The Statewide BOF meeting concluded yesterday. Alaska Wildlife Troopers submitted proposal 153 stating they wanted to regulate slinky pot escape mechanism and would provide RC language during the meeting. This language was provided in RC51 on Saturday. Under this language, all commercial, subsistence, personal use, and sport collapsible groundfish pots, commonly known as slinky pots, must contain two openings in the mesh with each equal to or exceeding 18 inches in length, the openings must each be laced, sewn, or secured together by a single length of untreated, 100 percent cotton twine, no larger than 30 thread; the cotton twine may be knotted at each end only; the openings must be on opposite sides of the pot, if placed on the tunnel side the opening must be in an area that does not include Read more…
Category: Board of Fish
Petersburg ADF&G Advisory Committee Meetings
The Petersburg ADF&G Advisory Committee will meet tonight, tomorrow night, and the evening of 14thbeginning at 6:30 each evening to take up Board of Fisheries proposals for the Southeast Finfish and Shellfish meeting in January. These meetings are open to the public. You can join in person at the OBI Cookhouse, or virtually via Zoom. Please notice there are separate Zoom Links for each evening. **Tonight, December 9th beginning at 6:30 pm To join the meeting from a computer or phone, use the following Zoom link or phone number, and enter the meeting ID and passcode. Zoom Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87593998977?pwd=L0tOS1NTeTAwMWx0TGRXUUJ5R0pJdz09 Phone: +1 253 215 8782 Meeting ID: 875 9399 8977 Passcode: 488351 **Tomorrow, December 10th beginning Read more…
SEAK Board of Fish Meeting Documents
Meeting documents for the upcoming Southeast and Yakutat Board of Fish meeting can be found here. Shellfish issues are scheduled for Jan. 11-14, followed by Finfish Jan. 15-23. Public testimony will be heard in two parts, one during the Shellfish section and one during the Finfish section. The meeting will be steamed live and you can listen in here. Board Support will hold a training course, How To Navigate the Board Process, at 12 noon on the 11th and 15th.
Important Upcoming Dates
Purse Seine Task Force meeting Tuesday, November 28, from 9:00am-5:00 pm in Ketchikan at the Ted Ferry Civic Center Drift Gillnet Task Force meeting Wednesday, November 29, from 9:00-5:00 pm in Ketchikan at the Ted Ferry Civic Center Southeast Alaska Regional Planning Team Thursday, November 30, from 9:00-5:00 pm in Ketchikan at the Ted Ferry Civic Cener North Pacific Fishery Management Council December 4-12, in Anchorage at the Hilton Young Fishermen’s Summit December 6-8 in Anchorage at the Dena’Ina Center King and Tanner Task Force meeting Thursday, December 7, 2017 from 1pm-4pm in Douglas at the ADF&G building and Petersburg at the Tide’s Inn Conference room IPHC Harvest Regulatory Proposal deadline 5pm Saturday, December 23 Board of Fish Southeast Shellfish Read more…
2018 Southeast and Yakutat Finfish and Shellfish Proposal Book
The Proposal Book for the 2018 Southeast and Yakutat Finfish and Shellfish meeting is now available. The Proposal Book is attached and can also be downloaded from the Board of Fish website here: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fisheriesboard.proposalbook The meeting will be held January 11-23 at the Harrigan Centennial Hall in Sitka. Comments are due by 5pm Thursday, December 28, 2017. Comments can be submitted by mail, email, or fax: Mail: ADF&G Boards Support Section P.O. Box 115526 Juneau, AK 99811-5526 Please note that a postmark is NOT sufficient for timely receipt. Email: dfg.bof.comments@alaska.gov Documents must be attached in PDF format. Fax: (907) 465-6094 Read more…
Southeast AK Gillnet Emergency Petition
BOF passed an Emergency Petition regarding Southeast AK gillnet submitted by ADF&G. In districts 6, 8, 11, and 15, through the fourth Saturday in July, by emergency order, fishing periods can be established with maximum gillnet mesh size of 6 inches. This mesh size requirement didn’t previously include district 6 and ended the fourth Saturday in June. This emergency regulation will last 120 days beginning May 1, and we will likely see this proposal again at the Southeast Finfish and Shellfish meeting in 2018. This regulation is meant to allow the escapement of more king salmon, that are currently in a cycle of low abundance. For 2017, the Taku and Chilkat rivers will likely not meet escapement and the Stikine River is forecast to be at the midpoint of escapement goal range. http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/regulations/regprocess/fisheriesboard/pdfs/2016-2017/statewide/rcs/rc019_ADFG_Petition_District_6_Mesh_Size.pdf Read more…
Board of Fish Call for Proposals Southeast and Yakutat
The Board of Fish call for Southeast and Yakutat Finfish and Shellfish is now open. Proposals must be submitted by Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Proposals are not complete unless a contact telephone number and address are provided and an individuals name or an organizations name are included. Email addresses are also appreciated. Proposal can be submitted in several ways Website: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fisheriesboard.forms Fax: 907-465-6094 Email in pdf format: dfg.bof.comments@alaska.gov Mail: ADF&G Boards Support, PO Box 115526, Juneau AK 99811-5526