June 4, 2016: Chignik Opener!
Updated: (Fixed AUDIO) Alaska Peninsula Salmon Stakeholders Meeting
Orzinski Lake sunrise
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ADF&G’s Elisabeth Fox shares info about the upcoming 2016 salmon season around the AK Peninsula & Aleutian Islands. Topics: Early reports from the Chignik Weir, cost-recovery herring fishery opportunity in Dutch/Unalaska, potential state budget nightmares (contact your elected officials today! AKLeg, Gov. Walker), & Orzenoi Weir wedding folks resolve to return.
http://apradio.org/adfg-preseason-stakeholders-meeting-on-600-p-m-friday-may-27-in-sand-point/
2016 Salmon Stakeholders Meeting: Friday, May 27th at 6pm!
A marine science technician from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, Alaska, inspects a vessel during a commercial fishing vessel safety exam in Dillingham, June 13, 2015. Coast Guard personnel conducted 412 dockside exams prior to the Bristol Bay Salmon Fishery. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
The 2016 Salmon Stakeholders Meeting will be Friday, May 27th at 6pm at the Aleutians East Borough Office in Sand Point. The meeting will also have teleconferences throughout the region and be broadcasted live on KSDP!
ADF&G Preseason Stakeholder’s Meeting on 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 27 in Sand Point
Photo of Orzinski Lake, showing the weir and field camp at the lake outlet. Photo via http://akssf.org/default.aspx?id=2638
This meeting will air live on KSDP & be archived at http://apradio.org
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http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/658447819.pdf
ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME, DIVISION OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES NEWS RELEASE
Sam Cotten, Commissioner – Scott Kelley, Director
Contact: Lisa Fox, Area Biologist, Charles Russell, Assistant Area Biologist
Sand Point Area Office – PO Box 129 – Sand Point, AK 99661
Phone: (907) 383-2066 – Fax: (907) 383-2606
E-mail: elisabeth.fox@alaska.gov
Date Issued: May 17, 2016 Time: 2:30pm
SAND POINT COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHERY ANNOUNCEMENT # 01
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will be conducting a preseason fishery stakeholder’s meeting at the Aleutians East Borough building in Sand Point at 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 27. We will teleconference with both King Cove at the Harbor House and False Pass. The purpose of this meeting is to provide all interested parties an opportunity to discuss the upcoming salmon season with ADF&G staff.
Topics covered will include:
2016 salmon outlook
2016 management strategy
2016 department test fisheries
Other topics as time permits
To obtain further information, please contact the Sand Point Fish and Game office at (907) 383-2066.
U.S. Coast Guard Dockside Exams in Sand Point – May 30th to June 4th, 2016
A marine science technician from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, Alaska, inspects a vessel during a commercial fishing vessel safety exam in Dillingham, June 13, 2015. Coast Guard personnel conducted 412 dockside exams prior to the Bristol Bay Salmon Fishery. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
The U.S. Coast Guard will be in Sand Point doing dockside vessel inspections in Sand Point – May 30th to June 4th, 2016.
Sign up at the Sand Point Harbor House to schedule your dockside vessel exam.
Generate your own checklst – Click here:http://www.uscg.mil/d13/cfvs/DocksideExams.asp
Final 2 Days of Proposals: Board of Fish
Here are the final two days of decisions for the Board of Fish for the Alaska Peninsula.
Download PDF Here: Fish News – Feb. 29, 2016
Download PDF Here: Fish News – Feb. 28, 2016
Fish News! Round 1 Board of Fish Proposals
Here is the first series of decisions on proposals for the Alaska Peninsula’s Board of Fish Meetings
Download the PDF Here: Fish News – 2-27-16
Alaska Peninsua Board of Fish
We apologize for not being able to broadcast this live. KDLG in Dillingham had the same problem during their broadcast, but essentially the audio stream is a high quality stream making it impossible to keep a consistent connection with our internet.
We will try to download the archive and broadcast it tonight, update on times will come.
Here is the link so you can give it a try yourself, you may need to restart your stream rather frequently but it may be worth it.
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fisheriesboard.main
Interview: Ernie Weiss, February 1, 2016 – Upcoming Pollock By-Catch Meeting
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Ernie Weiss on Pollock Policy! Monday at 9:30
AEB Natural Resource Director Ernie Weiss will be on at 9:30am to discuss an upcoming meeting of pollock regulations.
Tune in for this important discussion!
NOAA Fisheries Enforcement Meeting: December 29, 2015 – Download or Stream!
Aleutians East Borough Natural Resources Department Meeting for 2016 Fishery Regulations
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Alaskans Sound Off on Newly Approved Genetically Edited Salmon
An “AquAdvantage Salmon”, the first FDA-approved genetically modified animal for human consumption in the U.S.A. Photo: https://aquabounty.com/our-salmon/
Download “Alaskans Sound Off on Newly Approved Genetically Edited Salmon” By Jillian B., Chloe G., and Evan W., Seniors at Sand Point School (mp3, 2.5MB, 2.5minutes)
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Jillian: Recently the FDA has approved the first genetically modified fish for human consumption in the U.S. We asked Alaskans for their thoughts on the AquAdvantage salmon.
Jillian: Benjamin Mobeck, a Sand Point village elder responds to the question “Would you eat AquAdvantage Salmon?†(audio) _______________________
Chloe: I interviewed Glen Gardner, the mayor of Sand Point. He said he thinks that AquAdvantage will affect Alaska fisheries because people are looking for Alaskan salmon. He also insists that Alaska has to get on the bandwagon to promote Alaska wild salmon.
Jillian: Dick Jacobsen, Chairman of the Aleut Corporation and Captain of F/V Miss Ingrid, says…..(audio) _______________________
Chloe: I also interviewed my gram, Ivy Gardner, who I think is the smartest person I know. She said that she thinks genetically modified salmon is a bunch of bull, that we don’t need altered salmon when we have wild salmon.
Jillian: For a teenager’s perspective, we spoke to Colten Mack, a junior at Sand Point school who commercial fishes. When asked if he would eat AquAdvantage Salmon, Colten said, “No, because I’ve been around salmon my whole life and I would not want them to be any differentâ€
Evan: I emailed Sam Cotton, the current director of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and asked if he thought genetically editing animals is a good or bad thing. He responded by saying: “Purely as an Alaskan [who] has been involved with Wild salmon fisheries and stocks since I was about your age, any threat, perceived or real, that might have a slight chance of impacting Alaskan Salmon either biologically or the markets that support the Commercial and Sport fishing industries is cause for concern. The genetic manipulations and combining selected genes from three different species is fascinating from a science perspective, but troubling from a biological perspective.â€
Jillian: For the past few weeks as a senior english class we have been researching GMO salmon and have reached out to many Alaskans for their opinions, which have helped us to form ours:
Evan: We wouldn’t eat or buy genetically modified salmon.
Chloe: Because we feel that genetically modified fish could affect our way of life in Sand Point, Alaska,
Jillian: and AquAdvantage salmon could potentially hurt our fishing industry in the future.
Reporting from 830 am KSDP this is Jillian, Chloe, and Evan. Thanks for listening.
AEB’s Fish News from Dec 18th, 2015
Download the latest issue of AEB’s Fish News from Dec 18th, 2015 (PDF).
Back issues available here:
http://www.aleutianseast.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={B388C2C4-EB51-4A47-A306-D19D32B2EE6F}
Here’s the latest Fish News containing highlights from this month’s NPFMC meeting.
There’s also information on the last page about the upcoming AEB Fishermen’s Winter Fisheries Enforcement Meeting, scheduled for Dec. 29th.