An Act restructuring the Board of Fisheries; and providing for an effective date.

SB 269 restructures Alaska's Board of Fisheries into three regional boards (Southeast, Central, and Western) to manage fisheries within specific geographic areas. Each regional board will have five appointed members representing commercial fishing, sport fishing, subsistence fishing, and the public, with appointments requiring gubernatorial nomination and legislative confirmation. The bill assigns each regional board jurisdiction over fisheries draining into distinct seas (Gulf of Alaska for Southeast, Bering Sea for Central, and Chukchi/Beaufort Seas for Western), with boundaries defined using existing administrative units. It also mandates regional boards to adopt fishery regulations, hold annual meetings, and coordinate jointly on conflicts with the Board of Game.