ADFG announced the Seymour Canal Herring Gillnet Sac Roe Fishery Quota for 2012 on January 30th. Seymour Canal (Section 11-D) will have a Guideline Harvest Level (GHL) of 1,287 tons. There will be no commercial fishery in Hobart Bay/Port Houghton (District 10)

The IPHC made the following decisions on Friday Jan. 27th, 2012 concerning the 2012 Halibut season dates and catch limits. 2Aa 0.989 2Bb, includes sport 7.038 2C 2.624 3A 11.918 3B 5.070 4A 1.567 4B 1.869 4CDEc 2.465 Total 33.540 a Includes sport, tribal, and commercial fisheries. b Includes sport and commercial fisheries. c Individual […]

The King and Tanner Task Force (KTTF) met by teleconference on January 12, 2012 prior to the Board of Fish meetings. At this meeting they discussed membership of the task force, board of fish proposals and the Board of Fish charge which was presented to the Board. The Board adopted the new charge which will […]

The NPFMC & IPHC joint workshop on Halibut Bycatch EStimation, Halibut Growth and Migration, & Effects on Harvest Strategy is scheduled for April 24-25 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Seattle. The following information document has been posted for the meeting. Click HERE

The Taku Legislative Task Force met on January 5th & 7th. The task force is strictly for fact-finding and not for recommendations. The various presentations for January 5th are available HERE and for the January 7th meeting HERE. At the hearing on the 7th Chieftain Metals stated that their they were pursuing a road option […]

POT SHRIMP TASK FORCE MEETING Sitka. . . The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today the Pot Shrimp Task Force will be meeting in Petersburg on January 14, 2012. The meeting is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Petersburg City Council Chambers. This meeting is between members of the Pot […]

The Dept of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water, now is accepting aquatic farm, joint-agaency applications for new aquatic farm sites and existing farm site amendments each year from January 1st through April 30th. Joint-agency application forms may be obtained by emailing calling or writing to: Dept of Natural Resources 550 W 7th […]

Sitka. . . The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today the following information concerning the preseason forecast for king salmon returning to the Taku River in 2012. The 2012 pre-season terminal run forecast for large Taku River king salmon is 48,036 fish. The resulting U.S. Allowable Catch (AC) is 6,703 large Taku Kings. […]

Petersburg . . . The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today that seasons for the 2011/2012 commercial Tanner and golden king crab fisheries in Southeast Alaska will open by regulation at 12:00 noon on Thursday, February 16, 2012. The season start date for the Tanner and golden king crab fisheries is based on […]

Goals 1. Review biological health and status regarding Taku River fish stocks, habitat, and game resources. 2. Investigate who is responsible (e.g., Alaska departments of Fish and Game, Natural Resources, Environmental Conservation, and the U.S. Coast Guard) for monitoring industrial vessel traffic on the river and determine if industrial vessel safety and spill response requirements […]