Alaska, Dunleavy and Fish farming

Dunleavy: Fish farming bill would benefit Alaska’s fishing industry; others not so sure
Governor Mike Dunleavy released a video on Monday giving more detail on HB 111, which would lift a longtime ban on certain types of commercial fish farming if passed.
Lawmakers push back against Gov. Dunleavy’s bill to allow finfish farming
Dunleavy responded to fears over the bill in a video, doubling down on his assertion that it would not open opportunities for salmon farming.
Top Alaska House legislators reject plan to allow fish farms
Dillingham, and House Rules Committee Chair Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, said the bill will not aid the state’s commercial fishing industry.
Alaska governor proposes lifting fish farming ban
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has introduced legislation that will allowing finfish farming in the state. HB 111 would authorise the Commissioner of the Department of Fish and Game, in consultation with the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation, to permit the cultivation and sale of certain finish in inland, closed system bodies of water.
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy proposes legalizing finfish farming
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has proposed a bill outlining a roadmpa for the state to host closed-system finfish farms for the first time. Currently, Alaska law prohibits all such farming except for private nonprofit salmon hatcheries, many of which are run by Indigenous communities with the goal of rebuilding vulnerable wild salmon stocks.
Alaska’s fish farming ban could be partly lifted
The US state of Alaska could be about to end its long-standing ban on fish farming – but only within strict limitations.
Fisheries Chair, Vice-Chair Oppose Finfish Farming Bill
Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced House Bill 111 to reverse Alaska’s absolute ban on fish farms. As Chair and Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Fisheries, Representative Louise Stutes (R-Kodiak) and Speaker Bryce Edgmon (I-Dillingham) released the following statement:  “Alaska’s commercial fishing industry,
Alaska governor doubles down on controversial fish farm bill
We’ve got work to do on the commercial fisheries for salmon. That’s problematic, but this in no way hurts that, damages that, displaces that’ — Mike Dunleavy, Alaska governor
Dunleavy’s bill to legalize fish farms seen as flaky by many lawmakers, interest groups
A bill by Gov. Mike Dunleavy allowing fish farms in Alaska, which has banned them for the past 35 years, is getting a little bit of misunderstanding and a whole lot of opposition from legislators and interest groups,
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Alaska governor proposes lifting state’s longtime ban on fish farms
If signed into law, HB 111 wouldn’t allow salmon farming, but it would allow the farming of “any bony fish belonging to the ...
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AK governor proposes finfish farming legalization
The proposed bill, HB 111, would authorize the cultivation of certain finfish – excluding pink, chum, sockeye, coho, Chinook, ...
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Alaska to permit inland finfish aquaculture
Alaska to permit inland finfish aquaculture. Alaskan Governor Mike Dunleavy has announced his intention to create "a new fish ...