This document contains Alaska Department of Fish and Game (department) staff comments on commercial, personal use, sport, and subsistence regulatory proposals for Statewide Finfish and Supplemental Issues. These comments were prepared by the department for use at the Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting, March 10–13, 2023, in Anchorage, Alaska. The comments are forwarded to assist the public and board. The comments contained herein should be considered preliminary and subject to change, as new information becomes available. Final department positions will be formulated after review of written and oral public testimony presented to the board.
This document contains Alaska Department of Fish and Game (department) staff comments on commercial, personal use, sport, and subsistence regulatory proposals for Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Island, and Chignik finfish. These comments were prepared by the department for use at the Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting, February 20–25, 2023, in Anchorage, Alaska. The comments are forwarded to assist the public and board. The comments contained herein should be considered preliminary and subject to change, as new information becomes available. Final department positions will be formulated after review of written and oral public testimony presented to the board.
This document contains Alaska Department of Fish and Game (department) staff comments for use at the Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) meeting, March 26–April 2, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska. The comments are forwarded to assist the public and board. The comments contained herein should be considered preliminary and subject to change, as new information becomes available. Final department positions will be formulated after review of written and oral public testimony presented to the board.
The following staff comments were prepared by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (department) for use at the Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) meeting, October 27–28, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska. The comments are forwarded to assist the public and board. The comments contained herein should be considered preliminary and subject to change, as new information becomes available. Final department positions will be formulated after review of written and oral public testimony presented to the board.
This document contains Alaska Department of Fish and Game (department) staff comments on commercial, sport, subsistence, and personal use finfish and shellfish regulatory proposals for Southeast Alaska and Yakutat. These comments were prepared by the department for use at the Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) meeting, January 4–January 15, 2022, Ketchikan, Alaska. The comments are forwarded to assist the public and board. The comments contained herein should be considered preliminary and subject to change as new information becomes available. Final department positions will be formulated after review of written and oral public testimony presented to the board.
These staff comments were prepared by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for use at the Alaska Board of Fisheries Meeting, February 23-March 8, 2017 in Anchorage, Alaska. The comments are forwarded to assist the public and board. In addition to the proposals, this volume includes some statistics on the fish population and harvests in the upper Cook Inlet and its tributary rivers (coverage in most tables starts after 1984).
These staff comments were prepared by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for use at the Alaska Board of Fisheries Meeting held November 30-December 3, 2016 in Homer, Alaska. The comments are forwarded to assist the public and board. In addition to the proposals, this volume includes some statistics on the fish harvests and angler hours in the lower and upper Cook Inlet areas and tributary rivers as well as Resurrection Bay with coverage starting as early as 1972.