Contact:
Bob Chadwick
Sitka Area Management Biologist
Phone: (907)747-5355
June 21, 2006
During their February 2006 meeting, the Alaska Board of Fisheries closed sport fishing for shrimp in areas previously closed to commercial shrimp fishing. One of the areas closed is the Sitka Sound Special Use Area. Personal use and subsistence shrimp fishing remains open in the Sitka Sound Special Use Area.
Please see the attached map for more information:
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A map and description of the Sitka Sound Special Use Area is also provided on page 18 of the 2006 Southeast Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Summary.
For more information on the Board of Fisheries process, visit their website at: http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/ and click on “Board of Fisheries.”
Anyone needing further information concerning this announcement may contact the Division of Sport Fish in Sitka at (907) 747-5355 or visit: