Hearings

The State of Our Salmon

October 20, 2018
02:30 PM

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and the Coast Guard, will convene a hearing titled “The State of Our Salmon,” at 10:30 a.m. ADT/2:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska. This hearing will review the health of Alaska’s salmon fisheries and examine the current data and information necessary for maintaining healthy and sustainable stocks.   

Witness Panel I:

  • Mr. Sam Cotten, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
  • Mr. Chris Oliver, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 

Witness Panel II:

  • Dr. Milo Adkison, Professor and Chair, Department of Fisheries, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Dr. Betsy Baker, Executive Director, North Pacific Research Board
  • Ms. Karen Gillis, Executive Director, Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association
  • Ms. Katrina Hoffman, President and CEO, Prince William Sound Science Center
  • Ms. Mary Sattler Peltola, Executive Director, Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

*Witness list subject to change.

Hearing Details:

Saturday, October 20, 2018
10:30 a.m. ADT/2:30 p.m. EDT
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and the Coast Guard
Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center
600 W 7th Ave
Room 4, Second Floor
Anchorage, Alaska 

Witness testimony and opening statements will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov. Media interested in attending the event should contact Matt Shuckerow, matt_shuckerow@sullivan.senate.gov. 

Testimony

  • Mr. Sam Cotten

    Commissioner
    Alaska Department of Fish and Game
    Download Testimony (91.55 KB)

  • Mr. Chris Oliver

    Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    Download Testimony (132.36 KB)

Witness Panel 2

  • Dr. Milo Adkison

    Professor and Chair
    Department of Fisheries, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks
    Download Testimony (65.87 KB)

  • Dr. Betsy Baker

    Executive Director
    North Pacific Research Board
    Download Testimony (433.70 KB)

  • Ms. Karen Gillis

    Executive Director
    Bering Sea Fisherman’s Association
    Download Testimony (1.22 MB)

  • Ms. Katrina Hoffman

    President and CEO
    Prince William Sound Science Center
    Download Testimony (291.90 KB)

  • Ms. Mary Sattler Peltola

    Executive Director
    Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
    Download Testimony (130.49 KB)