Mumford tapped for Board of Fisheries

Gov. Bill Walker’s office announced on May 20 that Robert Mumford has been appointed to the vacant seat on the Alaska Board of Fisheries.

“I am pleased to announce Bob Mumford as my appointee to the Board of Fish,” Walker said. “His vast range of experience in multiple fields — as a commercial pilot, hunting instructor and fish and game State Trooper — has taken him all over the state.”

Mumford is making a lateral move from one board to another after being denied a reappointment by Walker earlier this year. He currently serves on the Board of Game, and his term is set to expire June 30. Kip Fanning was confirmed by the Legislature to replace Mumford on April 19.

According to a Boards and Commissions applicant listing, Mumford submitted his application for Board of Fisheries appointment on April 22, three days after the Legislature confirmed Fanning and rejected previous Board of Fisheries nominee Robert Ruffner on April 19.

Mumford told the Peninsula Clarion May 19 he did not have one specific issue he was looking forward to tackling.

“Right now, it is going to be studying up on a lot of issues that are going on right now. It’ll take me a little bit to get up to speed, although I’ve tried to follow the politics of it,” he said.

Mumford, an Anchorage resident, became an Alaska State Trooper in 1982 and served in the Fish Wildlife Protection Division from 1984 through 2002. Since then, he has served as a security contractor for Alaska Native regional corporation subsidiary Doyon Universal Services and on the Big Game Commercial Services Board as a liaison to Wildlife Troopers.

Walker’s latest pick said he was looking forward to serving on the board. He will not be subject to a confirmation vote until the 2016 session of the Legislature, meaning he will serve through the 2015-16 meeting cycle.

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