Bauscher steps down from Fish & Game advisory committee
Sitka’s Fish & Game Advisory Committee will lose its leader this week. Heather Bauscher has served in the committee’s conservation seat for six years, with three years as chair.
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Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s herring appeal heard before state’s Supreme Court
The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday (12-14-22) heard oral arguments in an appeal brought by the Sitka Tribe of Alaska over the management of herring. The Tribe asked the high court to reverse a 2021 Superior Court decision that ruled in favor of the state on a constitutional claim. A final ruling on the matter could take months.
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Sitka Fish & Game Advisory Committee
The Sitka Fish & Game Advisory Committee will soon start reviewing new proposals from the Southeast Board of Game and Statewide Board of Fisheries.
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Why were six highly debated herring proposals withdrawn from Board of Fish consideration?
One of the most important policy decisions taken by the Alaska Board of Fisheries at its Anchorage meeting last month, was taking no action on a slate of six competing proposals for herring management in Sitka: three from the Sitka Tribe, and three from commercial seiners. After over two days of testimony and committee work, the parties submitted a joint, one-sentence note withdrawing their respective proposals.
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Southeast Board of Fish meeting postponed due to COVID
This weekend, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced it’s postponing the upcoming Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting, due to coronavirus concerns.
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