Fish Bureaucrats Plan Nine-Day Meeting Marathon in February
Published Date: 1/15/2025
Notice
Summary
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council and its advisory groups will meet from February 3 to 11, 2025, both in Anchorage and online. These meetings affect fishermen, seafood businesses, and communities by reviewing salmon harvest rules and bycatch limits, which could change fishing rules and impact local economies. If you care about Alaska’s fish and fishing jobs, mark your calendar and get ready to join or follow along!
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Cook Inlet Salmon Harvest Review
The Council will review Cook Inlet salmon harvest specifications during meetings held February 3–11, 2025 in Anchorage and online. The notice says these reviews could lead the Council to change fishing rules and could impact fishermen, seafood businesses, and local economies.
Chum Salmon Bycatch Review
The Council and its advisory panels will conduct a second scientific/methodological review of chum salmon bycatch (initial review analysis) during the February 3–11, 2025 meetings in Anchorage and online. The notice states bycatch review could lead to changed fishing rules and affect fishermen, seafood businesses, and communities.
Hybrid Meeting Access in Anchorage and Online
The meetings are a hybrid conference with in-person sessions at the Egan Center, 555 W 5th Ave., Anchorage, AK, and online participation via links on https://www.npfmc.org. The hybrid format gives stakeholders the option to attend in person in Anchorage or join remotely.
Public Comment Window for Stakeholders
The Council is accepting written public comments from December 20, 2024 through 12 p.m. Alaska Time on Friday, January 31, 2025 via the links at https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-next-council-meeting/. Interested stakeholders can submit comments during that period to inform the meeting record.
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