The Board of Fisheries held a worksession November 4-6 in Anchorage to discuss the upcoming January Board of Fisheries meeting and the hearings in the various communities. The public hearing in Sand Point is scheduled for November 28th and 29th. The board is going to use a town meeting style format. This is a lot less formal then a typical board meeting.
People can provide comments without having to sit at a table in front of the board.
If you speak in Sand Point you can also come to Anchorage and provide testimony. The board has decided on a format for the January meeting. The board has grouped the proposals into two categories. Proposals are grouped on whether or not they affect a stock of concern under the Sustainable Salmon Fisheries Policy. The board has defined AYK chums, Kuskokwim and Yukon River kings, and Kvichak sockeye as stocks of concern.