2001-30 Federal Groundfish RationalizationKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -30
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A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
SUPPORTING HISTORICAL COMMUNITY LANDING REQUIREMENTS IN ANY NEW
GULF OF ALASKA FEDERAL GROUNDFISH RATIONALIZATION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, amendments to the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Managemen
Act (MSA), passed by congress in December of 2000, called for the North Pacific Fisher
Management Council to examine the Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries to determin
whether rationalization is needed; and
WHEREAS, national standard #8 of the 1996 MSA states "take into account th
importance of fishery resources to fishing communities in order to 1) provide for th
sustained participation of such communities, and 2) to the extent practicable, minimiz
adverse economic impacts on such communities; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough is a fishing dependent community with a larg
capital investment in the infrastructure to support the groundfish fishing industry; and
WHEREAS, more than half of the jobs in the Kodiak Island Borough are directly involve
in the groundfish fishing industry; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough receive tax revenues in the form of local severanc
tax, and state raw fish tax directly attributable to the federal groundfish fisheries in exces
of one million dollars annually; and
WHEREAS, the federal groundfish fisheries represents over 70% of the total pounds of all
species of fish landed in the Kodiak Island Borough;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH that to the extent that the North Pacific Fishery Management Council employs
any new Gulf of Alaska rationalization program, a community landing requirement based on
historical community participation should be a component of this rationalization program.
ATTEST:
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE, 2001
u
udith A. Nielsen, Mc, Borough Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Gabrielle LeDoux, Borough ayor
Resolution No. 2001 -30
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