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2007 Statewide News Releases

• Kenton Taylor Appointed Deputy Commissioner, John Hilsinger Appointed Director of Commercial Fisheries for ADF&G

• Board of Game to Meet in Anchorage, March 2-12

• 2-7-07: State of Alaska Request for Reconsideration Denied: Federal Subsistence Board Refuses to Limit Sale of Bear Claws

• 2-2-07: Alaska Statewide Salmon Forecast for 2007

• 2-1-07: Joint Board of Fisheries and Game Submit Commissioner Candidate Name to Governor

• 2-1-07: Judge Refuses to Halt State’s Predator Management Programs
  Denies Defenders of Wildlife’s Request for Injunction

• 1-19-07: State Requests Reconsideration of Recent Federal Subsistence Board Decisions Impacting Fishereis on the Kenai Peninsula and in Southeast Alaska

• 1-9-07: Testing for bird Flu in Alaska: The first Year of Concerted Effort

• 1-4-07: The eLandings Fisheries Reporting System Reaches the Fifteen Thousand Mark: ADF&G to expand the successful program

2006 Statewide News Releases

• 12-1-06: Alaska Salmon Fishery MSC Re-Certification on Track: Alaska offers to help MSC de-bug process for future recertifications

• 11-21-06: Proposal Deadline for Board of Game and Joint Board of Fisheries and Game: Friday, December 8, 2006

• 11-15-06: ADF&G Alaska Board of Game Completes Southeast Regional Meeting: Board Rejects Pack Creek Hunting Proposal

• 11-13-06: ADF&G Test Fishing Boat Accidentally Nets Humpback Whale

• 11-02-06: ADF&G Releases Summary of the 2006 Salmon Season

• 10-31-06: Public Review Draft, Cook Inlet Regional Salmon Enhancement Plan: Phase II

• 10-30-06: Board of Game to Meet in Wrangell, November 10-15

• 10-26-06: Anglers to Receive ADF&G Sport Fishing Annual Survey

• 09-28-06: Alaskan Anglers to be Surveyed on Sport Fishing Expenditures

• 09-5-06: Alaska Boards of Fisheries and Game Call for Proposals

• 07-13-06: Board of Game Issues Call for Proposals for November 2006 Meeting

• 07-11-06: ADF&G Unveils the Alaska Coastal Wildlife Viewing Trail

• 07-10-06: ADF&G Press Conference to Kick Off “Alaska Coastal Wildlife Viewing Trail

• 06-19-06: Tularemia Hot Spot Noted

• 06-8-06: Governor Murkowski Issues Proclamation Celebrating Alaska's Fishing Heritage

• 06-8-06: ADF&G Official Testifies in Congress, Says Offshore Aquaculture is a Threat

• 05-9-06: State to Challenge Federal Subsistence Board Process and Procedures in Court

• 04-16-06: Potter Marsh Gets Trail and Access Improvements

• 04-13-06: Board of Game to Meet in Anchorage, May 12-14

• 04-7-06: ADF&G Announces 2006 Chinook Salmon Quota

• 04-7-06: ADF&G Seeks Public Input for Revising the Policies of the McNeil R. State Game Refuge & State Sanctuary Mgt. Plan

• 04-6-06: State of Alaska to Issue Sport Fishing Revenue Bonds

• 03-31-06: Successful Semi-Annual Meeting of the International Yukon River Salmon Panel in Whitehorse

• 03-15-06: Board Defers Consideration of Predator Control Proposal

• 02-16-06: Board of Fisheries to Meet in Ketchikan Feb. 20th - 26th

• 02-16-06: Board of Fisheries to Meet in Ketchikan Feb. 20th - 26th

• 02-08-06: Board of Game Issues Supplemental Proposal Book for Spring Meeting

• 02-01-06: Becoming An Outdoors-Woman” Mat-Su Valley Workshop: February 10th Early Registration Deadline

• 01-31-06: Judge Upholds State’s Predator Management Programs

• 01-31-06: Subsistence Division Conducts Halibut Fishery Mail Survey

• 01-27-06: State Resumes Predator Management Programs

• 01-19-06: Board of Game to Hold Emergency Meeting to Address Court’s Concerns

• 01-16-06: State Suspends Predator Control Programs in Response to Court Ruling

• 01-06-06: Board of Game Extends Statewide Meeting Dates

2005 Statewide News Releases

• 11-18-05: ADF&G Seeks Public Comments on Subsistence Halibut Harvest Report

• 11-10-05: State to Hold Magnuson-Stevens Act Meeting at Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle, November 18th

• 11-4-05: Commissioner Announces Opposition to Petition

• 11-4-05: Board of Game to Meet in Kotzebue, November 11-14

• 10-31-05: ADF&G Releases Summary of the 2005 Salmon Season

• 09-23-05: Alaska Board of Game Announces Date Change and Call for Proposals for Spring 2006 Meeting in Fairbanks

• 09-08-05: Ed Dersham Resigns from Board of Fisheries, Accepts Position at ADF&G

• 09-08-05: Commissioner Appoints New Commercial Fisheries Director

• 09-07-05: Commissioner Appoints New Subsistence Director

• 09-06-05: ADF&G Announces First-Ever "Youth Day at the Range"

• 09-02-05: State to Hold Stakeholder Meetings on Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization

• 08-25-05: ADF&G Advises Goose Hunters to Check for Regulation Changes

• 08-24-05: New Electronic Reporting System for Fisheries

• 08-10-05: Proposal Deadline for Board of Game: 8/19/05

• 08-09-05: ADF&G Clarifies its Policy Regarding Anchorage Bear Calls (PDF File)

• 08-09-05: Pack Animals May Threaten Wildlife (PDF File)

• 07-25-05: ADF&G Installs Walrus Islands Web Cam and Makes Refuge Trail Improvements

• 07-12-05: Commissioner Appoints New Executive Director of the Board of Game

• 07-11-05: ADF&G Seeking Public Comment on Draft Mariculture Regulations

• 06-28-05: State of Alaska Announces Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization Stakeholder Input Meetings in Ketchikan and Kodiak

• 06-23-05: Additional Fishing Opportunity Authorized for Kasilof River Sockeye

• 06-21-05: Alaska Board of Game Call for Proposals for November Meeting in Kotzebue

• 06-10-05: Governor Murkowski Encourages Families to Go Fishing in June

• 05-27-05: Board of Game to Meet in Anchorage

• 05-24-05: Subsistence Director Resigns to Accept University Position

• 05-10-05: ADF&G Commissioner Announces New Mariculture Coordinator

• 05-05-05: BOF Enacts Changes to the Chignik Cooperative Fishery for the 2005 Season

• 04-18-05: ADF&G Releases Results of the 2005 Salmon Capacity Survey

• 04-13-05: ADF&G Staff Receive Alaska Outdoor Council Awards

• 04-05-05: ADF&G Extends Public Comment Period for Draft Wildlife Conservation Strategy

• 04-05-05: ADF&G Announces 2005 Chinook Salmon Quota for Southeast Alaska

• 04-01-05: ADF&G Seeks Public Input for Izembek State Game Refuge Management Plan

• 03-18-05: Proposals for Alaska Board of Fisheries Due Friday, April 8, 2005 Evansville Wolf

• 03-07-05: ADF&G Declines to Issue Permit for Export of Evansville Wolf

• 03-07-05: Joint Boards of Fisheries and Game Submit Commissioner Candidate Names to Governor

• 03-02-05: Public Comment Period Underway for Alaska’s Sustainable Commercial Salmon Fishery Re-assessment and Certification

• 02-25-05: Board of Game to Meet in Anchorage

• 02-22-05: Fish and Game Invites Public Comment on Draft Wildlife Conservation Strategy

• 02-18-05: Pacific Salmon Commission Strikes Deal to Hold Directed Fisheries on Stikine and Taku Rivers

• 02-15-05: Joint Board Selects Commissioner Candidates for Interviews

• 02-11-05: Alaska's Commercial Salmon Fisheries to be Assessed for Recertification

• 02-10-05: State of Alaska to Hold Townhall Meetings to Discuss the Growth of Finfish Farming

• 02-10-05: Alaska Board of Game to Review Status of Closed Areas at Upcoming Meeting

• 01-31-05: Subsistence Halibut Fishery Mail Survey

• 01-04-05: Alaska Board of Fisheries Announces Public Hearing in Soldotna

• 01-04-05: ADF&G Supports Lawsuit Challenging Federal Reserved Water Rights