CFEC Public Meeting Minutes

June 4, 2026 Emergency Meeting

Meeting begins – 2:01 pm

Presiding:                    Commissioner Rick Green

In Attendance:            Commissioner Tracy Welch;

Executive Director, Mele Maake;

Law Specialist, Jennifer Findley;

Research Lead, Reid Johnson;

Madison Bargas, Research Section;

Josh Sanders, IT;

Dan Strong, IT

Authorities:                 1.         16.43.040 – Quorum

2.         16.43.110(a) – Authority to adopt regulations consistent with law

3.         44.62.250 – Adoption of emergency regulations

4.         44.62.260 – Effective period of emergency regulations

5.         16.43.100(a)(13) – Establish & administer the collection of annual fees

6.         16.43.160 – Fees

7.         20 AAC 05.425(c) (Interim Use/Open Access permits) & 20 AAC 05.560(d) (Limited Entry permits)

8.         44.62.310 – Open Meetings Act

Agenda Items:

1. Emergency Regulation
   1. Motion to find that there is an emergency relating to the use of beach seines as an alternative gear type in the Cook Inlet salmon set gillnet fishery. – Comm. Welch; 2^nd Comm. Green
      1. Discussion
      2. Call the question
      3. Vote
         1. Comm. Green – Yes
         2. Comm. Welch – Yes
      4. Motion passed
   2. Motion to adopt the emergency regulation adding beach seines as an alternative gear type in the Cook Inlet salmon set gillnet fishery. – Comm. Welch; 2^nd Comm. Green
      1. Discussion
      2. Call the question
      3. Vote
         1. Comm. Green – Yes
         2. Comm. Welch – No
      4. Motion failed
2. Fee Waiver
   1. Motion to waive fees for all 2025 L21E (Chignik herring pound fishery) permit holders. – Comm. Welch; 2^nd Comm. Green
      1. Discussion
         1. Fishery Information – Reid Johnson; corrected that L21E is the Chignik herring spawn on kelp fishery; asked if waiver was for all permit holders or just for those who did not fish.
            1. MOTION TO AMEND: Motion to amend original motion to “Motion to waive fees for all 2025 L21E permit holders to who did not participate in the fishery”. – Comm. Welch; 2^nd Comm. Green
            2. VOTE ON AMENDMENT ONLY
               1. Comm. Green – Yes
               2. Comm. Welch – Yes
            3. ORIGINAL MOTION AMENDED
      2. Call the question
      3. Vote on motion as amended
         1. Comm. Green – Yes
         2. Comm. Welch – Yes
      4. Motion passed as amended.

Meeting Adjourned – 2:22 pm