News from Kachemak Bay, Alaska
The Alaska Board of Fisheries voted 6-0 that Chair Marit Carlson-Van Dort has no conflict of interest despite her role as CEO of Far West Inc., a Chignik Bay village corporation that took a position on Area M fisheries in 2018.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game opened a two-day commercial geoduck fishery in Kaigani Strait for April 22-23 to harvest the remaining 7,000 pounds of quota in Subdistrict 103-30-001.
House Resources Committee heard testimony on HB 321, which would redesignate state wildlife areas and ban personal watercraft in Kachemak Bay.
A citizen advisory board for Kachemak Bay State Park will hold a public meeting to gather community input on park management matters.
DNR approved a permanent public access easement for Kachemak Bay Nordic Ski Club to formalize 12.7 acres of pre-existing ski trails near Ohlson Mountain Road in Homer.