Parnell Administration Examines Low King Salmon Run

Governor asks for disaster declaration

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Story Created: Jul 22, 2012 at 10:26 AM AKDT

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ANCHORAGE - The Parnell administration is promising a comprehensive scientific analysis of the weak king salmon returns throughout Alaska.

Governor Sean Parnell and Fish and Game Commissioner Cora Campbell held a news conference Friday to announce the effort to bring together the top fisheries biologists in the state.

They declined to speculate on the causes for the low number of Chinooks, or what steps might be recommended by the scientists.

"…And even if the result is at the end of the day is that it's primarily driven by environmental factors that are beyond the direct control of state managers, that information is still useful to us because it improves our ability to forecast runs, it improves our in-season management ability and it improves the ability of Alaskans who rely on this resource to know what's coming,” said Campbell.

Parnell already has asked the U.S. Commerce Secretary for a federal disaster declaration and says he hopes for additional research funding as well.
 

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Anonymous said on Tuesday, Jul 31 at 8:19 PM

how about a comprehensive scientific analysis about how you schemed with Palin to launder money to investments that didn't belong to either of you? oh right we will find out in court in October... Tell it to the judge will make a comeback in courts.

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