1st Street, Petersburg, AK 99833 You can also join in by telephone or computer by following these directions: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/778657426.pdf Agenda items for this meeting include: 2016/17 Tanner crab season summary 2016/17 GKC season update 2017/18 Board of Fisheries proposals and GKC Management Plan