Category: Board of Fish

The Board of Fish will hold a teleconference tomorrow, August 30 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm to consider a petition for an emergency regulation requesting the Board allow Southern Southeast sablefish longline permit holders to convert their gear to pots, or allow fishing later in the year. The meeting will not be open to public testimony during the teleconference. The meeting can also be streamed live from the Board of Fisheries website: www.boardoffisheries.adfg.alaska.gov  

Last week, legislation confirmed Robert Ruffler, Al Cain, and Israel Payton to the Board of Fish. Payton and Ruffler will begin July 1st when Fritz Johnson’s and Tom Kluberton’s terms expire. Cain will begin immediately, replacing Bob Mumford, who resigned March 14th.

Governor Walker announced three new appointees to the Board of Fish. Robert Mumford, the latest addition to the Board of Fish, who was confirmed last spring has announced the Statewide meeting in March will be his last. Alan Cain has been appointed to replace him. Mr. Cain is from Anchorage and has spent 15 years as an enforcement advisor for the Board of Fish. Tom Kluberton, the current Board of Fish Chair, and Fritz Johnson both have terms expiring in June. The Governor has appointed Israel Payton and Robert Ruffner to replace them. Mr Payton lives in Wasilla and works for Airframe Alaska, he has been a fish an game subsistence user for 40 years. Mr. Ruffner is an environmental scientist living in Soldotna and working for Kenai Watershed. All three appointees will have to be confirmed Read more…