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Alaska Peninsula / Aleutian Island / Chignik Finfish (2/18/2026) · Alaska News

Verified speakers (2)

MD

Marit Carlson-Van Dort

Chair · Alaska Board of Fisheries

113 chunks
Nellie Unangiq Jimmie

Nellie Unangiq Jimmie

Elected

Representative · Alaska State House

26 chunks

Unknown speakers (15)

These names appear in the transcript but have no matching speaker record. Create a new speaker or match to an existing one.

SH

Speaker H

UnknownAI-identified · low

Appears in 82 chunks — no matching speaker record

SC

Speaker C

UnknownAI-identified · medium

Appears in 39 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Kirk Chamberlain

Board Member · Board of Fisheries

Wasilla

Evidence (1)
  • Good morning, everyone. My name is Kirk Chamberlain. I'm originally from Maniac in Bethel, but I currently reside in Wasilla. at 70:17
SE

Speaker E

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 14 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Tom Carpenter · Vice Chair

Vice Chair · Board of Fisheries

Cordova

Evidence (2)
  • Tom Carpenter from Cordova. at 70:27
  • the chair, myself, Vice Chair Carpenter, and Executive Director Nelson are happy to answer all process questions at 78:48
SG

Speaker G

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 64 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Greg Swenson

Board Member · Board of Fisheries

Anchorage

Evidence (2)
  • Morning, everyone. Greg Swenson, born and raised in Anchorage. at 70:33
  • Questions? Mr. Swenson. at 155:58
SF

Speaker F

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 30 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Mike Wood

Board Member · Board of Fisheries

Talkeetna, Alaska

Evidence (2)
  • Good morning. Mike Wood, Talkeetna, Alaska. at 70:40
  • Any other questions? Mr. Wood. at 110:13
SL

Speaker L

UnknownAI-identified · medium

Appears in 33 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Heather Finkel

Finfish Biologist · Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Alaska

Evidence (1)
  • Madam Chair, members of the board, public. My name is Heather Finkel. And for the record, I'm a finfish biologist. at 86:27
SP

Speaker P

UnknownAI-identified · medium

Appears in 35 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Tyler Pollom

Area Biologist · Division of Sport Fish

Kodiak and Alaska Peninsula Aleutian Islands management areas

Evidence (1)
  • Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the board. My name is Tyler Pollom. I'm the area biologist for sport fish for the Kodiak and Alaska Peninsula Aleutian Islands management areas for And I have with me Jay Baumer, the Regional Management Coordinator, and Tyler Dan with the Genetics Lab. at 165:46
SJ

Speaker J

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 104 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Israel Payton · Director

Director of Sport Fish · Division of Sport Fish

Alaska

Evidence (2)
  • Good morning, board members. My name is Israel Payton. I'm director of Sport Fish... at 71:27
  • Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Mr. Payton. at 71:56
SD

Speaker D

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 22 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Forrest Bowers · Acting Director

Acting Director · Division of Commercial Fisheries

Alaska

Evidence (2)
  • I'm Forrest Bowers, acting director Division of Commercial Fisheries. at 72:02
  • Yeah, thank you, Mr. Bowers. Thank you, staff. at 116:00
SK

Speaker K

UnknownAI-identified · medium

Appears in 121 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Karl Burnside

Area Management Biologist · Chignik salmon fishery

Alaska

Evidence (1)
  • All right, Madam Chair, members of the board, for the record, my name is Karl Burnside. I am the area management biologist for the Chignik salmon fishery. at 427:02
SI

Speaker I

UnknownAI-identified · low

Appears in 14 chunks — no matching speaker record

SM

Speaker M

UnknownAI-identified · low

Appears in 23 chunks — no matching speaker record

SN

Speaker N

UnknownAI-identified · medium

Appears in 14 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Lauren Sill · Southern Region Program Manager

Southern Region Program Manager · Division of Subsistence

Alaska

Evidence (1)
  • Okay, good morning, Madam Chair, members of the board, members of the public. My name is Lauren Sill. I'm the Southern Region Program Manager for the Division of Subsistence at ADF&G. at 117:13
SQ

Speaker Q

UnknownAI-identified · medium

Appears in 10 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: James Jackson

Westward Region Management Coordinator · Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Alaska

Evidence (1)
  • For the record, my name is James Jackson. I'm the Westward Region Management Coordinator. at 229:59
SO

Speaker O

UnknownAI-identified · medium

Appears in 33 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Jeff Spallinger

Assistant Area Management Biologist · South Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands commercial salmon and herring fisheries

Alaska

Evidence (1)
  • Madam Chair, members of the board, my name is Jeff Spallinger. I am an assistant area management biologist for the South Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands commercial salmon and herring fisheries. at 411:16