Board of Fish meeting in Anchorage July 17 to consider additional pink stocking

The Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) will meet at 1 p.m., July 17 at the Egan Civic and Convention Center, 555 West 3^rd, Anchorage, Alaska.

The purpose of the special meeting is to address an emergency petition from the Kenai River Sportfishing Association received May 16, regarding additional hatchery production in the Prince William Sound. At the meeting the board will consider whether an emergency exists under 5 AAC 96.625 and may consider whether to adopt emergency regulations under AS 16.10.440(b) to amend hatchery permit terms.

There’s been considerable public concern that an excess of stocked pink salmon is consuming forage that would otherwise feed more popular king and silver salmon, further depressing Alaska runs that are already at historic lows.

This meeting is open to the public.  The board is not taking written comment or oral public testimony during the meeting.

A live audio stream of the meeting is should be available on the Board’s website at www.boardoffisheries.adfg.alaska.gov.

The agenda and other meeting documents, including the emergency petition, are available on the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Board of Fisheries meeting webpage at: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fisheriesboard.meetinginfo.

If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in any of these public meetings, please contact the Boards Support Section at (907) 465-4110.

For more information about the meeting, contact Glenn Haight at 465-6095.