48 Hour Northwest Stepovak Opener: Begins at Noon, July 15
Low Immature Count – Seine Gear Open
This upcoming opener for South Unimak and the Shumagin Islands will open for all gear types, beginning at 6 am July the 10th and going until 6 pm July 11th
Download the PDF Here: fishannouncement2
48 Hour Extension for Northwest Stepovak
Northwest Stepovak will be extended for fishing until July 12, 2016 at 12:00pm
Download the PDF Here: fishannouncement1
2016 June Pink Salmon Harvest Summary
Marissa Williams provides a story on the Alaska Peninsula’s 2016 Record Breaking June Pink Salmon Harvest!
Alaska Peninsula June Pink Salmon Harvest (mp3, 3.1MB, 3:30 minutes)
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AUDIO: Interview with Area M Biologist Lisa Fox – June 6, 2016
Download the Interview with Alaska Peninsula Area Biologist Lisa Fox (mp3, 1.5MB, 12 minutes)
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Updated: (Fixed AUDIO) Alaska Peninsula Salmon Stakeholders Meeting
Orzinski Lake sunrise
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ADF&G’s Elisabeth Fox shares info about the upcoming 2016 salmon season around the AK Peninsula & Aleutian Islands. Topics: Early reports from the Chignik Weir, cost-recovery herring fishery opportunity in Dutch/Unalaska, potential state budget nightmares (contact your elected officials today! AKLeg, Gov. Walker), & Orzenoi Weir wedding folks resolve to return.
http://apradio.org/adfg-preseason-stakeholders-meeting-on-600-p-m-friday-may-27-in-sand-point/
2016 Salmon Stakeholders Meeting: Friday, May 27th at 6pm!
A marine science technician from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, Alaska, inspects a vessel during a commercial fishing vessel safety exam in Dillingham, June 13, 2015. Coast Guard personnel conducted 412 dockside exams prior to the Bristol Bay Salmon Fishery. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
The 2016 Salmon Stakeholders Meeting will be Friday, May 27th at 6pm at the Aleutians East Borough Office in Sand Point. The meeting will also have teleconferences throughout the region and be broadcasted live on KSDP!
ADF&G Preseason Stakeholder’s Meeting on 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 27 in Sand Point
Photo of Orzinski Lake, showing the weir and field camp at the lake outlet. Photo via http://akssf.org/default.aspx?id=2638
This meeting will air live on KSDP & be archived at http://apradio.org
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http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/658447819.pdf
ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME, DIVISION OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES NEWS RELEASE
Sam Cotten, Commissioner – Scott Kelley, Director
Contact: Lisa Fox, Area Biologist, Charles Russell, Assistant Area Biologist
Sand Point Area Office – PO Box 129 – Sand Point, AK 99661
Phone: (907) 383-2066 – Fax: (907) 383-2606
E-mail: elisabeth.fox@alaska.gov
Date Issued: May 17, 2016 Time: 2:30pm
SAND POINT COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHERY ANNOUNCEMENT # 01
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will be conducting a preseason fishery stakeholder’s meeting at the Aleutians East Borough building in Sand Point at 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 27. We will teleconference with both King Cove at the Harbor House and False Pass. The purpose of this meeting is to provide all interested parties an opportunity to discuss the upcoming salmon season with ADF&G staff.
Topics covered will include:
2016 salmon outlook
2016 management strategy
2016 department test fisheries
Other topics as time permits
To obtain further information, please contact the Sand Point Fish and Game office at (907) 383-2066.
U.S. Coast Guard Dockside Exams in Sand Point – May 30th to June 4th, 2016
A marine science technician from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, Alaska, inspects a vessel during a commercial fishing vessel safety exam in Dillingham, June 13, 2015. Coast Guard personnel conducted 412 dockside exams prior to the Bristol Bay Salmon Fishery. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
The U.S. Coast Guard will be in Sand Point doing dockside vessel inspections in Sand Point – May 30th to June 4th, 2016.
Sign up at the Sand Point Harbor House to schedule your dockside vessel exam.
Generate your own checklst – Click here:http://www.uscg.mil/d13/cfvs/DocksideExams.asp
AUDIO: Aleutians East Borough Assembly Meeting – April 28th, 2016
Download the Aleutians East Borough Assembly Meeting from April 28th, 2016 (mp3, 5.16MB, 22 minutes)
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Aleutians East Borough Assembly Meeting – April 28th, 2016 – AGENDA & PACKET (PDF)
Date: Thursday, April 28, 2016
Meeting: 3:00 p.m.
ASSEMBLY MEETING AGENDA (more…)
New In the Loop! May 6, 2016!
In this issue:
Akutan Geothermal Project to Drill Confirmation Well this Summer
Witnesses Provide Compelling Testimony on King Cove Road Issue during Congressional Hearing
DOE Announces Technical Assistance for Self-Sufficiency, Lower Energy Costs for Rural Alaska Communities
Tiffany Jackson of Sand Point Elected to National School Board Association
City of King Cove Hosts Meeting about How to Stem the Flow of Drugs into the Community
Akutan to Build Duplex this Summer to House VPSO, Health Professionals
False Pass, Sand Point & King Cove Student Athletes Compete in the Native Youth Olympics
Sand Point, King Cove High School Juniors See Washington, D.C. and New York Close Up
City of King Cove Wishes Administrative Manager Bonnie Folz a Fond Farewell as She Retires
City of King Cove Hires Amber Jusefowytsch as Assistant City Administrator
EAT Monthly Update
APICDA Photo Contest
Archives here:
http://www.aleutianseast.org/index.asp?SEC=25D556BD-9F88-42A9-B7B4-A9FDB20ACBFD&Type=B_BASIC