At the UFA meeting we also received from the USCG an update of the upcoming regulations from the Coast Guard Act of 2010.  One of the new programs besides the coast guard dockside exams if you fish outside of 3 miles is the Alternative Compliance Safety Program (ACSP).  This is a program that will affect commercial […]

At the UFA meeting we had a lot of presenters about the State’s fiscal situation and varies departments the commercial fishing industry depends upon. Here are some of the presentations. If you have any questions, please call the office at 907-586-6652 ADF&G for UFA Briefing Document 10-27-15 Fiscal Stability UFA 10 27 15 ASMI UFA […]

IPHC visited the SE ports of Sitka and Petersburg last week and gave a presentation. This is the slides that were used in the presentation. If you have any questions, please call the SEAFA office. IPHC 2015 SE port tour 10.31.15

Purse Seine Task Force meeting: December 1, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Drift Gillnet Task Force meeting: December 2, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Enhanced salmon allocation review meeting: Dec. 2nd from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Southeast Alaska RPT meeting: December 3, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. All […]

As there will not be a red king crab season this fall, ADFG has released the survey data. A threshold of 200,000 lbs is necessary for a season and the current harvestable estimate is 82,697 pounds. RKC management memo 2015 FINAL non-confidential copy 10.10.15 RKC stock assessment memo 2015_final copy 10.10.15

View the newsletter for theAKI Hatchery below AKI_newsletter_spring_2015-6-2-1

The purpose of this Bulletin is to remind the commercial fishing industry about safety and equipment requirements established by the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 and the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 as well as other applicable laws. These new requirements are scheduled to go into effect by the date(s) set […]

At the spring RPT meeting, one of the duties is to review the enhanced salmon allocation plan. Here are some of the slides presented at the meeting. ALLOCATIONS Spring 2015 RPT 4.0815 reduced version

ADF&G announced the Anita Bay Terminal Harvest Fisheries Announcement today

The USCG has issued for the SE inside waters an exemption from the mandatory dockside examination requirement for commercial fishing vessels fishing outside of three miles. ( SEE MAP for better explanation of waters this exemption pertains to.) This exemption does not waive the necessity of having safety equipment required outside of three miles on-board, it […]