The Haines Borough Assembly created an advisory board to guide the borough’s response to state and federal regulations that affect Haines’ commercial fisheries.
The board will comprise seven members: four permit holders, a seafood processor and two community at-large seats. Each permit holder will represent a different sector of Haines’ commercial fisheries. Seats are reserved for a gillnetter, troller, longliner and pot fisherman.
Borough Mayor Douglas Olerud first suggested creating the board at a September…
