Alaska Board of Fisheries will expand its special meeting on Wednesday, May 17  to review an emergency petition by the Fairbanks Fish and Game Advisory Committee to limit commercial fishing for the dismal forecast of Copper River king salmon.

Arrival of the first Copper River kings to market was once a historic photo opp, as in this 2012 event at Anchorage’s Bridge Restaurant. Poor runs may mean neither sport nor commercial fishing for Copper River fish this year.

The meeting starts at 1 p.m. and will be streamed online live.

This is an expanded agenda from the board’s special meeting on the Bering Sea Tanner Crab Harvest Strategy, to be held May 17-18

At the very beginning of the meeting will be a review of the emergency petition requesting the board consider a number of measures to limit the harvest of king salmon in the Prince William Sound commercial salmon fishery. The meeting will be in Anchorage at the Sheraton Hotel, 401 East 6th Avenue, Kuskokwim Room.

A live audio stream of the meeting is intended to be available on the Board of Fisheries website which can be accessed at: www.boardoffisheries.adfg.alaska.gov.

Meeting materials will also be posted on this website and will be available through the Department of Fish and Game Boards Support Section.

http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fisheriesboard.main