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Fisheries News

Board of Fish Public Comment: Final Day to Submit

CALL TO ACTION: Proposals at the upcoming Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting in Anchorage this February could severely damage Area M fisheries — hurting families and businesses and putting Aleutians East schools, local services, and the fish tax revenue they depend on at risk. If you support the people and economy of this...

Sand Point Fish and Game Advisory Committee Meeting

The Sand Point Fish and Game Advisory Committee will be holding a public meeting at the Sand Point City Council Chambers and online on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at 3:00pm. This meeting is open to the public. Agenda items will include the following: Discuss AK Peninsula/Aleutian Islands/ Chignik Finfish Proposals at the...

Link: Have Your Voice Heard – Public Comment for Alaska Peninsula Board of Fish

Public Comment on the Alaska Board of Fish Meeting for February 2026 can be submitted by following the link below. https://www.easternaleutiancoalition.org/2026boardoffisheries Proposals have been submitted that would carry a significant impact to the Area M fishery. If you have testimony you would like the Board to hear,...

Fisheries council tightens its belt as funding comes ‘in dribs and drabs’

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, a federal board that helps oversee federal fisheries off Alaska’s coast, is scaling back operations due to uncertainty over federal funding. The council meets five times a year to help set fishing policies, like quotas, regulations and bycatch restrictions. But federal budget cuts...

ADF&G: 2025 Sand Point Commercial Salmon Fishery Update #1

http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1659401442.pdf For Immediate Release: March 18, 2025 CONTACT: Matt Keyse, Finfish Area Management Biologist – (907) 486-1874 Sand Point Commercial Salmon Fishery Update # 1 Because of concerns for Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon (king salmon) across the Gulf of...

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