Welcome to the Alaska Board of Fisheries
Latest News
- Notice of a Meeting of the Alaska Board of Fisheries: Emergency Petition re: Prince William Sound Hatchery, July 17, 2018 (PDF 26 kB)
- Press Release: 2018/2019 Revised Meeting Schedule (PDF 111 kB)
- Notice of Adoption of Emergency Regulations & Notice of Proposed Changes: Yentna River Drainage & Upper Yentna River Subsistence Salmon Fishery (PDF 80 kB)
- ADF&G Recognizes 2018 Advisory Committee Excellence in Service Award Winners
- Alaska Board of Fisheries 2018–2019 Meeting Schedule (Revised 5/25/18) (PDF 75 kB)
- Alaska Board of Fisheries 2019–2020 Meeting Schedule (PDF 265 kB)
Current Meetings
- Emergency petition/PWS Hatchery, July 17, 2018, Anchorage
Upcoming 2018-2019 Cycle Meetings
- Work Session, October 15-16, 2018, Anchorage
- Joint Protocol Committee, October 17, 2018, Anchorage
- Pacific Cod, October 18-19, 2018, Anchorage
- Bristol Bay Finfish, November 28-December 4, 2018, Dillingham
- Arctic/Yukon/Kuskokwim Finfish, January 15-19, 2019, Anchorage
- Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Island/Chignik Finfish, February 21-27, 2019, Anchorage
- Statewide Finfish, March 8-11, 2019, Anchorage
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The Board of Fisheries provides notices for meetings, regulatory changes, proposals, and calls for proposals electronically. Sign up to receive e-mails on your areas and regions of interest. To request information by hard copy, please contact us at (907) 465-4110.
About the Board
The Alaska Board of Fisheries consists of seven members serving three-year terms. Members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature. Members are appointed on the basis of interest in public affairs, good judgment, knowledge, and ability in the field of action of the board, with a view to providing diversity of interest and points of view in the membership (see Alaska Statute 16.05.221).
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.
The board has a three-year meeting cycle (PDF 147 kB), and generally holds meetings from October through March. The Board of Fisheries meets four to six times per year in communities around the state to consider proposed changes to fisheries regulations. The board uses biological and socioeconomic information provided by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, public comment received from people inside and outside of the state, and guidance from the Alaska Department of Public Safety and Alaska Department of Law when creating regulations that are sound and enforceable.
Board of Fisheries Authority
The Board of Fisheries is established under Alaska Statute 16.05.221 for the purposes of the conservation and development of the fisheries resources of the state. The Board of Fisheries has the authority to adopt regulations described in AS 16.05.251 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. The regulations the Board of Fisheries has authority over are 5 AAC Chapters 1- 77.
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Contact the Boards Support main office at (907) 465-4110, or see detailed contact information.