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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 2000 -26
CITY OF KODIAK
RESOLUTION NO. 2000 -25
Mayors Stevens and Floyd
Mayors Stevens and Floyd
Borough Manager Jensen
August 17, 2000
August 10, 2000
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH AND THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KODIAK REQUESTING THE
MOVEMENT OF THE MARINE MAMMAL SECTION OF THE ALASKA FISHERIES
SCIENCE CENTER FROM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, TO KODIAK, ALASKA;
REQUESTING THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE BE PROACTIVE IN
REGARD TO SPECIES APPROACHING THREATENED STATUS IN THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND ALASKAN WATERS; AND REQUESTING THE NORTH PACIFIC
RESEARCH BOARD BE APPOINTED AND START FUNCTIONING AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE
WHEREAS, the Kodiak community recognizes the ecological and economic importance of living
marine resources surrounding Kodiak and Alaska; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak community is keenly aware of the endangered status of the Stellar Sea Lion
and the urgent need to scientifically understand why populations West of 144° longitude have become
endangered; and
WHEREAS, the critical habitat for the Stellar Sea Lion includes the Western Gulf and Bering Sea and
not Seattle, Washington; and
WHEREAS, populations of other species including birds, mammals, and fish in the Bering Sea, North
Pacific, and Alaskan waters may approach endangered status from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the continued sustainability of fishery resources depends on timely and focused marine
research; and
WHEREAS, it is crucial that in order to be most effective the research be done as close to the affected
critical habitats as possible.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KODIAK, AND OTHERS WHO LATER
CONCUR THAT,
Section 1:
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
City of Kodiak, Alaska
The Assembly of the Kodiak Island Borough and the Council of the City of
Kodiak request the U.S. Congressional Delegation do all in its power to move the
appropriate personnel of the Marine Mammal Section of the Alaska Fisheries Science
Center from Seattle, Washington to Kodiak, Alaska and more fully utilize the Kodiak
Fisheries Research Center, the Seward Sea Life Center, and the University of Alaska.
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Section 2: The Assembly of the Kodiak Island Borough and the Council of the City of Kodiak
request the U.S. Congressional Delegation do all in its power to stimulate and
encourage proactive efforts on the part of the National Marine Fisheries Service in
regard to research on populations approaching threatened or endangered status in the
North Pacific and Alaskan waters.
Section 3:
ATTEST:
ATTEST:
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS / 7 tIn DAY OF AUGUST 2000.
rte /
dith A. Nielsen, CMC, rough Clerk
Debra L. Marlar, City Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
City of Kodiak, Alaska
The Assembly of the Kodiak Island Borough and the Council of the City of Kodiak
request the U.S. Congressional Delegation do all in its power to facilitate the timely
appointment of the North Pacific Research Board and move to set up research funding
opportunities, targeted to the needs of coastal communities, from the North Pacific
Marine Research Fund as soon as possible.
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BOROUGH
ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KODIAK
THIS 10 DAY OF AUGUST 2000.
CITY OF KODIAK
Ale /
Carolyn L. Flo 1, City of Kodiak (yor
orough Mayor
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