This news was delivered to the Alaska Board of Fisheries as their spring meeting opened in Sitka Monday afternoon.
Fisheries
Commercial fisheries commission chief reacts to being on chopping block
Bruce Twomley says the work the commission does is complicated and specialized.
A filmmaker’s love story with salmon screens around Alaska
Independent filmmaker Mark Titus presents issues facing Alaska’s wild salmon population in his new film “The Breach.” After four years of fundraising and production, Titus takes his film on a 12-stop national tour.
Board of Fish meets in Sitka today
On the agenda for the board are 107 proposals for changes in management to Southeast Alaska’s herring, salmon, and groundfish fisheries.
Haines king salmon derby cancelled
Another tough year is predicted for king salmon in Southeast and that has prompted the cancellation of the annual Haines King Salmon Derby.
Maw withdraws from consideration for Board of Fisheries position
A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader John Coghill’s office confirmed the withdrawal of Dr. Roland Maw but couldn’t provide additional details.
Slideshow: Sikuliaq stops in Juneau
UAF officials roll out gangplank for public to view new research vessel devoted to polar oceanography.
House Bill targets Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission for elimination
HB112 comes after a Department of Fish and Game report questions the efficiency and organizational structure of the CFEC.
NPFMC to review 50 percent cut on halibut bycatch
Halibut harvests have been on the decline in the Bering Sea for several years. But the amount that trawlers and catcher-processors are allowed to take incidentally has stayed the same.
Kuskokwim fishermen set sights on co-management
Efforts to establish tribal co-management of Kuskokwim salmon are slowly progressing.