Board Of Fisheries Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Regions Finfish Meeting Set For Nov. 18-22

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

‘Alaska Board of Fisheries to meet in Fairbanks for Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Regions Finfish
November 18-22, 2025

The Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) will meet in Fairbanks, November 18-22, 2025 at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge at 1850 Hoselton Road. At this meeting, the board will consider 32 proposals regarding finfish in the Arctic, Yukon, and Kuskokwim management region. These proposals have been submitted by the general public, fishing organizations, local Fish and Game Advisory Committees, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. All portions of the meeting are open to the public and a live video stream is intended to be available on the board’s website at https://boardoffisheries.adfg.alaska.gov.

The public is invited to give oral testimony during the meeting. Any person intending to testify must sign up at the meeting site in Fairbanks, no later than 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19. Public testimony will continue until members of the public who signed up before the deadline and are present have been given an opportunity to testify.

Also at this meeting, following staff reports, the board will be receiving Traditional Knowledge reports from the public. There are specific criteria to be qualified to provide a Traditional Knowledge report to the board, this information can be found in the board’s September 24, 2025 Legal Notice and in board finding 2024-205-FB. Anyone interested in providing a Traditional Knowledge report to the board must sign up prior to the meeting, no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, November 14 by contacting Art Nelson, Executive Director for the Board of Fisheries at art.nelson@alaska.gov or (907) 267-2292.

All meeting information including the agenda, roadmap, proposals, agency reports, and public and advisory committee comments will be available on the meeting website at: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fisheriesboard.meetinginfo&date=11-18-2025&meeting=fairbanks. Documents submitted to the board during the meeting will be posted online throughout the meeting.

Written comments on specific proposals will be accepted during the meeting and can be submitted online through the meeting website provided above. Comments must not exceed 10 single-sided or 5 double-sided pages in length from any one individual or group. Once proposal deliberations begin, the board will ONLY accept written public comments not more than five single-sided pages, or the equivalent double-sided pages. The board may relax this requirement if specific information is requested by the board requiring more pages than allowed under this standard.

For more information about the meeting, or if you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this public meeting, please contact Art Nelson at art.nelson@alaska.gov or (907) 267-2292 no later than Friday, November 14, 2025 to make any necessary arrangements.