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Commercial Fishing / COMMERCIAL GOLDEN KING CRAB ANNOUNCEMENT EAST CENTRAL AREA CLOSURE DATE

« on: February 20, 2012, 03:09:34 PM »

COMMERCIAL GOLDEN KING CRAB ANNOUNCEMENT
EAST CENTRAL AREA CLOSURE DATE

Petersburg . . . The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today that the commercial golden (brown) king crab fishery in the East Central Area will close at 11:59 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012.

Based on an analysis of effort levels and harvest projections, the harvest as of the closure date is expected to reach the 260,000-pound GHL for the East Central Area. The department will continue to monitor golden king crab harvest levels in the remaining six open areas. Permit holders are reminded that call-in requirements remain in effect for all current registrants. Permit holders are also requested to notify the department when they change areas or cease fishing.

A vessel may leave gear in a stored condition for five days after the closure of a portion of Registration Area A [5 AAC 34.127(2)]. All gear must be removed from the East Central Area no later than 11:59 pm on Monday, February 27, 2012. A table showing harvest by fishing area will appear in a future news release.

The emergency order corresponding with this announcement is EO 1C0512.
News releases web site: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=cfnews.main.
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Office Ketchikan Petersburg Wrangell Sitka Juneau Haines Yakutat
ADFG 225-5195 772-3801 874-3822 747-6688 465-4250 766-2830 784-3255
AWT 225-5111 772-3983 874-3215 747-3254 465-4000 766-2533 784-3255

Commercial Fishing / FISHERY UPDATE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGISTRATION AREA E COMMERCIAL SHRIMP POT FI

« on: February 17, 2012, 07:18:15 PM »

FISHERY UPDATE
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGISTRATION AREA E
COMMERCIAL SHRIMP POT FISHERY
REGISTRATION DEADLINE AND SEASON OPENING DATE
The Prince William Sound (PWS) commercial shrimp pot fishing season will open at 8:00 a.m.
April 15, 2012 with a 51,240 pound guideline harvest level. To participate, individuals must
possess a 2012 P09E or P91E interim use permit available from the Commercial Fisheries Entry
Commission (http://www.cfec.state.ak.us/forms/Commercial_Fishing_Permit_Application.pdf or
ph: 789-6150) and a superexclusive area vessel registration. Registrations and logbook pages are
available at ADF&G offices in Anchorage, Cordova, Homer, and by appointment with the
Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Seward and Valdez. Contact the ADF&G office in Cordova to
register by fax. The registration deadline for the PWS pot spot shrimp fishery is 5:00 p.m.
Monday, April 2, 2012. The department will announce on April 6 the number of shrimp pots
that may be operated from a vessel registered for the fishery. The area open to harvest includes
those waters indicated on the attached map (Figure 1).
The PWS shrimp pot fishery reopened in 2010 following an 18-year closure due to low
abundance. Fishery management and other pertinent regulations are found in Chapters 31 and 39
of the 2009-2012 Statewide Commercial Shrimp, Dungeness Crab, and Miscellaneous
Shellfish Fishing Regulations book. These are available at department offices in Anchorage,
Cordova, and Homer or at http://www.cf.adfg.state.ak.us/geninfo/regs/cf_regs.php. Prospective
fishery participants should thoroughly review the regulatory requirements for this fishery.
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Commercial Fishing / SUMMARY OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SPOT SHRIMP DATA

« on: February 17, 2012, 07:16:51 PM »

SUMMARY OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SPOT SHRIMP DATA
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game conducts an annual longline pot survey on spot
shrimp in Prince William Sound (PWS). This document provides the most current summary of
our spot shrimp survey data.
The figures below indicate the locations where the survey takes place (Figure 1), the average
number of spot shrimp per pot (Figure 2) and average weight of shrimp per pot (Figure 3) from
1992 to present. Data are presented for all spot shrimp caught in the survey as well as for those
with a carapace length of 32 mm and greater, which is the portion of the population that is
typically harvested and for which harvest limits are set. Please contact Dr. Ken Goldman (235-
1741) for research questions and Maria Wessel (424-3212) for management questions.
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/home/news/pdfs/newsreleases/cf/110568874.pdf

Commercial Fishing / SOUTHEAST COMMERCIAL TANNER CRAB FISHING SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT

« on: February 16, 2012, 03:53:36 PM »

SOUTHEAST COMMERCIAL TANNER CRAB FISHING SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT

Douglas . . . The Registration Area A Tanner crab harvest strategy establishes commercial Tanner crab fishing season length using estimated mature male biomass and the number of registered pots at the start of the fishery. As of 9:30 a.m. Thursday February 16, 2012 there are 48 pot vessels and 3,800 pots registered for the 2011/2012 commercial Tanner crab fishery. At the current estimated mature male biomass and effort level of 3,800 registered pots, the harvest strategy provides two additional days of season length in “core” and “non-core” areas. The 2011/2012 commercial Tanner crab fishery in Southeast Alaska will open in core and non-core areas (described in 5 AAC 35.113(c)) at 12:00 noon on Thursday, February 16, 2012. The season will close in “core” fishing areas after seven fishing days at 12:00 noon on Thursday, February 23, 2012, and close in “non-core” areas after twelve fishing days at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.

The emergency order corresponding with this announcement is EO 1C0412.
News releases web site: http://documents.cf1.adfg.state.ak.us/TopicContents.po.
Office Ketchikan Petersburg Wrangell Sitka Juneau Haines Hoonah Yakutat
ADFG 225-5195 772-3801 874-3822 747-6688 465-4250 766-2830 784-3255
AWT 225-5111 772-3983 874-3215 747-3254 465-4000 766-2533 945-3620 784-3255

Commercial Fishing / ALSEK RIVER SET GILLNET CHINOOK SALMON TEST FISHERY

« on: February 15, 2012, 03:59:57 PM »

ALSEK RIVER SET GILLNET CHINOOK SALMON TEST FISHERY

Yakutat….The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is soliciting bids for a set gillnet test fishery for
Chinook salmon on the Alsek River.

This test fishery will be used to evaluate the run strength and timing of Chinook salmon returns to theAlsek River. Successful bidders will be responsible for their own supplies including food, fuel, and net.

Any fish harvested will become property of the State.
Bids should be based on a percentage of the total value of the catch. A maximum of 500 Chinook salmon may be harvested during the duration of this fishery. Bids must be received at the Fish and Game office in Yakutat prior to 12:00 noon, Wednesday, April 4, 2012.
To obtain further information and bid forms, contact Gordie Woods, Nicole Zeiser or Rhonda Coston at the Yakutat Fish and Game office at 907-784-3255. Interested bidders may also contact Scott Kelley in the Douglas Regional Office at 907-465-4258.

Commercial Fishing / FISHERY ANNOUNCEMENT PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND POLLOCK FISHERY CLOSURE KNIGHT ISLAND

« on: February 15, 2012, 12:29:21 PM »

FISHERY ANNOUNCEMENT
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND POLLOCK FISHERY CLOSURE
KNIGHT ISLAND AND BAINBRIDGE SECTIONS
EMERGENCY ORDER # 2-GF-E-04-12

The directed walleye pollock pelagic trawl fishery in the Prince William Sound (PWS) Management
Area Inside District opened January 20 with a fishery guideline harvest level (GHL) of 6.1 million
pounds. The Inside District is divided into three sections: Hinchinbrook, Knight Island, and
Bainbridge and the total harvest from a section restricted to 60% of the GHL. The Hinchinbrook
Section closed at 12:00 midnight February 2 based upon the predicted achievement of the maximum
60% section harvest level.

Current preliminary harvest reports and harvest projections indicate the balance of the GHL will
be taken by 12:00 midnight February 13, 2012. Therefore, the directed walleye pollock pelagic
trawl season in the Knight Island and Bainbridge Sections of the PWS Management Area will
close at 12:00 midnight February 13, 2012 for the remainder of the calendar year.

This action effectively closes the PWS directed pollock trawl fishery for 2012. The department is
soliciting interest from buyers or vessel captains to conduct a pollock test fishery in PWS. For
additional information reference the department news release or contact Maria Wessel at 907-
424-3212.