Alaska Board of Fisheries Statewide Finfish, March 2019
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On-Time Advisory Committee Comment List Alaska Board of Fisheries Statewide Finfish | Anchorage, AK | March 9–12, 2019 Anchorage Fish and Game Advisory Committee ..................................................................... AC01 Bethel Fish and Game Advisory Committee ............................................................................ AC02 Central Bering Sea Fish and Game Advisory Committee ......................................................... AC03 Central Kuskokwim Fish and Game Advisory Committee ....................................................... AC04 Central Peninsula Fish and Game Advisory Committee .......................................................... AC05 Coastal Lower Yukon Fish and Game Advisory Committee ..................................................... AC06 Copper Basin Fish and Game Advisory Committee ................................................................. AC07 Copper River/Prince William Sound ....................................................................................... AC08 Craig Fish and Game Advisory Committee .............................................................................. AC09 East Prince of Wales Fish and Game Advisory Committee ...................................................... AC10 Fairbanks Fish and Game Advisory Committee ....................................................................... AC11 Grayling, Anvik, Shageluk, Holy Cross (GASH) Fish and Game Advisory Committee .............. AC12 Homer Fish and Game Advisory Committee ........................................................................... AC13 Juneau-Douglas Fish and Game Advisory Committee ............................................................. AC14 Kenai/Soldotna Fish and Game Advisory Committee .............................................................. AC15 Ketchikan Fish and Game Advisory Committee ....................................................................... AC16 Kodiak Fish and Game Advisory Committee ............................................................................ AC17 Koyukuk River Fish and Game Advisory Committee ................................................................ AC18 Lower Bristol Bay Fish and Game Advisory Committee .......................................................... AC19 Lower Kuskokwim Fish and Game Advisory Committee ......................................................... AC20 Matanusaka Valley Fish and Game Advisory Committee ........................................................ AC21 Mid-Lower Yukon Fish and Game Advisory Committee .......................................................... AC22 Minto Nenana Fish and Game Advisory Committee ............................................................... AC23 Nushagak Fish and Game Advisory Committee ....................................................................... AC24 Petersburg Fish and Game Advisory Committee ..................................................................... AC25 Sand Point Fish and Game Advisory Committee ..................................................................... AC26 On-Time Advisory Committee Comment List Alaska Board of Fisheries Statewide Finfish | Anchorage, AK | March 9–12, 2019 Seward Fish and Game Advisory Committee .......................................................................... AC27 Sitka Fish and Game Advisory Committee ............................................................................... AC28 Stony Holitna Fish and Game Advisory Committee ................................................................. AC29 Tanana Rampart Manley Fish and Game Advisory Committee ............................................... AC30 Unalaska/Dutch Harbor Fish and Game Advisory Committee ................................................ AC31 Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee .......................................................... AC32 Whittier Fish and Game Advisory Committee ......................................................................... AC33 Wrangell Fish and Game Advisory Committee ........................................................................ AC34 Yukon Flats Fish and Game Advisory Committee .................................................................... AC35 AC01 ® 1 of 4 I Anchorage Fish and Game Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday February 5, 2019 at William J. Hernandez Fish Hatchery, Anchorage, AK 1. Meeting Called to order: by the Chair, Kevin Taylor at 6:36pm. (Advise Guests of Public Testimony signup sheet) 2. Pledge of Allegiance: Complete 3. Prayer: Led by J.R. Gates 4. Establish a Quorum: Complete: 10 members present. Members Present: Neil DeWitt, Bryce Eckroth, Martin Weiser, Matt Moore, Shawnna Buchanan, Kevin Taylor, Rick Rodgers, Willow Hetrick, Grant Koplin, & J.R. Gates. Members Absent Excused: Ernie Weiss, Tyler Loken, & Phillip Calhoun. Members Absent Unexcused: Dino Sutherland 5. List of User groups present: None 6. Introduce Fish and Game staff present: Dan Bosch & Jay Baumer, Alaska Department of Fish and Game 7. Public present: Georgeanna Heaverley & Nathan Hoff. 8. Approve the Agenda: Martin Weiser mentioned to approve agenda, Neil DeWitt seconded. 9. Approve Minutes of January 8, 2019 meeting: postponed until later date, minutes not complete from last meeting. 10. Public testimony: Roseanne Leydon: Concerned last year (2018) about the king salmon run and the (Ship Creek) derby allowed to continue despite low counts. Would like to recommend that the derby does not continue this year and have a silver salmon derby instead. Department Comments: this is a 100% hatchery run. King salmon can spawn in Ship Creek. Anchorage AC Comments: the Alaska Sportfishing Association will have a meeting at Cabela’s at 6:30pm, next Tuesday and this is the best place to voice concerns. Suggested to go to the Bait Shack and discuss with the owner about concerns. 11. Committee Reports Game Chair - Matt Moore: went to the Chugach State Park Citizens advisory meeting. The Department of Fish and Game was present. Discussed black bear hunting and bear baiting in the Chugach State Park. The proposals were not well-received; the Park thought that the user groups that mainly used the areas, such as hikers, would have conflicts with hunting activities. Fish Chair-Martin Weiser: no committee meetings since last meeting. Nothing to report. 11. Old Business 1. Prepare comments on Southcentral Game Proposal 115: Martin Weiser moved to consider Proposal 115; J. R. Gates seconded. Taken up at full committee. AC01 ® 2 of 4 I Opposed (10): The chances of a next of kin the ability to receive a tag are presumably higher through this proposal; the chances should not be higher than those of residents. Non-residents are just that, whether they are next of kin or not. Support (0): N/A 12. New Business 1. Prepare comments on statewide finfish proposals 161-173: Proposal 161: Kevin Taylor motioned to adopt, Matt Moore seconded. Committee originally took no action; proposal was too broad as written. Includes every user group except for sport fishermen. Opposed (10): There are parts of the State that cannot support weekly due to technological constraints. Commercial fisherman already must report weekly. Currently, Personal Use fishermen have to report before leaving the fishing site and by the end of the year. This would require additional Department staff to manage the outcomes of this potential proposal. Support (0): N/A Proposal 162: Kevin Taylor motioned to adopt; Shawnna Buchanan seconded. Would require reporting every 14 days. Opposed (8): State does a good job of keeping track of king salmon harvests already. Support (2): This would allow for real time harvest numbers, may help manage the species. The electronic reporting would not require a lot of staff time. Proposal 163: Kevin Taylor motioned to adopt, Matt Moore seconded. Opposed (0): N/A Support (10): Support to reduce the wanton waste of the species. Proposal 164: Kevin Taylor motioned to adopt, Matt Moore seconded. Opposed (0): N/A Support (0): N/A Take No Action: Same as above, but specifically for sheefish. See comments on Proposal 163. Proposal 165: Kevin Taylor motioned to adopt, Matt Moore seconded. Opposed (10): More information is needed to support this proposal. See safety concerns and enforcement issues. Vessels would not be inspected. Support (0): N/A Proposal 166: Kevin Taylor motioned to adopt; Shawnna Buchanan seconded. Opposed (0): N/A AC01 ® 3 of 4 I Support (10): Would require all anglers to use a deep-water release mechanism to release rockfish. Soon to be required in Prince William Sound. Almost 100% survival of rockfish that make it back to capture depth and lowers the risk of overfishing. Proposal 167: Kevin Taylor motioned to adopt; Shawnna Buchanan seconded. Opposed (10): This is a very broad proposal, there are certain fisheries where this would not work well, some fisheries that would. It is already in the regulations that you can use two flies that are not fly-fishing areas. Removes an ADF&G management tool. Support (0): N/A Proposal 168: Shawnna Buchanan motioned to adopt; Matt Moore seconded. Opposed (0): N/A Support (9): Support for reasons stated. 1 AC member absent during vote. Proposal 169: Shawnna Buchanan motioned to adopt; Matt Moore seconded. Opposed (8): Would remove sustainable thresholds. This would apply to every fishery in the State, not just the Kenai. This is not a one-size-fits-all policy. Support (1): Abstain