Welcome to the Alaska Board of Fisheries
Live audio is available here during meetings. Next up: October 15, 8:30am, Work Session.
Latest News
- Notice of Public Meetings: Work Session & Joint Protocol Committee (non-regulatory) (PDF 37 kB)
- Alaska Board of Fisheries to hold three meetings in October (PDF 122 kB)
- Nominate Advisory Committee members now for 2019 Excellence in Service Awards
- Notice of Proposed Changes: Pacific Cod Fisheries in Chignik, South Alaska Peninsula, Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands Areas (PDF 59 kB)
- 2018-2019 Proposal Book Now Available
- Alaska Board of Fisheries 2018–2019 Meeting Schedule (Revised 5/25/18) (PDF 196 kB)
- Alaska Board of Fisheries 2019–2020 Meeting Schedule (PDF 115 kB)
2018-2019 Proposal Book
Read the proposals that will be considered by the Board during the 2018-2019 cycle. Hard copies are available at local Fish & Game offices.
Upcoming 2018-2019 Cycle Meetings
- Work Session, October 15-16, 2018, Anchorage
- Joint Protocol Committee, October 17, 2018, Anchorage
- Alaska Peninsula/Chignik/Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands 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/Chignik/Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands 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.
Contact Us
Contact the Boards Support main office at (907) 465-4110, or see detailed contact information.