East‑side Cook Inlet set‑netters back bill to create new administrative area
Senate Bill 158 would direct the Alaska Department of Fish and Game/CFEC to create a new administrative boundary in the upper subdistrict of the central Cook Inlet to reflect the distinct East‑side set‑net fishery; many local fishers testified in favor.
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Senate Bill 158, presented during a second hearing in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee, asks the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) to draw a new administrative boundary in the upper subdistrict of the central Cook Inlet to incorporate six statistical areas traditionally fished by East‑side set‑netters.
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