Category: ADF&G Task Force

The department holds annual meetings each year between fishery managers, researchers, aquaculture organizations, fishermen, gear group organizations, processing company representatives, and interested organizations to review the previous salmon season, to discuss topics of importance for management of the fisheries, and to plan for the following season. At the request of participants, task force meetings are held in conjunction with the Southeast Regional Planning Team (RPT) fall meeting. This year both task force meetings and the RPT meeting will be held in Ketchikan at the Ted Ferry Civic Center, Neets Bay Room, located at 888 Venetia Avenue. Purse Seine Task Force meeting is scheduled for November 28, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Drift Gillnet Task Force meeting is Read more…

“August 7, 2017, JUNEAU — Due to poor ocean survival conditions for Chinook (king) salmon, which are persisting in Southeast Alaska and British Columbia, extreme management measures are necessary to restrict harvests in coast wide fisheries that are directed at stocks originating in Southeast Alaska, Northern British Columbia, the Fraser River, and the Washington Coast. Inseason information from ADF&G, the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and NOAA surveys off the coast of Oregon, Washington, and the Gulf of Alaska all indicate that poor production conditions are currently occurring and will persist through at least 2018. In particular, Southeast Alaska and British Columbia stocks are experiencing historically low production; many of the affected stocks will not meet escapement Read more…

Juneau . . . The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) and Southeast King and Tanner Task Force (KTTF) will meet between 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2017. The meeting will be hosted at the ADF&G Southeast Regional office in Douglas and connected via web conferencing 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 Agenda items for this meeting include:   2016/17 Tanner crab season summary   2016/17 GKC season update   2017/18 Board of Fisheries proposals. Individuals unable to attend in person can call-in from any location and if they have a computer, smartphone, and/or tablet can attend Read more…

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

ADF&G will be holding an industry sablefish fishery for the NSEI sablefish fishery on Friday, March 12-5pm. The agenda will include a review of the fishery and survey CPUEs, the age assessment model and outlook for 2017, a discussion on future fieldwork and surveys, and more. You can participate via Webex, or at the following locations:  Sitka–University of Alaska Southeast, Room 229, 1332 Seward Ave, Sitka, AK, 99835  Petersburg–Tides Inn Conference Room, 307 1st Street, Petersburg, AK 99833  Douglas–ADF&G Southeast Regional Office, 802 3rd Street, Douglas, AK 99824

Sitka. . . The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today the following information about the Southeast Alaska Purse Seine and Drift Gillnet Task Force meetings and the Southeast Regional Planning Team meeting. The department holds annual meetings each year between fishery managers, researchers, aquaculture organizations, fishermen, gear group organizations, processing company representatives, and interested organizations to review the previous salmon season, to discuss topics of importance for management of the fisheries, and to plan for the following season. At the request of participants, task force meetings are held in conjunction with the Southeast Regional Planning Team (RPT) fall meeting. This year both task force meetings and the RPT meeting will be held in Juneau Read more…

Sitka. . . The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today the following information about the Southeast Alaska Purse Seine and Drift Gillnet Task Force meetings and the Southeast Regional Planning Team meeting. The department holds annual meetings each year between fishery managers, researchers, aquaculture organizations, fishermen, gear group organizations, processing company representatives, and interested organizations to review the previous salmon season, to discuss topics of importance for management of the fisheries, and to plan for the following season. At the request of participants, task force meetings are held in conjunction with the Southeast Regional Planning Team (RPT) fall meeting. This year both task force meetings and the RPT meeting will be held in Juneau Read more…