The Noatak/Kivalina Fish and Game Advisory Committee (AC) will hold a public meeting in Noatak on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in the Noatak IRA building/meeting room.
Agenda items will include the following:
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Caribou report and RC 907 Caribou Registration Permit update
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Snow machine use to position game for harvesting caribou
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Review and comment on Kotzebue Sound AC caribou proposals in Unit 23 (One to have year-round bull season and another one to allow the taking of abandoned or orphaned calves)
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Musk oxen update by Researcher Brynn Parr, Nome Fish & Game office
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Trout studies by Fisheries Biologist Brendan Scanlon, Fairbanks Fish & Game office
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Discuss Board of Game and Board of Fish proposals and provide comment as necessary or appropriate
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Review Joint Board proposals on advisory committee uniform rules of operation including decreasing the size of the Noatak/Kivalina committee from 15 to 9 members.
Advisory committees are local groups that meet to discuss fish and wildlife issues and to provide recommendations to the Alaska Board of Game and the Alaska Board of Fisheries on regulations that may affect them. All meetings are open to the public. As the local forum, committees develop and/or evaluate regulatory proposals and provide recommendations to the appropriate board, discuss conservation and use, including matters relating to habitat, advising the appropriate regional councils on resources and consulting with individuals, organizations, and agencies.
If you are a person who requires special accommodations to participate in any of the public meetings, please contact Hazel Smith at 907-442-1717 or 907-412-3080 no later than 48 hours prior to the meeting so any necessary arrangements may be made. For those who wish to participate by teleconference, please call 1-800-504-8071, access code 4421717.
Contact:
Hazel Smith
Alaska Department of Fish & Game
Boards Support Section
PO Box 689
Kotzebue, AK 99752
Direct: 907-442-1717
Cell: 907-412-3080
Fax: 907-442-2420
hazel.smith@alaska.gov