Posted by
Ron Devito on Thursday, July 23, 2009 7:07:36 AM
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin [on July 22, 2009] announced the
appointment of Janet Woods to the Alaska Board of Fisheries (Fisheries,
2009, ¶1).
Alaska Board of Fisheries
The
seven members of the Alaska Board of Fisheries are appointed by the
governor to conserve and develop the fishery resources of the state.
This involves setting seasons, bag limits, and methods and means for
the state’s subsistence, commercial, sport, guided sport and personal
use fisheries, and it involves setting policy and direction for the
management of the state’s fishery resources (Fisheries, 2009, ¶4).
The
board is charged with making [allocation] decisions, while the
Department of Fish and Game is responsible for management based on
those decisions. Appointees are subject to legislative confirmation
(Fisheries, 2009, ¶5).
Biography of Janet Woods
Woods,
of Fairbanks, has subsistence-fished, -hunted, and -trapped in Rampart
with her family since the early 1970s. She is currently employed as a
pump station administrative assistant with Alyeska Pipeline Service
Company and has also worked for the Yukon Flats School District. She
attended Alaska Methodist University, Seattle Pacific College and the
University of Alaska Fairbanks Distance Delivery Program (Fisheries,
2009, ¶3).
Governor's Commentary
“I
appreciate Janet’s willingness to serve on the Board of Fisheries,”
Governor Palin said. “She has a great passion for the resource. I’m
confident Janet will work hard to protect the resource and make
decisions in the best interest of all Alaskans who rely on our
tremendous fisheries” Fisheries, 2009, ¶2).
Commentary
Governor
Palin has made 113 appointments and re-appointments this year,
including 106 to boards, commissions, and councils; five judicial
appointments; an attorney general; and one state senate appointment. In
the 204 days that have passed this year, she has averaged one
appointment every 1.8 days.
References
Governor Palin Names Woods to Board of Fisheries. (2009, July 22). State of Alaska, Governor. Retrieved July 23, 2009 from: http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1976