** This meeting has been rescheduled from its original date**
The Eagle Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20th, at 4:00 PM at the Eagle Village Tribal Hall and by web/teleconference. This meeting is open to the public.
Agenda items will include the following:
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Discussion of Arctic / Yukon / Kuskokwim Finfish 2022-2023 Board of Fisheries proposals including but not limited to the following:
- Proposal 63 – Establish an annual bag limit of 20 northern pike and modify daily bag limit of fish greater than 30 inches in the Chatanika Harvest Area subsistence fishery.
- Proposal 64 – Modify the daily bag limit to require retention of the first 10 fish caught and length limit for northern pike in the Chatanika Harvest Area subsistence fishery.
- Proposal 79 –Allow hook and line attached to a rod or pole when subsistence fishing upstream of the Nulato River mouth, to and including the Koyukuk River drainage up to the closed waters of the Koyukuk and the subsistence permit area.
- Proposal 80 – Restrict subsistence king salmon harvest in the middle and upper Yukon River.
- Proposal 81 – Implement a Yukon River drainage subsistence salmon permit to allow retention of king salmon less than 24 inches with an annual limit 10 fish during times of king salmon conservation.
- Proposal 82 – Modify the dates sinking of gillnets is allowed in the Yukon Area from October 1 to April 30.
- Proposal 83 – After August 15, a person may not take salmon with a gillnet that has a mesh size greater than six inches in the Yukon Area Personal Use Salmon Fishery.
- Proposal 84 – Repeal and readopt Yukon Area subsistence fishery lawful gear and gear specifications.
- Proposal 85 – Modify Yukon Area Personal Use Salmon Fishery specifications for selective gear types and gillnet mesh size during times of salmon conservation.
- Proposal 87 – Establish a definition of an eel stick.
- Proposal 88 – Repeal and replace Yukon Area commercial salmon fishing gear specifications.
- Proposal 89 – Modify Yukon Area commercial dip net gear operations in the commercial fishery to include a single rigid handle with a single line attached.
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Discussion of Board of Fisheries Proposal #140 concerning the South Unimak and Shumagin Island June Salmon Management Plan and other Alaska Peninsula / Aleutian Island / Chignik Finfish 2022-2023 Board of Fisheries proposals as requested by committee members
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Other fisheries and wildlife business as needed
A copy of the full agenda, minutes from the previous meeting, and other materials will be posted to this Online Public Notice (http://notice.alaska.gov/208729) prior to the start of the meeting. Minutes and audio recordings will be posted to archived meeting notices, which can be found on the Eagle Advisory Committee's website: https://bit.ly/eagleadvisorycommittee.
To join the meeting from a computer or your mobile phone, use the meeting link below or dial in by calling (669) 444-9171 and enter the meeting ID. Alternatively, by providing your phone number to the regional coordinator you may request to be connected to the meeting directly. When joining a meeting by phone, please remember to press *6 to mute/unmute yourself.
Join the meeting online: https://bit.ly/eagleACdec20
(full link for SOA employees: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85454352717?pwd=UFpjalNtOEIrMzdrY01QTE1qbnFLQT09 )
Dial in: (669) 444-9171 OR (888) 475 4499 (US Toll-free)
Meeting ID: 854 5435 2717
Passcode: EAGLE
Passcodes are no longer required when joining a meeting by phone. Simply dial (669) 444-9171 or the toll-free number provided to you by the regional coordinator and enter the Meeting ID, followed by the pound sign. Once you have joined the meeting, please remember to mute and unmute yourself by pressing *6 on your dial pad. If your background noise is interrupting the meeting the meeting host may mute you.
For further information on this meeting or to be added to the electronic email notices for this committee, please contact the Interior Region Coordinator who's contact information can be found at the bottom of this notice.
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, and 4) cooperating and consulting with interested persons and organizations, including government agencies, and encourage youth and elder involvement in committee activities.
If you are a person experiencing a disability who needs a special accommodation to participate in these public meetings, please contact the regional coordinator no later than 48 hours prior to the meeting to make any necessary arrangements.
Kyle Campbell
Interior Region Coordinator
Boards Support Section
Department of Fish and Game
1300 College Road
Fairbanks AK 99701
(907) 459-7263 - phone
(907) 251-0204 - text
(888) 920-3307 - fax
kyle.campbell@alaska.gov