2001-09 North Pacific Fishery Management Council RepresentativeKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -09
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RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THAT:
Section 1: Governor Knowles is urged to appoint Kodiak Island Borough resident Kevin
O'Leary 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.
ATTEST:
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS FIFTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2001
u dith A. Nielsen, C C, Borough Clerk
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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Rosin einrichs, Deputy Mayor
Deputy Mayor Heinrichs
Assembly
Borough Clerk
02/15/2001
02/15/2001
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 2001 -09
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