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Salmon Hatcheries Issues Come Before Alaska Board of Fisheries
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Salmon Hatcheries Issues Come Before Alaska Board of Fisheries

At the Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting taking place in Cordova, Alaska from Dec. 10-16, the agenda includes several proposals to decrease hatchery production of pink and chum salmon in Prince William Sound. Cordova District Fishermen United and others, including the city of Cordova, oppose Proposition 78 by former long time Board of Fisheries member Virgil Umphenour of Fairbanks. The proposal calls for a 25% cut in the pink salmon egg take level in hatcheries operated by the Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corp. and Valdez Fisheries Development Association, followed by an evaluation of its impact within five years. The proposal contends that there’s significant evidence that there is an ocean carrying capacity that’s exacerbated by the proliferation of Alaskan and Asia hatc...
Alaska Board of Fisheries Meeting in Kodiak
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Alaska Board of Fisheries Meeting in Kodiak

New management proposals for salmon, sablefish and herring are on the table as the Alaska Board of Fisheries meetings at the Kodiak Marketplace in downtown Kodiak through Friday, Jan. 12. A total of 30 proposals, including over a dozen on salmon management around Kodiak, are on the table for the meeting, which began Tuesday, Jan. 9. A number of reports on the agenda range from a review of salmon escapement goals in the Kodiak Management area to the Kodiak management area commercial salmon fishery annual management report, plus a Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission report on permit holdings and estimates of gross earnings in Kodiak commercial salmon fisheries from 1975 through 2022. The meeting is open to the public, and a live video stream is set to be available at the ADF&a...