WASILLA — Cook Inlet salmon research and management was at the heart of a May 15 meeting in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
The borough’s Fish and Wildlife Commission met with Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials and other interested parties to discuss plans for future research, and what that could mean for fisheries management in Cook Inlet.
ADFG and the borough received a combined $7 million of the $15 million total from the Legislature for various Mat-Su fisheries projects, more than any other region.
Parnell approved the funding when he signed the capital budget with only a few vetoes May 21.
The Legislature’s capital budget for fiscal year 2014, which starts July 1, includes $4.5 million for ADFG to do research related to Northern District and Susitna drainage salmon, and $2.5 million for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough to do research and habitat protection work. The plans also include some enhancement projects.
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