Juneau Douglas Advisory Committee Oct 26, 2017 University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau Campus Room 218. I. Call to Order

Juneau Douglas Advisory Committee Oct 26, 2017 University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau Campus Room 218.

I. Call to Order: 5:35 by Ed Buyarski--acting chair.

II. Roll Call: Members Present: Ed Buyarski, Nicholas Orr, Thatcher Browuer, Jesse Walker, Mike Bethers, Jesse Ross, Henry Webb, Jason Kohlhase, Richard Yamada, Terry White, Kristine Trott, Kevin Maier

Members Absent: Atlin Daugherty

List of User Groups Present: Commercial, sport/hunt/personal use, charter-Salt, charter-fresh, trapper, non-consumptive

Elections: motion to re-elect Henry Webb, Jason Kohlhase, Jesse Walker, and Kevin Maier to their respective seats. Also to elect to alternate seats: Melanie Brown and Mike Cole.

III. Approval of Agenda: IV. V. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes:

Fish and Game Staff Present: Dan Teske, Sport Fish Mgmt Bio, David Love, Asst Sport Fish Mgmt Bio, Dave Harris Comm fish area mgmt. bio) Scott Forbes, Asst comm fish area mgmt. bio, Ryan Scott, Director, game biologist

Guests Present: PUBLIC: Mollie Dwyer, Bree Simpson, Wes Strausberger, Sommers Cole,

Number Needed for Quorum on AC: 8

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Alaska Board of Game Statewide Regulations Meeting November 10 – 17, 2017 | Anchorage Proposal Proposal Description Number Support, Support as Number Number Amended, Comments, Discussion (list Pros and Cons), Amendments to Proposal Oppose, Support Oppose No Action 1 Modify the definition of bag limit

Modify the definition of youth hunt, allow youth hunters to obtain their own harvest ticket, and remove 2 the hunter education requirement for youth hunters

3 Modify the definition of regulatory year

4 Change the definition of edible meat for large game birds

Support5 Change the definition of a moose antler point/tine 14 0 Ryan Scott clarifies state position. Oppose6 Allow the incidental take of up to two furbearers per year during an open season for other furbearers Kris speaks in opposition to the proposal—this opens the door to targeting out-of-season 0 14 animals. Jesse Ross speaks against the proposal. Oppose 7 Allow the use of bow and arrow to harvest beaver under a trapping license statewide 0 14 Unsure if we should be allowing bow and arrow under a trapping license Oppose (3 abstentio ns)8 Remove the same day airborne restrictions for taking wolf and wolverine with a trapping license 3 11 Ryan Scott clarifies state position. 9 Modify the land and shoot requirements for harvesting coyotes

10 Repeal the restrictions on the use of aircraft for taking big game

11 Modify the restrictions on the use of aircraft for sheep hunting

12 Remove the restrictions on the use of aircraft for sheep hunting

13 Clarify the regulation that prohibits the use of a “cellular or satellite telephone” to take game

Oppose (4 abstentio ns)14 Prohibit the taking of bears in dens 1 9 No action 15 Remove the exception for taking cub bears and female bears with cubs

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17 Prohibit the use of airbows for taking big game

18 Remove the West Nile Virus testing requirement for raptors

19 Change the nonresident season for taking passage raptors

20 Limit nonresident falconers to take raptors every four or five years

21 Require raptors taken under nonresident capture permits be implanted with microchips

22 Allow the take of up to five eyas goshawks by nonresidents

23 Update the falconry manual

24 Define the term “equipment” for bear baiting

25 Require harvest tickets for all brown bear hunts statewide

Oppose (5 abstentio ns) 26 Animals harvested under auction and raffle permits will not count against the regular bag limit 0 9 27 Modify the required hunt procedures for applying for drawing permits

28 Modify the Board of Game nonresident drawing permit allocation policy

No Remove the bag limit restriction for resident relatives accompanying nonresident relatives within the action29 second degree of kindred

Allow nonresident hunters to harvest brown bear, sheep or goat on behalf of their Alaska resident 30 second degree of kindred relative’s permit

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Oppose 31 Establish a preference point system for drawing hunts 0 14 Oppose 32 Establish a bonus point system for bison and muskox drawing hunts 0 14 Oppose (3 abstentio ns) 33 Establish a ten percent nonresident moose drawing permit allocation 0 11 In drawing hunts with a separate allocation for residents and nonresidents, all nonresident permits will 34 be issued from the nonresident allocation

Allow nonresidents and residents to apply as a party for hunts having separate permits for residents and 35 nonresidents

Oppose (3 abstentio Change nonresident general sheep hunts to drawing permit hunts with a ten percent permit allocation ns)36 cap 0 11 Oppose (3 abstentio ns) 37 Limit nonresident sheep harvest to no more than ten percent of total harvest per subunit 0 11 Oppose (3 abstentio ns) 38 Implement a sliding scale bag limit for Dall sheep hunting for residents 0 11 Oppose (3 abstentio ns)39 Implement a sliding scale bag limit for Dall sheep hunting for residents and nonresidents 0 11

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41 Exempt rural subsistence hunters from the requirements for obtaining a waterfowl conservation tag

42 Remove the nonresident guide requirement for moose and black bear hunts

43 Allow the taking of Emperor geese by proxy hunting

44 Allow the take of moose by proxy in moose hunts having antler restrictions

45 Require antlers be sealed for all antler restricted hunts

46 Modify the transfer of possession regulations as it pertains to guided and transported hunters

47 Modify the transfer of possession regulations

48 Modify the transfer of possession regulations to include reporting requirements

49 Require a permit before brown bear skulls and hides with claws attached can be sold

Provide clarification for allowing guides to register additional guide use areas for taking predators, and 50 to restrict the take of predators in those guide use areas

51 Change the implementation date for removing additional guide use areas under intensive management

Prohibit nonresident hunting of moose and caribou under intensive management until harvest and 52 population objectives are met

53 Reevaluate the customary and traditional use finding for migratory game birds statewide

54 Modify the Tier II subsistence hunting permit point system

Combine the regulations allowing the take of big game for religious ceremonies and ceremony 55 potlatches

56 Modify the community subsistence harvest permit conditions

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Modify the salvage requirements for moose and caribou taken under community subsistence harvest 58 hunts

Consider all customary and traditional uses as eligibility criteria for Tier II and community subsistence 59 harvest hunts

No action Require hunter education for hunters 12 years of age or older, and those under 12 to be accompanied 60 by someone who has successfully completed the course 6 5 61 Add Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec to the list of animals allowed to be possessed without a permit

Oppose 62 Allow the release of sterilized, feral cats into the wild 0 14 Suppport 63 Prohibit the release of feral or stray domesticated cats into the wild 14 3 Eliminate domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus) from the “Clean List” and require a 64 permit for possession with stipulations if located within 15 air miles of all sheep habitat

Opposed (10 abstentio Close an area ¼ mile on either side of the Taylor Highway to hunting during caribou season, and limit ns)65 the number of permits 3 1 We support the ADFG finding a solution to this problem. Update the Board of Game’s policy for accepting agenda change requests to make it more consistent 66 with the Joint Board Petition Policy

To comply with recent statutory changes, review and update regulations with minimum hunting age 67 requirements

Create a new regulation to allow season openings and increased hunting opportunities in-season by 68 emergency order

69 For all antler restricted hunts, require hunters to view an educational video for identifying legal moose

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BOG PROPOSAL 71: 8-0 (with 6 abstentions SUPPORT

BOF 39: No action

Alaska Board of Fisheries Southeast & Yakutat Finfish & Shellfish Proposals | January 11-23, 2018 # # Prop. Position AC Comments, Discussion, Amendments, Voting Notes Support Oppose Clarify regulations related to the sale of buoy tags to 53 commercial Dungeness crab fishery permit holders. [support/ oppose/ support [# [# as [comments] votes] votes] amended /no action] Reduce the maximum number of pots per vessel in the 54 Southeastern Alaska Area commercial Dungeness crab fishery from 300 pots to 240 pots.

Increase the maximum number of pots per vessel in the 55 Southeastern Alaska Area commercial Dungeness crab fishery from 300 pots to 400 pots.

Close waters of Twelvemile Arm to commercial fishing 56 for Dungeness crab.

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Close waters in the Klawock vicinity to sport fishing for 58 Dungeness crab.

59 Close the Yakutat Area Dungeness crab sport fishery.

Establish a guided sport ecotourism Dungeness crab 60 fishery in Sitka Sound.

Expand waters of king and Tanner crab Registration Area 61 A to include all waters from zero to 200 miles offshore.

Expand waters of king and Tanner crab Registration Area 62 D to include all waters from zero to 200 miles offshore.

Open an exploratory commercial red king crab fishery in 63 specific areas during years of low estimated abundance.

Manage the Southeastern Alaska Area commercial red 64 king crab fishery under an equal quota share when harvestable surplus is less than 200,000 pounds.

Expand fishing area for the Southeastern Alaska Area 65 commercial golden king crab fishery.

Implement weather-related fishery closure delays for 66 the Southeastern Alaska Area commercial golden king crab fishery.

Establish a regulatory closure date for the Southeastern 67 Alaska Area commercial golden king crab fishery.

Define methods used to set guideline harvest levels in 68 the Southeastern Alaska Area commercial golden king crab fishery.

Positions: Support (S), Support as Amended (S/A), Oppose (O), No Action (N/A) Page 8

Alaska Board of Fisheries Southeast & Yakutat Finfish & Shellfish Proposals | January 11-23, 2018 # # Prop. Position AC Comments, Discussion, Amendments, Voting Notes Support Oppose

Reduce Southeastern Alaska Area commercial golden 69 king crab fishery guideline harvest ranges. Henry: concern is that there is no data on this fishery. Doesn’t trust these numbers. Henry suggests these n/a numbers are so far off from the reality. No golden crab survey data. Only a catch effort assessment. Reduce the Southeastern Alaska Area commercial 70 golden king crab fishery pot limit from 100 pots per vessel to 80 pots per vessel. Recommendation: Henry maintains that the fishery has crashed or failed. Very few crab caught. Doesn't recommend closing it, as we need to have some fishing s/a 14 0 to have information about the fishery. Amend to reduce to 50 pot/vessel. Strongly recommend ADFG conduct research on these crabs. Allow operation of commercial, subsistence, sport, or personal use pots in the 14 days after closure of the 71 Southeastern Alaska Area commercial Tanner crab fishery.

Re-define ‘non-core’ areas and define ‘exploratory’ areas 72 in the Southeastern Alaska Area commercial Tanner crab fishery.

Manage the Southeastern Alaska Area commercial 73 Tanner crab fishery using an equal quota share.

Establish a tanner crab fishery in a section of the Yakutat 74 District.

75 Reopen the personal use shrimp fishery in Section 11-A.

Establish mesh size requirements for Southeast Alaska 76 Area sport fishing shrimp pots.

Amend shellfish methods and means and rescind 77 unnecessary abalone regulations.

Positions: Support (S), Support as Amended (S/A), Oppose (O), No Action (N/A) Page 9

Alaska Board of Fisheries Southeast & Yakutat Finfish & Shellfish Proposals | January 11-23, 2018 # # Prop. Position AC Comments, Discussion, Amendments, Voting Notes Support Oppose

Add sections for Districts 6, 8, and 10 and provide shrimp 78 fishery guideline harvest ranges for the new areas.

Repeal winter commercial shrimp fishery and modify 79 fishing season for the Southeastern Alaska Area commercial shrimp fishery to avoid egg bearing shrimp.

Reduce the maximum number of pots per vessel, limit the number of pots per string and pot spacing, and limit 80 gear to one operation cycle per day in the Southeastern Alaska Area commercial shrimp fishery.

Allow commercial shrimp pots in the Southeastern 81 Alaska Area to be pulled only one time per day.

82 Close the Section 11-A commercial shrimp fishery.

Close waters of Section 11-A to commercial fishing for 83 shrimp and red king crab.

Close additional waters in District 2 to commercial pot 84 shrimp fishing.

Expand current beam trawl shrimp fishery logbook 85 requirement to cover all fishing areas.

Open fishing areas deemed to have stable sea cucumber 86 populations to commercial harvest of sea cucumbers without a pre-fishery stock assessment survey.

Open waters of a number of fishing areas previously 87 closed to commercial sea cucumber harvest.

Modify the method for establishing the guideline harvest 88 level in the Southeastern Alaska Area commercial sea cucumber fishery.

Positions: Support (S), Support as Amended (S/A), Oppose (O), No Action (N/A) Page 10

Alaska Board of Fisheries Southeast & Yakutat Finfish & Shellfish Proposals | January 11-23, 2018 # # Prop. Position AC Comments, Discussion, Amendments, Voting Notes Support Oppose

Modify the method for establishing the guideline harvest 89 level in the Southeastern Alaska Area commercial geoduck fishery.

Open previously non-surveyed fishing areas to a limited 90 commercial harvest of geoducks without a pre-fishery stock assessment survey.

Establish a weekly geoduck harvest limit of 1,000 pounds 91 per diver in the Southeastern Alaska Area.

Remove guideline harvest range for District 16 scallops 92 and set one guideline harvest range for all of Scallop Registration Area D.

Establish a commercial fishery for squid, using purse 93 seine gear, in the Southeastern Alaska Area.

Reduce the amount of herring spawn reasonably 94 necessary for subsistence in Sitka Sound.

Repeal the commercial sac roe herring fishery in Sections 95 15-B and 15-C.

Repeal the commercial sac roe herring fishery in Section 96 11-A.

Open the Southeastern Alaska Area winter commercial 97 food and bait herring fishery on December 1.

Reduce harvest rate for commercial herring fisheries in 98 the Southeastern Alaska Area.

Positions: Support (S), Support as Amended (S/A), Oppose (O), No Action (N/A) Page 11

Alaska Board of Fisheries Southeast & Yakutat Finfish & Shellfish Proposals | January 11-23, 2018 # # Prop. Position AC Comments, Discussion, Amendments, Voting Notes Support Oppose Reduce maximum harvest rate used to establish the commercial sac roe herring fishery guideline harvest 99 level in Sections 13-A and 13-B from 20% of the spawning biomass to 10% of the spawning biomass.

Amend formula used to calculate guideline harvest levels 100 for the commercial herring sac roe fishery in Sections 11- A, 15-B, and 15-C.

Reduce bait fishery harvest limit in the Section 3-B 101 commercial herring spawn on kelp fishery.

Reduce herring bait fishery harvest limit and increase 102 spawn on kelp herring fishery harvest limit in Section 3- B.

Reduce the Section 3-B winter bait herring fishery 103 harvest limit and increase the Section 3-B spawn on kelp herring fishery harvest limit.

Repeal closed waters in the District 13 commercial 104 herring fishery.

Expand closed waters in the District 13 commercial 105 herring fishery.

Expand closed waters in the District 13 commercial 106 herring fishery.

Establish a herring spawn on kelp commercial fishery in 107 Sections 13-A and 13-B.

Expand the open area for the spawn on kelp herring 108 pound fishery in Section 3-B.

Positions: Support (S), Support as Amended (S/A), Oppose (O), No Action (N/A) Page 12

Alaska Board of Fisheries Southeast & Yakutat Finfish & Shellfish Proposals | January 11-23, 2018 # # Prop. Position AC Comments, Discussion, Amendments, Voting Notes Support Oppose Allow no more than four Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission limited entry permit holders to operate in a 109 single pound structure in the Southeastern Alaska Area herring spawn on kelp fishery.

Allow the department to close fishing to some herring 110 pound types to manage the fishery within the allowable guideline harvest level.

Define and allow closed half pound structures in the 111 Southeastern Alaska Area herring spawn on kelp fishery.

Use a conversion factor applied to final product weight 112 to determine harvest in the Southeastern Alaska Area herring spawn on kelp fishery.

Expand description of allowable groundfish parts that 113 may be used as bait.

Allow the transport of live groundfish for the purposes 114 of export or sale for human consumption.

Create a new commercial fishery for spiny dogfish sharks 115 using pot gear in the Eastern Gulf of Alaska Area.

116 Establish a regional sablefish nonresident annual limit.

Allow pots as a legal gear type in the Southeastern 117 Alaska Area personal use sablefish fishery.

Change the season opening date for the Southern 118 Southeast Inside Subdistrict commercial sablefish fishery to coincide with the federal sablefish fishery.

Amend gear and season dates for Southern Southeast 119 Inside Subdistrict commercial sablefish fishery.

Positions: Support (S), Support as Amended (S/A), Oppose (O), No Action (N/A) Page 13

Alaska Board of Fisheries Southeast & Yakutat Finfish & Shellfish Proposals | January 11-23, 2018 # # Prop. Position AC Comments, Discussion, Amendments, Voting Notes Support Oppose Modify fishing seasons in the Southern Southeast Inside 120 Subdistrict commercial sablefish fishery to allow concurrent fishing with pot and longline gear.

Allow Southern Southeast Inside permit holders the 121 option of using longline or pot gear for sablefish.

Base guideline harvest limits for the commercial 122 sablefish fishery on federal survey data.

Increase the minimum retention size for lingcod in the 123 Eastern Gulf of Alaska Area commercial fishery.

Allow the sale of up to two lingcod taken as bycatch in 124 the commercial salmon troll fishery in Sitka Sound.

Repeal mandatory retention requirements for 125 nonpelagic rockfish. S 12 0 JW: supports regulation. (2 abstentions) Require all anglers to release nonpelagic rockfish at 126 depth with a deepwater release mechanism.

Establish provisions for reducing the resident pelagic 127 rockfish bag limit in Central Southeast Outside waters.

128 Reduce the pelagic rockfish limits in the Sitka Area.

Reduce the trip limit in the East Yakutat Section and clarify 129 trip limits in the Southeast District and East Yakutat Section commercial demersal shelf rockfish fishery.

Close subsistence fishing for salmon in Chilkat Inlet 130 through July 15, and Chilkat River from June 15 to August 1.

Implement maximum gillnet mesh-size restrictions in the 131 Chilkat Inlet and River subsistence salmon fishery.

Positions: Support (S), Support as Amended (S/A), Oppose (O), No Action (N/A) Page 14

Alaska Board of Fisheries Southeast & Yakutat Finfish & Shellfish Proposals | January 11-23, 2018 # # Prop. Position AC Comments, Discussion, Amendments, Voting Notes Support Oppose

Amend sport king salmon regulations in Districts 11, 12, 132 14, and 15 based on the Taku River king salmon preseason escapement estimate. Long discussion. Some discussion of escapement of goal S 9 1 19-39,000. Dave Harris ADFG notes: optimal target is 25,500. (4 abstentions). Base duration of commercial salmon troll and drift 133 gillnet gear spring openings on preseason king salmon abundance projections. S 9 2 (3 abstentions) LONG DISCUSSION Close the spring commercial salmon troll fishery in 134 Districts 9, 12, and 14 when the Juneau area sport fishery is closed to protect king salmon.

Modify lawful gear for subsistence salmon fishing in 135 Yakutat Bay.

Extend the area closed to sport fishing downstream and 136 upstream of the Situk River weir during June and July.

Increase the regional resident king salmon possession 137 limit when the Southeast Alaska Area preseason king salmon abundance index is greater than 2.0.

Allow the retention of other salmon while fishing for 138 king salmon with two rods.

Eliminate provisions for a rotational fishery in Southeast Cove Terminal Harvest Area and allow the department 139 to manage the fishery in consultation with the hatchery operator.

Prohibit use of drift gillnet gear for commercial salmon 140 fishing in the Anita Bay Terminal Harvest Area during the 2018–2020 fishing seasons.

Positions: Support (S), Support as Amended (S/A), Oppose (O), No Action (N/A) Page 15

Alaska Board of Fisheries Southeast & Yakutat Finfish & Shellfish Proposals | January 11-23, 2018 # # Prop. Position AC Comments, Discussion, Amendments, Voting Notes Support Oppose Modify net rotation schedules for the commercial drift 141 gillnet gear and purse seine gear salmon fisheries at Deep Inlet and Anita Bay terminal harvest areas.

Modify drift gillnet and purse seine fishing rotations in 142 the Deep Inlet Terminal Harvest Area.

Change the time ratio for drift gillnet gear to purse seine 143 gear openings in Deep Inlet Terminal Harvest Area.

Allow increased commercial salmon fishing opportunity 144 with troll gear in the Deep Inlet Terminal Harvest Area.

Allow commercial salmon fishing with purse seine gear 145 in the Nakat Inlet Terminal Harvest Area.

Do not include enhanced salmon produced by private nonprofit hatcheries in Southeastern Alaska Area 146 Enhanced Salmon Allocation Management Plan gear- specific value allocations.

Amend Mist Cove salmon closure to allow for taking of 147 salmon with fly fishing gear and prohibit snagging.

Expand the Herring Bay Sportfish Terminal Harvest Area 148 to provide additional sport fishing opportunity for hatchery-produced king salmon.

Extend the closing date for salmon harvest by the 149 hatchery permit holder in Deep Inlet Special Harvest Area.

150 Establish a special harvest area in Crawfish Inlet.

Establish a terminal harvest area and management plan 151 for Carroll Inlet.

Positions: Support (S), Support as Amended (S/A), Oppose (O), No Action (N/A) Page 16

153 Repeal the District 1 Pink Salmon Management Plan.

Establish a management plan for pink salmon in Lower 154 Clarence Strait.

Eliminate the wild sockeye salmon harvest limit for the 155 District 12 commercial salmon purse seine fishery.

Change time period the District 12 commercial salmon 156 purse seine fishery wild sockeye salmon harvest cap is in effect to reflect current sockeye salmon run timing.

Include wild sockeye salmon harvested in the Amalga Harbor Special Harvest Area in the District 12 157 commercial salmon purse seine fishery wild sockeye harvest limit.

Include wild sockeye salmon harvested in the Amalga Harbor Special Harvest Area in the wild sockeye salmon 158 harvest limit for the commercial salmon purse seine fishery in District 12.

Prohibit the use of all aircraft used to locate salmon or direct commercial fishing operations during open 159 commercial salmon fishing periods in the Southeastern Alaska Area.

Allow commercial fishing for salmon in waters near selected streams in Boat Harbor, Anita Bay, Deep Inlet, 160 and Nakat Inlet Terminal Harvest Areas up to a straight line between the seaward extremities of the exposed tideland banks.

Update commercial salmon fishery closed waters 161 coordinates in Whitewater Bay.

Positions: Support (S), Support as Amended (S/A), Oppose (O), No Action (N/A) Page 17

Alaska Board of Fisheries Southeast & Yakutat Finfish & Shellfish Proposals | January 11-23, 2018 # # Prop. Position AC Comments, Discussion, Amendments, Voting Notes Support Oppose

Open additional fishing area in the remainder of the 162 Yakutat District as mitigation for king salmon conservation closures around the Situk and Lost Rivers.

Continue to allow set gillnet gear permit stacking in the 163 Yakutat Area, by removing the sunset provision.

Update commercial salmon fishery closed waters 164 description at the mouth of the Situk River to provide a more accurate description of current closed waters.

Change commercial salmon fishery closed waters 165 description for Tsiu and Tsivat Rivers to more accurately reflect current stream mouth location.

Allow a weekly commercial fishery targeting pink salmon 166 with purse seine gear in District 12.

Close waters beyond one half mile from shore in Districts 167 12 and 14 to commercial fishing for salmon with purse seine gear.

Close certain waters of Districts 12 and 14 to commercial 168 salmon fishing with purse seine gear.

Open Section 6-D the second Sunday of June to 169 commercial fishing for salmon with drift gillnet gear.

Open a portion of District 10 the third Sunday of June to 170 commercial fishing for salmon with drift gillnet gear only.

Add District 6 to the mesh-size restriction area and allow 171 implementation of the mesh-size restriction for an additional month.

Positions: Support (S), Support as Amended (S/A), Oppose (O), No Action (N/A) Page 18

Alaska Board of Fisheries Southeast & Yakutat Finfish & Shellfish Proposals | January 11-23, 2018 # # Prop. Position AC Comments, Discussion, Amendments, Voting Notes Support Oppose Remove restrictions on harvesting non-Alaska hatchery- 172 produced salmon in the spring commercial salmon troll fishery on the Gravina Island shore.

Allow commercial fisheries using troll gear to target 173 enhanced chum salmon in Districts 12 and 14 to continue by removing the sunset provision.

Establish commercial fisheries targeting enhanced chum 174 salmon using troll gear in portions of Districts 9 and 10.

Implement a king salmon possession restriction for 175 vessels participating in the enhanced chum salmon troll fishery.

Establish a commercial fishery using troll gear to target 176 hatchery-produced chum salmon in Crawfish Inlet.

Allow commercial fishing with troll gear for hatchery- produced coho salmon, in certain areas, during 177 commercial troll fishery coho salmon conservation closures.

Restrict fishing area in Sitka Sound when harvest of non- 178 Alaska hatchery-produced king salmon reaches 30,000 fish by March 1.

Adopt measures to reduce harvest rate in the winter 179 commercial salmon troll fishery during times of high king salmon abundance.

Reduce triggers in the Southeastern Alaska Area spring 180 commercial salmon troll fishery by five percent in years of high king salmon abundance.

Positions: Support (S), Support as Amended (S/A), Oppose (O), No Action (N/A) Page 19

Alaska Board of Fisheries Southeast & Yakutat Finfish & Shellfish Proposals | January 11-23, 2018 # # Prop. Position AC Comments, Discussion, Amendments, Voting Notes Support Oppose Reduce the percentage of remaining commercial king salmon troll fishery harvest taken during the initial 181 summer king salmon retention period from 70% to 60% during years of high king salmon abundance.

Establish a starting date for the reopening the summer 182 commercial king salmon troll fishery.

Modify commercial salmon fishing closed waters 183 adjacent to the Situk River.

Modify gear specifications for the commercial salmon 184 hand troll fishery.

Increase opportunity to harvest salmon and allow 185 additional gear types in the Southeastern Alaska Area personal use salmon fishery.

Define what constitutes a guest of a lodge, charter 186 vessel, or other enterprise.

Open personal use sockeye salmon fishing in the 187 Klawock River.

Provide for personal use harvest of hatchery-produced 188 salmon in Ketchikan Creek.

Provide regulatory provisions necessary to harvest aquatic plants for personal use within the Joint Board of 189 Fisheries and Game nonsubsistence areas in the Southeast Alaska Area.

Increase the personal use household limit for sockeye 190 salmon in the Taku River drainage.

Amend the personal use salmon season in the Taku River 191 drainage to open the fishery on the fourth Saturday in

Positions: Support (S), Support as Amended (S/A), Oppose (O), No Action (N/A) Page 20

Alaska Board of Fisheries Southeast & Yakutat Finfish & Shellfish Proposals | January 11-23, 2018 # # Prop. Position AC Comments, Discussion, Amendments, Voting Notes Support Oppose June.

192 Allow personal use fishing for salmon in District 11.

Establish a personal use salmon set gillnet fishery in 193 Section 15-A.

194 Allow personal use fishing for salmon in District 15.

Establish nonresident annual limits for sockeye salmon 195 in Southeast Alaska Area salt waters.

Establish nonresident annual limits for sockeye salmon 196 in Southeast Alaska Area fresh waters.

Simplify current freshwater sport fishing regulations for 197 king salmon in freshwater drainages of the Sitka Sound Special Use Area.

198 Amend the open season for Dolly Varden in Auke Bay.

Increase the bag limit for Dolly Varden on the Juneau 199 road system.

Prohibit snagging in all salt and freshwaters along the 200 Juneau road system, with minor exceptions. LONG DISCUSSION. Amended to prohibit snagging for o 6 3 SHORE-BASED anglers along the Juneau Road system save for areas mentioned(5 abstentions) Allow catch-and-release only in the Juneau vicinity 201 Dredge Lakes area. o 0 14

Allow only single, barbless hooks on artificial lures in the 202 Dredge Lakes area. o 3 10 1 abstention 203 Rescind the salmon sport fishing closure in Sheep Creek. Positions: Support (S), Support as Amended (S/A), Oppose (O), No Action (N/A) Page 21

Alaska Board of Fisheries Southeast & Yakutat Finfish & Shellfish Proposals | January 11-23, 2018 # # Prop. Position AC Comments, Discussion, Amendments, Voting Notes Support Oppose

Amend bag limit and season provisions and establish an 204 annual limit for sockeye salmon in Windfall Creek. Amend: open to fishing Wednesday, Friday, Sunday 1- a 8 3 fish per day, 4 fish/year. (3 Abstentions) Prohibit multiple and barbed hooks in the Tsiu River 205 drainage.

Adjournment: 9:58pm Minutes Recorded By: ______Kevin Maier______Minutes Approved By: ______Ed Buyarski______Date: ______10/27/2017______

Positions: Support (S), Support as Amended (S/A), Oppose (O), No Action (N/A) Page 22