1990-50 Calling for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to Address the Inshore-Offshore Allocation of Groundfish Harvesting and Processing Prior to Consideration of a Moratorium on New Entries into the Groundfish Harvesting Fleet.By: Mayor Selby
Introduced: 09/20/90
Adopted: 09/20/90
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 90-50
A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE NORTH PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT
COUNCIL TO ADDRESS THE INSHORE -OFFSHORE ALLOCATION OF GROUNDFISH
HARVESTING AND PROCESSING PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF A
MORATORIUM ON NEW ENTRIES INTO THE GROUNDFISH HARVESTING FLEET
WHEREAS, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council
(NPFMC) has been considering the allocation of groundfish
harvesting and processing between inshore and offshore sectors
since 1989; and
WHEREAS, the NPFMC began consideration of a moratorium
amendment in January 1990; and
WHEREAS, the NPFMC has limited staff resources to provide
adequate background data for Council decision-making as required by
the Magnuson Fishery Management and Conservation act; and
WHEREAS, unless a specific allocation of groundfish
resources between inshore and offshore is mandated quickly,
offshore harvesting and processing will take all of the groundfish
resources off the coasts of Southwest Alaska, significantly and
adversely impacting the economies of Southwest Alaska's
communities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kodiak Island
Borough Assembly strongly urges the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council to complete entirely its decision-making process
to allocate the groundfish resource between the inshore and
offshore harvesting and processing sectors before it considers the
moratorium amendment.
Resolution No. 90-50
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 20th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1990.
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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Bdyough Mayor
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Resolution No. 90-50
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