Knowles appointed Vicki Otte and Julian Mason to the five-member board on Wednesday . Both are from Anchorage. The Senate president, House speaker, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will each appoint one member. The state's Board of Fisheries has turned down a plea to allow commercial fishing for pink and chum salmon in Cook Inlet. The board turned down the request unanimously in an emergency meeting on Tuesday.
Board members say the bulk of the pink run is over.
They were concerned that fishermen would take silvers headed for the Kenai River. Those fish haven't started returning yet, so the run strength isn't clear. Thirty-eight hockey players hoping to make the Fairbanks Ice Dogs were at the Arena on Wednesday Tryouts started on Wednesday. The field will be narrowed down to 30 by Friday and 20 will make the final cut after Saturday's all-star scrimmage. Rob Proffitt said last month all the players look good on paper, but he wouldn't know for sure until he saw the whites of their eyes.