Dan Hull, Chairman
David Witherell, Executive Director
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Executive Director's Report
(including Legislative update, Bowhead whale entanglement review, Amendment 80 Cooperative report)
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Staff News
I am pleased to introduce our new Alaska Sea Grant Fellow, Ms. Sara Cleaver. Sara recently received her Master's Degree from Duke University, the Nicholas School of the Environment, where she focused on fisheries ecology and management. Her thesis project examined the distribution of highly migratory species in the South Atlantic Bight to develop management alternatives and regulations that allowed for increased catch of target species and a decrease in discards of protected species. She has also worked for the Forest Service in Yakutat as a fisheries technician assisting with salmon research, data analysis, and outreach. Sara will be working on a number of Council projects during her 12-month stint as a Fellow under the guidance of Sarah Marrinan and other staff. Welcome aboard Sara!
Steve MacLean coauthored an article entitled "Inuit and Marine Mammals" that was recently published in the Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (Vol 3). The paper is attached. Congratulations Steve!
Plan Team nominations
Dr. Kresimir Williams (letter and resume attached) has been nominated by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center for membership to the GOA Groundfish Plan Team. Dr. Williams has worked at the AFSC Midwater Assessment and Conservation Engineering Program for the past 15 years, where he works on survey design and execution, data analysis, and related research.
Ms. Katie Palof (letter and resume attached) has been nominated for appointment to the Crab Plan Team by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to replace Karla Bush. Ms. Palof is a biometrician in the shellfish program and is responsible for stock surveys and assessments of Southeast Alaska crab stocks.
Mr. Bill Gaeumen (letter and resume attached) has been nominated for appointment to the Crab Plan Team by t...
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