4th of July Planning Meeting
Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: City Council Chambers
We NEED VOLUNTEERS to run game booths during the event and to help decorate! Please come if you are interested in volunteering for any amount of time. Call Jade at the City Office with questions. 383-2696
*Public Notice*
The City of Sand Point is now soliciting bids for construction work to be performed on the City Municipal Building and the Old Clinic Building. Contact the City for more information. Please submit bids to the City Clerk’s Office. Bids will be accepted until 4:00PM on June 15, 2012.
*Public Notice*
The City of Sand Point will begin to enforce the Animal Control Ordinances.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please call Jason Bjornstad at (907) 386-1125.
Posted 06/01/12
Reminder: WASSIP Informational
Meeting Scheduled for
10 a.m. Friday, June 1, 2012 in Sand Point
Video-conference to King Cove. Audio link to other participating Aleutians East Borough (AEB) communities:
Akutan, Cold Bay, False Pass, Nelson Lagoon
A Young Fishers Program presentation by the AEB Natural Resources Department in cooperation with the Aleutians East Borough School District (AEBSD) and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G)
ADF&G is coordinating with the Western Alaska Salmon Stock Identification Project (WASSIP) signatory groups to organize informational meetings in the various fishing regions to re-introduce the WASSIP program in anticipation of reports that will be released in September 2012. WASSIP signatories include Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Aleut Corporation, Aleutians East Borough, Association of Village Council Presidents, Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association, Bristol Bay Native Association, Concerned Area M Fishermen, Kawerak, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Tanana Chiefs Conference, and Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association.
WASSIP is a comprehensive program to sample commercial and subsistence chum and sockeye salmon fisheries in coastal marine
areas of western Alaska, from 2006 through 2009. This unprecedented genetic sampling study includes salmon fisheries from Chignik Bay to Kotzebue Sound, stretching over 3,000 km of shoreline. During the four years of fishery sampling, approximately 320,000 samples were collected and some 156,000 samples will have been analyzed by the ADF&G Gene Conservation Laboratory to detail stock composition of fishery harvests.
Those who plan to attend and participate in the meeting include: Eric Volk with ADF&G, Denby Lloyd, member of the WASSIP Advisory Panel; Pat Martin, CAMF’s representative on the WASSIP AP; AEB Natural Resources Director Ernie Weiss; and AEB Fisheries Consultant Sam Cotten.
The Young Fishers Program is a collaborative effort of the AEBSD Career & Technical Education program and the AEB Natural Resources Department. Earlier this year, as part of the AEB Young Fishers program, the AEB sponsored two students and an AEBSD teacher/chaperone to attend the Alaska Sea Grant Young Fishermen’s Summit in Juneau. The Summit covered topics of interest to Alaska fishermen, including methods for participating in fisheries regulatory and legislative processes. AEBSD video and audio links to AEB communities for this informational meeting in Sand Point is a continuation of the effort to involve young fishers in the fisheries regulatory process.
Following the WASSIP informational meeting, Alaska Peninsula Salmon Fishery Manager Aaron Poetter will hold the 2012 AEB June Salmon Pre-season informational meeting, and will also be available to answer questions about the AEB/ADF&G Southeast District Mainland (SEDM) genetic salmon sampling study. Other area fisheries consultants and processing representatives have been invited and may attend the meeting. The meeting will be held in Sand Point at the AEB offices, video linked to the school in King Cove. Other site locations will be announced when determined.
For more information www.aebfish.org or contact Ernie Weiss at eweiss@aeboro.org.
WASSIP’s 4-year genetic sampling study includes chum and sockeye salmon fisheries stretching from Chignik Bay to Kotzebue.
Prices Paid to Copper River Commercial Fishermen Drop for Sockeye
According to the Cordova Times, commercial fishermen were being paid about 90 percent less for sockeye in the second opener (May 21st) compared to the first one (May 17th). During the first opener, fishermen made about $4 per pound. However, in the second opener, the Cordova Times reported that prices ranged from $2.10 to $2.25 per pound, with one processor offering $3.25. Kings
brought in about $6 during both openers.
A Singing Good Time. Sunday, June 1, 2012 at the Baptist Church at 7:00PM. Bring your voice instruments, or come and listen. Refreshments to follow.
Wastac Electronics is looking for someone with accounting skills to work 8AM – 5PM, Monday – Friday.
For more information call Ken at 907-383-3500
Click Here to View the Word Document:Â Public Notice Vehicle Removal
Click Here to View the PDF File: Â Â Ordinance
Click Here to view the PDF File: Â Â Summer Schedules 5-23-12
OR read the text below:
SUMMER INFORMATION & SCHEDULES
5/23/12
-The Sand Point Pool will be closed for the summer. Sorry for
any inconvenience.
-Boys and Girls will be open from noon-3 p.m. May 23rd and
1 to 4 p.m. May 24th-31st and closed for the rest of the summer.
Thank you for your support.
-The library will be open Monday-Saturday 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. from
Monday till August 15. Read, read, and read some more.
Have a great summer!
Western Alaska Salmon Stock Identification Project Informational Meeting
with ADF&G & WASSIP Advisory Panel Members
10AM Friday, June 1, 2012
AEB Office
Sand Point, Alaska
2012 AEB June Salmon Pre-season meeting
With ADF&G staff Aaron Poetter
Immediately following the WASSIP meeting
AEB Fisherman’s Meeting immediately following the pre-season meeting
Meetings will be video-conferenced to King Cove School, audio linked to other participating Aleutians East Borough communities, Akutan, Cold Bay, False Pass, Nelson Lagoon.
For more information contact Ernie Weiss at eweiss@aeboro.org or (907) 274-7557
Click here to view the Special Meeting Agenda:Â 05-22-12 Special Meeting Agenda
Click here to view the Special Meeting Notice:Â Special Meeting Notice
Fish News
May 18, 2012
Copper River Salmon Season in Full Swing
Commercial fishermen are busy trying to net a healthy chunk of change as they haul in the well-known Copper River salmon. The season began yesterday morning. However, some fishermen reported that the run was off to a slow start.
According to a MSNBC/KTUU news story, a fisherman reported hearing someone on the radio quote the price of king salmon at $6.50 per pound. The salmon caught yesterday was processed in Cordova later that day and then shipped off to Seattle at 2 a.m. this morning.
FREE Safety Training Scheduled for Commercial Fishermen in King Cove and Sand Point
Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) will offer a fishing vessel safety and drill conductor course in King Cove on Sunday, May 27th, and a second course at the Sand Point School on Tuesday, May 29th. These courses are 1-day, 10-hour training sessions focusing on the U.S Coast Guard training requirements for commercial fishing vessels. They are available FREE to commercial fishermen, thanks to funding from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Alaska Department of Commerce and Community Development and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Please register in advance by contacting AMSEA in Sitka at 888-508-3287, toll-free. More information and online registration is available at www.amsea.org.
Council to Take Final Action on GOA Halibut PSC during June Meeting
Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Halibut PSC (Prohibited Species Catch) will be one of the major issues during the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s meeting in Kodiak next month. The Council is planning to take final action during its meeting, scheduled for June 6th – 12th in Kodiak. The Council is scheduling 20 hours on this topic. Visit the following link for more information: GOA Halibut PSC . Other items:
ï‚· Final Action on Pribilof BKC Rebuilding Plan.
ï‚· The Council amended the agenda earlier this week, removing the BSAI crab
management issues.
Visit the following link for more information: June 2012 Council Agenda
AEB’s Natural Resource Director Nominated to NPFMC’s Steller Sea Lion Mitigation Committee Aleutians East Borough Natural Resources Director Ernie Weiss has been appointed to serve on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Steller Sea Lion Mitigation Committee. Ernie was notified earlier this month that Council Chairman Eric Olson approved his nomination to the Committee. Ernie is also a member of the Council’s Advisory Panel.
The Council recently reconvened the Steller Sea Lion Mitigation Committee (SSLMC). The Committee’s objective is to develop an alternative or alternatives for consideration in the environmental impact statement (EIS) for
Steller sea lion mitigation measures in the western and central Aleutian Islands. The first meeting of the SSLMC will be held at 9 – 11 a.m. on May 31, 2012 via teleconference. Larry Cotter will serve as chairman.
City of Sand Point
P.O. Box 249
Sand Point, AK 99661
Special Meeting
A Special Meeting will be held May 22nd, 2012, at 12:00 pm in the City Council Chambers regarding the following:
Ordinance 2012-02:
FY13 Budget &
Resolution 12-02: Disposal of Real Property-City Trailer.
FREE Safety Training Schedule for Commercial Fishermen in King Cove and Sand Point
Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) will offer a fishing vessel safety and drill conductor course in King Cove on Sunday, May 27, 2012 and a second course at the Sand Point School on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. These 1 day, 10 hour training sessions will be in the U.S. Coast Guard training requirements for commercial fishing vessels. They are available for FREE to commercials fishermen thanks to funding from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Alaska Department of Commerce and Community Development and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Please register in advance by contacting AMSEA in Sitka at 888-508-3287, toll-free. More information and online registration is available at www.amsea.org.
Information submitted by
Kristie Sherrodd
Marketing and Publications Manager
Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA)
http://www.amsea.org