Board of Fish
What is it?
The Alaska Board of Fisheries consists of seven members serving three-year terms. Members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature.
What do they do?
The Board of Fisheries’s main role is to conserve and develop the fishery resources of the state. This involves setting seasons, bag limits, methods and means for the state’s subsistence, commercial, sport, guided sport, and personal use fisheries, and it also involves setting policy and direction for the management of the state’s fishery resources. The board is charged with making allocative decisions, and the department is responsible for management based on those decisions, including: establishing open and closed seasons and areas for taking fish; setting quotas, bag limits, harvest levels and limitations for taking fish; and establishing the methods and means for the taking of fish.
How can i get involved?
Proposals
The deadline to submit proposals has passed, but for the next season you can visit the Alaska Department of Fish and Game website to submit.
Nominations
Board of Fish members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state legislature – if you support or oppose an appointee, contact the governor or your legislators.
Testimony
Online
Visit https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fisheriesboard.main to read and comment on proposals online or https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=process.commentoptions&ontimeinfo to comment .
If you have an attachment, technical difficulties, questions, or other issues, please send your comment and relevant technical info via email:
Alaska Board of Fisheries: dfg.bof.comments@alaska.gov
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Boards Support Section
P.O. Box 115526
Juneau, AK 99811-5526
Comments via mail must be received (not postmarked) by the due date.
Fax
(907) 465-6094
In Person
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Boards Support Section
1255 W. 8th Street
Juneau, AK 99811-5526