A trawl fishery for sidestripe shrimp in Prince William Sound opens April 15, with a guideline harvest level of 65,950 pounds for the Wells section, 33,000 pounds for the combined central and southwest sections, and 14,000 pounds for the northwest section.
Participants must possess a 2018 P07E OR P17E interim use permit available from the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission, and a Prince William Sound vessel registration. CFEC permits are available at http://www.cfec.state.ak.us/forms/Commercial_Fishing_Permit_Application.pdf or paper forms at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game offices. Registrations and required log sheets are available at ADF&G in Cordova, Homer and Anchorage.
Only a couple of vessels have participated in recent years and the GHL has remained static, according to Jan Rumble, ADF&G area shellfish management biologist.
