Marit Carlson-Van Dort
Chair · Alaska Board of Fisheries
28 articles · 16 transcripts · 15 clips
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Fish board opens comment on Cook Inlet drift gillnet rules it adopted in March
“The board will receive the public comments and then we will meet to, as you said, essentially ratify unless there's something else comes up.”
Fish board to weigh resident-first kings, Homer Spit nets and helicopter anglers
“especially as we enter the regulatory meetings of Lower Cook Inlet/Kodiak and Upper Cook Inlet for this cycle.”
Fish board plans a second vote on Cook Inlet drift limits that never took effect
“It will be open for public comment for 30 days. The board will receive the public comments and then we will meet to, as you said, essentially ratify unless there's something else comes up.”
Fish board agrees to reconsider Area M salmon limits the state voided in May
“It was voided by a legally questionable and unprecedented action by the Department of Law. And I think that definitely falls squarely into the unforeseen category.”
Alaska Board of Fisheries picks Bethel and Dillingham for 2028 regional finfish meetings
“I don't think it's the job of this board to cater to those that can most afford to attend meetings.”
Fish board member found in ethics violation makes the order public before Area M vote
The state found fish board member Curt Chamberlain's ethics disclosure incomplete and voided five Area M rules. He released the order Wednesday and disputes it.
Fish board adds eight Upper Cook Inlet king stocks and Little Susitna coho to concern list
The fish board added eight Upper Cook Inlet king runs and Little Susitna coho to its worry list, bringing the inlet's troubled king stocks to 13.
Alaska Board of Fisheries urged to add a second vote on the final text of fishing rules
Alaska fishing rules become law before the board sees their final text. The Department of Law wants a second vote on it, after 30 days of public comment.
Trawl briefing leaves state board asking about its own waters
“the remedial education”
Board of Fisheries committee to take up remote testimony and process changes Oct. 21
“That's another one that I've struggled with, and I've gotten a lot of requests for over the years.”
Board of Fisheries committee weighs how to let the public weigh in on last-minute rewrites
ishermen say the fish board rewrites proposals after they've testified. A committee chewed on it Friday and changed nothing yet. Round two comes in October.
Fish and Game proposes flagging struggling salmon runs a year earlier so the public can weigh in
“and in some cases, we've had to sort of punt that portion to a subsequent meeting.”
Fishery managers will meet on trawl seafloor contact, with no power to recommend
The Board of Fisheries took 51 seconds on three trawl proposals. Its follow-up meeting can't recommend anything and won't take testimony by phone.
Fish board committee to review Traditional Knowledge report process Sept. 25
“traditional knowledge reports are relatively new to the board's process”
Kotzebue Sound crab opener set for June 15 with no buyers registered
“there's a pretty marked difference between subsistence harvest between Sections 1 through 3 and Sections 4 and 5”
ADF&G opens six Kodiak sections to commercial fishing, bans large Chinook retention
“It's pretty clear in July, specifically in late June, that there are problem areas when it comes to juvenile king salmon”
Red Flag Warning covers inland Bristol Bay through Thursday
“I have a set subsistence net on Kanak Inak Beach in Dillingham.”
Yukon River sport fishing closed for kings and chums through 2026 as seven-year rebuilding effort continues
“Is this stock in a non-subsistence area?”
The Mat-Su Valley's king salmon fisheries are closed — Anchorage's closest king water joins the Kenai on the bench
“what would be the impacts on the king salmon bound for these two places potentially, since that's what we're considering right now?”
ADF&G opens youth-only king salmon fisheries on Kenai Peninsula
“the other side of the island, quite frankly, doesn't quite have that potential problem or near as often when it comes to juvenile fish. So it does provide fishing opportunities still.”
Alaska Native Heritage Center collects traditional foods for typhoon relief
“There was a large, about 1,600 people displaced.”
ADF&G opens Juneau hatchery area to king salmon retention June 1
“will always manage the sport fishery relatively conservatively”
Board Sets Fish Wheel Rules, Recovery Goals for Yukon Salmon
“There's another step in that process where the board— or the, the department comes back before the board with a recommendation to delist, and the board may or may not accept that recommendation.”
Board of Fisheries Opens Statewide Meeting With Stock Concern Action Plans
The Alaska Board of Fisheries met March 17 to weigh management plans for struggling Western Alaska salmon stocks.
Board Cuts Area M June Salmon Fishing Time 30% to Protect Yukon-Bound Chum
Alaska's Board of Fisheries voted 4-3 to cut June salmon fishing time in Area M by 30 to 39 percent, removing industry catch limits to protect chum and kings bound for Western Alaska rivers.
Board Restricts Fishing Gear to Protect Chinook in Chignik, Area M
“I think in this case, where we're at at this period of time in history in the state of Alaska, when you get a stock of concern in the Nushagak and Kodiak and Chignik and Cook Inlet, whatever we can do to avoid fish that are swimming deeper is important right now, to let them go by.”
Board Chair Survives Ethics Challenge Over Village Corporation Ties
The Board of Fisheries voted 6-0 to let Chair Marit Carlson-Van Dort vote on Area M proposals despite questions about her corporate ties.
Chignik King Salmon Meets Escapement Goal After Six-Year Drought
“I want to thank you and your staff for fighting for the funds for this, for producing the results, you know, as quickly as possible to try and get this before the board for this meeting.”
