The state Board of Fisheries rejected proposals aimed at curtailing commercial shellfish harvest at subsistence areas near Skagway and Excursion Inlet, during meetings earlier this year.
At the request of residents there, the Haines Borough made proposal #163, which would have closed Dungeness crab fishing in a near-shore section of Excursion Inlet, creating a personal use and subsistence zone.
The proposal was opposed by Fish and Game Advisory Committees including ones representing Haines and Skagway,…
