Big changes possible for State Board of Fisheries

Nine names are vying for three seats on the state Board of Fisheries, including six newcomers. That gives Governor Parnell the unique opportunity to replace a majority of the seven-member Fish Board, should he choose to do so, and should the Alaska legislature go along with it - an unlikely scenario.

It took filing a Freedom of Information request and a 10 day wait to get the names of the Fish Board hopefuls, said veteran legislative watch dog Bob Tkacz in his weekly Laws for the Sea.

They include the three incumbents - John Jensen of Petersburg, Sue Jeffrey of Kodiak, and Reed Morisky of Fair...

 

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