Key advisory committee meetings and elections this month; ACs offer local sportsman input to state action

Fish & Game advisory committees are scheduled to meet throughout Alaska in the coming weeks to discuss recent action by both boards of game and fish, as well in some cases hold elections for committee memberships.

The committees are intended as the front line for local sportsman input into the regulatory process for hunting and fishing in Alaska.  Decisions ultimately made and rules set by the boards often start with recommendations from the “ACs”, and committee votes are often cited by BofG and BofF members in justifying their decisions.

These elections are often also the front line on determining how the board members will vote on key issues like allocation of fisheries, subsistence and hunting regulation changes.

Here’s a list of each meeting with location, time and tentative agenda:

The Cooper Landing Fish & Game Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 20 at 12 noon at the Cooper Landing Community Hall, located at Mile 0.8 Bean Creek Road.  Agenda will include preparing Cook Inlet Board of Fisheries proposals, and any other business that may come before the committee.  For more information contact Jeremy Lewis at 312-6780.

The Tyonek Fish & Game Advisory Committee will hold an election meeting on Saturday, March 30 at the Tyonek Tribal Center at 2 pm.  Agenda will also include preparing Board of Fisheries proposals, and any other business that may come before the committee.  For more information contact Alex Pfoff at 218-732-3805.

The Anchorage Fish & Game Advisory Committee will hold an election meeting on Tuesday, April 2 at the King Technical High School (formerly King Career Center) located at 2650 E Northern Lights Blvd at 6:30 p.m.  Agenda will also include reports on BOG SC region, BOF Statewide finfish and JB meetings, discuss BOF Cook Inlet and/or BOG Arctic/Interior Region proposals to submit, and any other business that may properly come before the committee. The public is invited to attend and address any concerns they have.  For more information contact Kevin Taylor at 244-7437.

The Seward Fish & Game Advisory Committee will hold an election meeting on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 7 p.m. at the City Council Chambers, located at 410 Adams Street in Seward.  Agenda will also include a review of the BOF meeting, discussion of BOF Cook Inlet proposals to submit, and any other items of business that may properly come before the committee.  For more information contact Jim McCracken at 362-3701.

The Kenai/Soldotna Fish & Game Advisory Committee will hold an election meeting on Thursday, April 4 at the Kenai River Center at 6 pm.  Also on the agenda will be preparing BOF proposals, and any other business that may come before the committee.  For more information contact Mike Crawford at 252-2919.