05/05/2026 10:00 AM House FISHERIES

House Special Committee on Fisheries · May 5, 2026

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Call to order and agenda overview

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Chair Stutes called the meeting to order, noted a quorum and listed the days business: the governor's appointment of Tracy Welch as commissioner of the Commercial Fishery Entry Commission (CFEC) and three Board of Fisheries appointees (Paul Cyr, Blair Hixson, and reappointment of Mike Wood). She asked procedural items (silence phones, contact aide Jane Pearson).

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The Alaska House Special Committee on Fisheries held confirmation hearings for Tracy Welch (CFEC commissioner), and three appointees to the Alaska Board of Fisheries (Paul Cyr, Blair Hixson, Mike Wood). The committee took public testimony and recommended forwarding all four names to a joint session for confirmation.

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