Linda Behnken to represent Alaska on halibut commission

Longtime Sitka resident Linda Behnken has been appointed to the six-member International Pacific Halibut Commission.
Linda Behnken with her sons, Rio and Hahlen. Behnken lives the small-boat fishing life she advocates for, but she’s no stranger to IPHC politics. She’s chaired the 84-member IPHC Conference Board for the last several years. (ALFA photo by Mim McConnell)Behnken, whose name has been under consideration for the international panel for some time, was appointed on June 22,