1991-46 Urging the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to Analyze and Implement Traditional Management Methods Prior to and Further Discussion of an Individual Fishery Quota System.Introduced by:
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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 91-46
Mayor Selby
SWAMC
SWAMC
09/19/91
09/19/91
A RESOLUTION URGING THE NORTH PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL TO
ANALYZE AND IMPLEMENT TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT METHODS PRIOR TO
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OF AN INDIVIDUAL FISHERY QUOTA SYSTEM
WHEREAS, a number of traditional management proposals have been submitted to
the North Pacific Management Council which would potentially eliminate
the problems which an Individual Fishery Quota (IFQ) would address; and
WHEREAS, the staff of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council nor the
Council have reviewed these management proposals; and
WHEREAS, there is no urgency for Individual Fishery Quotas to be implemented
without adequately using the administrative process to review all
proposals prior to selection and implementation of one management
proposal; and
WHEREAS, the Council's role and responsibility is to analyze all proposals on a given
issue before implementing major changes to a fishery; and
WHEREAS, analysis and implementation of traditional management proposals to
address the problem have not even been reviewed prior to the proposed
implementation of an IFQ system; and
WHEREAS, an IFQ system is going to take years to implement and, meanwhile, the
fisheries need extensive traditional management changes to short-term
improved management;
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 91-46
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK
ISLAND BOROUGH:
Urges the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to analyze and
implement traditional management methods prior to any further discussion of an
Individual Fishery Quota System.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 19th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1991.
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Borqljgh Mayor
Pr sidirig Officer
ATTEST:
Borough Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 91-46
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