1992-48 Urging the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council to Fund the Red Lake Mitigation Project in FY 1993.KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 92 -48
Introduced by: Mayor Selby
Requested by: Mayor Selby
Drafted by: Mayor Selby
Introduced: 12/17/92
Adopted: 12/17/92
A RESOLUTION URGING THE EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL TRUSTEE COUNCIL
TO FUND THE RED LAKE MITIGATION PROJECT IN FISCAL YEAR 1993
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island salmon industry was heavily impacted by the 1989
Exxon Valdez oil spill; and
WHEREAS, the commercial salmon fishing closure, caused by oil floating in virtually
all bays of Kodiak Island, resulted in overescapement in a number of
streams including Red Lake; and
WHEREAS, overescapement results in poor survival rates for salmon fry the
following spring, which means that very low numbers of sockeye salmon
will return as four -, five -, and six -year olds in 1993, 1994, and 1995;
and
WHEREAS, Red Lake has historically been one of the most consistent producers of
sockeye salmon on Kodiak Island with yields as high as 1.5 million fish
being harvested by commercial fishermen and being worth millions of
dollars; and
WHEREAS, the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council is charged with restoration of
resources damaged during the Exxon Valdez oil spill; and
WHEREAS, mitigation is an interim alternative for the salmon industry to recapture
some of the lost income that will occur from the inability to fish the Red
Lake fishery during the above years; and
WHEREAS, mitigation has increased numbers of fish in other streams and will
provide a fishing opportunity for the fishermen who will not be able to
fish the Red Lake fishery during the above years; and
WHEREAS, the loss of Red Lake fisheries is a direct result of the Exxon Valdez oil
spill, which continues to have a negative economic impact on the Kodiak
Island fishing industry; and
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WHEREAS, the Exxon Valdez Trustee Council is charged with restoring the damage
done by the Exxon Valdez oil spill, and the Red Lake Mitigation Project
is a direct response and mitigation of the impact of the Exxon Valdez oil
spill;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT:
Section 1:
ATTEST:
the Public Advisory Group and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council
are urged to fully fund the Red Lake Mitigation Project at $ 153,700 for
fiscal year 1993.
ADOPTED BY THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
THIS 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1992
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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Donna F. Smith, Borough Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 92 -48
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