FY2015-22 Opposing Navy Training Exercises in the GOA in June 2015 1 Introduced by: Borough Assembly
2 Requested by: Borough Assembly
3 Drafted by: Borough Clerk
4 Introduced on: 05/21/2015
5 Adopted on: 05/21/2015
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7 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
8 RESOLUTION NO. FY 2015-22
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10 A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
11 OPPOSING NAVY TRAINING EXERCISES IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IN
12 JUNE 2015
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14 WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough is the governing body with the full power and
15 authority as recognized by the citizens of Kodiak, to act for its members, and has responsibility
16 to provide government for the good health and welfare of its citizens; and
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18 WHEREAS, these trainings will pollute the waters of the Gulf of Alaska by annually releasing
19 approximately 352,000 pounds of expended materials including 10,000 pounds of hazardous
20 materials including cyanide, chromium, lead, tungsten, nickel, cadmium, barium chromate,
21 chlorides, phosphorus, titanium compounds, lead oxide, potassium perchlorate, lead
22 chromate, ammonium perchlorate, fulminate of mercury, and lead oxide into waters
23 designated by NOAA as Essential Fish Habitat for a multitude of species that support the
24 economic development in Alaskan coastal communities and harvest of wild Alaskan salmon
25 for global markets; and
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27 WHEREAS, the training area and vicinity is a highly productive region for many marine fish
28 and shellfish populations and supports some of the most productive fisheries in the United
29 States. It is also an important spawning area for many fishes, and the training is scheduled to
30 take place during the summer seasdn when many fish populations are migrating and
31 spawning. At least 383 species belonging to 84 families of marine and anadromous fishes
32 have been reported from the predominant ecosystems found in the training area; and
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34 WHEREAS, the port of Kodiak is often ranked in the top 3 U.S. ports for quantity of seafood
35 landed and dollar value of seafood harvests (Fisheries of the U.S., NOAH), illustrating coastal
36 Alaska's reliance on the fish and wildlife resources in the Gulf of Alaska for their subsistence
37 harvest and the livelihoods supported by commercial fishing; and
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39 WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough supports all cultural, traditional and subsistence
40 activities historically and continually practiced by Native and non-Native peoples in the Gulf of
41 Alaska; and
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43 WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough finds no scientific information or traditional
44 knowledge demonstrating that the training activities can take place without negatively affecting
45 salmon, whale, bird and other marine habitats.
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47 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Assembly of the Kodiak Island Borough,
48 Alaska does hereby request that the Navy refrain from using live ordnance or sonar in any
49 Marine Protected Area, including NOAA Fisheries Marine Protected Areas, State Marine
50 Protected Areas and Habitat Areas of Particular Concern, and, the Kodiak Island Borough
51 requests the Navy move these trainings 200 nautical miles from Alaskan shoreline.
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53 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Assembly of the Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
54 recommends that the Navy training exercises be moved to a later date, after the middle of
55 September 2015, so as not to impact migrating salmon and be relocated in the far southeast
56 corner of the designated training area.
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58 ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
59 THIS TWENTY FIRST DAY OF MAY, 2015
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61 KODIAK IS D BQ UGH
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65 col Friend, B rough Mayor
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67 ATTEST:
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71 Nova M. Javier, MMC, Bor gh Clerk
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