*PROPOSAL 173 LANGUAGE CORRECTED* 

Icy Straits Fish and Game Advisory Committee Meeting (Teleconference)

The Icy Straits Fish and Game Advisory Committee will be holding a public meeting via teleconference on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Due to the COVID-19 health emergency this meeting will happen telephonically. 

The agenda will include the following items:

• Discuss Board of Fisheries Proposals:
  • 172 - Change the pot shrimp fishery from a fall/winter season to a spring/summer season
  • 173 -Repeal rainbow trout size limits in Crystal, Glacier, and Moraine lakes Change the pot shrimp fishery from a fall/winter season to a spring/summer season
  • 174 - Change the pot shrimp season in Districts 2 and 6 from a fall/winter season to spring/summer season
  • 175 - Limit the number of shrimp pots that may be deployed on a longline to 10
  • 184 - Clarify the practice of long-lining shrimp pots in the sport fishery
  • 185 - Allow the use of artificial lights as an attractant when taking squid
  • 186 - Allow the take of squid with hook and line gear with an unlimited number of hooks
  • 187 - Allow the department to modify weekly fishing periods by emergency order during the weeks of Christmas and New Year's Day
• Other business

Meetings are open to the public and all are welcomed to participate

CALL-IN INFORMATION

Phone Number: 1-800-504-8071

Access Code: 4654046

For further information and questions, contact Annie Bartholomew at the Department of Fish & Game. To be added to the electronic email notices for Icy Straits AC Meetings, please send an email to Annie at the address below. Advisory committees are local groups that meet to discuss fishing and wildlife issues and to provide recommendations to Alaska Board of Fisheries and Alaska Board of Game. All meetings are open to the public.

Advisory Committees are intended to provide a local forum on fish and wildlife issues. Their purpose includes: 1) developing regulatory proposals, 2) evaluating regulatory proposals and making recommendations to the appropriate board, 3) providing a local forum for fish and wildlife conservation and use, including matters relating to habitat, 4) advising the appropriate regional council on resources, and 5) consulting with individuals, organizations, and agencies. 

If you are a person who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in any of these public meetings, please contact Boards Support at 907-465-4110 no later than 48 hours prior to the meeting, to make any necessary arrangements.

Contact: Annie Bartholomew
Boards Support Section
PO Box 115526
Juneau AK
99811-5526
907.465.4046
Fax: 907.465.6094
annie.bartholomew@alaska.gov