Stutes: “Alaskans deserve a Board that follows its own policies, regulations, and statutes. An impartial and independent review is now underway to ascertain if the Board is meeting those standards.”
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Rep. Kevin McCabe: Are We Fishing, or Are We Mining
Start treating trawling as resource extraction. The extracted thing isn’t the point. As with mining, the place it comes out of is the point.
AK Gov Dunleavy shuffles BOF appointees; names new CFEC commissioner
No public notice was given by Dunleavy regarding his appointments to the Fish Board or Fisheries Entry Commission.
AK legislator says Fish Board is subverting its own rules; asks for immediate corrective actions
Stutes claims BOF is not following proper process, transparency and ethics; demands a “course change” or the AK Legislature will intervene.
Peggy Parker/SeafoodNews.com: Alaska Gov Appoints Three to Board of Fish With No Public Notice; AK Legislators Express Escalating Concern
Legislators ask Board to rein in “excessive use of exceptions to the rules” and call its performance “increasingly unpredictable and unstable.”
BOF to address proposals to restrict trawl gear; Ditto the Alaska Legislature
Four Board of Fish proposals; bills and resolutions by AK legislators aim to rein in trawl gear in state waters. Comment to the BOF by March 2.
ADN OPINION: Alaskans Will Become Collateral Damage if Legislature Intervenes in Fisheries Management
Fishery analyst for Aleutians East Borough claims a state-waters ban won’t impact out-of-state factory trawlers; instead “it’s Alaskans in Gulf of Alaska communities.”
McCabe/Cronk Opinion: Trawl bycatch may not be the sole cause of Alaska salmon declines, but it’s one of the few things we can control
Alaska legislators have introduced bills to ban trawling in state waters, out to three miles.
ADF&G Commissioner tries hard to sell fish farming despite push back: Two articles
Rep. Edgmon of Dillingham called the fish farming proposal “a really shockingly bad judgment by the administration.”
Gov. Dunleavy made unannounced appointment of Rick Green to Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission – last May
Gov. Dunleavy did not announce the new CFEC appointment that he made in May 2024.