1994-06 Urging Governor Hickel to Appoint a Kodiak Representative to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 94-06
Introduced by: Mayor Selby
Requested by: Assembly
Drafted by: Mayor Selby
Introduced: 02/17/94
Adopted: 02/17/94
RESOLUTION URGING THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
TO APPOINT A KODIAK REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NORTH PACIFIC FISHERY
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the Kodiak fishing industry has had representation on the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council for many years; and
WHEREAS, Kodiak represents one of the most diverse fishing ports in the state and
the nation, where multiple gear groups and multiple fisheries for different
species all come together in one community, and where the interaction
of the gear groups is a necessity; and
WHEREAS, the regulations adopted by the North Pacific Management Council must
be cognizant of the necessary interaction of the various fisheries in order
to enhance and protect all of the abundant resource in the Gulf of
Alaska; and
WHEREAS, a Kodiak representative would have the most first -hand knowledge of the
necessary interaction of the regulations for all species, including State
of Alaska regulations, than a representative from any other area; and
WHEREAS, Kodiak representatives have always been key players in the sound
management decisions of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council;
and
WHEREAS, in order to have a well balanced and highly productive North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, a Kodiak representative is crucial to their
decision - making process.
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 94 -06
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT:
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ATTEST:
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1994
iD ifyfryza,AnLcA
Governor Rickel is urged to appoint a Kodiak representative to the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council to assure quality input from the
most complex fishing area in Alaska, and to continue strong
management for the best interests of the fishing industry and the various
fish species in the Gulf of Alaska and throughout the State of Alaska.
Donna F. Smith, Borough Clerk
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
e M. Selby, Boroush_Mayor
. McFarland, Presid'
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 94 -06
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