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Statewide Finfish and Supplemental Issues – March 17-21, 2026

Location: Anchorage — Egan Civic & Convention Center

Comment deadline: March 2, 2026

Public Testimony List (Updated 3-18-2026) (PDF 333 kB)

Meeting Documents:

  • On-Time Public Comments (All) (PDF 44,299 kB)

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    Statewide Finfish and Supplemental Issues — View PDF of all proposals for Statewide Finfish and Supplemental Issues | Hide Category Statewide Finfish and Supplemental Issues

    Record Copy (RC) — Submitted during the meeting

    Record Copy (RC) # Description
    RC006 (PDF 2,190 kB) ADFG AYK Stock of Concern Action Plan
    RC007 (PDF 610 kB) CRRC Comment Letter on Proposal 162
    RC008 (PDF 558 kB) Ketchikan AC Meeting Minutes from Jan 15 2026
    RC009 (PDF 629 kB) Cook Inlet Stakeholders Opposition to Proposal 186
    RC010 (PDF 495 kB) George Matz Opposition to Proposal 176
    RC011 (PDF 1,342 kB) Fairbanks AC Emails Between Dan Coffey ADFG 2001
    RC012 (PDF 828 kB) Fairbanks AC Hatchery Committee Report 1999
    RC013 (PDF 889 kB) Fairbanks AC Transcript of BOF Hatchery Committee 2020
    RC014 (PDF 517 kB) ADFG Traditional Knowledge Reports
    RC015 (PDF 750 kB) EIRAC W1-EIRAC BOF Proposal Comments
    RC016 (PDF 595 kB) WIRAC WIRAC BOF Proposal Comment
    RC017 (PDF 486 kB) UCIDA 186 Position
    RC018 (PDF 610 kB) UCIDA Federal EEZ
    RC019 (PDF 1,053 kB) UCIDA Map of UCI
    RC020 (PDF 503 kB) UCIDA Figure 186-3
    RC021 (PDF 494 kB) R.Maev 2026 State Fishing Schedule
    RC022 (PDF 488 kB) Andy Couch Proposal 186 Support Northern Cook Inlet Coho Conservation
    RC023 (PDF 1,704 kB) David Martin Salmon Management
    RC024 (PDF 1,141 kB) David Martin Water Quality Urbanization
    RC025 (PDF 1,072 kB) David Martin Historical Salmon Stock and Harvest
    RC026 (PDF 1,492 kB) UCIDA Cook Inlet Fishing Area
    RC027 (PDF 1,720 kB) David Martin Science in Salmon Management
    RC028 (PDF 2,528 kB) David Martin Invasive Species
    RC029 (PDF 1,334 kB) David Martin Catch and Release Mortality
    RC030 (PDF 908 kB) UCIDA Salmon Management
    RC031 (PDF 2,389 kB) David Martin Salmon Management
    RC032 (PDF 534 kB) Eastern Aleutian Fisheries Coalition Aleutian Tribal Opposition to Proposals 163 164 165 and 11
    RC033 (PDF 595 kB) Chris Guggenbickler SE JRPT Position on Prop 170
    RC034 (PDF 536 kB) John Jenson Why Alaska'sHatcheries are Built on Accountability
    RC035 (PDF 1,101 kB) Alaska NGO Watch Comments on Prop 163-165
    RC036 (PDF 7,589 kB) Matanuska Susitna Borough It Takes Fish to Make Fish
    RC037 (PDF 668 kB) NAEC Public Comment on Yukon River King Salmon and Fall Chum Salmon & Proposals 163-164-165
    RC038 (PDF 1,980 kB) Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Tribal Resolution Opposing 187
    RC039 (PDF 489 kB) Jason Chandler Kodaik Fleet Letter
    RC040 (PDF 663 kB) Trident Seafood Bottom Contact Sensor Overview
    RC041 (PDF 1,234 kB) Petersburg Borough Assembly BoF proposals 170 171 172 Oppose
    RC042 (PDF 1,067 kB) Trident Seafood NPFMC Analysis on Bottom Contact Sensors
    RC043 (PDF 3,485 kB) Robert Wolfe The problem with too many fish
    RC044 (PDF 605 kB) ADFG Interim Public Testimony List
    RC045 (PDF 541 kB) John Hilsinger Proposal 11
    RC046 (PDF 488 kB) Dan Ernhart Withdraw Proposal 187
    RC047 (PDF 524 kB) Chenega IRA Council Traditional Knowledge Testimony
    RC048 (PDF 568 kB) Andy Couch Matanuska Susitna Borough Public Testimony
    RC049 (PDF 545 kB) Paul Clark Public Testimony
    RC050 (PDF 570 kB) Pete Probasco Public Testimony
    RC051 (PDF 540 kB) Gabe Kitter Public Testimony
    RC052 (PDF 572 kB) Jim Sykes Public Testimony
    RC053 (PDF 668 kB) VFDA Sport Fish Data
    RC054 (PDF 537 kB) AJA Amendment of Proposal 167
    RC055 (PDF 506 kB) Clay Duda Language Amendment to Proposal 178
    RC056 (PDF 567 kB) Fairbanks AC Joint Protocol on Salmon Enhancement
    RC057 (PDF 1,648 kB) CCA Kenai Habtiat Loss
    RC058 (PDF 650 kB) Mike Kramer Hatchery Harm to Wild Stock
    RC059 (PDF 525 kB) Mike Kramer Hatchery Harm to Wild Stocks 2
    RC060 (PDF 194 kB) Mike Kramer Hatchery Harm to Wild Stocks 3
    RC061 (PDF 920 kB) Mike Kramer Hatchery Harm to Wild Stocks 4
    RC062 (PDF 747 kB) Mike Kramer Hatchery Harm to Wild Stocks 5
    RC063 (PDF 733 kB) Mike Kramer Hatchery Harm to Wild Stocks 6
    RC064 (PDF 103 kB) Mike Kramer ADFG Brenner 2012 Abstract
    RC065 (PDF 83 kB) Mike Kramer ADFG Otis 2018 abstract
    RC066 (PDF 557 kB) Mark Somerville Proposal 181 Alternate Language
    RC067 (PDF 122 kB) Mark Somerville Proposal 183 Opposition Statement
    RC068 (PDF 649 kB) AYK Tribal Consortium Support Props 163 164 & 165
    RC069 (PDF 684 kB) AYK Tribal Consortium Support of Props 170 171 & 172
    RC070 (PDF 829 kB) Mike Kramer RC-Rebuttal to Common Arguments Against Hatchery Reform Redacted
    RC071 (PDF 604 kB) YDFDA Proposal 175 Opposition
    RC072 (PDF 736 kB) Gale Vick Hatchery impacts what questions should we be asking
    RC073 (PDF 499 kB) SSRAA Public comment responses to Proposals 170 171 and 172
    RC074 (PDF 474 kB) Yakutat AC Opposition to Proposal 187
    RC075 (PDF 658 kB) Science-Based Habitat Alliance Trawl Impact Studies
    RC076 (PDF 583 kB) Yakutat AC Minutes
    RC077 (PDF 537 kB) John Vale John Vale Yakutat AC Chair Testimony regarding Proposal 187
    RC078 (PDF 649 kB) PWSSC New Research Project Beginning in April 2026
    RC079 (PDF 823 kB) AEB 58’ Fleet Information
    RC080 (PDF 556 kB) NSRAA AK Hatchery Enhanced Sportfish Values 2021-25
    RC081 (PDF 605 kB) PWSAC & VFDA PWS Pink Salmon Hatchery Proportion in LCI Stream.
    RC082 (PDF 1,525 kB) Pacific Seafood Observer Coverage and EM in Parallel Groundfish Fisheries
    RC083 (PDF 618 kB) Todd Loomis Proposal 11 extent of existing closures and habitat protections
    RC084 (PDF 1,179 kB) Pioneer Alaskan Fisheries PNP Hatchery Act
    RC085 (PDF 541 kB) Ed Soto AC Testimony Copy
    RC086 (PDF 1,919 kB) Communities of Akutan AEB False Pass King Cove Sand Point and Unalaska Joint Community letter opposing PC 11 163-65
    RC087 (PDF 693 kB) Gale Vick North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission Alaska hatchery releases
    RC088 (PDF 2,089 kB) Cole Hockema Example of Salmon Excluder Designs
    RC089 (PDF 574 kB) Matt Miller Board Action
    RC090 (PDF 660 kB) Gale Vick Hatchery Impacts
    RC091 (PDF 612 kB) Rowan Miller Prince William Sound pink and chum salmon escapements
    RC092 (PDF 533 kB) WGOA 58 WGOA Trawl Fleet Letter to BOF
    RC093 (PDF 554 kB) AmyJo Macaulay Meiners Written Comment of Public Testimony Opposing Prop 170
    RC094 (PDF 1,736 kB) BSFA Hatcheries and the future we envision for wild salmon
    RC095 (PDF 748 kB) CBW Opposition to Proposal 170
    RC096 (PDF 514 kB) Bill Walker RC in Support of Hatcheries Opposition to 170 171 172
    RC097 (PDF 474 kB) Paddy O'Donnell Proposals 11 163 164 and 165
    RC098 (PDF 548 kB) Julie Kavanaugh Incentives to Development
    RC099 (PDF 508 kB) Melissa Norris Support of 163 164 and 165 Trawl Accountability
    RC100 (PDF 586 kB) Charlie Lean Hatchery Comments
    RC101 (PDF 980 kB) Northern Norton Sound AC Letter of Comments for BOF
    RC102 (PDF 1,475 kB) Pioneer Alaska Fisheries LCI Straying Inter-regional from PWS Hatcheries
    RC103 (PDF 495 kB) Luke Lester Written Comment Opposed to 11 163-165 170-172
    RC104 (PDF 566 kB) Kodiak PWS Pollock Fishermen 2026 PWS Pollock Fishing Depths vs Rockfish Catch
    RC105 (PDF 778 kB) Mike Kramer SSRAA Tax return showing $38,900,000 in assets
    RC106 (PDF 795 kB) Mike Kramer PWSAA tax return showing assets of $43,000,000
    RC107 (PDF 752 kB) Mike Kramer NSRAA Tax return showing assets of $36,500,000
    RC108 (PDF 621 kB) Pacific Seafood 2026 PWS Pollock Harvest on ADF&G Website
    RC109 (PDF 738 kB) Mike Kramer Kodiak Aquaculture tax return showing $24,300,000 in assets
    RC110 (PDF 1,042 kB) Steven Minor Additional Information to support testimony
    RC111 (PDF 882 kB) Shannon Carroll EFH Regulatory Overview
    RC112 (PDF 1,482 kB) Shannon Carroll Fishing Effects Model Infographics
    RC113 (PDF 556 kB) Fairbanks AC Hilborn and Eggers Report in AFE 2000
    RC114 (PDF 521 kB) Patrick Baum GOA Chinook bycatch in groundfish trawl fisheries
    RC115 (PDF 579 kB) Linda Kozak Modified Proposal 11
    RC116 (PDF 659 kB) Leanna Harrington Economic Impact in Kodiak
    RC117 (PDF 768 kB) Scott Daletas Correcting the Record on Crooked Creek Chinook—Response to Testimony
    RC118 (PDF 478 kB) Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission Explanation for Statewide Proposal 175
    RC119 (PDF 1,539 kB) Mike Kramer A science backed case to return egg takes at AFK hatchery in PWS 2010
    RC120 (PDF 580 kB) Chelsae Radell GOA Pollock Fishery Chinook Genetic Stock Composition 2015-2023
    RC121 (PDF 713 kB) Alaska Salmon Alliance Deshka Wier Data 2021-2025
    RC122 (PDF 1,119 kB) Board Member Chamberlain Department Response to Requested Information on Salmon Hatcheries
    RC123 (PDF 2,089 kB) ADFG Slides to Inform Trawl Fishery Discussion 1
    RC124 (PDF 3,071 kB) ADFG Presentation Salmon Fishery Enhancement in Alaska 1
    RC125 (PDF 528 kB) Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission Proposal 170-172 Hatchery pink production's negative impact on sockeye salmon
    RC126 (PDF 1,701 kB) Jason Chandler GOA Bathymetry Maps Showing State Waters Bottom
    RC127 (PDF 507 kB) AJA withdrawal of support for proposal 167 request for no action
    RC129 (PDF 631 kB) Board Member Carpenter Substitute Language Proposal 183
    RC130 (PDF 1,092 kB) Matanuska-Susitna Borough Current UCI Drift Gillnet Season Closure Rule
    RC131 (PDF 1,758 kB) Matanuska-Susitna Borough UCI Drift Gillnet Mixed Stock Fishery Management Tools
    RC132 (PDF 1,165 kB) Matanuska-Susitna Borough Current UCI Drift Gillnet Management Area
    RC133 (PDF 557 kB) Darin Gilman Gulkana Hatchery Contributions to Copper River Fisheries 1982-2023
    RC134 (PDF 692 kB) AHHA 197 additional signers and 4 additional business supporters
    RC135 (PDF 2,439 kB) Oceana Pelagic and bottom trawl open and closed areas in AK state waters proposals 163-165
    RC136 (PDF 3,088 kB) Oceana ROV photos of seafloor habitat off Kodiak proposals 163-165
    RC137 (PDF 7,532 kB) AHHA Trawl Participation Gear and Operation
    RC138 (PDF 552 kB) AHHA Penalties and Violations for Fish and Wildlife Infractions in Alaska Statutes
    RC139 (PDF 689 kB) Pacific Seafood Salmon Excluder Requirement in CGOA Rockfish Program
    RC140 (PDF 642 kB) EAFC Prop 11 Opposition-CFEC Information
    RC141 (PDF 552 kB) Earl Krygier Annual Chinook Harvest Limit-Proposal 180
    RC142 (PDF 654 kB) Ocean Conservancy Environmental Impacts of Trawl Fishing Gear Proposals 163-165
    RC143 (PDF 914 kB) Oceana Concerns with Fishing Effects Model
    RC144 (PDF 5,333 kB) AHHA Pelagic Trawl Bottom Contact Sensors
    RC145 (PDF 632 kB) Board Member Irwin Substitute Language Proposal 164
    RC146 (PDF 628 kB) Board Member Irwin Substitute Language Proposal 165

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