Board of Fish to consider limiting pink and chum hatchery production and changes to trawl gear

Board of Fish to consider limiting pink and chum hatchery production and changes to trawl gear

Net pens in Thomas Bay hold millions of tiny hatchery chum salmon. (Joe Viechnicki/KFSK) The Alaska Board of Fisheries is meeting Tuesday through Saturday in Anchorage at the Egan Civic and Convention Center to consider changes to statewide finfish fisheries. Board members are appointed by the governor. They consider changes to the state’s fish regulations after listening to opinions from Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game and the public. Thre…