Last Call For ADFG Board Of Fisheries Proposals Is April 10

The following is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game:

Alaska Board of Fisheries 2025/2026 Call for Proposal Deadline Reminder

Call for Proposal deadline: April 10, 2025

The Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) is accepting proposed changes to the subsistence, personal use, sport, guided sport, and commercial fishing regulations for the Bristol Bay; Arctic, Yukon, Kuskokwim; Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Islands, Chignik; and Statewide finfish management areas. Finfish includes salmon, herring, trout, other freshwater finfishes, and groundfish, including Pacific cod, for consideration by the board in its 2025–2026 meeting cycle. The board may also consider subsistence proposals for other topics (including other areas) under the subsistence proposal policy, 5 AAC 96.615, if proposals are submitted within this deadline and the board determines they meet the criteria in either 5 AAC 96.615(a)(1) or (2).

Proposals may be submitted online or by mail or fax at:

Online:            https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fisheriesboard.forms

Mail:                ADF&G, Boards Support Section

                       P.O. Box 115526

                       Juneau, AK 99811-5526

Fax:                 (907) 465-6094

More information can be found in the original Call for Proposals.

Proposals must be received by Thursday, April 10, 2024, at the Boards Support Section office in Juneau. A postmark is NOT sufficient for timely receipt. The deadline for online submission is 11:59 PM on April 10.

The Board of Fisheries proposal form is available at the Boards Support website at http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fisheriesboard.forms. Proposal forms are also available at any Boards Support office. Proposals must be submitted on the current approved form. Any additional information provided with the form, such as tables, Internet web links, or charts, will not be included in the proposal book.

The completed proposal form must contain a contact name, telephone number and address. Email addresses are appreciated. Please legibly print or type the individual’s or organization’s name as appropriate.

Responsive proposals received by the proposal deadline will be considered by the Board of Fisheries during the 2025/2026 Meeting Schedule.

For more information, please contact the Art Nelson, Executive Director for the Board of Fisheries at art.nelson@alaska.gov or (907) 267-2292.