Yakutat AC Meeting & Elections

Yakutat Fish and Game Advisory Committee Meeting and Elections The Yakutat Fish and Game Advisory Committee will be holding a public meeting and elections on Friday, January 30th at 7:00 pm in the Yakutat High School Auditorium. The agenda will include the following items: * New Business: Board of Fisheries Proposals a. Proposal 162: Prohibit commercial transport services in subsistence fisheries b. Proposal 163: Define all trawl gear operated inside state waters as non-pelagic and develop new performance and monitoring standards to allow state-waters pelagic trawling to occur on a case-by-case basis c. Proposal 164: Establish bottom contact monitoring requirements for pelagic trawl gear operated inside state waters d. Proposal 165: Establish salmon excluder requirements for all pelagic trawl gear operated inside state waters e. Proposal 166: Amend statewide definition of a mechanical jigging machine f. Proposal 167: Prohibit vessels from having other groundfish gear or equipment onboard while participating in a groundfish fishery using mechanical jigging machines or hand troll gear g. Proposal 168: Prohibit vessels from having more than one groundfish gear type onboard when participating in a state-managed groundfish fishery h. Proposal 169: Create a definition of groundfish coil spring or ‘slinky pot’ i. Proposal 173: Provide emergency order authority to define fishing boundaries when regulatory markers are lost, destroyed or otherwise absent j. Proposal 176: Allow anglers fishing from the same vessel to pool bag and possession limits k. Proposal 177: Allow anglers fishing from the same vessel to pool bag and possession limits l. Proposal 178: Modify the definition of bag limit m. Proposal 179: Establish a statewide annual limit for king salmon of 10 fish n. Proposal 180: Establish a statewide annual limit for king salmon of five fish o. Proposal 181: Align regulatory and statutory language for sport fishing gear p. Proposal 183: Amend regulations requiring conditions of fish available to inspection while in possession q. Proposal 184: Align the sport fish definition of rockfish with the statewide definition r. Proposal 187: Close the Tsiu River and all waters within one quarter mile of the Tsiu River and Kaliakh River confluence to commercial fishing for salmon * Other business as needed Join by phone Phone Number: +1 253 205 0468 Meeting ID: 882 4070 2958 Meetings are open to the public and all are welcomed to participate. For further information, contact Annie Bartholomew at the Department of Fish & Game. To be added to the electronic email notices for Yakutat AC Meetings, please send an email to Annie at the address below. Advisory committees are local groups that meet to discuss fishing and wildlife issues and to provide recommendations to Alaska Board of Fisheries and Alaska Board of Game. All meetings are open to the public. Advisory Committees are intended to provide a local forum on fish and wildlife issues. Their purpose includes: 1) developing regulatory proposals, 2) evaluating regulatory proposals and making recommendations to the appropriate board, 3) providing a local forum for fish and wildlife conservation and use, including matters relating to habitat, 4) advising the appropriate regional council on resources, and 5) consulting with individuals, organizations, and agencies. If you are a person who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in any of these public meetings, please contact Boards Support at 907-465-4110 no later than 48 hours prior to the meeting, to make any necessary arrangements. Contact: Annie Bartholomew Boards Support Section PO Box 115526 Juneau AK 99811-5526 907.465.4046 Fax: 907.465.6094 annie.bartholomew@alaska.gov