The Yakutat Fish and Game Advisory Committee will be holding a public meeting and elections on Friday, March 3rd, 2023 at 7:00 pm in the Yakutat High School Auditorium.
The agenda will include the following items:
- AC Member Elections
- Discussion of Board of Fisheries Statewide proposals before the Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting from March 10-13, 2023, in Anchorage:
- Proposal 164 – Establish registration and reporting requirements for personal use guides and transporters
- Proposal 165 – Prohibit compensation for guide services in subsistence fisheries.
- Proposal 167 – Require subsistence and personal-use fishers to report salmon harvest within five (5) days of harvest.
Meetings are open to the public. All residents of the area who attend the meeting and are of legal voting age may make nominations and vote on committee membership.
For further information, contact Annie Bartholomew at the Department of Fish & Game. To be added to the electronic email notices for Yakutat 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