SouthEast Alaska Guides Organization

Action Agenda :: Act Now!

What you can do

Halibut - Current concern is the one per day bag limit in Southeast Alaska
- This decision will be made in Anchorage Sept. 29 to Oct. 4 – so act NOW.
- Immediately contact the voting members of the North Pacific Council. Click here to get the list.
- Plan to attend the Council meeting.
- Also contact the offices of Alaska’s congressional delegation and the Office of the Governor and let them know that the one halibut per day bag limit will hurt local economies throughout Southeast Alaska:
  - Senator Ted Stevens 202-224-3004; http://stevens.senate.gov/public/
  - Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665; http://murkowski.senate.gov/contact.cfm
  - Congressman Don Young 202-225-5765; http://donyoung.house.gov/
  - Governor Sarah Palin 907-465-3500; http://gov.state.ak.us/govmail.php
  - Jim Balsiger, acting director of NMFS 301-713-2239; jim.balsiger@noaa.gov
Salmon
- Share with the Board of Fisheries and Alaska Department of Fish and Game your experiences of guiding under this year’s salmon regulations and what you need for a stable, healthy business
- Share your ideas with SEAGO
- Plan to attend the Board of Fisheries meeting in February in Sitka
  - Charles Swanton Director of the Sportfish Division ADFG at (907) 465-6184; charles.swanton@alaska.gov
  - Rob Bentz Deputy Director of the Sportfish Division ADFG at (907) 465-4180; rob.bentz@alaska.gov
  - Bob Chadwick - Regional Management Coordinator of the Sportfish Division ADFG (907) 747-5551; bob.chadwick@alaska.gov
  - Denby Lloyd Commissioner ADFG - (907) 465-4100; dfg.commissioner@alaska.gov
  - Sue Aspelund special assistant to the commissioner ADFG - (907) 465-4100; sue.aspelund@alaska.gov
  - Doug Vincent-Lang - Special Project Coordinator Sportfish Division ADFG - (907) 267-2339; douglas.vincent-lang@alaska.gov
Rockfish and Lingcod
- Support the SEAGO proposal to the BOF for increased allocation of Demersal Shelf Rockfish (DSR) at next winter’s Board of Fisheries meeting in Sitka.
- Support the SEAGO proposal to the BOF for release at depth of all DSR for all sport and commercial by-catch. The best use of the resource does not included floating dead behind your boat or any other.
- Support the SEAGO proposal to allocate more lingcod to the sport fishery at next winter’s Board of Fisheries meeting in Sitka.
- Attend the BOF Meeting February 17-26 in Sitka. Support the best use of DSR for both the commercial and sport fisheries.

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