SOUTHEAST ALASKA SEINERS ASSOCIATION
As a SEAS member this is your opportunity to vote for the four Board seats that are up atthe end of 2026. SEAS Board seats are for 3 years. This year the four seats are two AK seats and two…
June 30, 2026 – As Alaska’s gubernatorial race moves into full swing alongside peak summer fishing season, the Dock the Vote effort is issuing a call to action for fishermen, processors, and those in marine trades and coastal communities across…
The long-term success of seine opportunity at Amalga is dependent upon how the commercial fishing fleet conducts themselves while in the area. Please read Amalga-Harbor-CP-Notice-06.28.26.pdf for zone maps, schematics and details.
As a SEAS member this is your opportunity to vote for the five Board seats that are up atthe end of 2025. SEAS Board seats are for 3 years. This year all five seats are AK seats that are up…
The department holds annual meetings each year with fishery managers, fishery researchers, hatchery operators, fishermen, fishing organizations, processing company representatives, and any other interested parties to review the previous salmon season, discuss topics of importance for management of the fisheries,…
Jan. 28–Feb. 9, 2025 [13 days] Southeast and Yakutat Finfish and Shellfish Meeting in Ketchikan at the Ted Ferry Civic Center. Reference: SEAS positions on Proposals of Interest:
There have been suggestions that the 2025 Purse Seine fishing schedule go from a 2-days-on / 2-days-off to a 1-day-on / 1-day-off at the appropriate time of the season to improve fish quality. The SEAS Board voted against that suggestion but is open to…
SEAS has been working with the State of Alaska Department of Law over the past two plus years to deny this lawsuit by the Metlakatla Indian Community (MIC). SEAS has hired an attorney to help us in this endeavor. Our attorney has…
SEAS worked hard to obtain the maximum funding allowed under the 2020 Disaster Relief Funding Program. While it took much longer than we had anticipated, in the end the money was distributed.