Welcome to the Alaska Board of Fisheries
Latest News
- Notice (Revised Oct. 15, 2019) (PDF 21 kB) of Public Meeting: Special Committee on the Nushagak-Mulchatna King Salmon Fishery Management Plan
- Notice (PDF 92 kB) of Public Meeting of the Alaska Board of Fisheries: Work Session
- Alaska Board of Fisheries 2019–2020 Meeting Schedule (Revised 2/13/19) (PDF 175 kB)
- Alaska Board of Fisheries 2020–2021 Meeting Schedule (PDF 73 kB)
2019-2020 Proposal Book
Read the proposals that will be considered by the Board during the 2019-2020 cycle. Hard copies will be available at local Fish & Game offices in late September.
Comments to the Board of Fisheries
Upcoming 2019-2020 Cycle Meetings
- Special Committee on Nushagak-Mulchatna King Salmon Fishery Management Plan, October 21, 2019, Anchorage (comments due Oct. 8, 2019)
- Work Session, October 23-24, 2019, Anchorage (comments due Oct. 8, 2019)
- Lower Cook Inlet Finfish, December 10-13, 2019, Seward (comments due Nov. 25, 2019)
- Kodiak Finfish, January 11-14,2020, Kodiak (comments due Dec. 27, 2019)
- Upper Cook Inlet Finfish, February 7-20, 2020, TBD (comments due Jan. 23, 2020)
- Statewide King & Tanner Crab, March 7-11, 2020, Anchorage (comments due Feb. 21, 2020)
Calendar
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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 234 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.
Contact Us
Contact the Boards Support main office at (907) 465-4110, or see detailed contact information.