Association to hold gillnetters meeting

JUNEAU - Southeast Alaska Rainforest Wild, Southeast Alaska's Regional Seafood Development Association, will hold a last-chance informational meeting for any Southeast Alaska gillnetters who want to learn more, ask questions and share their ideas for the gillnet self-assessment vote this month on whether or not to become the first gear group to join the RSDA.

The meeting is from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at the Buoy Deck in U.S. Coast Guard Building, 345 Egan Drive.

Representatives will be available to answer fishermen's questions about Southeast Alaska's RSDA and discuss what the RSDA could do for Juneau's gillnet fleet. There also will be an update by the Interim Board of Directors about the proposed amendments to the current bylaws, which will require representation from all Southeast fishing communities on the newly elected board of directors.

For more information, contact elizabeth@rainforestwild.org or 321-7221.