Alaska Department of Fish & Game.
to the sport fishing industry.
and  Guttenberg   arrived  as   the  meeting  was   in  progress.
meeting to order at 1:15 p.m.
of the Alaska Department of Fish & Game.
connected to  the resources  and the  way resources  are managed.
opinions about how resources are managed and used.
that does recognize the diversity in Alaska.
thought may be problematic in the future.
ex-vessel prices  and increased  competition from  farmed salmon.
a   big   impact   on  Southeast   Alaska's   salmon   fisheries.
a long-term vision for the salmon industry in Alaska.
the solution in Bristol Bay.
solutions for some of these problems.
suggested   that   these   concerns  had   arisen   many   times.
Representative Wolf to rephrase his question.
deal with in how to make  people feel better about fish and game.
COMMISSIONER DUFFY answered in the affirmative.
[contending]   with  in   addition  to   his  regular   workload.
and focus  on them one  at a time to  try and find  a resolution.
he doesn't  have a  degree in  biology, but he  does have  a B.A.
the details at any particular point in time.
commissioner on all fish and game management issues.
know what all of those complex issues are.
that  the  [amount  of  sport  fishing  activity]  is  going  up.
taking place, and she said  there is practically "combat fishing"
industry in  Alaska is a  known factor  and one that  he follows.
created to address emergency closures.
time to  look at some different  approaches to how it  is set up.
them not being able to support their families and communities.
its   commercial  fisheries   in  the   different  gear   groups.
with some declining salmon stocks in Canada.
farming] and those impacts are potentially biological.
Columbia and  Southeast Alaska and  in other areas of  the state.
range  vision for the commercial salmon fisheries in Alaska.
very supportive of that as commissioner.
and game  for the  maximum benefit for  the residents  of Alaska.
those people to contact him to work through those problems.
restriction and if he supported an enhancement program.
detailed response for Representative Wolf following the meeting.
with a copy of the report and discuss it further with him.
The committee took an at-ease from 2:07 p.m. to 2:08 p.m.
over 200 bills that help out the commercial fisheries industry.
consumers may  assume that [farmed  fish] must be a  better fish.
that   the   appearance   of  the   fish   is   very   important.
that  the  fish  farmers  are   able  to  keep  the  costs  down.
of a very valuable commodity up.
coming out on the market.
fishing licenses and  287,834 nonresident sport-fishing licenses.
licenses.  He asked if it is due to overcrowding.
the governor is going to have a resource cabinet.
help the morale in the department.
observation about ADF&G having some  morale problems is accurate.
are   adversely   impacted   from   an   employment   standpoint.
not just a job; it's a profession and a career.
that we are all operating under."
are sold locally, yet those markets have been destroyed.
issue that had been raised.
the possibility for enhancement on the Yukon.
the professional nature of the people in ADF&G.
contracts or  management agreements with the  federal government.
in cementing in place their domain ... in navigable waters?"
on  those issues  and work  with the  attorney general's  office.
lost to the federal government.
percent Cost  of Living Allowance  (COLA) in the  federal system.
that he worked for the governor was correct.
protection of the fish and wildlife resources of Alaska.
the public is happy, then those jobs are really being done well.
to do everything possible to discharge his duties effectively.
asked Commissioner Duffy to comment on those industries.
participate any longer in a race for fish.
increase in the  shrimp populations, such as in  the Kodiak area.
the "big driver" under NPFMC in the groundfish [industry].
groundfish industry in Alaska is very solid.
fisheries deputy commissioner was going to be hired.
bring in people who represent a number of interests.
KPFA is in support of the appointment of Commissioner Duffy.
within the  "building blocks"  of the  management team  of ADF&G.
commercial fisheries division must be  of the highest order.  Mr.
expertise to the  game board, so it can make  the best decisions.
commercial fish division, is primarily federally funded.
particular decisions are being made.
programs,   they  need   to  be   sustainable   and  long   term.
potentially shut down by litigation or some other means.
no   illusions  about   how  difficult   these  situations   are.
managing instead of passively managing.
management approach as commissioner of ADF&G.
in the decision making formula."
allocation   process    and   the   decision    making   process.
process, and he wants their active involvement in Alaska.
would   be   irresponsive  of   the   department   to  do   that.
similar concerns but it was in  not in regard to game management.
recognize that kind of information when it comes out.
"stepping right into that predator control."