1992-01 Urging the Commissioner of Fish & Game to Develop Regulations which will allow a Sustained Scallop Fishing in Alaskan Waters.A RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMISSIONER OF FISH AN ' GAME TO DEVELOP
REGULATIONS WHICH WILL ALLOW A SUSTAINED ALLOP FISHING
IN ALASKAN WATERS
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREA
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 92 -01
a fleet of five vessels has been operatin
of Alaska for several years, and;
that fleet has been fairly consist : nt in
scallops each year, and;
Introduced by:
Requested by:
Drafted by:
Introduced:
Public Hearing:
Withdrawn:
Mayor Selby
Mayor Seib
Mayor Set
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in the scallop fishery in the Gulf
harvesting a consistent yield of
there are now as many as • rty scallop vessels which will no longer be
fishing for scallops on e East Coast of the United States, which
potentially could enter e Alaskan fishery, and;
there has never b= -n adequate research done on the level of scallop
fisheries that ca •e sustained by the Alaskan scallop beds, and;
an over- capit- ization of vessels could occur resulting in the decimation
of the scal • p beds as well as the elimination of the fishery from the
Alaskan = onomy, and;
WHEREAS, the • mmissioner of Fish & Game has the authority to develop
tions which will provide for a sustained -yield scallop fishery in
skan waters, and;
the scientific analysis of the ability of the scallop beds to sustain scallop
fishing in Alaska should be analyzed prior to the large influx of fishing
activity.
Resolution No. 92 -01
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLA D
BOROUGH THAT:
the Commissioner of Fish & Game is urged to authorized the scientific a - lysis to
determine the sustainable yield of the scallop beds in Alaska and d = elop the
regulations which will assure a sustained scallop fishery in Alaskan wa rs.
ATTEST:
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 992
KODIAK ISLAND = • ROUGH
Borough Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Borough Mayor
Presiding Officer
Resolution No. 92-01
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