Appointees to Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Named
Nineteen people have been announced as appointees to the new Alaska Salmon Research Task Force, which will study the increased variability in Pacific salmon populations in Alaska, including unprecedented declines in some regions.
The group is expected to eventually provide recommendations on research priorities to support the understanding of the salmon species.
The task force was formed as a result of the Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act, legislation introduced by Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan in the Senate and introduced in the House by the late Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska).
It was later carried by Young’s successor, Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola in the House, then signed into law in 2022.
The legislation directs the Research Task Force to form a working grou...