Board Of Fisheries Accepting Public Comment For Commercial Herring Fishery

The following is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Board of Fisheries:

JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE ALASKA BOARD OF FISHERIES AND COMMERCIAL FISHERIES ENTRY COMMISSION ON ALASKA HERRING REVITALIZATION

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS 

Through the Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) Charge Statement 2024-304-FB, the board and the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (commission) formed a joint committee to review the commercial herring industry statewide. The review will focus on current and potential markets, differences among Alaska’s regional herring fisheries, and potential legal pathways to resolve changes to regulatory systems. Through information gained by the committee, both the board and commission may independently consider governance changes to improve the Alaska herring industry.

The committee will be holding two meetings. The first committee meeting will be held through web conference on April 2, 2024, beginning at 1:00pm. The web conference may be accessed here:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85065613061

or by phone at (253) 215-8782  note: this is not a toll-free number

Webinar ID: 850 6561 3061

Subjects covered at the April 2 meeting are limited to the selection of public committee nominations and review of initial research topics. A copy of the committee’s Request for Nominations and Research Topics may be found on the April 2 committee meeting webpage. Responses to the request for nominations and research topics should be received by Boards Support by March 29 and may be submitted or sent to:

Submit comments and/or nominations online at https://arcg.is/0mz8X1