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SUMMARY OF ACTIONS

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Proposal #	Description	BOF Action	Comments
1	Redefine the Chitina Personal Use fishery as a Subsistence fishery.	FAIL	Vote: 5 against, 1 in support (Williams). No new information to warrant this change. This proposal was presented at the 2003 and 2005 meetings with no new information following the 2002 determination to return the Chitina dipnet fishery to a Personal use fishery. In 1999, the board ruled in favor of this fishery being a Subsistence fishery, which was the only positive finding in 8 consectutive meetings where this issue was raised. In 7 of the 8 past meetings (since 1984), only once have the Board ruled in favor of redefining the fishery to a subsistence fishery.
2	C&T determination for freshwater fish in the Upper Copper River/Susitna areas.	PASS with substitute language.	Vote: 4 support, 2 against (Delo and Williams). The board also voted in support of an ANS to allow 25K - 42K in usable pounds of non-salmon fish for this fishery. Note, an ANS is not a target but a guideline, and the Department is not mandated to meet this guideline.
3	C&T determination for Crosswind Lake for non-salmon species	PASS	Vote: 4 support, 2 against (Delo and Williams).
4	Restrict King salmon subsistence fishery in the Copper River district.	NO ACTION	There must be 'new information' or an 'error of law' to restrict subsistence uses.
5	Marking requirements for subsistence drift gear	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. Subsistence gear must now be marked with the first initial, last name and address of the permit holder in letting one inch high that contrasts with the background of the buoy.
6	Modify marking of subsistence-caught fish in PWS.	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. There were concerns raised about hanging fish from their tails for drying or smoking, but the board agreed that clipping both lobes of the tail was a standard practice around the rest of Alaska. Removing the fins will make salmon unattractive for commercial (retail) purposes and prevent users from selling subsistence caught fish.
7	Clarification of legal subsistence gear for Prince William Sound	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. The subsistence regulations will be clarified to state the exact requirement for legal subsistence gear, per regulation 5 AAC 01.620(b).
8	Open the subsistence season on May 1 in the Copper River district	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. There is currently reasonable opportunity for subsistence harvest and the BOF feels it is important to maintain a precautionary approach to protect the early runs of salmon.
9	Open the subsistence season on May 10 in the Copper River district	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 8.
10	Amend the fishing seasons for PWS and Copper River districts	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. There are no conservation or allocation concerns with this proposal, it is merely to tidy up loose language in the regulation booklet.
11	Eliminate restrictions on subsistence permits issued in PWS	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is an ADFG housekeeping proposal to fix a regulation in place when the definition of subsistence was slightly different.
12	Reformat regulations on fish wheel specifications	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is an ADFG housekeeping proposal to relocate language in the regulation book to another section, for user ease.
13	Increase distance from fishwheels from 75 feet to 300 feet.	NO ACTION	This proposal was withdrawn by the submitter.
14	Prohibit dipnetting within 30 feet of a fishwheel	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. Adoption of this proposal would lead to regulatory complications, as State regulations are currently aligned with federal regulations.
15	Reformat regulations for subsistence annual possession limits	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is an ADFG housekeeping proposal to relocate language in the regulation book to another section, for user ease.
16	Modify annual limits in the Glennallen subdistrict subsistence fishery.	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. There are no biological or conservation concerns, or new information to suggest there is currently abuse of the limits set. Adjustment of the annual limits may not allow for reasonable opportunity to meet subsistence needs.
17	Modify annual limits in the Glennallen subdistrict subsistence fishery.	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 16.
18	Amend the Copper River management plan to include harvest monitoring in the Glennallen Subdistrict	FAIL	Vote: 2 in support, 4 against. The BOF felt that this was unecessary and would place an unreasonable burden on subsistence users and area managers. CDFU, NVE, CR/PWSAC and the Chitina Dipnetters Association submitted lots of information on the need for better reporting upriver. This is an issue that we are going to need to keep pushing for in the future.
19	Require daily harvest reporting in the Glennallen subdistrict	NA	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 18.
20	Require daily harvest reporting in the Glennallen subdistrict	NA	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 18.
21	Allow retention of rockfish and lingcod taken in subsistence fisheries	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This proposal will reduce wasting fish that are unintentionally harvested.
22	Increase the annual limit of Personal Use sockeye salmon	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. Increased harvests in the Chitina dipnet fishery could lead to a reduction in reasonable opportunity for subsistence fisheries North of Chitina.
23	Change the time period for setting supplemental periods	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. This proposal would have led to increased confusion by permit holders.
24	Restrict supplemental permits and personal use harvest allocation if the commercial fishery closes for 8 days or more.	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. Setting supplemental periods should be based on sonar counts and inriver estimates.
25	Increase the personal use king salmon limit and modify recording requirements	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. This proposal could lead to increased king salmon harvest, and the BOF believes this fishery needs to be managed conservatively to allow king salmon to reach spawning grounds.
26	Require reporting by transporters in personal use fishery	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 18.
27	Extend the Chitina subdistrict personal use fishery	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. There is already fishery access issues, and this proposal place an undue burden on private lands. The fishery is fully allocated, and extending the boundary of the fishery would cause allocation issues between the PU fishery and the upriver fisheries. Williams stated that the PU fishery is growing and growing, and this is something we will likely have to address each cycle as it becomes increasingly crowded in the Chitina fishery.
28	Amend regulation allowing herring food and bait fishery to be managed by emergency order.	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. Housekeeping proposal. The herring fishery will remain closed until such a time as there is a harvestable surplus of herring stocks. This will allow managers flexibility to manage that is parallel to the management of other fisheries.
29	Expand the PWS sablefish season area to four months.	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 30.
30	Provide for a sablefish season in the PWS area from April 15 through August 31.	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This will give permot holders more time to fish, and will reduce whale depredation on sablefish.
31	Remove the Commissioner's permit requirement for sablefish from the regulation.	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is an ADFG housekeeping proposal to clean up the regulatory language.
32	Amend lingcod season dates to Jul 1 - Dec 1 to alow permit holders to retain up to 10% dressed weight of lingcod as bycatch.	PASS	Vote: 5 in support, 1 against (Brown). The sportfish catch is currently 8 times greater than the commercial catch. There is a sufficient biomass to support this extension of season and retention of bycatch.
33	Clarify the regulation governing retention of lingcod taken during a commercial gillnet season.	NO ACTION.	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 32.
34	Allow for openings and closures in the Pacific cod fishery by emergency order	NO ACTION	The NPFMC raised the issue that this proposal would likely result in the state fishery remaining closed and would strand the state waters allocation. Additionally, this would create regulatory confusion and an increase in the incidental catch of halibut. There would be dificulties in regulating the fishery.
35	Link the PWS parallel cod season in the PWS management area to the Eastern Gulf of Alaska	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 34.
36	Allow retention of Pacific cod in halibut fisheries	PASS	Vote to pass with substitute language: 4 in support, 2 against (Brown and Webster). RC113 - the substitute language revises the limitations on the specific group of permit holders able to retain cod, in line with the Department of Law's recommendations.
37	Increase the bycatch allowance to a 20% allowance for pacific cod plus an additional 20% for other groundfish species.	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. Substitute language was submitted and agreed upon to read that the commissioner may, by emergency order, open a season that in addition to the bycatch of other species specified in regulations, the bycatch allowance of Pacific cod is up to 20 percent of the directed finfish species on board the vessel that has been taken with longline, pot, or mechanical jig gear. The landed weight of Pacific cod may not exceed 20 percent of the directed species on board the vessel. The commissioner may, by emergency order, close a season and immediately reopen a season in which the bycatch limit for any species would be decreased.
38	Open the Easter section of the PWS outside district to the state waters Pacific cod season	PASS	A revision was submitted by ADFG to clarify the boudary of the fishery between Hook Point and Kayak Island to ease concerns about dungeness bycatch. Vote: 6 in support.
39	Allow fishing for Pacific cod in waters of Orca Bay with pot gear east of a line from Johnstone Point to Knowles Head except or those waters closed to subsistence crab fishing.	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. The proposed areas will not impact densities of tanner crab.
40	Remove commissioners permit requirement (Pollock) from regulation	TABLED	This item was tabled until the March 10 BOF meeting in Anchorage. The BOF addressed the provisions of the commissioners permit and accepted them. The BOF will vote to adopt them once they are written up by the regulations officer.
41	Establish a commercial skate fishery in Area E.	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. This proposal did not pass since ADFG will be piloting a test skate fishery in 2009. If the results from this test fishery show there is a harvestable surplus, the BOF will look at this again in the future.
42	Allow retention of Spiny Dogfish in longline fishery	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. This proposal did not pass since the bycatch of other species is likely to be high.
43	Delete sections 1, 2 and 5 of groundfish guiding principles	PASS	Vote: 5 in support, 1 against (Delo). These guidelines are not in use currently, and will make no difference to the current guidelines executed by ADFG groundfish managers.
44	Describe the conditions under which a commercial shrimp pot fishery may occur.	TABLED	This item was tabled until the March 10 BOF meeting in Anchorage. Much discussion was held on the possibility of a shrimp fishery, particularly after ADFG presented that there was a harvestable surplus of shrimp in PWS. A draft Shrimp Management Plan was put together during the meeting, and the BOF tabled this plan until the March 10 meeting to enable input from the public on the proposed plan.
45	Request for provision of structural elements to presecture a commercial shrimp fishery	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 44.
46	Open a commercial pot shrimp fishery in PWS.	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 44.
47	Remove permit requirement (shrimp trawl) from regulation	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is an ADFG housekeeping proposal to clean up the regulatory language.
48	Establish a guideline harvest level for PWS shrimp fishery	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 44.
49	Prohibit persons or vessels from participating in both the commercial and sport fish pot shrimp fishery.	TABLED	This was tabled in relation to the action taken on Proposal 44.
50	Modify central and north-west section boundary in shrimp fishery	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is an ADFG housekeeping proposal to clean up the regulatory language.
51	Allow sport and commercial seasons for shrimp to run concurrently if a commercial shrimp pot fishery was established.	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 44.
52	Limit sport fishing for spot shrimp to designated areas during commercial openings	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 44.
53	Keep the subsistence, and personal use spot shrimp fishery open through December 31	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. Failed due to conservation concerns that the extended season would extend into the shrimp egg bearing season.
54	Allow sport harvest of shrimp from May 15 to September 1	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 44.
55	Shorten sport season for spot shrimp and allow for separate commercial periods.	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 44.
56	Add registration and reporting requirements for the sport harvest of shrimp	NO ACTION	No action was taken on this proposal based on the Department of Law's statement that the BOF cannot force ADFG to do anything with data collected, as described in the proposal.
57	Open subsistence fishing for all crab species year-round	NO ACTION	The BOF does not have the authority to enact such a proposal.
58	Correct error in description of Coghill District	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is an ADFG housekeeping proposal.
59	Clarify the western boudary of the Granite Bay subdistrict	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is an ADFG housekeeping proposal.
60	Modify boundaries in Eastern and South-Eastern districts	PASS	Substitute language submitted by ADFG clarified the line boundaries to make the regulation clearer. Vote: 6 in support.
61	Open east side of Hinchinbrook and Montegue Islands to Drift Gillnetting	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. This would result in an intercept fishery and is a reallocation from one group to another.
62	Require the removal of set fillnet anchor buoys at inactive sites	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. During the committee, substitute language was drafted to allow setnet fishermen up to 6 sets with buoys above water. The State Troopers commented that this would be impossible to enforce.
63	Require set gillnet permit holders to remove buoys and running lines from inactive sites.	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 63.
64	Increase the minimum distance between set gillnet operations in the Eshamy District from 100 fathoms to 200 fathoms	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. This is a highly allocative proposal and would decrease opportunity for set gillnet fishermen.
65	Increase the distance that set gillnet permit holders are required to maintain from a set gillnet in the Main Bay hatchery subdistrict from 25 fathoms to 60 fathoms	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. This proposal has allocative implications for the gillnet fleet.
66	Increase the distance that drift gillnet permit holders are required to maintain from a set gillnet in the Main Bay hatchery Subdistrict from 25 fathoms to 60 fathoms.	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 65.
67	Calrify alternating periods and gear use in Main Bay Subdistrict	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is an ADFG housekeeping proposal.
68	Alternate drift gillnet and set gillnet commercial fishing periods within the Eshamy district	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. This would result in lower fish quality and lost opportunity. Additionally, this would impact the salmon management plan.
69	Open Seine areas to provide harvest opportunity in June	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. This complicates management of the fishery and there is allocative based on stocks that would be intercepted.
70	Modify allocation to purse seine and drift gillnet fleets	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 69.
71	Allow purse seines in Coghill District and Port Wells prior to July 21	FAIL	Vote 6 against. The department was concerned that the Seine fleet would intercept fish bound for Coghill. This is a highly allocative proposal.
72	Allow purse seines in Coghill District and Port Wells prior to July 21	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 70.
73	Open Coghill District to purse seine harvest of sockeye	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 70.
74	Remove start date for seine gear in Coghill district	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 70.
75	Actively manage set gillnet harvest to achieve 4% allocation	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. The department does not have the ability to manage gear group allocation in ths manner.
76	Alternate drift gillnet and purse seine in PWS	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. The current plan of allocation is working effectively and there is no need to change it.
77	Set ending date for pink salmon mangement in Coghill District	NO ACTION	Vote: 6 against. The author of the proposal withdraw their support.
78	Change allocation percentage that triggers set gillnet restrictions	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. The current plan of allocation is working as intended.
79	Change allocation percentage that triggers set gillnet restrictions	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 78.
80	Restrict set gillnetting to 36 hours per week.	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 78.
81	Reduce hatchery chum production	NO ACTION	Vote: 6 against. There were no significant findings to warrant a reduction in hatchery production.
82	Allow use of two set gillnet permits in Eshamy District	Tabled	This proposal was tabled and moved to the Restructuring Committee for consideration.
83	Increase allowable purse seine length to 225 fathoms	FAIL	Vote: 3 in support (Morris, Webster, Jenson), 3 against (Williams, Delo, Brown). There was concern by some BOF members that this would drastically change the fishery leading to an increase in the harvest of discrete wild stocks.
84	Modify gear specifications for purse seine leads	FAIL	Vote: 1 in support (Jensen), 5 against. The board felt that existing regulations provide ample opportunity for efficiency.
85	Delete 200 mesh minimum depth for purse seines (additional language: except for the first 5 fathoms in length)	PASS	Vote: 5 in support, 1 against (Delo). This will improve the safety and efficiency for seine vessels.
86	Allow salmon seine vessels greater than 58 feet in leghth.	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. 58 feet is adequate length for a seine vessel.
87	Change boundary between Cook Inlet to Resurrection Bay to PWS	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is an ADFG housekeeping proposal.
88	Add regulation for Johnstone Bay freshwater sport fishery	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This proposal keeps the more conservative bag and possession limits in place, which are needed in the absence of escapement and abundance information.
89	Clarify definition of "spear" in saltwater.	TABLED	This proposal has been defered to the Statewide BOF meeting in 2010.
90	Allow gaffing of lingcod in the mouth which are intended for release.	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. It was unknown what the implications of this proposal would be in terms of increased mortalities.
91	Reduce bag and posession limit for salmon shark	FAIL	Vote: 5 against, 1 in support (Brown). There are currently studies in effect to recognize and understand natural mortality and migration patterns of salmon sharks. The department already has the authority to close the fishery if there is a conservation concern, therefore this proposal is redundant.
92	Lower sport fish rockfish bag limits	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This will align the PWS rockfish regulations with current North Gulf Coast regulations.
93	Lower rockfish bag limit in the subsistence fishery.	PASS	6 in support. The subsistence rockfish fishery is not aligned with the sport fishery.
94	Limit number of lines fished on charter vessels	NO ACTION	There is a Federal permit in the works that may be ready by 2010.
95	Redefine sportfishing gear for finfish in Prince William Sound	FAIL	Vote: 2 in support (Jensen, Morris), 4 against (Delo, Webster, Williams, Brown). There are no known conservation concerns or reasons for restricting user groups.
96	Allow use of sport caught pink and chum salmon for bait in PWS	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. There is not a conservation concern with pink and chum salmon species and the amount taken for bait would be minimal.
97	Allow use of sport caught pink and chum salmon for bait in PWS	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 96.
98	Move terminal harvest area closer to Whittier to reduce wild salmon interception	SUPPORT	Vote: 6 in support. This will enable visibilty of enforcement area from Whittier land, and supports conservation of small runs of local coho.
99	Reduce area for coho harvest in Passage Canal near Whittier	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 99.
100	Close Ibec Creek to sport fishing 2 miles above the Copper River	FAIL	Vote: 5 against, 1 in support (Delo). There is no biological concern for this area, or evidence to suggest this is a problem, according to the BOF. A request for reconsideration was submitted, but the BOF did not agree that this issue should be granted reconsideration. The USFS will attempt to get relevant local parties together to discuss the impacts of increasing Ibec Creek angling, and to develop a habitat restoration and protection plan.
101	Close 18 Mile Creek 1000 yards above the confluence with Alaganik Slough for coho salmon	FAIL	Vote: 5 against, 1 in support (Delo). There is no biological concern for this area, or evidence to suggest this is a problem, according to the BOF. A request for reconsideration was submitted, but the BOF did not agree that this issue should be granted reconsideration.
102	Close waters North of the Copper River Highway to fishing for coho salmon	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. Highly restrictive on sport fish users. No biological concern.
103	Close all spawning areas to sport fishing in the Copper River	NO ACTION	The intent of this proposal is vague.
104	Close king salmon fishing on Lakine River, Slana River and Sinona Creek	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is a proactive approach to protecting small runs of king salmon.
105	Expand existing areas closed to king salmon fishing in the Copper River	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is a proactive approach to protecting small runs of king salmon.
106	Close Ahtell Creek to king salmon fishing	NO ACTION	Ahtell Creek was covered in Proposal 105.
107	Extend king salmon season on the Copper River to August 10.	PASS	Vote: 5 in support, 1 against (Delo). Substitute language adopted adjusts the season from Jan 1 - Aug 1 to Jul 1-Aug 10. This gives sportfishermen less days on the water, but allows them access to king salmon later in the season. A request to reconsider this proposal was denied by the BOF.
108	Extend king salmon season on the Klutina River to August 10.	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 100. A request to reconsider this proposal was denied by the BOF.
109	Extend king salmon season on the Tonsina River to August 10.	NO ACTION	No action was taken based on the action taken in Proposal 100. A request to reconsider this proposal was denied by the BOF.
110	Allow retention of sockeye salmon unintentially hooked in the Copper River	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. Whilst this would improve mortality rates, it would be impossible to enforce and prove intent.
111	Prohibit removal from water any almon not retained	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is not a conservation concern, but more of an ethical/social concern which is uniformly endorsed across the state.
112	Count any landed or deliberately released salmon against the daily bag limit.	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. This is not a conservation concern, and would be impossible to enforce.
113	Close the Klutina and Gulkana Rivers to power boat use 2 days per week.	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. The wake caused by power boats causes less damage to habitat than the rapids and strong current caused by the rivers. This is an unecessary restriction.
114	Apply restrictions to hatchery and stocking programs, including the use of testoterone and genetically altering salmon.	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. There is no evidence to suggest that there is a problem, or cause for concern.
115	Update stocked waters list for the Copper River.Upper Susitna area	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is an ADFG housekeeping proposal.
116	Remove rainbow trout/steelhead regulations for Tolsona Lake	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is an ADFG housekeeping proposal.
117	Repeal the Lake Burbot management plan	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is an ADFG housekeeping proposal.
118	Restrict commercial activity by participants of subsistence fisheries for one month	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. This is grossly unfair, and if adopted would restrict Federally qualified subsistence users from earning an income from commercial fishing in they harvest fish in fresh water with a federal subsistence permit.
119	Prohit homepack of king salmon in Copper River district	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. Prohibiting home pack would not reduce the number of king salmon taken in the commercial fishery, and would restrict sharing with others.
120	Repeal reporting of king salmon taken but not sold.	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is an ADFG housekeeping proposal.
121	Prohibit use of dipnets of gaffs in commercial fishery	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. Without the use of dipnetts or gaffs salmon would be lost and wasted.
122	Specify buoy marking requirement for commercial drift gillnet gear.	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is in line with other regulations around the state. State Troopers acknowledged that anything in the realm of red is acceptable, and they understand that buoys are exposed to weather extremes and can fade to shades of orange and pink.
123	Update and clarify coordinates defining inside closures	PASS	Substitute language was submitted, and instead of defining specific lat and long locations, visual locations would be used. This is for ease of enforcement and will mean this proposal will not need to be looked at every 3 years based on the changing landscape of the fishery. Vote: 6 in support.
124	Open the east side of Kayak Island to drift gillnetting	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. This is an intercept fishery and opening this area would result in a reallocation of salmon.
125	Expand fishing area in Bering River District.	NO ACTION	No action was taken based the actions taken in Proposal 124. This is an intercept fishery and opening this area would result in a reallocation of salmon.
126	Modify inriver escapement goals for Copper River	NO ACTION	This proposal is very vague and the intent is unclear.
127	Repeal reference in inriver goal in regulation book	PASS	Vote: 6 in support. This is an ADFG housekeeping proposal.
128	Delay commercial fishing until 5,000 salmon have passed the sonar	FAIL	Vote: 6 against. This is unduly restrictive. The department already has the tools in place to effectively manage the fishery to ensure escapement goals are met.
129	Increase sustainable escapement goal (SEG) for Copper River salmon	NO ACTION	The BOF does not have the authority to set a sustainable escapement goal.
130	Allow one fishing period in statistical weeks 20 and 21	FAIL	Vote: 5 against (Note, only 5 members present at this time). The Department is not mandated to meet the amount necessary for subsistence (ANS) each year, and there is no conservation concern supporting this proposal.
131	Restrict fishing within inside closure area of Copper River	FAIL	Vote: 5 against (Note, only 5 members present at this time). ADFG already has the authority to restrict inside closures if necessary and this proposal takes away tools from the managers hands.
132	Eliminate restrictions within inside closure area of Copper River	FAIL	Vote: 5 against (Note, only 5 members present at this time). ADFG already has the authority to restrict inside closures if necessary and this proposal takes away tools from the managers hands.

OTHER	Make a positive C&T finding for Prince William Sound	PASS	Vote: 5 in support, 1 against (Williams). This proposal relates to proposal 6. The board also voted to adopt the ANS for this subsistence fishery, set at 115 to 200 salmon based on subsistence harvest averages in this area. Note, this is a harvest guideline not a target, and the department is not mandated to meet this guideline.

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