(Statewide) - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) Division of Sport Fish, will be hosting their fourth online fishing forum titled, “Dipnetting 101,” on the Alaska Department of Fish and Game YouTube channel. The presentation will go through salmon identification, ethical dipnetting practices, dipnetting permit requirements, regulations and common violations, and where to dipnet for salmon in Alaska. This fishing forum will be available on YouTube on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. ADF&G staff will be available to answer any questions in real-time from 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. in the YouTube chat and in the Facebook event chat.

Looking to have the most interactive experience possible? Visit the ADF&G-wefishak Facebook page, and join the watch party event at the scheduled date and time above. Questions about the video can be posed in the event discussion during the entire watch party, or on the YouTube chat. Questions will be answered as they are received. After the YouTube video concludes, at 7:15 p.m., the presenter will go live in the Facebook event and answer any remaining questions and give some additional resources for viewers. This is a free event for anyone wishing to watch and ask questions. If you are unable to attend during the designated time, the video will be available on YouTube following the premiere.

For more information, please contact the forum organizer, Molly McCarthy-Cunfer, at (907) 444-6030.

#20-2984