FY2006-27 Appointing Gulf of AK Rationalization Task ForceKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. FY2006 -27
Introduced by: Manager Gifford
Requested by: Assembly
Introduced: 01/19/2006
Amended: 01/19/2006
Adopted: 01/19/2006
A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
APPOINTING A GULF OF ALASKA GROUNDFISH RATIONALIZATION TASK FORCE
WHEREAS, the harvesting and processing sectors of the Kodiak fishing community are engaged in
and substantially dependent upon the Gulf of Alaska (Gulf) groundfish fisheries; and
WHEREAS, Kodiak's economic and social health is intimately dependent upon the community's
sustained participation in all aspects of Gulf groundfish fisheries; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kodiak has made substantial infrastructure investments in support of and in
reliance upon the Gulf groundfish fishery, such as water system expansion and improvement and port
and harbor expansion and improvement; and
WHEREAS, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council has developed a suite of fishery allocation
alternatives for the Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries, and is working toward adoption of a preferred
alternative for implementation; and
WHEREAS, allocating exclusive harvesting and /or processing privileges promotes consolidation in
the fishing fleet and the processor sector, which can improve efficiency, but can also result in
skippers, crew members and processing workers bearing the costs of consolidation without fully
sharing in the related benefits; and
WHEREAS, while rationalization can create opportunities and incentives to produce more and higher
value products, it can also change the distribution of fishery revenues among participants by altering
the balance of market power between fishermen and processors, with potentially disruptive effects on
the communities in which they live; and
WHEREAS, by awarding harvesting and /or processing privileges, fishery allocations make possible
orderly harvesting and processing, but can also facilitate the migration of landings to communities
with infrastructure advantages (such as road system access) and create barriers to entry for later
generations of fishery participants; and
WHEREAS, it is essential that the potential adverse affects of Gulf groundfish rationalization be
identified and analyzed, and that adjustments be made to mitigate the potential adverse effects of
Gulf groundfish rationalization on Kodiak prior to implementation; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the Kodiak Island Borough and the City of Kodiak to facilitate a full,
and frank exchange of information and opinions conceming Gulf groundfish rationalization among the
constituencies of the community that will be most directly affected by such program, if adopted, and to
facilitate, to the extent possible, development of consensus among those constituencies concerning
the preferred elements and options of such program.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, ASSMEBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH that
the following individuals are appointed to a City of Kodiak/Kodiak island Borough Gulf groundfish
rationalization task force, and these individuals are hereby respectfully requested to accept such
appointment:
Peter Allan
Duncan Fields
Matt Moir
Dana Reid
Joe Sullivan
A member of the
(Contingent on the
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that:
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Kodiak Island Borough Alaska
Julie Bonney
Julie /Ron Kavanaugh
Theresa Peterson
Gabriel Saravia
Jay Stinson
Fish and Game Advisory Committee
City of Kodiak Council also appointing this position)
Steve Branson/Terry Haines
Linda Kozak
Cecil Ranney
Jeff Stephan
John Whiddon
Norm Wooten (facilitator)
Such appointees serve on the task force at the pleasure of the Kodiak Island Borough
Assembly /City Council, and that any member may be removed at any time, or the
entire task force may be disbanded at any time, as the Borough Assembly /City Council
deem appropriate in their sole discretion; and
That appointment to the Ad Hoc Kodiak Gulf of Alaska groundfish rationalization task
force provides no specific rights or authorities other than to make recommendations to
the Borough Assembly /City Council concerning Gulf of Alaska groundfish
rationalization from time to time, which the Borough Assembly /City Council may accept
or reject in their sole discretion; and
That appointment to the task force is conditioned on the appointees acknowledging
and agreeing that service on such Gulf groundfish rationalization task force is
voluntary and without any compensation.
The charge to the Task Force is to bring forward a consensus recommendation for a
gulf rationalization solution that works best for the Kodiak community, fishermen and
processors and their employees.
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY 2006
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J Ith A. Nielsen, CAWS
rough Clerk
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
me M. Selby, Borough Mayo
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