Items
of Interest:
Sport Anglers Prohibited from Using Felt Soles in Fresh Waters of Alaska (Feb 24, 2012)
Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Anglers are reminded that effective January 1, 2012, footgear with absorbent felt or other fibrous material on the soles are prohibited while sport fishing in the fresh waters of Alaska. The regulation was adopted by the Alaska Board of Fisheries in 2010, to reduce the potential for introduction and spread of invasive organisms, including plants, into Alaska waters.
U.S.
Forest Service Publishes Dual Language
Booklet for Native Alaskans for First Time (Feb
13, 2012)
USDA. Blog.
Partnering with a local Alaskan native community,
the U.S. Forest
Service has for the first time published
a dual language booklet in English and a
native Alaskan language, Yup'ik, to help
educate the greater community in Southwestern
Alaska on invasive species. "Protecting
Southwestern Alaska from Invasive Species:
A Guide in the English and Yup'ik Languages"
(Dec 2011; PDF | 1.3 MB), aims to explain
invasive species concerns unique to Southwestern
Alaska, which is home to a large community
of the indigenous Yup'ik people.
LOOK
OUT FOR INVASIVE European Green Crab (PDF
| 910 KB)
NOAA Marine
Fisheries Service. Alaska Regional Office.
If established in Alaska, green crabs could
pose a serious threat to native crabs, including
the young of commercial crabs, as well as to
clam and oyster fisheries.
How to Report an Invasive Species (Alaska)
Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Your vigilance could help us intercept
and prevent the spread of an unwanted biological
invader – an invasive species that
shouldn’t be here and which could cause
serious harm to Alaska’s native fish
and wildlife species, and their habitats.
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