Governor Parnell Names Cora Campbell as Commissioner of Alaska Fish & Game.
Here is the press release below:
Dec. 22, 2010, Juneau, AK -- Governor Sean Parnell today appointed Cora Campbell as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Campbell's name was one of two submitted for the position by the Joint Board of Fisheries and Game. Campbell has been serving as acting commissioner since December 1.
"I commend the joint board for sending me two well-qualified candidates, both whom I know and respect," Governor Parnell said. "Cora Campbell's fisheries experience and broad understanding of wildlife management make her a great fit for the agency."
As action commissioner, Campbell represented the State of Alaska on numerous bodies, including the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which overseas commercial and sport fisheries in federal waters off Alaska. Prior to this appointment, she served as a policy advisor for wildlife, environmental conservation, natural resources, Arctic issues, climate change and fisheries in her role as special assistant to Governor Parnell.
"I'm honored to serve in this capacity, and look forward to working with agency staff and the public to sustain Alaska's world-class fishing, hunting and wildlife viewing opportunities," said Campbell.
Campbell has served two governors, and was first appointed in May 2007 as Governor Palin's fisheries policy advisor. Her responsibilities included oversight of state fisheries policies, chairing the Fisheries and Oceans subcabinets, serving on the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Board of Directors, and coordinating activities of the agencies involved in regulation and development of the state's subsistence, personal use, sport and commercial fisheries. Campbell's responsibilities later expanded to include wildlife and other natural resource and environmental issues.
Prior to her service in the governor's office, Campbell worked in state and federal fishery and regulatory forums, served as executive director of a regional fishing association with an emphasis on economic development and cooperative research, supervised a public outreach program focusing on the federal subsistence process and served on numerous boards and committees, including the advisory panels to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and the North Pacific Research Board. She has also fished commercially for salmon, herring and crab, and managed shore operations for a diversified fishing business.
A lifelong Alaskan originally from Petersburg, Campbell graduated from Pacific Lutheran University. She will be based in Juneau.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
NOAA Extends Public Comment Timeline
NPFMC Recommends Less Restrictive RPA for Western, Central Aleutian Islands
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced this week that the agency is extending the public comment period for the draft 2010 Groundfish Biological Opinion (BiOp) until 5 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time on September 3, 2010. The original comment deadline was Friday, August 27, 2010. NMFS received numerous requests to extend the timeline, so the agency pushed the comment deadline back by one week.
In the draft opinion, NMFS proposed closing the Atka mackerel and Pacific Cod fisheries in the Western Aleutian Islands and restricting the Atka mackerel and Pacific cod fisheries in the Central Aleutian Islands (Areas 541 and 542). The agency was criticized by the fishing industry for what many said were shortcomings, such as stating as if they were fact, conclusions that have a very high degree of uncertainty associated with them.
Some from the fishing industry expressed concern that widespread closures would result in a large displacement of fishing to the Bering Sea. Currently, some fishermen from Sand Point’s fishing fleet, the largest in the Aleutians East Borough, go to Adak to fish, which spreads out the fleet. However, if NMFS’s recommendations were approved, those restrictive proposals would force them to fish locally, increasing competition.
Last week (Sept. 16 - 20, 2010) the North Pacific Fishery Management Council held a special meeting to review the BiOp. As a result, the Council unanimously passed a motion recommending that NMFS consider another reasonable and prudent alternative (RPA) with less restrictive fishery closures in the Western and Central Aleutian Islands. The Council outlined this RPA in its News & Notes August 2010 Newsletter. The Council’s proposed modified protections would protect Steller sea lion rookeries from competition from fishing in the areas and times needed, but would still allow a portion of the Atka mackerel fishery to continue in the Western Aleutians. The modifications would also allow the cod fishery to continue largely as-is.
The Council recommended a 2-year sunset provision for the mitigation measures. The measures could potentially either be renewed or replaced with another set of measures prior to the sunset date. NOAA plans to consider recommendations from the Council and the public when it develops the final 2010 Groundfish Biological Opinion. NMFS will present the final reasonable and prudent alternative at its October 2010 meeting. The agency will also present an updated analysis of fishery impacts associated with any revisions to the implemented RPA. The final BiOp and rulemaking to implement the management measures in the final RPA is scheduled to be completed by January 2011. For more details, visit the links below.
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced this week that the agency is extending the public comment period for the draft 2010 Groundfish Biological Opinion (BiOp) until 5 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time on September 3, 2010. The original comment deadline was Friday, August 27, 2010. NMFS received numerous requests to extend the timeline, so the agency pushed the comment deadline back by one week.
In the draft opinion, NMFS proposed closing the Atka mackerel and Pacific Cod fisheries in the Western Aleutian Islands and restricting the Atka mackerel and Pacific cod fisheries in the Central Aleutian Islands (Areas 541 and 542). The agency was criticized by the fishing industry for what many said were shortcomings, such as stating as if they were fact, conclusions that have a very high degree of uncertainty associated with them.
Some from the fishing industry expressed concern that widespread closures would result in a large displacement of fishing to the Bering Sea. Currently, some fishermen from Sand Point’s fishing fleet, the largest in the Aleutians East Borough, go to Adak to fish, which spreads out the fleet. However, if NMFS’s recommendations were approved, those restrictive proposals would force them to fish locally, increasing competition.
Last week (Sept. 16 - 20, 2010) the North Pacific Fishery Management Council held a special meeting to review the BiOp. As a result, the Council unanimously passed a motion recommending that NMFS consider another reasonable and prudent alternative (RPA) with less restrictive fishery closures in the Western and Central Aleutian Islands. The Council outlined this RPA in its News & Notes August 2010 Newsletter. The Council’s proposed modified protections would protect Steller sea lion rookeries from competition from fishing in the areas and times needed, but would still allow a portion of the Atka mackerel fishery to continue in the Western Aleutians. The modifications would also allow the cod fishery to continue largely as-is.
The Council recommended a 2-year sunset provision for the mitigation measures. The measures could potentially either be renewed or replaced with another set of measures prior to the sunset date. NOAA plans to consider recommendations from the Council and the public when it develops the final 2010 Groundfish Biological Opinion. NMFS will present the final reasonable and prudent alternative at its October 2010 meeting. The agency will also present an updated analysis of fishery impacts associated with any revisions to the implemented RPA. The final BiOp and rulemaking to implement the management measures in the final RPA is scheduled to be completed by January 2011. For more details, visit the links below.
Monday, August 2, 2010
NMFS Releases Draft 2010 Biological Opinion: Greatest concern - Area 543 - Western and Central Aleutians
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has released the long-awaited draft 2010 Groundfish Biological Opinion. It is available online (see link below). The North Pacific Fishery Management Council plans to discuss it during the August 16 - 19, 2010 special meeting at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage.
The agency found jeopardy in the western and central Aleutian Islands reporting areas. The document includes a Reasonable and Prudent Alternative, a portion of which includes:
• Area 543: closure of the Atka mackerel and Pacific cod fishery.
• Area 542: 3-mile closure at Kanaga Island/Ship Rock for groundfish;
10-mile closure from critical habitat for fixed gear Pacific cod from January 1 to June 10; 20-mile closure from critical habitat for trawl cod year-round; no fishing in the area for Pacific cod between Nov. 1 - Dec. 31 by anyone.
20-mile closure from critical habitat year-round for Atka mackerel; Atka mackerel total allowable catch set at 47 %; eliminate HLA platoon system; change Atka mackerel seasons from January 20 - June 10 for A season and June 10 - November 1 for B season.
• Area 541: 10-mile closure for Pacific cod year round; 10 - 20-mile closure for fixed gear Pacific cod from January 1 - June 10; 10 - 20-mile closure for Pacific cod by trawl gear between June 10 - November 1; prohibit all Pacific cod harvest between November 1 - December 31.
The agency found jeopardy in the western and central Aleutian Islands reporting areas. The document includes a Reasonable and Prudent Alternative, a portion of which includes:
• Area 543: closure of the Atka mackerel and Pacific cod fishery.
• Area 542: 3-mile closure at Kanaga Island/Ship Rock for groundfish;
10-mile closure from critical habitat for fixed gear Pacific cod from January 1 to June 10; 20-mile closure from critical habitat for trawl cod year-round; no fishing in the area for Pacific cod between Nov. 1 - Dec. 31 by anyone.
20-mile closure from critical habitat year-round for Atka mackerel; Atka mackerel total allowable catch set at 47 %; eliminate HLA platoon system; change Atka mackerel seasons from January 20 - June 10 for A season and June 10 - November 1 for B season.
• Area 541: 10-mile closure for Pacific cod year round; 10 - 20-mile closure for fixed gear Pacific cod from January 1 - June 10; 10 - 20-mile closure for Pacific cod by trawl gear between June 10 - November 1; prohibit all Pacific cod harvest between November 1 - December 31.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Info on Port Moller Test Fishery Indicies Available on ADF&G Website
AEB Fish Blog recently received a question from Linda Ralston who asked whether there is a Website containing curent information about the Port Moller test fishery indicies. AEB Fish Blog contacted ADF&G Area Management Biologist Bob Murphy in Port Moller. He said the Website to go to is:
http://csfish.adfg.state.ak.us/mariner/brbcatch/brbsummary.php or click on the headline/title of this blog, and that will take you to the Website. There is a Port Moller link beneath the title: Bristol Bay Inseason Salmon Reports on the right side. It contains daily and cumulative indicies. Any other questions regarding the Port Moller fishery indicies should be directed to:
Bob Murphy
ADF&G Area Management Biologist
Port Moller, AK
Phone: (907) 375-2716
email: robert.murphy@alaska.gov
Thank you for your question, Linda.
http://csfish.adfg.state.ak.us/mariner/brbcatch/brbsummary.php or click on the headline/title of this blog, and that will take you to the Website. There is a Port Moller link beneath the title: Bristol Bay Inseason Salmon Reports on the right side. It contains daily and cumulative indicies. Any other questions regarding the Port Moller fishery indicies should be directed to:
Bob Murphy
ADF&G Area Management Biologist
Port Moller, AK
Phone: (907) 375-2716
email: robert.murphy@alaska.gov
Thank you for your question, Linda.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
U.S. Commerce Secretary Reappoints Sam Cotten to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council
NOAA announced yesterday (June 23, 2010) that the U.S. Commerce Secretary has reappointed Sam Cotten to the North Pacific Fishery Management Coucil. Sam’s current term was scheduled to expire in August of this year. He has served three years on the Council. Sam is also the AEB’s fisheries consultant.
Three months ago, Governor Parnell forwarded his nominations for consideration by the Commerce Secretary. Those nominations to fill the Council’s Alaska seats were Duncan Fields of Kodiak and James Hubbard of Seward. The governor nominated Sam as an alternate. Afterwards, several cities and tribal councils and many individuals from the region wrote letters of support for Sam and sent them to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.
Altogether, Locke announced the appointments of 19 new and returning members to the eight regional fishery management councils. In addition to Sam’s appointment, Locke also appointed Duncan Fields, who will serve another three-year term on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
“The individuals selected for the councils are keenly qualified for these important positions,” said Eric Schwaab, NOAA Assistant Administrator for NOAA’s Fisheries Service, in a press release. “They are the experts -- fishermen and scientists, leaders in their regions -- who will help us achieve sustainable fisheries and maintain vibrant fishing communities.”
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional councils established by the 1976 Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (later renamed the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) to oversee management of the nation’s marine fisheries. The Council has jurisdiction over 900,000 square miles of ocean, from three to 200 miles off Alaska’s shores. Its primary responsibility is to manage pollock, cod, halibut, sole and other groundfish.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Area M Commercial Fishermen Volunteer To Sit Out First Opening of June Salmon Fishery
Seiners Recognize Concerns Surrounding
Chum Runs in A-Y-K
Sand Point, AK – June 7, 2010 – The purse seine fleet in Sand Point and King Cove has decided to stand down this week during the first sockeye salmon opening for 2010 in Area M. The Area M fishery is located around Alaska’s Eastern Aleutian Islands and Western Peninsula on the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. The first opening began today at 6 a.m. (June 7, 2010) and ends at 10 p.m. on June 10, 2010.
Chum salmon is a controversial issue. Although existing data indicates that the chum salmon catch during the Area M fishery has only a small impact on A-Y-K (Arctic Yukon Kuskokwim) chums, many residents living in the A-Y-K believe otherwise.
During two separate meetings late last week, Area M fishermen debated what action they might take in response to A-Y-K chum concerns. Seine vessel captains gathered in Sand Point City Council Chambers and at the harbor house in King Cove last Thursday and Friday evening while they hashed out their options for several hours. Their final decision was based on high amounts of chum caught during the subsistence harvest. Giving up fishing time after a long winter is a difficult decision.
“My husband is sitting on the beach right now,” said Sand Point resident Tina Anderson, “and that’s lost income to my family.”
However, the Area M fleet has learned that as long as A-Y-K residents and the Alaska Board of Fisheries believe Area M’s fishery is having a serious impact on their runs, the fleet in the Aleutians East region is under great political scrutiny.
“Area M seiners recognize the concerns of residents living in the A-Y-K (Arctic Yukon Kuskokwim region) who believe we’re catching high numbers of chums,” said Glen Gardner, Jr., a seiner and the Mayor of the City of Sand Point. “We view our stand down as a positive gesture of solidarity.”
“We’re all fishermen who feed our families and make our living in Alaska waters,” said Sand Point seiner Robin Larsen. “Our fleets are also primarily Alaska Natives. We are sympathetic to the plight of families in the A-Y-K.”
For decades, Area M fishermen have been plagued by accusations that they are affecting commercial and subsistence chum salmon runs in the A-Y-K. In 2001, the Alaska Board of Fisheries implemented severe restrictions which nearly bankrupted the entire Area M fishing fleet. The fishermen lost nearly 70 percent of their fishing time. However, scientific evidence shows that the Area M sockeye salmon fishery has very little impact on the chum salmon stock.
“Area M fishermen have been managed with chum caps, windows and other restrictions,” said Sand Point seiner and resident Dick Jacobsen. “Our fishery was very nearly destroyed.”
Impacts were so severe that by 2002, the Aleutians East region’s poverty rates skyrocketed. Fishermen lost their boats and permits. In 2004, the Board of Fisheries lifted the restrictions to pre-2001 levels after finding no evidence that previous chum salmon fishing restrictions made any improvement in chum runs in the A-Y-K.
“Local fishermen still fear they may lose the time they got back,” said Sand Point resident and fisherman Melvin Larsen. “So we’re trying to be proactive about this controversial issue.”
“We are active supporters of the scientific effort to genetically identify the stocks of chum present in our fishery,” said Raymond Koso, Jr. “That effort is currently under way. But until that work is done, any conclusions are just speculation at best.”
“We can’t do anything about the chum runs in the A-Y-K,” Mayor Gardner added. “But what we can do is show support for our neighbors to the northwest by standing down during the first run of the salmon season.”
For more information, visit http://www.aleutianseast.org/ .
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
ADF&G To Conduct Test Sockeye Salmon Fishery in the SEDM
Bids Due June 11 for Charter Set Gillnet
Fishing Vessels for Test Fishery
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is soliciting bids to charter up to three set gillnet fishing vessels to conduct test fishing in the Southeastern District Mainland (SEDM) on June 16, June 21, July 7 and July 13, 2010. Additional test fishing may be required as determined by the Department.
The test fishery will be used to evaluate the genetic stock composition of sockeye salmon in the SEDM. Test fishing will be conducted at three locations determined by the Department, including: East Stepovak, near Swedania Point, and only during the month of June, the Northwest Stepovak Section. All fish caught and revenue generated from the sale of those fish will become the property of the State of Alaska. Interested bidders must have prior experience set gillnetting in this area, provide all necessary equipment and be willing to fish a full complement of gear. A Department employee will be aboard the charter vessels while fishing to monitor and sample the catch.
The Request for Quotation (RFQ) format for the 2010 test fishery will be based on a percentage of the catch value, not to exceed 80% of the value. Bids should be based on a percentage of the value of the catch. The contract will be awarded to the bidders with the lowest percentage of the total value of the catch. Bids for greater than 80% of the value of the catch, will be rejected. Bids must be received at the Fish and Game office in Sand Point prior to 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 11, 2010.
Page 1 of the RFQ form may be faxed to the Sand Point office at (907) 383-2606. Please call the Sand Point Area Manager at (907) 383-2066 after faxing to verify receipt of your bid.
Learn more about the SEDM Genetic Stock Identification 2012 - 2012 by clicking on this link.
Fishing Vessels for Test Fishery
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is soliciting bids to charter up to three set gillnet fishing vessels to conduct test fishing in the Southeastern District Mainland (SEDM) on June 16, June 21, July 7 and July 13, 2010. Additional test fishing may be required as determined by the Department.
The test fishery will be used to evaluate the genetic stock composition of sockeye salmon in the SEDM. Test fishing will be conducted at three locations determined by the Department, including: East Stepovak, near Swedania Point, and only during the month of June, the Northwest Stepovak Section. All fish caught and revenue generated from the sale of those fish will become the property of the State of Alaska. Interested bidders must have prior experience set gillnetting in this area, provide all necessary equipment and be willing to fish a full complement of gear. A Department employee will be aboard the charter vessels while fishing to monitor and sample the catch.
The Request for Quotation (RFQ) format for the 2010 test fishery will be based on a percentage of the catch value, not to exceed 80% of the value. Bids should be based on a percentage of the value of the catch. The contract will be awarded to the bidders with the lowest percentage of the total value of the catch. Bids for greater than 80% of the value of the catch, will be rejected. Bids must be received at the Fish and Game office in Sand Point prior to 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 11, 2010.
Page 1 of the RFQ form may be faxed to the Sand Point office at (907) 383-2606. Please call the Sand Point Area Manager at (907) 383-2066 after faxing to verify receipt of your bid.
Learn more about the SEDM Genetic Stock Identification 2012 - 2012 by clicking on this link.
ADF&G Announces Commercial Salmon June Fishery Dates in South Unimak and the Shumagin Islands
According to a press release from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, the South Unimak and Shumagin Islands June fisheries will open to commercial fishing during the following times and dates:
6 a.m. Mon., June 7, 2010 until 10 p.m. Thurs., June 10, 2010
6 a.m. Sat., June 12, 2010 until 10 p.m. Tues., June 15, 2010
6 a.m. Thurs., June 17, 2010 until 10 p.m. Sun., June 20, 2010
6 a.m. Tues., June 22, 2010 until 10 p.m., Fri., June 25, 2010
6 a.m. Sun., June 27, 2010 until 10 p.m., Tues., June 29, 2010
The June fishery occurs in the following districts and sections:
Unimak District
Bechevin Bay Section of the Northwestern District
Southwestern District
West and East Pavlof Bay sections of the South Central District
Shumagin Islands Section of the Southeastern District
All closed waters in the above locations will be as described in the regulation book or as adjusted by emergency order.
Subsistence permits for the Alaska Peninsula are available in the Alaska Department of Fish & Game offices in Sand Point, Cold Bay and Port Moller. Subsistence fishermen must obtain a permit and have it in their possession while harvesting salmon under subsistence guidelines.
Statistical charts and harvest strategies are available at the Sand Point, Cold Bay and Port Moller Fish & Game offices. News releases and commercial salmon fishing regulations can be found on the ADF&G website at www.cf.adfg.state.ak.us . Salmon fishery announcements will be broadcast on VHF channels 6 and 73 daily at 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. and may also be obtained from ADF&G in Sand Point at (907) 383-2334 (383-ADFG).
6 a.m. Mon., June 7, 2010 until 10 p.m. Thurs., June 10, 2010
6 a.m. Sat., June 12, 2010 until 10 p.m. Tues., June 15, 2010
6 a.m. Thurs., June 17, 2010 until 10 p.m. Sun., June 20, 2010
6 a.m. Tues., June 22, 2010 until 10 p.m., Fri., June 25, 2010
6 a.m. Sun., June 27, 2010 until 10 p.m., Tues., June 29, 2010
The June fishery occurs in the following districts and sections:
Unimak District
Bechevin Bay Section of the Northwestern District
Southwestern District
West and East Pavlof Bay sections of the South Central District
Shumagin Islands Section of the Southeastern District
All closed waters in the above locations will be as described in the regulation book or as adjusted by emergency order.
Subsistence permits for the Alaska Peninsula are available in the Alaska Department of Fish & Game offices in Sand Point, Cold Bay and Port Moller. Subsistence fishermen must obtain a permit and have it in their possession while harvesting salmon under subsistence guidelines.
Statistical charts and harvest strategies are available at the Sand Point, Cold Bay and Port Moller Fish & Game offices. News releases and commercial salmon fishing regulations can be found on the ADF&G website at www.cf.adfg.state.ak.us . Salmon fishery announcements will be broadcast on VHF channels 6 and 73 daily at 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. and may also be obtained from ADF&G in Sand Point at (907) 383-2334 (383-ADFG).
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Senators Call for 3-Year Moratorium on Discharge Permits for Commercial Vessels
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) have introduced a bipartisan bill (S.3372) this month that extends the current moratorium on permit requirements for commercial and charter fishing vessels and other commercial vessels under 79 feet long. The legislation calls for a three-year extension of the moratorium on permits for discharges under the Clean Water Act.
The current two-year moratorium is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2010. The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) and the Coast Guard were instructed to conduct a study to examine the effects of discharges incidental to the normal operation of such vessels. The senators say the results of the study have not been fully analyzed, and it will be nearly impossible for the EPA to issue the permits by July 31. That would put the vessels in violation of the Clean Water Act for any kind of incidental discharge. The senators say more time is needed to evaluate the study before determining whether these discharges need to be regulated.
Click on the title of this blog post to read more in the press release.
The current two-year moratorium is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2010. The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) and the Coast Guard were instructed to conduct a study to examine the effects of discharges incidental to the normal operation of such vessels. The senators say the results of the study have not been fully analyzed, and it will be nearly impossible for the EPA to issue the permits by July 31. That would put the vessels in violation of the Clean Water Act for any kind of incidental discharge. The senators say more time is needed to evaluate the study before determining whether these discharges need to be regulated.
Click on the title of this blog post to read more in the press release.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
ADF&G To Hold Pre-Season Fishery Stakeholders' Meeting in Sand Point and King Cove
Below is a press release from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game:
SAND POINT COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHERY ANNOUNCEMENT # 01
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will be conducting a preseason fishery stakeholder's meeting at the Aleutians East Borough building in Sand Point at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 2 and at the Harbor House in King Cove at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, June 3. The purpose of these meetings is to provide all interested parties an opportunity to discuss the upcoming salmon season with ADF&G staff.
Topics covered will include:
* 2010 regulatory changes
* 2010 salmon outlook
* 2010 management strategy
* 2010 department test fisheries
* Other topics as time permits
To obtain further information, please contact the Sand Point Fish and
Game office at (907) 383-2066.
SAND POINT COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHERY ANNOUNCEMENT # 01
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will be conducting a preseason fishery stakeholder's meeting at the Aleutians East Borough building in Sand Point at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 2 and at the Harbor House in King Cove at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, June 3. The purpose of these meetings is to provide all interested parties an opportunity to discuss the upcoming salmon season with ADF&G staff.
Topics covered will include:
* 2010 regulatory changes
* 2010 salmon outlook
* 2010 management strategy
* 2010 department test fisheries
* Other topics as time permits
To obtain further information, please contact the Sand Point Fish and
Game office at (907) 383-2066.
NPFMC Meets June 9 - 15, 2010 in Sitka
Major Issues Include Chum Bycatch, Rockfish Catch Share Program
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) is scheduled to meet June 9 - 15, 2010 in Sitka at Centennial Hall. The Council plans to review a discussion paper on the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI) chum salmon bycatch issue and finalize alternatives for analysis. The Council will also get an update on chum and Chinook salmon genetics research and sampling design.
Other major issues include the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program, the Amendment 80 Program and the Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod sideboards for crab vessels. The Council plans to take final action on the rockfish catch share program. The NPFMC is also expected to take final action on the amendment for lost vessel replacement (Amendment 80 Program). In addition, there will be an initial review of an analysis for the Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod sideboards for crab vessels. Currently, some crab boats are restricted from fishing for cod in the western Gulf. A proposal was put forth to allow these boats to fish in the fall if it appeared that the federal B season cod was not likely to be harvested. However, there may be little interest in this proposal now because of the Pacific cod sector split that was approved late last year. For more information, click on the title of this post to read the draft agenda.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) is scheduled to meet June 9 - 15, 2010 in Sitka at Centennial Hall. The Council plans to review a discussion paper on the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI) chum salmon bycatch issue and finalize alternatives for analysis. The Council will also get an update on chum and Chinook salmon genetics research and sampling design.
Other major issues include the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program, the Amendment 80 Program and the Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod sideboards for crab vessels. The Council plans to take final action on the rockfish catch share program. The NPFMC is also expected to take final action on the amendment for lost vessel replacement (Amendment 80 Program). In addition, there will be an initial review of an analysis for the Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod sideboards for crab vessels. Currently, some crab boats are restricted from fishing for cod in the western Gulf. A proposal was put forth to allow these boats to fish in the fall if it appeared that the federal B season cod was not likely to be harvested. However, there may be little interest in this proposal now because of the Pacific cod sector split that was approved late last year. For more information, click on the title of this post to read the draft agenda.
Monday, April 5, 2010
NPFMC Meets April 6 - 13, 2010 in Anchorage
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (NPFMC's) Advisory Panel (AP) and the Scientific Statistical Committee (SSC) are meeting today, April 6, 2010, at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel. The Council will begin meetings on Thursday, April 8, 2010 and plans to wrap up on April 13, 2010. Major issues include:
• Final action on groundfish annual catch limit requirements.
• Bering Sea Crab Rationalization Program:
Emergency exemptions from regionalization - stakeholder proposals.
Final action on western Aleutian Islands golden king crab regional delivery.
Crab management:
Preliminary review of Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab Annual Catch Limit Analysis and BSAI Snow/Tanner crab rebuilding plans.
• Preliminary Review of Pribilof blue king crab rebuilding plan.
• Groundfish issues:
Initial review: analysis for controlling Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Tanner crab bycatch.
Review discussion paper on GOA Chinook Salmon Bycatch.
Receive Amendment 80 Coop. report - Action as necessary.
• GOA Rockfish Program: Initial review of analysis for Central GOA limited access rockfish program.
For more information, click on the title of this post for a link to the agenda, or point your browser to: http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/Agendas/410agenda.pdf.
• Final action on groundfish annual catch limit requirements.
• Bering Sea Crab Rationalization Program:
Emergency exemptions from regionalization - stakeholder proposals.
Final action on western Aleutian Islands golden king crab regional delivery.
Crab management:
Preliminary review of Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab Annual Catch Limit Analysis and BSAI Snow/Tanner crab rebuilding plans.
• Preliminary Review of Pribilof blue king crab rebuilding plan.
• Groundfish issues:
Initial review: analysis for controlling Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Tanner crab bycatch.
Review discussion paper on GOA Chinook Salmon Bycatch.
Receive Amendment 80 Coop. report - Action as necessary.
• GOA Rockfish Program: Initial review of analysis for Central GOA limited access rockfish program.
For more information, click on the title of this post for a link to the agenda, or point your browser to: http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/Agendas/410agenda.pdf.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Gov. Parnell Announces Appointments to Alaska Board of Fisheries
Governor Sean Parnell reappointed Claud "Vince" Webster to the Alaska Board of Fisheries yesterday. He also appointed Thomas G. Kluberton of Talkeetna to a seat on the board. The remaining vacancy, created after Janet Woods stepped down, will be filled within 30 days, as required by law. For more information, read the press release below from the Governor's Web page.
April 1, 2010, Juneau, Alaska - Governor Sean Parnell yesterday reappointed Claude “Vince” Webster of King Salmon and appointed Thomas G. Kluberton of Talkeetna to the state Board of Fisheries.
The seven-member Board of Fisheries is responsible for conservation and development of the state’s fishery resources by setting seasons, bag limits, methods and means for the state’s subsistence, commercial, sport, guided sport, and personal use fisheries. The board sets fishery management policy, and makes the allocation decisions which the Department of Fish and Game must carry out through its management of fishery resources. Appointees are subject to legislative confirmation.
Webster is finishing his first term on the Board of Fisheries, and is the current board chair. He is a set gillnetter in the Kvichak district in Bristol Bay, and a drift gillnet fisherman in the Naknek district. Webster is also an engineering equipment operator for the National Park Service, and previously worked as facilities and maintenance director for the Lake & Peninsula Borough School District.
Kluberton is the innkeeper at Fireweed Station Inn near Talkeetna. He served as a member of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly from 2006-09, and served on the borough mayor’s Blue Ribbon Sportsman’s Committee during that time. Kluberton was co-owner of K&K Service & Rental, and director of market research for Netsys Technologies Inc. He also worked as an information systems and management consultant for the State of Alaska.
The remaining vacancy on the Board of Fisheries, created by the resignation of Janet Woods on March 26, 2010, will be filled within 30 days as required by statute.
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April 1, 2010, Juneau, Alaska - Governor Sean Parnell yesterday reappointed Claude “Vince” Webster of King Salmon and appointed Thomas G. Kluberton of Talkeetna to the state Board of Fisheries.
The seven-member Board of Fisheries is responsible for conservation and development of the state’s fishery resources by setting seasons, bag limits, methods and means for the state’s subsistence, commercial, sport, guided sport, and personal use fisheries. The board sets fishery management policy, and makes the allocation decisions which the Department of Fish and Game must carry out through its management of fishery resources. Appointees are subject to legislative confirmation.
Webster is finishing his first term on the Board of Fisheries, and is the current board chair. He is a set gillnetter in the Kvichak district in Bristol Bay, and a drift gillnet fisherman in the Naknek district. Webster is also an engineering equipment operator for the National Park Service, and previously worked as facilities and maintenance director for the Lake & Peninsula Borough School District.
Kluberton is the innkeeper at Fireweed Station Inn near Talkeetna. He served as a member of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly from 2006-09, and served on the borough mayor’s Blue Ribbon Sportsman’s Committee during that time. Kluberton was co-owner of K&K Service & Rental, and director of market research for Netsys Technologies Inc. He also worked as an information systems and management consultant for the State of Alaska.
The remaining vacancy on the Board of Fisheries, created by the resignation of Janet Woods on March 26, 2010, will be filled within 30 days as required by statute.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
State Pacific Cod Season Closes Tonight
The state Pacific cod season closes tonight, March 23, 2010, at 11:59 p.m. in the Western Gulf of Alaska.
Alaska Board of Fisheries Releases Results from Statewide Finfish, Supplemental Issues, Subsistence Finding Standards and Chitina Dipnet Fishery
The Alaska Board of Fisheries has released results from the recent meeting in Anchorage on Statewide Finfish, Supplemental Issues, Subsistence Finding Standards, and the Chitina Dipnet Fishery. The meeting took place March 16 - 21, 2010 at the Hilton Hotel, Anchorage.
Results:
NA 164 Revise unlawful possession of subsistence finfish regulations.
NA 165 Delay opening personal use fishery until escapement goal is met.
F 166 Eliminate requirement of having a sport fishing license to fish in personal use fisheries.
C/A 167 Modify definition of mechanical jigging machine. (Amended to clarify lures or baited hooks could be used and that mechanical jigging machines may not be fished unattached to the vessel.)
F 168 Repeal the 58-foot length limit on salmon seine vessels in Alaska.
F 169 Amend criteria for the allocation of fishery resources.
NA 170 Clarify regulations establishing escapement goals.
NA 171 Clarify escapement goals and establish ranges.
C/A 172 Provide definition for escapement goal threshold. (Amended to provide specific regulatory language.)
C/A 173 Amend management plan for parallel groundfish fisheries. (Amended to provide specific regulatory language.)
F 174 Amend lawful gear for groundfish.
F 175 Establish statewide bag limit for sablefish.
C/A 176 Increase bag limit for spiny dogfish. (Amended to specify a bag and possession limit of five fish, with no annual limit.)
F 177 Establish statewide bag limit for thornyhead rockfish.
C 178 Clarify emergency order authority.
F 179 Clarify emergency order authority.
C/A 180 Define electric fishing reels. (Substitute language amended back to original language, it maximum of 15 pounds, not including attached power cord.)
NA 181 Clarify definition of fishing rod and electric reel.
F 182 Prohibit use of electric reels.
NA 183 Prohibit use of electric reels.
C/A 184 Prohibit use of felt sole wading boots. (Adopted with a statewide effective date of January 1, 2012)
C 185 Clarify definition of underwater spear.
NA 186 Allow the use of underwater spear.
F 187 Allow the use of bait by disabled anglers.
C 188 Modify sport fishing regulations for halibut.
NA 189 Require a client-guide agreement for each client on a sport fishing charter trip.
F 190 Allow crew members to retain fish when clients are onboard.
F 191 Define official time for sport fisheries.
F 192 Establish a definition of artificial fly.
C/A 195 Close summer commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Southeast Alaska District 2. (Set a season date from 12:00 noon October 1 through 11:59 p.m. February 28 for District 2.)
C 196 Adjust the total allowable catch for the Bering Sea C. opilio Tanner crab commercial fishery.
T 197 Reduce the minimum size limit for Tanner crab in the Bering Sea commercial fishery. (Tabled to March 2011 meeting.)
C 198 Remove the minimum total allowable catch in the Saint Matthew Island blue king crab fishery.
C 200 Adopt subsistence finding standards.
F 201 Find a customary and traditional use of salmon stocks in the Chitina Subdistrict of the Copper River and establish amounts necessary for subsistence.
Other actions:
The board denied a petition for emergency action on Slikok Creek Chinook salmon submitted by the Kenai Area Fisherman’s Association.
The board denied a request to hold a public hearing on Upper Cook Inlet Finfish proposals in October 2010 four months prior to the scheduled regulatory meeting.
The board approved a delegation of authority for regulation amendments to coordinate with federal fishery regulations and to correct an error in regulations that occurred after the 2005 King and Tanner crab meeting.
The board approved a draft letter to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (council) on pending actions related to Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) crab. The letter specifically addresses annual catch limits, rebuilding plans, and bycatch considerations.
The board scheduled a regulatory meeting for October 2011 to address Pacific cod fisheries in the Prince William Sound Area (Registration Area E), Cook Inlet Area (Registration Area H), Kodiak Area (Registration Area K), Chignik Area (Registration Area L), and South Alaska Peninsula Area (Registration Area M). Specific dates for the meeting are to be set during the October 2010 worksession in order to consider changes is state regulations in light of federal Gulf of Alaska sector splits. The board approved a draft call for proposals and set a proposal deadline of April 8, 2011. The board also decided to send a letter to the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association asking for an update on its cost recovery fishery.
C = Carried; C/A = Carried as amended; F = Failed; NA = No action; T = Tabled; T/A = Tabled as amended
Results:
NA 164 Revise unlawful possession of subsistence finfish regulations.
NA 165 Delay opening personal use fishery until escapement goal is met.
F 166 Eliminate requirement of having a sport fishing license to fish in personal use fisheries.
C/A 167 Modify definition of mechanical jigging machine. (Amended to clarify lures or baited hooks could be used and that mechanical jigging machines may not be fished unattached to the vessel.)
F 168 Repeal the 58-foot length limit on salmon seine vessels in Alaska.
F 169 Amend criteria for the allocation of fishery resources.
NA 170 Clarify regulations establishing escapement goals.
NA 171 Clarify escapement goals and establish ranges.
C/A 172 Provide definition for escapement goal threshold. (Amended to provide specific regulatory language.)
C/A 173 Amend management plan for parallel groundfish fisheries. (Amended to provide specific regulatory language.)
F 174 Amend lawful gear for groundfish.
F 175 Establish statewide bag limit for sablefish.
C/A 176 Increase bag limit for spiny dogfish. (Amended to specify a bag and possession limit of five fish, with no annual limit.)
F 177 Establish statewide bag limit for thornyhead rockfish.
C 178 Clarify emergency order authority.
F 179 Clarify emergency order authority.
C/A 180 Define electric fishing reels. (Substitute language amended back to original language, it maximum of 15 pounds, not including attached power cord.)
NA 181 Clarify definition of fishing rod and electric reel.
F 182 Prohibit use of electric reels.
NA 183 Prohibit use of electric reels.
C/A 184 Prohibit use of felt sole wading boots. (Adopted with a statewide effective date of January 1, 2012)
C 185 Clarify definition of underwater spear.
NA 186 Allow the use of underwater spear.
F 187 Allow the use of bait by disabled anglers.
C 188 Modify sport fishing regulations for halibut.
NA 189 Require a client-guide agreement for each client on a sport fishing charter trip.
F 190 Allow crew members to retain fish when clients are onboard.
F 191 Define official time for sport fisheries.
F 192 Establish a definition of artificial fly.
C/A 195 Close summer commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Southeast Alaska District 2. (Set a season date from 12:00 noon October 1 through 11:59 p.m. February 28 for District 2.)
C 196 Adjust the total allowable catch for the Bering Sea C. opilio Tanner crab commercial fishery.
T 197 Reduce the minimum size limit for Tanner crab in the Bering Sea commercial fishery. (Tabled to March 2011 meeting.)
C 198 Remove the minimum total allowable catch in the Saint Matthew Island blue king crab fishery.
C 200 Adopt subsistence finding standards.
F 201 Find a customary and traditional use of salmon stocks in the Chitina Subdistrict of the Copper River and establish amounts necessary for subsistence.
Other actions:
The board denied a petition for emergency action on Slikok Creek Chinook salmon submitted by the Kenai Area Fisherman’s Association.
The board denied a request to hold a public hearing on Upper Cook Inlet Finfish proposals in October 2010 four months prior to the scheduled regulatory meeting.
The board approved a delegation of authority for regulation amendments to coordinate with federal fishery regulations and to correct an error in regulations that occurred after the 2005 King and Tanner crab meeting.
The board approved a draft letter to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (council) on pending actions related to Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) crab. The letter specifically addresses annual catch limits, rebuilding plans, and bycatch considerations.
The board scheduled a regulatory meeting for October 2011 to address Pacific cod fisheries in the Prince William Sound Area (Registration Area E), Cook Inlet Area (Registration Area H), Kodiak Area (Registration Area K), Chignik Area (Registration Area L), and South Alaska Peninsula Area (Registration Area M). Specific dates for the meeting are to be set during the October 2010 worksession in order to consider changes is state regulations in light of federal Gulf of Alaska sector splits. The board approved a draft call for proposals and set a proposal deadline of April 8, 2011. The board also decided to send a letter to the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association asking for an update on its cost recovery fishery.
C = Carried; C/A = Carried as amended; F = Failed; NA = No action; T = Tabled; T/A = Tabled as amended
Monday, March 22, 2010
SSL BiOp Delayed Again
The latest word is that the National Marine Fisheries Service's draft biological opinion (BiOp) on Steller Sea Lions is being delayed again. The draft opinion was orignally scheduled for release on March 1, 2010. Then it was added to the agenda for the April 6- 14, 2010 North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting. However, the latest word is it won't be ready for the April meeting. Findings on the status of the engangered species could impact fishing regulations around Alaska. So far, a revised date has not been released. Stay tuned for the latest on this issue!
Friday, March 19, 2010
Deadline for Board of Fisheries Proposals is April 9th
The Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) has posted a deadline for proposals on its Web site. Proposals are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9, 2010. Only 21 days remain.
BOF is accepting proposed changes to the subsistence, commercial, personal use, sport, guided sport, and guided sport ecotourism finfish provisions regulations for the Cook Inlet, Kodiak and Chignik finfish management areas. Finfish includes: salmon, herring, trout, groundfish, char, burbot, northern pike, whitefish, etc.
In addition, the board is accepting proposed changes to the subsistence, commercial, personal use, sport, guided sport, and guided sport ecotourism king and Tanner crab shellfish regulations for all areas of the state (except Southeast and Yakutat areas). This includes regional king and Tanner crab management areas. For more information, click on the title of this post for a link to the BOF announcement.
BOF is accepting proposed changes to the subsistence, commercial, personal use, sport, guided sport, and guided sport ecotourism finfish provisions regulations for the Cook Inlet, Kodiak and Chignik finfish management areas. Finfish includes: salmon, herring, trout, groundfish, char, burbot, northern pike, whitefish, etc.
In addition, the board is accepting proposed changes to the subsistence, commercial, personal use, sport, guided sport, and guided sport ecotourism king and Tanner crab shellfish regulations for all areas of the state (except Southeast and Yakutat areas). This includes regional king and Tanner crab management areas. For more information, click on the title of this post for a link to the BOF announcement.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Alaska Board of Fisheries Takes up Statewide Finfish Proposals in Anchorage
Starting today (March 16 - 21, 2010), the Alaska Board of Fisheries will focus on 32 statewide finfish proposals, supplemental issues, subsistence finding standards and the Chitina dipnet fishery. Two of the proposals may be of interest to fishermen in Area M:
• 168: Repeal length limit on salmon seine vessels in Alaska
• 174: Amend lawful gear for groundfish
Proposal #168 would repeal the 58-foot limit on the length of vessels in the salmon purse seine fishery. Proposal sponsor Darrell Kapp said because the current law doesn’t limit capacity increases, some fishermen add width and depth as a way to increase vessel capacity for the fishery. Kapp added that even with a bulbous bow, fishermen consumer more fuel than necessary, and the current length restriction produces inefficient vessels.
Proposal #174, sponsored by Aleutians East Borough Mayor and fisherman Stanley Mack, would expand the state waters Pacific cod fishery to include gillnet fishing for small boat fishing. This fishery would be modeled after the Norwegian fishery. Each vessel would be restricted to a total of 200 fathoms of gear.
To listen to the BOF's Live Audio Feed, point your browser to:
http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/fishinfo/index.php
• 168: Repeal length limit on salmon seine vessels in Alaska
• 174: Amend lawful gear for groundfish
Proposal #168 would repeal the 58-foot limit on the length of vessels in the salmon purse seine fishery. Proposal sponsor Darrell Kapp said because the current law doesn’t limit capacity increases, some fishermen add width and depth as a way to increase vessel capacity for the fishery. Kapp added that even with a bulbous bow, fishermen consumer more fuel than necessary, and the current length restriction produces inefficient vessels.
Proposal #174, sponsored by Aleutians East Borough Mayor and fisherman Stanley Mack, would expand the state waters Pacific cod fishery to include gillnet fishing for small boat fishing. This fishery would be modeled after the Norwegian fishery. Each vessel would be restricted to a total of 200 fathoms of gear.
To listen to the BOF's Live Audio Feed, point your browser to:
http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/fishinfo/index.php
Friday, February 26, 2010
ADF&G Announces Weather Delay for South Alaska Peninsula State-Waters Pacific Cod Opening
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has announced that the South Alaska Peninsula state-waters Pacific cod opening has been delayed until noon tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010), weather-permitting. ADF&G’s Westward Region said it’s possible the weather may cause another delay. Fish and Game will post another update between 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. The National Weather Service will issue its marine weather 48-hour forecast at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow.
During the 2007 Board of Fisheries meeting, a weather-delay provision for the South Alaska Peninsula state-waters Pacific cod fishery was adopted into regulation. The regulation states that if the National Weather Service marine weather forecast for Area 155 calls for gale warnings (35 knots), the opening will be delayed for 24 hours.
To avoid any confusion, the forecast must contain a gale warning, not a small craft advisory, for a delay to occur.
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During the 2007 Board of Fisheries meeting, a weather-delay provision for the South Alaska Peninsula state-waters Pacific cod fishery was adopted into regulation. The regulation states that if the National Weather Service marine weather forecast for Area 155 calls for gale warnings (35 knots), the opening will be delayed for 24 hours.
To avoid any confusion, the forecast must contain a gale warning, not a small craft advisory, for a delay to occur.
If you'd like to post a comment on AEB Fish Blog, here's how to do it:
Click on "Comment" below the latest post. A box will appear for you to type in your remarks. Then click on "Comment As". Choose "Name/URL" (or choose "anonymous", and you're done). If you've chosen to type in your name, go to the next step. For "URL", type in: www.aleutianseast.org or another Web site that you're affiliated with.
That's all there is to it.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Post your Comments
If you'd like to post a comment on AEB Fish Blog, here's how to do it:
Click on "Comment" below the latest post. A box will appear for you to type in your remarks. Then click on "Comment As". Choose "Name/URL" (or choose "anonymous", and you're done). If you've chosen to type in your name, go to the next step. For "URL", type in: www.aleutianseast.org or another Web site that you're affiliated with.
That's all there is to it.
Click on "Comment" below the latest post. A box will appear for you to type in your remarks. Then click on "Comment As". Choose "Name/URL" (or choose "anonymous", and you're done). If you've chosen to type in your name, go to the next step. For "URL", type in: www.aleutianseast.org or another Web site that you're affiliated with.
That's all there is to it.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Alaska Board of Fisheries wraps up deliberations on AK Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Finfish Proposals
The Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) wrapped up deliberations on Committee D's proposals (Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands finfish proposals) this afternoon (Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010). Committee D was the last of four committees. Altogether, the BOF considered 65 proposals during its deliberation Feb. 2 - 7, 2010 at the Egan Civic & Convention Center in Anchorage. For the results and a brief summary of each of the proposals, scroll down to earlier posts in this blog. To listen to archived recordings of the meeting, go to KSDP Sand Point Radio. Click on the title of this post or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://apradio.org/ .
BOF - Committee D - Proposal Results & Brief Summary - AK Peninsula/Aleutian Islands finfish
#163 Passed. Vote: 6 to 0. Proposed by ADF&G. Simplify bag and possession limits for king salmon in Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands Area.
#29 No Action. (Based on fail vote on #30). Proposed by Roland Briggs. Allow Area T permit in Alaska Peninsula Area, Jan. 1 - Dec. 31.
#30 Failed. Vote: 1 to 4. Yes vote: Johnstone. Proposed by Roland Briggs. Allow Area T permit in Alaska Peninsula Area, Jan. 1 - Dec. 31
#145 No Action. (Based on #146 passing). Proposed by Lower Bristol Bay AC. Amend the weekly opening and closing times in Inner Port Heiden and Ilnik sections.
#146 Passed. Vote: 6 to 0. Proposed by Roland Briggs. Amend the weekly opening and closing times in Cinder River Section.
#147 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Ray Johnson and Brian Hartman. Restrict openings in Northern District unless local escapement goals are met.
#148 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Ray Johnson and Brian Hartman. Institute windows in Northern District.
#149 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Kurt Johnson. Modify the management of Ilnik Section.
#150 No Action. (Based on failure vote of #151). Proposed by Kurt Johnson. Close Outer Port Heiden Section to gillnet fishing from June 20 to July 15.
#151 Failed. Vote: 3 to 3. Proposed by Lower Bristol Bay AC. Close Outer Port Heiden Section.
#152 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Roland Briggs. Modify Northern District Fisheries Management Plan.
#153 No Action. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Allow purse seine gear inside Ilnik Lagoon.
#154 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Ray Johnson and Brian Hartman. Change the gear mesh depth to 45 meshes in Northern District.
#155 No Action. Proposed by Roland Briggs. Allow set gillnet gear in Outer Port Heiden Section.
#156 Passed as Amended. Vote: 6 to 0. Proposed by Roland Briggs. Change seaward gillnet distance in Cinder River, Port Heiden, and Ilnik sections.
#157 Passed. 6 to 0. Proposed by Concerned Area M Fishermen. Change the angle of the boundary line in Outer Port Heiden Section.
#29 No Action. (Based on fail vote on #30). Proposed by Roland Briggs. Allow Area T permit in Alaska Peninsula Area, Jan. 1 - Dec. 31.
#30 Failed. Vote: 1 to 4. Yes vote: Johnstone. Proposed by Roland Briggs. Allow Area T permit in Alaska Peninsula Area, Jan. 1 - Dec. 31
#145 No Action. (Based on #146 passing). Proposed by Lower Bristol Bay AC. Amend the weekly opening and closing times in Inner Port Heiden and Ilnik sections.
#146 Passed. Vote: 6 to 0. Proposed by Roland Briggs. Amend the weekly opening and closing times in Cinder River Section.
#147 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Ray Johnson and Brian Hartman. Restrict openings in Northern District unless local escapement goals are met.
#148 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Ray Johnson and Brian Hartman. Institute windows in Northern District.
#149 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Kurt Johnson. Modify the management of Ilnik Section.
#150 No Action. (Based on failure vote of #151). Proposed by Kurt Johnson. Close Outer Port Heiden Section to gillnet fishing from June 20 to July 15.
#151 Failed. Vote: 3 to 3. Proposed by Lower Bristol Bay AC. Close Outer Port Heiden Section.
#152 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Roland Briggs. Modify Northern District Fisheries Management Plan.
#153 No Action. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Allow purse seine gear inside Ilnik Lagoon.
#154 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Ray Johnson and Brian Hartman. Change the gear mesh depth to 45 meshes in Northern District.
#155 No Action. Proposed by Roland Briggs. Allow set gillnet gear in Outer Port Heiden Section.
#156 Passed as Amended. Vote: 6 to 0. Proposed by Roland Briggs. Change seaward gillnet distance in Cinder River, Port Heiden, and Ilnik sections.
#157 Passed. 6 to 0. Proposed by Concerned Area M Fishermen. Change the angle of the boundary line in Outer Port Heiden Section.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Board of Fisheries Plans to Deliberate Committee D's Proposals Tomorrow
The BOF plans to take up Committee D's proposals starting at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. They're hoping to wrap up by noon.
Committee B Proposals - Results & Brief Summary - BOF - AK Peninsula/Aleutian Islands finfish
#160 No Action. Proposed by Edgan Smith. Modify the length of seine webbing used as a lead for set gillnet gear from 10 fathoms to 50 fathoms.
#161 No Action. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Modify the length of seine webbing used as a lead for set gillnet gear from 10 fathoms to 50 fathoms.
#162 Passed. Vote: 6 to 0. Proposed by John A. Foster. Modify the length of seine webbing used as a lead for set gillnet gear from 10 fathoms to 25 fathoms.
#115 No Action. Proposed by Concerned Area M Fishermen. Require participation in a chum pool.
#116 Failed. Vote: 0 to 5. Proposed by Kurt Johnson. Reinstate the 8.3 percent allocation of the pre-season Bristol Bay sockeye salmon forecast. Board member Webster abstained from voting because of a conflict.
#117 No Action. Proposed by Concerned Area M Fishermen. Modify the depth of drift and set gillnet gear.
#118 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Concerned Area M Fishermen. Modify the Post-June Salmon Management Plan fishing schedule.
#119 No Action. Proposed by Melvin R. Larsen. Modify the Post-June Salmon Management Plan fishing schedule.
#120 No Action. Proposed by King Cove AC. Modify the Post-June Salmon Management Plan fishing schedule.
#121 No Action. Proposed by Danny Cumberlidge. Modify the Post-June Salmon Management Plan fishing schedule.
#122 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by AK Pen. Coastal Fishermen Assn. Modify the Post-June Salmon Management Plan fishing schedule.
#123 No Action. Proposed by Dale Pedersen. Modify the Post-June Salmon Management Plan fishing schedule.
#124 No Action. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Address current commercial salmon fishing opportunity.
#125 Failed. Vote 3 to 3. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Allow commercial salmon fishing in all terminal areas.
#126 No Action. Proposed by Melvin R. Larsen. Extend the existing terminal areas.
#127 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Jack Berntsen. Repeal the immature salmon test fishery or increase the threshold.
#128 No Action. Proposed by Melvin R. Larsen. Allow the seine fishery based on a ratio of the number of immature salmon caught.
#129 Passed. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Extend the commercial salmon fishing season.
#130 Failed. Proposed by Concerned Area M Fishermen. Modify the depth of drift and set gillnet gear.
#131 Passed as Amended. Proposed by Patrick Brown. Allow for the use of gillnets with mesh size less than five and one-quarter inches.
#161 No Action. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Modify the length of seine webbing used as a lead for set gillnet gear from 10 fathoms to 50 fathoms.
#162 Passed. Vote: 6 to 0. Proposed by John A. Foster. Modify the length of seine webbing used as a lead for set gillnet gear from 10 fathoms to 25 fathoms.
#115 No Action. Proposed by Concerned Area M Fishermen. Require participation in a chum pool.
#116 Failed. Vote: 0 to 5. Proposed by Kurt Johnson. Reinstate the 8.3 percent allocation of the pre-season Bristol Bay sockeye salmon forecast. Board member Webster abstained from voting because of a conflict.
#117 No Action. Proposed by Concerned Area M Fishermen. Modify the depth of drift and set gillnet gear.
#118 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Concerned Area M Fishermen. Modify the Post-June Salmon Management Plan fishing schedule.
#119 No Action. Proposed by Melvin R. Larsen. Modify the Post-June Salmon Management Plan fishing schedule.
#120 No Action. Proposed by King Cove AC. Modify the Post-June Salmon Management Plan fishing schedule.
#121 No Action. Proposed by Danny Cumberlidge. Modify the Post-June Salmon Management Plan fishing schedule.
#122 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by AK Pen. Coastal Fishermen Assn. Modify the Post-June Salmon Management Plan fishing schedule.
#123 No Action. Proposed by Dale Pedersen. Modify the Post-June Salmon Management Plan fishing schedule.
#124 No Action. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Address current commercial salmon fishing opportunity.
#125 Failed. Vote 3 to 3. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Allow commercial salmon fishing in all terminal areas.
#126 No Action. Proposed by Melvin R. Larsen. Extend the existing terminal areas.
#127 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Jack Berntsen. Repeal the immature salmon test fishery or increase the threshold.
#128 No Action. Proposed by Melvin R. Larsen. Allow the seine fishery based on a ratio of the number of immature salmon caught.
#129 Passed. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Extend the commercial salmon fishing season.
#130 Failed. Proposed by Concerned Area M Fishermen. Modify the depth of drift and set gillnet gear.
#131 Passed as Amended. Proposed by Patrick Brown. Allow for the use of gillnets with mesh size less than five and one-quarter inches.
BOF - Committee C - Proposal Results
Proposal #
#158 Passed as amended. Vote: 6 to 0. Proposed by Daniel F. Veerhusen. Change the Dutch Harbor food and bait herring set gillnet allocation. RC 73, pg. 4.
#159 Passed as amended. Vote: 6 to 0. Proposed by Daniel F. Veerhusen. Allow seine gear in the Adak herring fishery. RC 73.
#132 No action. Proposed by Jim Smith. Allow harvest opportunity in SEDM.
#133 Failed. Vote: 3 to 3. Proposed by Jack R. Foster Jr. Establish a schedule in SEDM of 72-hour fishing periods. Yes votes: Morris, Delo, Jensen. No votes: Brown, Johnston, Webster.
#134 No action. (Based on #133.) Proposed by Sand Point AC. Modify the percentage of sockeye salmon caught in SEDM.
#135 No action. Proposed by Alaska Peninsula Coastal fishermen’s Assn. Modify the SEDM allocation criteria.
#136 No action. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Modify the level of sockeye salmon harvest ensured to Chignik Management Area.
#137 No Action. Proposed by John A. Foster. Modify the allocation to allow incremental fishing time in SEDM.
#138 No action. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Allow concurrent fishing periods in SEDM and Chignik areas.
#139 Passed. Vote: 6 to 0. Proposed by ADF&G. Modify the description of closed waters in Grub Gulch.
#140 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by BOF. Repeal the closed waters near Kupreanof Point.
#141 No action. (Based on #140). Proposed by Jack Bernsten. Open Kupreanof Area to fishing for both Area M and Chignik fishermen on alternating schedules.
#142 Passed. Vote: 4 to 2. Proposed by Jim Smith. Open the waters of Dorenoi Bay to commercial salmon fishing from June 1 to June 25. No votes: Brown, Johnston.
#143 No action. (Based on #142). Proposed by Sand Point AC. Open the waters of Dorenoi Bay to commercial salmon fishing before July 25.
#144 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Modify the description of all closed waters in Stepovak Bay.
#158 Passed as amended. Vote: 6 to 0. Proposed by Daniel F. Veerhusen. Change the Dutch Harbor food and bait herring set gillnet allocation. RC 73, pg. 4.
#159 Passed as amended. Vote: 6 to 0. Proposed by Daniel F. Veerhusen. Allow seine gear in the Adak herring fishery. RC 73.
#132 No action. Proposed by Jim Smith. Allow harvest opportunity in SEDM.
#133 Failed. Vote: 3 to 3. Proposed by Jack R. Foster Jr. Establish a schedule in SEDM of 72-hour fishing periods. Yes votes: Morris, Delo, Jensen. No votes: Brown, Johnston, Webster.
#134 No action. (Based on #133.) Proposed by Sand Point AC. Modify the percentage of sockeye salmon caught in SEDM.
#135 No action. Proposed by Alaska Peninsula Coastal fishermen’s Assn. Modify the SEDM allocation criteria.
#136 No action. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Modify the level of sockeye salmon harvest ensured to Chignik Management Area.
#137 No Action. Proposed by John A. Foster. Modify the allocation to allow incremental fishing time in SEDM.
#138 No action. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Allow concurrent fishing periods in SEDM and Chignik areas.
#139 Passed. Vote: 6 to 0. Proposed by ADF&G. Modify the description of closed waters in Grub Gulch.
#140 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by BOF. Repeal the closed waters near Kupreanof Point.
#141 No action. (Based on #140). Proposed by Jack Bernsten. Open Kupreanof Area to fishing for both Area M and Chignik fishermen on alternating schedules.
#142 Passed. Vote: 4 to 2. Proposed by Jim Smith. Open the waters of Dorenoi Bay to commercial salmon fishing from June 1 to June 25. No votes: Brown, Johnston.
#143 No action. (Based on #142). Proposed by Sand Point AC. Open the waters of Dorenoi Bay to commercial salmon fishing before July 25.
#144 Failed. Vote: 0 to 6. Proposed by Sand Point AC. Modify the description of all closed waters in Stepovak Bay.
BOF Committee A Proposal Results
Proposal #
#101 Passed as amended - Vote: 6 to 0 - ADF&G Proposal - Cleans up boundary language. RC 71, pg. 3&4.
#102 Passed - Vote: 6 to 0 - ADF&G Proposal: Cleans up regs.
#103 Passed as amended - Vote: 5 to 1 - King Cove A. C. Proposal - Under 58’ - cod fishery. RC 71, Pg. 7 (No vote: Jensen).
#104 Failed - Vote: 3 to 3 - Sand Point AC Proposal - Under 58’ year round cod & pollock. Yes votes: Brown, Johnston, Webster.
#105 Failed - Vote: 0 to 6 - Sand Point AC Proposal - Exclude longline gear from P. cod fishery.
#106 Failed - Vote: 0 to 6 - Dale Petersen’s Proposal- gear limits year round in the cod fishery.
#107 Failed - Vote: 0 to 6 - AK Pen. Coastal Fisheries Assn. Proposal - Parallel fisheries.
#108 Failed - Vote: 0 to 6- Sand Point AC Proposal - 50 % P. cod quota in state waters.
#109 No Action - (based on action taken on #108). King Cove AC Proposal - 50 % P. cod quota in state waters.
#110 Failed - Vote: 3 to 3 - King Cove AC Proposal - 7-day stand down for Bering Sea cod boats. Yes votes: Morris, Brown, Delo.
#111 Passed as amended - Vote: 6 to 0 - Unalaska/Dutch Harbor AC Proposal - Close part of Unalaska Bay to trawl gear. RC 68. Map: RC 85.
#112 Passed - Vote: 6 to 0 - ADF&G Proposal - BSAI - groundfish pot storage requirements.
#113 Passed as amended - Vote: 6 to 0 - ADF&G Proposal - Aleutian Islands cod management. RC 71, pg. 24.
#114 Passed as amended - Vote 6 to 0 - Daniel T. Gunn’s Proposal - Allow pot vessels 100 feet or less in the B Season after Sept. 15th in the Aleutian Islands. RC 71, pg. 26.
#101 Passed as amended - Vote: 6 to 0 - ADF&G Proposal - Cleans up boundary language. RC 71, pg. 3&4.
#102 Passed - Vote: 6 to 0 - ADF&G Proposal: Cleans up regs.
#103 Passed as amended - Vote: 5 to 1 - King Cove A. C. Proposal - Under 58’ - cod fishery. RC 71, Pg. 7 (No vote: Jensen).
#104 Failed - Vote: 3 to 3 - Sand Point AC Proposal - Under 58’ year round cod & pollock. Yes votes: Brown, Johnston, Webster.
#105 Failed - Vote: 0 to 6 - Sand Point AC Proposal - Exclude longline gear from P. cod fishery.
#106 Failed - Vote: 0 to 6 - Dale Petersen’s Proposal- gear limits year round in the cod fishery.
#107 Failed - Vote: 0 to 6 - AK Pen. Coastal Fisheries Assn. Proposal - Parallel fisheries.
#108 Failed - Vote: 0 to 6- Sand Point AC Proposal - 50 % P. cod quota in state waters.
#109 No Action - (based on action taken on #108). King Cove AC Proposal - 50 % P. cod quota in state waters.
#110 Failed - Vote: 3 to 3 - King Cove AC Proposal - 7-day stand down for Bering Sea cod boats. Yes votes: Morris, Brown, Delo.
#111 Passed as amended - Vote: 6 to 0 - Unalaska/Dutch Harbor AC Proposal - Close part of Unalaska Bay to trawl gear. RC 68. Map: RC 85.
#112 Passed - Vote: 6 to 0 - ADF&G Proposal - BSAI - groundfish pot storage requirements.
#113 Passed as amended - Vote: 6 to 0 - ADF&G Proposal - Aleutian Islands cod management. RC 71, pg. 24.
#114 Passed as amended - Vote 6 to 0 - Daniel T. Gunn’s Proposal - Allow pot vessels 100 feet or less in the B Season after Sept. 15th in the Aleutian Islands. RC 71, pg. 26.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
First Three Committees Wrap up; Committee D is winding Down
Committees A, B and C wrapped up their work on several Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Island finfish proposals this afternoon during the Board of Fisheries meetings. Committee D is winding down, and should finish up early this evening. The minutes from all the committees are expected to be available tomorrow morning. (Friday, Feb. 6, 2010.) When the Board goes back into session at 8 a.m. tomorrow, they will begin streaming (broadcasting) the proceedings live.
Fishermen and Organizations Sign Up for Committees - BOF - Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands - Proposals
Committee A - South Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands Groundfish
Board committee members: Brown (chair), Morris, Delo
(14 Proposals)
Frank Kelty Dutch/UnAK AC
Grant Newton King Cove AC
Kenny Down Freezer Longline Co.
Patrick Burns Blue North Fisheries
David Polushkin K-Bay Fisheries Assoc.
Kris Norosz Icicle Seafoods
Dan Gunn Self
Lloyd Johnessen Self
Melanie Rotter Self
Dan Martin Northern Victor Coop.
Mike Sharrah/Rick Koss ACDC
Carol Foster Self
Bert Ashley F/V Goldrush
Dick Jacobson Sand Point / Aleut Corp.
Brent Paine UCBA Trawlers
Committee B : Salmon Gear Requirements, June and Post June Fishery
Board committee members: Jensen (chair), Woods, Johnstone
(20 Proposals)
Grant Newton King Cove AC
Don Bumps Chiguak AC
Virgil Umphenour Fairbanks AC
Dan Dunway Nush AC
Abe Williams Naknek AC
Jack Fagerstrom N. Norton AC
Melvin Larsen Area M Seine
Gene Sandone Lower Yukon
Art Nelson
Mike Kurtz Area M Seine
Tim Andrew Kusko
Mike Smith Upper Yukon/Interior
Mike Sloan Norton
Tom Wooding Area M Driftnetter
Dale Schwartzmiller Processor
Robert Hayano BB
Pat Martin Area M Driftnetter
Ben Mobeck Area M Setnetter
John Foster Area M Setnetter
Johnathan Forsling Togiak Seafoods
Rachel Allen Chignik
Chuck McCallum Lake and Peninsula
Committee C: Herring and Salmon
Board committee members: Delo (chair), Jensen, Woods
(15 Proposals)
Frank Kelty UnAK/Dutch AC
Abe Williams Nak/Kvi AC
Don Bumpus Chignik AC
Dan Dunaway Nushagak AC
Virgil Umphenour Fairbanks AC
John Foster Sand Point AC
Dean Anderson Self and other for Prop 140 Seiner
Chuck McCallum Lake and Peninsula
Mark Wagener Area M Set
Tony Gregorio Self Chignik
Wally Hinderer Self Chignik
Ken Wilson Self
Mike Kurtz Self Sand Point
Rachel Allen Self Chignik
Ben Allen Self Chignik
Dan Veerhusen Self 158-159 author
Paul Gronholdt Self Sand Point
Melvin Larsen Self Sand Point
Duane Kapp Self Setneter
Rod Campbell USFWS/OSM Fed. Rep
Drew Sparlin Self Setnet S.P.
Patrick Brown Self Area M Setnet
David Osterback Sand Point Seiner
Committee D : Salmon: Sportfish and North Peninsula Management
Board committee members: Morris (chair), Johnstone, Brown
(16 Proposals)
Ralph Zimin BBDGN NAK/KVI AC
Roland Briggs Ugashik
Johnathon Forsling Village Togiak
Art Woinowsky Ugashik DGN
Fred Marinkovich AIFMA DGN
Brian Hartman Nelson Lagoon S&DGN
Mark Briski Peter Pan/Pt. Moller
Kurt Johnson BB DGN Nak/Kvi
Victoria Briggs Ugashik Processor
Theo Chesley Nelson Lagoon DGN
Brad Barr CAMF SGN
Fritz Johnson BB DGN
Robin Samuelson BBEDC/BB DGN
Frank Woods Port Heiden DGN
Pat Martin CAMF DGN
Tom Wooding APFC DGN
Ane Williams Nak/Kvi AC
Board committee members: Brown (chair), Morris, Delo
(14 Proposals)
Frank Kelty Dutch/UnAK AC
Grant Newton King Cove AC
Kenny Down Freezer Longline Co.
Patrick Burns Blue North Fisheries
David Polushkin K-Bay Fisheries Assoc.
Kris Norosz Icicle Seafoods
Dan Gunn Self
Lloyd Johnessen Self
Melanie Rotter Self
Dan Martin Northern Victor Coop.
Mike Sharrah/Rick Koss ACDC
Carol Foster Self
Bert Ashley F/V Goldrush
Dick Jacobson Sand Point / Aleut Corp.
Brent Paine UCBA Trawlers
Committee B : Salmon Gear Requirements, June and Post June Fishery
Board committee members: Jensen (chair), Woods, Johnstone
(20 Proposals)
Grant Newton King Cove AC
Don Bumps Chiguak AC
Virgil Umphenour Fairbanks AC
Dan Dunway Nush AC
Abe Williams Naknek AC
Jack Fagerstrom N. Norton AC
Melvin Larsen Area M Seine
Gene Sandone Lower Yukon
Art Nelson
Mike Kurtz Area M Seine
Tim Andrew Kusko
Mike Smith Upper Yukon/Interior
Mike Sloan Norton
Tom Wooding Area M Driftnetter
Dale Schwartzmiller Processor
Robert Hayano BB
Pat Martin Area M Driftnetter
Ben Mobeck Area M Setnetter
John Foster Area M Setnetter
Johnathan Forsling Togiak Seafoods
Rachel Allen Chignik
Chuck McCallum Lake and Peninsula
Committee C: Herring and Salmon
Board committee members: Delo (chair), Jensen, Woods
(15 Proposals)
Frank Kelty UnAK/Dutch AC
Abe Williams Nak/Kvi AC
Don Bumpus Chignik AC
Dan Dunaway Nushagak AC
Virgil Umphenour Fairbanks AC
John Foster Sand Point AC
Dean Anderson Self and other for Prop 140 Seiner
Chuck McCallum Lake and Peninsula
Mark Wagener Area M Set
Tony Gregorio Self Chignik
Wally Hinderer Self Chignik
Ken Wilson Self
Mike Kurtz Self Sand Point
Rachel Allen Self Chignik
Ben Allen Self Chignik
Dan Veerhusen Self 158-159 author
Paul Gronholdt Self Sand Point
Melvin Larsen Self Sand Point
Duane Kapp Self Setneter
Rod Campbell USFWS/OSM Fed. Rep
Drew Sparlin Self Setnet S.P.
Patrick Brown Self Area M Setnet
David Osterback Sand Point Seiner
Committee D : Salmon: Sportfish and North Peninsula Management
Board committee members: Morris (chair), Johnstone, Brown
(16 Proposals)
Ralph Zimin BBDGN NAK/KVI AC
Roland Briggs Ugashik
Johnathon Forsling Village Togiak
Art Woinowsky Ugashik DGN
Fred Marinkovich AIFMA DGN
Brian Hartman Nelson Lagoon S&DGN
Mark Briski Peter Pan/Pt. Moller
Kurt Johnson BB DGN Nak/Kvi
Victoria Briggs Ugashik Processor
Theo Chesley Nelson Lagoon DGN
Brad Barr CAMF SGN
Fritz Johnson BB DGN
Robin Samuelson BBEDC/BB DGN
Frank Woods Port Heiden DGN
Pat Martin CAMF DGN
Tom Wooding APFC DGN
Ane Williams Nak/Kvi AC
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
BOF Committees Will Meet at 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4th
BOF Committees are scheduled to meet at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010.
Listen to Yesterday's Archived Audio of BOF Testimony on KSDP
Missed yesterday's testimony from the Board of Fisheries meeting in Anchorage? Not to worry. Click on the title of this post or cut and paste this Web site address:
http://apradio.org/listen-to-ak-board-of-fisheries-from-tues-feb-2nd-2010/
to listen to the archived meeting audio. KSDP uploaded an MP3 of it and posted it on their Web site. Today's testimony/hearing will be available tonight. Go to KSDP's Web site to listen to it: http://apradio.org .
http://apradio.org/listen-to-ak-board-of-fisheries-from-tues-feb-2nd-2010/
to listen to the archived meeting audio. KSDP uploaded an MP3 of it and posted it on their Web site. Today's testimony/hearing will be available tonight. Go to KSDP's Web site to listen to it: http://apradio.org .
BOF Testimony Winding Down; Committee Meetings Expected to Begin This Afternoon
Testimony at the Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) is winding down. The Board is listening to testimony on proposals concerning the Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands. So far, 100 people have testified. Committee meetings are expected to begin later this afternoon.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Listen to Board of Fisheries Live Audio Feed - Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Finfish
Unable to attend the Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) meeting this week focusing on the Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Finfish? Even if you couldn't make it to the the Egan Center in Anchorage for the Feb. 2 - 6, 2010 meeting, you don't have to miss out. You can follow the proceedings by going to the Board's Web site and listening to the live audio feed. Click on the title of this blog post or copy and paste this Web site address into your browser:
http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/fishinfo/index.php
Then look for the title, Live Audio. Click on the link below ("Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Finfish").
http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/fishinfo/index.php
Then look for the title, Live Audio. Click on the link below ("Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Finfish").
Tentative Agenda - BOF - AK Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Finfish
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010:
Opening Business
Staff Reports
Afternoon: Public and Advisory Committee oral testimony
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010:
Morning: Continue Public Testimony starting at 8 a.m.
Afternoon: Continue Public Testimony
Organize for Board Committees and Public Panels
Committee Work (Committee A concurrent with Committee B)
Committee A - South Alaska Peninsula Groundfish
Committee B - Salmon: Gear Requirements, June and Post-June Fishery
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010:
Morning: Committee Work continued (Committee C concurrent with Committee D)
Committee C - Herring and Salmon
Committee D - Salmon: Sportfish and North Peninsula Management
Afternoon: Continue committee work as needed
Friday, Feb. 5, 2010:
Morning: Board committee report preparation and distribution to the public
Afternoon: Board deliberations
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 - 8:30 a.m.
Morning: Continue Board deliberations
Afternoon: Continue Board deliberations
Miscellaneous business, including Petitions, Findings, Resolutions, Letters, Other
Adjourn
Opening Business
Staff Reports
Afternoon: Public and Advisory Committee oral testimony
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010:
Morning: Continue Public Testimony starting at 8 a.m.
Afternoon: Continue Public Testimony
Organize for Board Committees and Public Panels
Committee Work (Committee A concurrent with Committee B)
Committee A - South Alaska Peninsula Groundfish
Committee B - Salmon: Gear Requirements, June and Post-June Fishery
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010:
Morning: Committee Work continued (Committee C concurrent with Committee D)
Committee C - Herring and Salmon
Committee D - Salmon: Sportfish and North Peninsula Management
Afternoon: Continue committee work as needed
Friday, Feb. 5, 2010:
Morning: Board committee report preparation and distribution to the public
Afternoon: Board deliberations
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 - 8:30 a.m.
Morning: Continue Board deliberations
Afternoon: Continue Board deliberations
Miscellaneous business, including Petitions, Findings, Resolutions, Letters, Other
Adjourn
Deadline to Sign up for BOF Testimony: Wed., Feb. 3 at 9 a.m.
The Alaska Board of Fisheries began presenting staff reports on the Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Finfish at the Egan Civic & Convention Center in Anchorage today. Those wishing to testify must sign up before 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.
Friday, January 29, 2010
ADF&G Posts Staff Comments on AK Peninsula - Aleutian Islands Proposals
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has posted staff comments on the Alaska Peninsula - Aleutian Islands Management Proposals. The proposals will be considered Feb. 2 - 6, 2010 during the Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting at the Egan Civic & Convention Center in Anchorage. The Board will listen to testimony on the proposals. To view ADF&G staff comments, click on the title of this blog post or cut and paste this link below into your browser.
http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/fishinfo/meetinfo/2009-2010/ak-peninsula/staff_comments_2010akpenin.pdf
http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/fishinfo/meetinfo/2009-2010/ak-peninsula/staff_comments_2010akpenin.pdf
IPHC Sets Catch Limits for 2010
This morning, the International Pacific Halibut Commission set catch limits for the 2010 season:
Area 2A — 810,000 pounds
Area 2B — 7.5 million pounds
Area 2C — 4.4 million pounds
Area 3A — 19.99 million pounds
Area 3B — 9.9 million pounds
Area 4A — 2.33 million pounds
Area 4B — 2.16 million pounds
Area 4CDE — 3.58 million pounds
TOTAL — 50.67 million pounds
Area 2A — 810,000 pounds
Area 2B — 7.5 million pounds
Area 2C — 4.4 million pounds
Area 3A — 19.99 million pounds
Area 3B — 9.9 million pounds
Area 4A — 2.33 million pounds
Area 4B — 2.16 million pounds
Area 4CDE — 3.58 million pounds
TOTAL — 50.67 million pounds
Reminder: BOF to Hear Testimony on Proposals Affecting Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands
The Aleutians East Borough (AEB) would like to remind Area M fishermen that the Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) is scheduled to hear testimony on multiple proposals impacting the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands finfish. The public hearing will take place Feb. 2 - 6, 2010 at the Egan Civic & Convention Center.
The AEB is renting space at the Egan (Space #14, lower level) for fishermen to gather and seek advice from the Borough's fish experts (AEB Resource Director Beth Stewart and Borough Fisheries Consultant Sam Cotten) on testimony that will be presented to the BOF.
Those unable to attend the hearing in Anchorage can listen to audio from the BOF public hearing. It will be streamed live via the Board's Web site: http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/fishinfo/index.php .
The AEB is renting space at the Egan (Space #14, lower level) for fishermen to gather and seek advice from the Borough's fish experts (AEB Resource Director Beth Stewart and Borough Fisheries Consultant Sam Cotten) on testimony that will be presented to the BOF.
Those unable to attend the hearing in Anchorage can listen to audio from the BOF public hearing. It will be streamed live via the Board's Web site: http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/fishinfo/index.php .
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
AEB Seeks Fishermen to Testify at Alaska Board of Fisheries Meeting Feb. 2 - 6, 2010
The Aleutians East Borough is seeking fishermen to testify at the Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) meeting in Anchorage scheduled for Feb. 2 - 6, 2010 at the Egan Civic & Convention Center. The BOF will hear testimony on multiple proposals concerning the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands Finfish Proposals.
The proposals include:
* Possible changes to the Kupreanof Line (Proposal # 141)
* The lack of fishing time with the Southeastern District Mainland (SEDM) (Proposals # 132 - 138).
* Possible restrictions to openings in the Northern District to allow more fishing in Nelson Lagoon.
Fishermen interested in testifying at the Alaska Board of Fisheries should contact:
Tina Anderson, AEB Clerk/Planner
Toll free: (888) 383-2699
The proposals include:
* Possible changes to the Kupreanof Line (Proposal # 141)
* The lack of fishing time with the Southeastern District Mainland (SEDM) (Proposals # 132 - 138).
* Possible restrictions to openings in the Northern District to allow more fishing in Nelson Lagoon.
Fishermen interested in testifying at the Alaska Board of Fisheries should contact:
Tina Anderson, AEB Clerk/Planner
Toll free: (888) 383-2699
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