Welcome to fisheries in the last Frontier! The Alaska Chapter is proud to welcome you to the 2018 Western Division Meeting “Change, Challenge, and Opportunity in Fisheries: Fishing for Solutions.” The 43rd Annual meeting will be held in Anchorage, Alaska May 21-25, 2018. The heart of Alaska, Anchorage is a bustling metropolis yet surrounded by […]
Yukon River In-Season Salmon Management Teleconferences Working together to maintain a sustainable fishery. Every Tuesday: June through August 2018 1:00pm Alaska Time/2:00pm Yukon Time 1-800-315-6338 Participation Code: YUKON # (98566#) GET INVOLVED: Discuss fishing conditions & management strategies with managers & fishers throughout the Yukon River Drainage. ~Tracking the run, one week at a time~ […]
An Emergency petition to allow drift gillnet subsistence fishing after August 2 in subdistrict 4-A lower will be taken up at the July 17th Board of Fisheries meeting. Anyone wishing to comment must do so by 11:59 pm Monday, July 9. To read the petition follow this link: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm… to submit an online comment: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm… […]
ALASKA BOARD OF FISHERIES MEETING: July 17, 2018 **Written comments due by 11:59 pm Monday, July 9. JULY 9** To submit an online comment: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm… The Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) will hold a meeting beginning at 1:00 p.m., July 17, 2018 at the Egan Civic and Convention Center, 555 West 5th, Anchorage, Alaska. Purpose????To […]
Salmonfest has become widely recognized both nationally and within the state as the most compelling and dynamic event in Alaska. Every year over 8,000 people turn the Kenai Peninsula village of Ninilchik into a city as families and friends fill the region with encampments full of music, food, fish and love. Over the three day weekend many […]
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Teleconference: Call the toll-free number: 1-866-864-5314, then when prompted enter the passcode: 3091862. Agenda will be updated in September 2018.
When: October 5-8, 2018 Where: TBD: 1-2 participants may attend the WIRAC in Galena w/Danielle and share about the workshop. Who: Workshop hosted by YRDFA with guests from ADF&G, YDFDA, NPS, and others within chosen community. ---~20 young fishers (between the ages of 18-40) What/Purpose: Vision~To inspire young adult fishers to engage in fisheries management activities as […]
The October 10-11, 2018 meeting of the Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will discuss subsistence issues in the region. The Council will hold its meeting in Galena beginning at 9:00 a.m. daily. The agenda will updated when it is released on the USFWS website.
The October 11-12, 2018 meeting of the Council will discuss subsistence fish and shellfish issues and proposals to change Federal subsistence fish and shellfish regulations for 2019-2021, as well as other issues affecting subsistence in the Eastern Interior Region and other subsistence related resource management issues. The Council will hold its fall meeting in […]