The newly elected “unity team” of Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott have received praise from all sides about their inclusive transition team of 250 Alaskans from all walks of life and all areas of expertise, open to the public and press.
The fisheries component was by far the largest team, made up of 25 members who can mainly be described as diverse, with people from all over the state, all political persuasions and all types of fisheries.
People heavily involved in the Cook Inlet commercial and sport salmon fisheries included Kenai River Sportfish Association Executive Director Ricky Gease, KRSA board member Don McKay, Mat-Su activists Larry Engel and Bruce Knowles, and United Cook Inlet Drift Association Executive Director Dr. Roland Maw.
Maw said that going into the fisheries transition team, the only rule established was that members would park allocation issues at the door. Committee chair Norm Van Vactor, CEO of the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp., occasionally needed to remind members to leave those issues “in the parking lot.”
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