This book contains regulatory proposals to be discussed at the Board of Fisheries' October 2011 to March 2012 meetings. Meetings are scheduled October 4-5 and 6-10, 2011 in Anchorage; December 2-7 in Valdez; January 15-21, 2012 in Petersburg; February 24-Mar. 4 in Ketchikan; and March 20-23 in Anchorage.
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.
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.
This report includes summaries of reported catch and effort information and management actions for Dungeness crab, shrimp, and miscellaneous shellfish fisheries managed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) in the Prince William Sound Management Area (Area E). Area E currently encompasses waters of Alaska from 144000ʹ W. longitude, near Cape Suckling, to the longitude of Cape Fairfield at 148050.25ʹ W. longitude. ADF&G is responsible for the management of commercial, subsistence, and personal use Dungeness crab Cancer magister, sidestripe shrimp Pandalopsis dispar, spot shrimp Pandalus platyceros, coonstripe shrimp Pandalus hypsinotus, weathervane scallops Patinopecten caurinus, razor clams Siliqua patula, and miscellaneous shellfish which includes squid, octopus Octopus dofleini, green urchin Stronglyocentrotus droebachiensis, and sea cucumber Parastichopus californicus fisheries.