Category: Petersburg Events

On Friday, June 9, at 4pm please join the Petersburg Economic Development Council, Harbor Advisory Board, and PND Engineers for a presentation on the preferred alternative for the Scow Bay Haul Out and Work Yard at the Borough Assembly Chambers. Dick Somerville from PND Engineers will attend and present findings and recommendations.

NOAA is holding a Marine Mammal video conference on Wednesday, June 7th at 7pm in the Borough Assembly Chambers. Below are some of the main discussion topics, please let me know if you have additional questions you’d like addressed during the conference. -What is the difference between ESA listed species and species listed on the MMPA? -For those species where they are listed on both – how should that alter a fisherman’s behavior or does it not make a difference in what is allowable? -What are the current levels of populations in SE AK? -What is the status of ESA listings for humpbacks, Sellers and sperm whales? -What marine mammal interaction ‘category’ are gillnet and seine fisheries in? Halibut and sablefish longline? -What happens with the data NOAA collects for the marine Read more…

Here are some important dates coming up: On Monday, May 15th from 4pm-5pm Markos Scheer will be holding a Question and Answers session on Mariculture for Fishermen and Processors at the Assembly Chambers. The meeting will cover opportunities in seaweed mariculture and ways to market the product. AMSEA is conducting a Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor course in Wrangell May 15th and 16th at the Wrangell Fire Department. Register at www.amsea.org or by calling (907)747-3287. 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 Board of Fish will be holding a special meeting from May 17-18th to review the Bering Sea Tanner Crab Harvest Strategy. At the beginning of this meeting, they will also Read more…

On Monday, May 15th from 4pm-5pm Markos Scheer will be holding a Question and Answers session on Mariculture for Fishermen and Processors at the Assembly Chambers. The meeting will cover opportunities in seaweed mariculture and ways to market the product.

The Petersburg Science Series will have a presentation by University of Alaska student Ellen Chenoweth on Humpback Whale Predation at Hatchery Release Sites this Thursday at 7pm in the High School Library.

Representative Don Young and his wife, Anne, will be in Petersburg on Monday, April 10th, and hold a community meeting in the Assembley Chambers from 2-3pm. The public is welcome to attend. There will also be a Business Round Table discussion at the Elks Lodge for local business owners from 5:30-6:30pm with dinner to follow. Reservations may be made by calling the Elks at 772-4601 to reserve a seat. The event is sponsored by John and Pam Jensen.