1992-49 Urging the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council to Fund the Red Lake Restoration Project in FY 1993.KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 92 -49
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 RESTORATION 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, the damage to salmon in Red Lake is a direct result of the Exxon Valdez
oil spill; and
WHEREAS, the restoration involves taking six million early run salmon from the Red
Lake stock and placing them in Pillar Creek Hatchery in Kodiak and
returning them to Red Lake in May of the following year; and
WHEREAS, this is a proven method of restoring a salmon run with virtually no risk
of damage to natural stocks since the project uses the natural stocks for
the restoration; and
WHEREAS, $77,200 is a very small investment for a multi - million dollar annual
return to the Alaskan salmon industry;
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 92 -49
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT:
Section 1: the Public Advisory Group and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council
are urged to fully fund the Red Lake Restoration Project at $77,200 for
fiscal year 1993.
ATTEST:
ADOPTED BY THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
THIS 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1992
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Donna F. Smith, Borough Clerk
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Jero M. Selby, Borough M
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 92 -49
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