“This decision has been a long time coming,” said Austin Williams, Alaska legal and policy director for Trout Unlimited. “It’s so great to see the Forest Service move beyond unsustainable and damaging clear cut logging of old-growth forest and chart a...
Formalized as part of ALFA’s Young Fishermen Initiative in 2015— in late 2017 ALFA was awarded funds to get more boots on deck statewide. Since 2015, over 100 apprentices have been trained and placed on local fishing vessels in Southeast Alaska....
NOAA Fisheries is denying the request for emergency action because the petition does not meet the criteria necessary to determine that an emergency exists. Specifically, the available information does not support a finding that the proposed emergency regulations would address the low...
"I like being a career civil servant because I answer to the federal government and not a political party. I focus primarily on the growth and well-being of people and the communities to which they belong. I share power, put the...
When releasing any rockfish, anglers must use a deepwater release mechanism to return the fish to the depth it was hooked or to a depth of at least 100 feet. All vessels must have at least one functional deepwater release mechanism...
“Public input is important to the Division as we finalize the Statewide Stocking Plan for 2023,” Statewide Stocking Coordinator Summer Woods, said. “The Division commits a significant portion of the annual budget toward stocking fish throughout the state. Hearing from anglers...
In addition to submitting written public comments for the board’s consideration, the public is invited to give in-person oral testimony during the meeting, beginning on January 14. Any person intending to testify must sign up at the meeting site in Anchorage...
