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2005-09 Endorsing a Gulf of AK Groundfish Rationalization PlanKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH RESOLUTION NO. FY 2005 -09 Introduced by: Requested by: Drafted by: Introduced: Amended: Adopted: KIB Assembly KIB Assembly Mayor Selby 12/02/2004 12/02/2004 12/02/2004 A RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND ASSEMBLY ENDORSING CERTAIN ELEMENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL GULF OF ALASKA GROUNDFISH RATIONALIZATION PLAN WHEREAS, the fishing industry of the Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries has requested that the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council develop a rationalization plan for the Gulf of Alaska; and WHEREAS, rationalization could allow fishers to meet conservation concerns, improve safety at sea, and allow the industry to become more economically efficient and more competitive in world fishery markets by extracting the most amount of value for every fish caught; and WHEREAS, Kodiak Island is at the center of the Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries, with the largest share of groundfish landings, with a diverse fishing community that includes vessel owners, skippers, crew members, processor workers and processors; and WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough is dependent on groundfish through investments in shore based processing facilities, support infrastructure, and catcher vessels as well as the economic base of the value of the fish; and WHEREAS, the seafood industry is the largest sector of the Kodiak economy, accounting for over 2,800 12 -month jobs, and contributing nearly 70 percent of Kodiak's basic economy; and WHEREAS, Kodiak Island is the largest employer of processing workers in the State of Alaska who are residents of the community and who make up a large portion of the social and cultural fabric of Kodiak; and WHEREAS, any reduction in the volume of product coming to the Island processors will have a dramatic long term effect on the local economy as a whole and processor workers in particular; and WHEREAS, long term stability and sustainability of Kodiak Island Coastal Communities could potentially be impacted by Gulf Rationalization; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH THAT the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council should adopt a rationalization plan that provides long term stability and sustainability to the Kodiak Island communities by: Kodiak Island Borough Alaska Resolution No. FY 1005 -09 Page 1 oft Section 1: Protecting Kodiak Island's port landings and on shore processing through Regionalization of historical catch landings. This should include phasing out of the off shore processing sector. Section 2: Maintaining an independent harvester fleet while allowing for meaningful reduction of excess capacity and instituting reasonable quota share ownership caps to control excessive consolidation. Access rights should be structured to encourage that ownership of the rights remain within the community. Section 3: Developing a Community Fishery Quota (CFQ) and Community Purchase Program (CPP) for stability and sustainability of Kodiak Island communities. Any quotas allocated to coastal fishing communities must be fished by regional residents and processed by shore based processors in the region. Section 4: Establishing an entry level fishery opportunities. AND NOW, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THAT the Governor of Alaska is requested to transmit the Kodiak Island Borough's request for the above items to be included in the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council's Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Rationalization Plan. ATTEST: ADOPTED BY THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY THIS SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER, 2004 ith A. 4- Air J Nielsen, CMC, Bor gh KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH e .� Jerome Selby, Mayor Kodiak Island Borough Alaska Resolution No. I-Y 2005-09 Page 2 of 2