2. The Board of Fisheries (BOF)
7 members with 3 year terms
Appointed by Governor
Confirmed by legislature
Meets every year
Has 3 year cycle
Decides on how resource is allocated to user groups
3. The BOF meets in a 3 year cycle
They meet every year but not for every region of the
state
In the 3 year cycle the cover all of the regions and
fisheries
Under exceptional circumstances they will consider
proposals out of cycle
The Bristol Bay meeting will be this December
4. There are 82 Advisory Committees (AC)
They provide local knowledge and expertise on
issues
They also provide a local forum to discuss issues
Their testimony is important in the BOF process
5. AC’s meet generally once a year in Bristol Bay
They get reports form the department and other
agencies
Members are elected by the public
They can generate proposals for BOF or Board of
Game
6. The AC is likely to generate proposals
The AC comments on all relevant proposals
The AC provides written testimony to the BOF
The AC may send a rep to provide oral testimony
to the BOF and participate in the meeting
7. Any individual or group can submit a proposal
The proposals can change regulations
Statutes are changed by the legislature
View the form in reading materials as well as
example proposals
8. Proposals are solicited with a call for proposals
Proposals need to be submitted by the deadline
usually in the spring
Proposals are sorted to the appropriate area
Area M, Bristol Bay, AYK,
Department staff are given the proposals to
comment on
9. The Department submits written reports and
written proposal comments to the BOF
Individuals or groups are also welcome to submit
written comments
All comments are public record
10. The BOF meeting begins with department oral
reports
The next part of the meeting is public testimony
The BOF then can form committees to discuss
proposals by groups e.g. herring, sport fish
The BOF can hear proposals as committee of the
whole
11. Committees consist of members of the public and
members of the BOF
Public signs up to be on committees and the BOF
selects individuals trying to get a representative
from all stakeholders
The committee meets and discusses the proposals
assigned to it
12. The committee may reach consensus or not
They may make a recommendation to the BOF
or not
The department writes a report with the Board
members for public distribution
Public can comment on the reports
13. After the committee reports are out the BOF will
decide on proposals
The BOF has a formal public meeting
Each proposal is introduced
The BOF members discuss and debate the
proposals
Then vote to approve, or amend and approve
14. If a proposal is not approved that is it
If a proposals is approved or amended and
approved
Staff and department of law work to get the
correct language into regulation.
The BOF approves the idea but the specific
language that is in regulation can take some
work
15. The public may submit written and oral
comments
The public may also talk with and lobby
individual BOF members
The committee process is also an important
place to advocate for or against proposals
A proposal opens any regulation to debate
16. Once a proposal brings up a regulation for debate
Proposal can be amended to do anything with
regulation
Example 2009: Proposal remove protection for Togiak
District Bristol Bay
Protection prevents permit holders from transferring
into Togiak prior to July 24
The proposal was amended such that the protection
was extended until July 27
