The Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) issued its original 2021/2022 Call for Proposals on November 16, 2020, seeking proposals for changes in the subsistence, personal use, sport, guided sport, and commercial fishing regulations for finfish in the Bristol Bay, Arctic, Kuskokwim, Yukon, Alaska Peninsula, Chignik, Aleutian Islands, and Bering Sea regions, and the Statewide General Provisions for finfish. The board may also accept subsistence related proposals from other regions if they meet criteria identified in 5 AAC 96.916(a). With the postponement of the board’s meeting schedule by one year due to COVID-19, the 2021/2022 cycle was postponed to 2022/2023 with a revised deadline date of April 11, 2022.
The deadline for proposals is Monday, April 11, 2022.
Proposals may be submitted online, email, mail or fax at:
Online:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â www.boardoffisheries.adfg.alaska.gov
Email:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â dfg.bof.comments@alaska.gov (Adobe PDF documents only)
Mail:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ADF&G, Boards Support Section
P.O. Box 115526
Juneau, AK 99811-5526
Fax:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (907) 465-6094
Proposals must be received by Monday, April 11, 2022, at the Boards Support Section office in Juneau. A postmark is NOT sufficient for timely receipt.
The Board of Fisheries proposal form, including the online proposal form, is available at the Boards Support website, http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fisheriesboard.forms. Proposal forms are also available at any Boards Support office. Proposals must be submitted on the current approved form. Any additional information provided with the form, such as tables, Internet web links, or charts, will not be included in the proposal book.
The completed proposal form must contain a contact name, telephone number and address. Email addresses are appreciated. Please legibly print or type the individual’s or organization’s name as appropriate.
Responsive proposals received by the proposal deadline will be considered by the Board of Fisheries during the October 2022 through March 2023 meeting schedule.
