Board of Fisheries Workshop - Saturday, November 7, 2009

The Bristol Bay Campus Marine Advisory Program office will be hosting a workshop on How to Present Testimony Before the Board of Fisheries.

This workshop will be held at the BBEDC building, Saturday, November 7, 2009, starting at 1 pm.  We will go as long as need be.

A big thank you goes out to BBEDC for the generous use of their lovely building.  We will be meeting in their conference room.  The Bristol Bay Campus is a fantastic venue, but there are classes on the weekends, so the BBEDC building is a wonderful venue for this type of training.

All those interested in presenting oral or written testimony before the Board of Fisheries are encouraged to attend.  Past participants and Board of Fisheries members or committee members are also invited.

Hope to see you there!

Some youtube videos on salmon fillet techniques

Some of these videos are quite good - this is probably one of the better ones I've seen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMaZfUbJfgM

Your typical chop job: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBW6a8wVzTw&NR=1 

I think this is the funny one with the animals in the background: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB0yOZsBZjY&feature=related

Interesting video on butterfly technique: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvE21bFy10k&feature=related

I will probably just add to this posting, so check back, as it may change in the next couple of weeks.  If any of you know where I can find a good video demonstrating use of a traditional fillet technique with an ulu, please email me or leave a comment on the blog. 

Here is one of my own fillets:

Thank you!

COSEE Alaska

COSEE Alaska

Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence

Check out this new website - contains excellent information and curricula for educators of marine education for all grade levels.
A program of the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program.

How to Comment on Board of Fish Proposals

COMMENTS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 17, 2009

After reviewing the proposals published in the Board of Fish book of regulatory proposals, please send written comments to:
ATTN: BOF COMMENTS
Boards Support Section
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
P.O. Box 115526
Juneau, AK 99811-5526
Fax: (907) 465-6094

Written comments received by the November 17th deadline will be presented to board members at the time of the meeting and will be included in the board workbook. Comments received after the deadline may still be presented, but may not be printed in the board workbook. Written comments, as well as public testimony will be accepted during the board meetings.

Written comments become public documents.

When providing written comments to a proposal, list the proposal number that you are referring to and specifically state whether you support or oppose the proposal. This will ensure that your comments are correctly noted for the board members. If you support part of a proposal with certain modifications, please indicate "support as amended" and provide a preferred amendment in writing.

Briefly explain why you support or oppose the proposal. If submitting comments on more than one proposal, DO NOT USE SEPARATE PIECES OF PAPER. Simply begin the next set of written comments by listing the next proposal number.

Format of written comments
Please use 8 1/2" x 11" paper with reasonable margins, allowing for hole punches. Whether typed or handwritten, use dark ink and write legibly.

Upcoming BOF Meeting

For those of you who may have missed previous discussions of the Board of Fish Meeting in December, the comment deadline is November 17, 2009. Some of the Bristol Bay finfish proposals may have drastic consequences for our local BB area resident fleet.

Chief among the more contentious proposals is Proposal 15, which proposes to eliminate the 32 foot limit on vessels in Bristol Bay drift gillnet fishery.

For a complete listing of the current Board of Fish proposals, go to http://www.board.adfg.state.ak.us/.