2019-12-11 Joint Work SessionPage
CITY COUNCIL - BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
JOINT WORK SESSION AGENDA
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Multi -Purpose Room at the Library
7:30 p.m.
(City Chairing)
Joint work sessions are informal meetings of the Borough Assembly and City Council
where elected officials discuss issues that affect both Borough and City governments
and residents. Although additional items not listed on the joint work session agenda
are sometimes discussed when introduced by elected officials, staff, or members of
the public, no formal action is taken at joint work sessions and items that require
formal action are placed on a regular Borough Assembly and/or City Council meeting
agenda. Public comments at work sessions are NOT considered part of the official
record. Public comments intended for the "official record" should be made at a regular
Borough Assembly or City Council meeting.
Public Comments
2. Agenda Items
2 - 4 A.
Salmon Work Group Update and Review of a Draft Letter to
Submit to the Board of Fish for the Kodiak Finfish Meeting To Be
Held in January
DRAFT Letter to Board of Fish
5-22 B.
Pink Salmon Disaster Funding Update
Pink Salmon Disaster Funding Update
FAQs For GOA Pink Salmon Disaster
23-25 C.
Discuss Use of Kodiak Island Borough and City of Kodiak Cruise
Ship Tax Dollars to Build/Fix the Public Restrooms in the
Downtown Area.
DRAFT Kodiak CPV Profile
2019-12-02 KIB CPV 5 Year Info
D.
Consolidation Update
E.
Annexation Update
3. Next Meeting Schedule
4. Future Discussion Items
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AGENDA ITEM #2.A.
December_, 2019
Chairman Reed Morisky
Alaska Board of Fisheries Members
Boards Support Section
P.O. Box 115526
Juneau, AK 99811-5526
(Letter can be emailed to dfa.bof.comments0alaska.gov)
Dear Chairman Morisky:
The City of Kodiak looks forward to hosting the Alaska Board of Fisheries here in
Kodiak for your January 11-14 Kodiak finfish meeting.
Kodiak is a commercial fishing town. We exist as a community because of our
fisheries and our economy continues to be based, in large part, on commercial and
recreational fishing. Especially important to Kodiak is the salmon fleet's enormous
economic contribution which often provides more than $40,000,000 per year to our
community. The massive fishery management changes advocated by proposals 58-
64 regarding the Cape Igvak Management Plan and proposals 65, 66 and 37
regarding changes to Kodiak sockeye management could reduce annual Kodiak
salmon revenues by more than 1/3. Approving any one or more of these proposals
will cause significant economic harm as well as social and cultural upheaval to
Kodiak's harvesters, processors, processing workers, businesses, schools, villages
and the entire community.
Consequently, The City of Kodiak strongly opposes Alaska Board of Fisheries
Approval of proposals 58,59.60,61,62,63,64,65,66 and 37!
The Cape Igvak Management Plan has been in place since 1977. The 1977 Alaska
Board of Fisheries struck a compromise between Kodiak fishermen that had fished
in the area for many years and Chignik fishermen that were focused on catching
local stocks by mostly fishing in Chignik lagoon. Unlike many fishery allocations
plans that award a strict percentage of the run to competing users, the Cape Igvak
management plan specifically guarantees Chignik fishermen a set amount of catch
before Kodiak fishermen can fish at Cape Igvak. The plan further limits Kodiak
fishermen to a percentage of the overall Chignik run.
Consequently, the structure of the Cape Igvak management plan ensures resource
conservation in years of low abundance (2018 &19) by altogether prohibiting
Kodiak fishermen from fishing at Cape Igvak. In years of greater abundance, Chignik
fishermen are awarded a minimum of 300,000 sockeye or approximately 2.5 million
dollars in value (@$35,00 per active vessel) before Kodiak fishermen can fish Cape
Igvak. The economic and conservation safety net for Chignik illustrates that the Cape
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Igvak management plan was not based on some respective strength of the sockeye
runs the two areas. If it were, the plan would have tracked the minimum Chignik
guarantee to an assessment of the strength of the Chignik run. In summary the Cape
Igvak Management Plan already balances economic equities between Kodiak and
Chignik and establishes a shared conservation burden.
United Cook Inlet Drift Association's (UCIDA) proposals, 65 and 66, would make
wholesale and unwarranted changes to Kodiak's salmon harvests in multiple areas
around Kodiak, setting caps to limit sockeye harvests by week and by area in
addition to area closures. Their proposed "harvest caps" are unsupported by harvest
data or biology. In addition the caps focused exclusively on sockeye salmon would
disrupt a carefully balanced Kodiak management system for pink, chum and coho
salmon.
The Kodiak salmon fishery has existed for 135 years, since 1882. Kodiak's salmon
harvesting sector is made up of seine and set gillnet participants—many of which
are native Alaskan or 3 and 4th generation fishermen. The Kodiak season lasts for
almost four months and changes focus from early run sockeye to pinks and chums
and then to coho as they arrive with a transition to late run sockeye. Management of
the fishery is focused on all species of local stocks with an emphasis on early
encounter by allowing fishing on the capes and capture of high-quality Kodiak
salmon for maximum market value.
Recent genetic information has provided more detail regarding the randomness and
unpredictability of Cook Inlet sockeye in the Kodiak area but it does not show
consistent catches of Cook Inlet origin sockeye in any one area or time frame.
Moreover, the genetic study confirmed that Kodiak's catches of Cook Inlet stocks are
not above estimates made by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in the early
1990's. Large area closures and the "caps" proposed in proposals 65 and 66 will
lower fish quality, force derby style fisheries in "near river" areas and reallocate
between seine fishermen and set -net fishermen based on a low probability that
Cook Inlet stocks would be in a specific section of the Kodiak management area
during a specific time frame.
The City of Kodiak encourages the Board to carefully apply your Mixed Stock
Fisheries Policy as well as your Allocation Criteria to the afore mentioned proposals.
As the Mixed Stock Fisheries Policy states regarding the Cape Igvak Management
plan. "Most mixed stock fisheries are long standing and have been scrutinized many
times by past Boards. Consequently, existing regulatory management plans are
understood to incorporate conservation burden and allocation."
The Board's 7 Allocation Criteria also tip in favor of maintaining the status quo.
Kodiak's commercial salmon harvests are well established without any new or
expanding fisheries. The management plans for Kodiak's salmon fishery have
remained essentially unchanged for almost 30 years - back to when Kodiak's
"conservation corridor" was established by the N. Shelikof management plan.
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Kodiak enjoys a large resident salmon fishing fleet and the salmon fleet accounts, in
most years, for more than 1/3 of Kodiak's overall fishing income.
As representatives of the City of Kodiak we often face proposals and advocates
wanting CHANGE to a particular City program, project of policy. Sometimes change
in needed and justified by the facts and circumstances. However, we've also
experienced that when a program or policy is long established and working well,
change can have unintended consequences and cause unnecessary harm. We
believe this is the situation the Alaska Board of Fisheries faces with regard to
proposals 58-66 & 37. Change to Kodiak's salmon management plans is not justified
by the facts and circumstances surrounding the issues and it will result in
unintended consequences and unnecessary harm. Therefore, STATUS QUO, is the
decision the Board should make.
If you have any questions regarding the City of Kodiak's strong opposition to
proposals 58-66 and proposal 37 please do not hesitate to contact me.
Very truly yours,
Pat Branson, Mayor
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Sarah Lapidus, Seafood News
November 21, 2019 — SEAFOOD NEWS — Fishermen who were expecting payments from the 2016 Gulf
of Alaska pink salmon fishery disaster relief in December will have to wait until March to receive their
checks, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Many Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission permit holder applicants misreported their crew
percentages or did not list any crew at all, said Karla Bush, the Fish and Game federal fisheries
coordinator.
The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission will delay payments until after the crew member
application deadline on Jan. 31.
"I know participants were expecting checks to come six to eight weeks after the Oct. 31 deadline. That's
now going to be pushed back," Bush said.
The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission is an interstate agency that helps resource agencies
and the fishing industry manage fisheries resources. Member states include Alaska, California, Oregon,
Washington and Idaho.
After crew members send in their applications, Fish and Game will match crew members to the permit
holders they work for. Payments will be sent to permit holders and crew at the same time, Bush said.
Payments to crew will be deducted from the permit holder's total disaster payment based on the crew
shares provided in the permit holder's application.
The amount each permit holder received was calculated by averaging the value of pink salmon caught
in even years from 2006 to 2014, minus the value of fish caught in 2016.
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However, fishermen were concerned that the payment calculation did not take into account the unique
circumstances in the fishing industry.
For example, some fishermen switched from a lower volume gear type to a higher volume gear type.
Others had a partial catch history instead of a full or no catch history, causing their payments to be
substantially less than others who fished alongside them, according to a letter written by Rep. Louise
Stutes, R -Kodiak.
To address such issues and review calculations, an appeal process was put in place. Friday was the
deadline to appeal.
These payments are part of the $53.8 million approved by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration in July to restore losses caused by a poor 2oi6 salmon season in the Gulf of Alaska. The
areas receiving funds are Kodiak, Prince William Sound, Chignik, Lower Cook Inlet, South Alaska
Peninsula, Southeast Alaska and Yakutat.
Fishery permit holders and crew will receive $31 million, fish processors will receive $17.7,
municipalities will receive $2.4 million and $3.63 million will go to research.
The payments to municipalities will be based on losses of fish taxes, Bush said.
Calculations for municipality payments are not yet available because NOAA is working the office of the
U.S. Office of Management and Budget on the approval process.
Municipalities will use the funds for specific projects related to the pink salmon fishery such as projects
that support the pink salmon fishing fleet.
"The people at NOAA grants are trying to work with the office of OMB in the White House to see at what
level the projects need to be approved," Bush said. "OMB wants to approve the list of projects that each
municipality will put forward themselves. We know that that will cause some additional delays, so we
hope those will be approved by Pacific States or NOAA grants and not have to be forwarded all the way
to the highest level."
Fish and Game is also waiting on fishery tax information from the Alaska Department of Revenue as a
basis to calculate the payments, Bush said.
The tax information is vital before calculating the payment amount, because the Department of
Revenue does a "split between the cities and boroughs and so I would expect the city of Kodiak and the
Kodiak Island Borough would be getting a share of those moneys," Bush said.
To expedite future fisheries disaster funding, Sen. Roger Wicker, R -Miss., chairman of the U.S. Senate
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, sponsored legislation that would reform NOAA's
Fishery Resource Disaster Relief program of the National Marine Fisheries Service to expedite relief for
fishermen during fishery disasters.
This story was originally published on SeafoodNews.com, a subscription site. It is reprinted with permission
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2016 Gulf of Alaska Pink Salmon Fishery Disaster Relief
November 20, 2019
On January 18, 2017, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce declared the 2016 Gulf of Alaska pink salmon fishery a
disaster under the Magnuson -Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Following this
declaration, Congress appropriated $56.3 million to Alaska to address losses to the seven management
areas in the Gulf of Alaska affected by the fishery failure: Kodiak, Prince William Sound, Chignik, Lower Cook
Inlet, South Alaska Peninsula, Southeast Alaska, and Yakutat.
On July 1, 2019, NOAA approved a $53.8 million distribution plan to mitigate losses from the 2016 Gulf of
Alaska pink salmon fishery disaster. These funds will support research and provide payments to fishermen,
crew and processors in the affected regions. The distribution of funds will be administered by the Pacific
States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC).
The PSMFC is currently working with NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service to identify a process for
distributing $2.4 million in disaster relief funds to municipalities affected by the disaster.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How will the disaster funds be used?
The approved distribution plan allocates funds to three categories: fishery permit holders and crew
($31.8 million), and processors ($17.7 million), municipalities ($2.4 million), and research ($3.63
million). See attachments to this document for more details on all categories.
2. Who is eligible to receive disaster funds?
CFEC permit holders in Southeast, Prince William Sound, Kodiak and South Alaska Peninsula and Annette
Island Reserve fishery participants, fishing crew, processors and processing workers that landed or
processed pink salmon and can show a documented loss in 2016 and meet specific criteria will be eligible to
receive a payment. The PSMFC will use permit holder, fishery landings, and value data from ADF&G and
CFEC to determine payment eligibility for CFEC permit holders.
IMPORTANT: As part of the application for a disaster payment, each skipper must submit the name,
address, and crew share percentage for each deckhand who participated in the 2016 pink salmon fishery.
See attachments for additional criteria and payment calculation information.
3. How Do I Apply?
PSMFC will mail application materials to those determined to be eligible on the following schedule:
CFEC Permit Holders: Early August 2019
Annette Island Fishing Participants: Annette Islands Fishery participants may submit an application and
harvest records to PSMFC before January 31, 2020.
Crew Members: Skippers must be eligible for the program and identify crew members on their
application. The PSMFC will send applications to all crew identified by their skippers in late November,
2019. Crew members have until January 31, 2020 to submit their applications or to appeal if they did not
receive an application.
Processors: Early August 2019
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4. What if I think I'm eligible for a payment and I don't receive an application?
Appeals for CFEC permit holders and processors must be submitted by November 15, 2019.
Appeals for fishing crew must be submitted by January 31, 2020.
Please check the PSMFC fisheries disaster web page for any new information
https://www.psmfc.org/fishery-disaster-programs or call 1-888-517-7262.
S. What is the deadline to apply?
CFEC Permit Holders: October 31, 2019; appeals November 15, 2019
Processors: October 31, 2019; appeals November 15, 2019
Crew: January 31, 2020; appeals January 31, 2020
Annette Island Fishing Participants: January 31, 2020
6. How will payments to CFEC permit holders and their crew be calculated?
Each qualified fishing area will receive a percentage of the disaster funds based on the five even
year average pink salmon exvessel value; those monies will be distributed to eligible participants in
each area according to established formulas.
For instance, CFEC permit holders that meet the eligibility criteria will receive a minimum payment
of $300 (before deductions for crew), plus a percentage payment. CFEC permit holder's percentage
payment formula is based on the proportion of their loss compared to the total loss of all eligible
CFEC permit holders in the same management area, multiplied by the remaining funds available in
each management area after minimum payments are deducted.
Payments to crew will be deducted from the CFEC permit holder's total disaster payment based on
the crew shares provided in the CFEC permit holder's application.
See the attachments for more specific information.
7. When will eligible CFEC permit holders and crew receive a payment?
The PSMFC will review applications to verify eligibility for payment. Payments to eligible CFEC permit holders
and crew will be distributed six to eight weeks following the crew application deadline of January 31, 2020.
8. What if I have a question about my payment amount?
Contact the PSM FC at 1-888-517-7262.
For additional information:
Attachment 1 CFEC Permit Holders
Attachment 2 Annette Island Fishery
Attachment 3 Crew Members
Attachment 4 Processors
Pink Salmon Disaster Funding Update
Attachment 5 Processing Workers
Attachment 6 Municipalities
Attachment 7 Research Projects
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Attachment 1
CFEC PERMIT HOLDERS
I am a CFEC permit holder, how do I know if I am eligible for a payment?
The PSMFC will use permit holder, fishery landings, and value data from ADF&G and CFEC to determine
payment eligibility for CFEC permit holders. The PSMFC will mail application materials to CFEC permit
holders determined to be eligible in early August 2019.
The disaster payment application form details the eligibility criteria, documentation requirements, and
the total projected payment amount prior to the deduction for crew payments. The application deadline
for CFEC permit holders is October 31, 2019.
All eligible CFEC permit holders will be required to submit a complete and timely application to PSMFC to
receive a payment.
As part of the application process, each CFEC permit holder must submit the name, address, and crew share
percentage for each crew member who participated in the 2016 pink salmon fishery.
Eligibility Criteria
CFEC permit holders that meet the following criteria will be eligible for a payment:
a) Must have held a CFEC permit card for salmon in 2016
b) Must have fished for pink salmon in the affected areas in 2016
c) CFEC permit holders in Southeast, Prince William Sound, Kodiak and South Alaska Peninsula must have
documented ADF&G fish ticket landings equal to or greater than 1,000 pounds of pink salmon landed in
2016. Participants in Yakutat, Lower Cook Inlet and Chignik must have a minimum of one pink salmon
landing in 2016.
d) CFEC permit holders must have a demonstrated loss of 2016 pink salmon exvessel revenue (value)
compared to their average pink salmon exvessel value during the most recent five even years from
2006 through 2014 as calculated from ADF&G and CFEC landings and value data.
How will payments to CFEC permit holders be calculated?
Funds allocated to fishery participants are calculated based on the loss of pink salmon exvessel value
to each management area as compared to the area's five even year average exvessel value. For each
management area, disaster funds will be distributed such that each area's fishery value is equal to
70.56% of their respective five even year average exvessel value. The last column in the table below
shows the amount of money available for each management area to achieve a total fishery value of
70.56% of the area's five even year fishery value.
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2016 Final Adjusted 5 Year 2016 Decrease in Dollar Difference Funds Needed to
70.56% of
Area Estimated Exvessel Average Exvessel Value Relative to Between 2016 Final Adjusted Five Year Reach 70.56% of
Value Value (2006-2014) Adjusted 5 Year and Adjusted Five Average Ad
Total $31,827,042
To be eligible for a disaster payment, CFEC permit holders must meet all eligibility criteria, including the
requirement to have a demonstrated loss in the 2016 pink salmon fishery as calculated by ADF&G and
CFEC landings and value data, adjusted for inflation. The demonstrated loss is the CFEC permit holder's
five even year average exvessel value from 2006 through 2014 minus the exvessel value of their 2016
landings. CFEC permit holders that meet the criteria will be eligible for a minimum payment of $300
(before deductions for crew). An eligible CFEC permit holder's total disaster payment is the minimum
payment plus their percentage payment.
Each CFEC permit holder's percentage payment is based on the proportion of their loss compared to
the total loss of all eligible CFEC permit holders in the same management area multiplied by the
remaining funds available in each management area after minimum payments are deducted. Payments
to crew will be deducted from the CFEC permit holder's total disaster payment based on the crew
shares provided in the CFEC permit holder's application and the CFEC permit holder will receive the
amount remaining after the deductions. The table below shows the total loss to all eligible permit
holders in each management area and the total remaining funds in each area for the percentage
payments after minimum payments that will be used to calculate each permit holder's percentage
payment.
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Adjusted
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Average Value
Even Year Average
Five Year
Even Average
Southeast
$22,009,366
$31,444,125
-30%
$9,434,759
$22,185,792
$176,427
Yakutat
$22,650
$90,273
-75%
$67,623
$63,693
$41,043
Lower Cook Inlet
$80,575
$499,798
-84%
$419,223
$352,639
$272,063
Prince William
$12,945,266
$49,647,290
-74%
$36,702,024
$35,029,261
$22,083,995
Sound
Kodiak
$4,721,528
$16,672,069
-72%
$11,950,541
$11,763,185
$7,041,656
South Alaska
$997,205
$3,872,833
-74%
$2,875,628
$2,732,525
$1,735,320
Peninsula
Chignik
$126,455
$854,627
-85%
$728,172
$602,993
$476,538
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In the example below, a CFEC permit holder participated in the Kodiak pink salmon seine fishery in all
five even years from 2006 through 2014 and had an adjusted average exvessel value for pink salmon
of $100,000 for those years and an exvessel value of $60,000 in 2016.
Permit holder's five even year adjusted
exvessel value (2006-2014):
Total loss to all
Numberof
Total remainingfunds in
Area
eligible permit
eligible permit
Minimum
management area for
holders
Total loss to all Kodiak permit holders:
Payments
a ment
percentage g payment
Crew Payment
Permit holder's loss as a proportion
holders
Crew 1: 7%
$1,630
Southeast
$14,377,846
464
$139,200
$37,227
Yakutat
$60,402
76
$22,800
$18,243
Lower Cook InIet
$411,614
26
$7,800
$264,263
Prince William Sound
$40,641,897
325
$97,500
$21,986,495
Kodiak
$12,132,609
238
$71,400
$6,970,256
South Alaska Peninsula
$2,592,691
105
$31,500
$1,703,820
Chignik
$806,020
63
$18,900
$457,638
In the example below, a CFEC permit holder participated in the Kodiak pink salmon seine fishery in all
five even years from 2006 through 2014 and had an adjusted average exvessel value for pink salmon
of $100,000 for those years and an exvessel value of $60,000 in 2016.
Permit holder's five even year adjusted
exvessel value (2006-2014):
$100,000
Permit holder's 2016 exvessel value:
-$60,000
Demonstrated loss:
$40,000
Total loss to all Kodiak permit holders:
$12,132,609
Crew Share
Crew Payment
Permit holder's loss as a proportion
Crew 1: 7%
$1,630
of the total Kodiak loss:
0.003297
Crew 2: 10%
$2,328
Remaining Kodiak area funds after
$6,970,256
Crew 3: 10%
$2,328
minimum payments:
Crew 4: 11%
$2,561
Permit holder's percentage payment:
$22,980
Total: 38%
$8,846
Minimum payment:
+$300
Permit holder payment (before
$23,280
Permit holder's
$14,434
payments to crew):
final payment:
The permit holder's demonstrated loss is their adjusted five even year average minus the value of their
2016 pink salmon fishery ($40,000). The permit holder's proportion of the total loss (0.003297) is their
demonstrated loss divided by the total loss of all eligible Kodiak CFEC permit holders ($12,132,609).
This proportion is multiplied by the remaining funds available in the Kodiak area after minimum
payments are deducted ($6,970,256) to determine the CFEC permit holder's percentage payment of
$22,980. The percentage payment is added to the $300 minimum payment to determine the permit
holder's total payment before crew payments are deducted. The CFEC permit holder had four crew
members in 2016 that earned total crew shares of 38%: one crew member earned a crew share of 7%,
two crew members earned crew shares of 10% and one crew member earned a crew share of 11%.
Total crew payments of $8,846 ($23,280 x 0.38) would be deducted from the CFEC permit holder's
total disaster payment and the CFEC permit holder would receive a payment of $14,434. Each crew
member that submits a complete and timely application would receive payment calculated from their
crew share.
Fishery participants do not need five even years of pink salmon history from 2006 to 2014 to qualify. The
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average pink salmon exvessel value of the CFEC permit holder's even year participation between 2006 and
2014 will be the basis for comparison to the CFEC permit holder's pink salmon exvessel value for 2016. For
example, if a participant fished 2010 through 2016, their average pink salmon exvessel value would be
calculated for 2010, 2012 and 2014 and this average would be compared to their pink salmon exvessel
value for 2016 to determine if they had a demonstrated loss.
A CFEC permit holder that fished in 2016 and fished in only one year from 2006 through 2014 would not
have an average value for the most recent five even years. To determine if the CFEC permit holder had a
demonstrated loss, their 2016 pink salmon exvessel value will be compared to the pink salmon exvessel
value in the year fished from 2006 through 2014.
A CFEC permit holder that only fished in 2016 would have no fishing history to determine whether a
demonstrated loss occurred. In the absence of pink salmon fishery participation prior to 2016, a new
participant's eligibility will be determined based on a comparison of their 2016 exvessel value to the
management area's gear -specific five even year average exvessel value. If a participant's 2016 exvessel
value is less than the management area's gear specific five even year average exvessel value, they will have
a demonstrated loss and be eligible for a disaster fund payment.
The table below lists the gear specific five even year average exvessel value for each management area.
Five even year
Permit Type gear specific
average
S05B $87
S15B $297
S01A $124,976
S03A $4,780
SO4D $1,026
S01E $270,160
S03E $5,867
SO4E $889
S01H $26,576
SO4H $831 Questions regarding Fish Ticket catch information should be directed to
S01K $97,332 ADF&G's Information Services at (907) 465-6133 or
S02K $2,711 DFG.DCF.InfoServices@alaska.gov.
SO4K $13,147
SOIL $14,010 Individual Fish Ticket information and historical catch information is
S01M $67,987 available upon request from ADF&G at
S03 $548 http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishlicense.requests. Note
SO4M $3,792 that there is a $55 fee for fish ticket data report requests.
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How Do I Apply?
PSMFC will mail application materials to CFEC Permit Holders: Early August 2019
Note that you must identify on your application the names, addresses, and crew shares of all deckhands.
What is the deadline to apply?
Note that different types of eligible participants may have different application deadlines.
CFEC Permit Holders Application Deadline: October 31, 2019
Crew Member Application Deadline: January 31, 2020
What if I think I'm eligible for a payment and I don't receive an application?
Appeals must be submitted by November 15, 2019.
Please check the PSMFC fisheries disaster web page for any new information
https://www.psmfc.org/fishery-disaster-programs or call 1-888-517-7262.
When will eligible CFEC permit holders receive a payment?
The PSMFC will review CFEC permit holder applications to verify eligibility for payment. Payments to eligible
CFEC permit holders will be distributed six to eight weeks following the crew application deadline of January
31, 2020.
What if I have a question about my payment amount?
Contact the PSMFC at 1-888-517-7262.
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Attachment 2
ANNETTE ISLAND FISHING PARTICIPANTS
Eligibility Criteria
Fishery participants in the Annette Island Reserve that do not hold a CFEC permit card must meet the
following criteria to be eligible for a payment:
a) Must have fished for pink salmon in the Annette Island Reserve in 2016 and had landings equal to
or greater than 1,000 pounds of pink salmon.
b) Annette Island Reserve participants must demonstrate a loss of 2016 pink salmon exvessel revenue
compared to their average pink salmon exvessel revenue during the most recent five even years from
2006 through 2014.
How Do I Apply?
Applications are available on the PSMFC website for Fishery Disasters. Applications must include copies of
harvest records and exvessel value of pink salmon landings from the qualifying years in order to determine
eligibility.
What is the deadline to apply?
Annette Island Fishery Participants Deadline to Apply: January 31, 2020
Please check the PSMFC fisheries disaster web page for any new information
https://www.psmfc.org/fishery-disaster-programs or call 1-888-517-7262.
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Attachment 3
CREW MEMBERS
I am a fishing crew member, how do I know if I am eligible for a payment?
Crew members for the 2016 salmon fishery in the affected areas and identified as fishing crew by an
eligible CFEC permit holder will be eligible for payment if the CFEC permit holder is eligible to receive a
disaster payment.
As part of the application for a disaster payment, each CFEC permit holder must submit the name,
address, and crew share percentage for each crew member who participated in the 2016 pink salmon
fishery. Crew members may wish to contact the 2016 CFEC permit holder to provide their mailing
address. The PSMFC will distribute application materials to crew members to apply for their disaster
payment after the October 31, 2019 deadline for CFEC permit holders. The application deadline for crew
members is January 31, 2020.
If a CFEC permit holder is determined to be eligible for payment, each crew member listed on the CFEC
permit holder application that submits a complete and timely application will receive a portion of the CFEC
permit holder's total payment based on the crew share specified on the CFEC permit holder's application.
Eligibility Criteria
Crew members for the 2016 salmon fishery in the affected areas and identified as fishing crew by an
eligible CFEC permit holder will be eligible for payment if the CFEC permit holder is eligible to receive a
disaster payment.
How will payments to fishing crew be calculated?
Fishing crew members for the 2016 salmon fishery in the affected areas will be eligible for payment if the
CFEC permit holder is eligible to receive a disaster payment. Each eligible crew member that submits a
complete and timely application would receive a payment.
To be eligible for a disaster payment, CFEC permit holders must have a demonstrated loss in the
2016 pink salmon fishery as calculated by ADF&G and CFEC landings and value data. A CFEC permit
holder's total disaster payment will be in proportion to their demonstrated loss in 2016. Payments
to crew will be deducted from the CFEC permit holder's demonstrated loss based on the crew shares
provided in the CFEC permit holder's application.
For example, if a CFEC permit holder is eligible for a total payment of $25,000, a fishing crew member
listed as earning a 10% share on the CFEC permit holder's application would be eligible for a payment of
$2,500 ($25,000 x 0.10).
How Do I Apply?
PSMFC will mail application materials to Crew Members in late November, 2019. The skipper must identify
crew members on their application, so contact yours to make sure you're on the list.
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What is the deadline to apply?
Note that different types of eligible participants may have different application deadlines.
Crew Members Deadline to Apply: January 31, 2020
What if I think I'm eligible for a payment and I don't receive an application?
Appeals must be submitted by January 31, 2020.
Please check the PSMFC fisheries disaster web page for any new information
https://www.psmfc.org/fishery-disaster-programs or call 1-888-517-7262.
When will eligible Crew Members receive a payment?
The PSMFC will review Crew Members applications to verify eligibility for payment. Crew should receive
payments six to eight weeks after the application deadline of January 31, 2020.
What if I have a question about my payment amount?
Contact the PSMFC at 1-888-517-7262.
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Attachment 4
PROCESSORS
How does a processor know if it is eligible for a payment?
The PSMFC will use fisheries landings and value data from ADF&G and CFEC to determine payment
eligibility for processors. The PSMFC will mail application materials to processors determined to be
eligible in early August 2019. The application form details the eligibility criteria and the total projected
payment amount. The application deadline for processors is October 31, 2019.
All eligible processors will be required to submit a complete and timely application to PSMFC to
receive disaster payments.
Eligibility Criteria
Processors that meet the following criteria will be eligible for a payment:
a) Processed pink salmon in one or more affected area in 2016.
b) Had 2016 pink salmon first wholesale value of $10,000 or greater, determined based on
Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR) data.
c) Have a demonstrated gross first wholesale revenue (value) loss in 2016 compared to the five even year
average gross first wholesale value from 2006 through 2014 as calculated from ADF&G and CFEC
landings and value data.
How will payments to processors be calculated?
To be eligible for a disaster payment, processors must meet all eligibility criteria, including the requirement
to have a demonstrated loss in the 2016 pink salmon fishery as calculated by ADF&G and CFEC landings
and value data. A processor's total disaster payment will be in proportion to its demonstrated loss in 2016
and the total funds available for processors. A total of 15% of each eligible processing company's total
disaster payment will be distributed equally to eligible processing workers (based on unique facility).
The demonstrated loss for each processor will be equal to its five even year average pink salmon gross first
wholesale value from 2006 through 2014 minus its 2016 pink salmon gross first wholesale value. The total
disaster payment will be based on the proportion of each processors' loss compared to the total loss of all
eligible processors, multiplied by the funds available for processors.
Processors do not need five even years of pink salmon history from 2006 to 2014 to qualify. The average
pink salmon gross first wholesale value of the processor's even year participation between
2006 and 2014 will be the basis for comparison to the processor's 2016 pink salmon gross first wholesale
value. For example, if a processor processed pink salmon from 2010 through 2016, its average pink
salmon gross first wholesale value would be calculated for 2010, 2012 and 2014 and this average would
be compared to the processor's 2016 pink salmon gross first wholesale value to determine if it had a
demonstrated loss in 2016.
A processor that only processed pink salmon in one year from 2006 through 2014 would not have an
average pink salmon gross first wholesale value for the most recent five even years. To determine if the
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processor had a demonstrated loss, its 2016 pink salmon gross first wholesale value will be compared its
pink salmon gross first wholesale value for the one year it processed from 2006 through 2014.
Questions regarding Fish Ticket catch and COAR information should be directed to ADF&G's Information
Services at (907) 465-6133 or DFG.DCF.InfoServices@alaska.gov.
Individual Fish Ticket, COAR, customized processor and buyer listings and historical production
information is available upon request from ADF&G at
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishlicense.requests. Note that there is a $55 fee for Fish
Ticket and COAR data report requests.
How Do I Apply?
PSMFC will mail application materials to processors in early August 2019.
What if I think I'm eligible for a payment and I don't receive an application?
Appeals must be submitted by November 15, 2019.
Please check the PSMFC fisheries disaster web page for any new information
https://www.psmfc.org/fishery-disaster-programs or call 1-888-517-7262.
What is the deadline to apply?
Processors Deadline to Apply: October 31, 2019
When will eligible processors receive a payment?
The PSMFC will review processor applications to verify eligibility for payment. Distribution to processors
will be done in two steps. Twenty-five percent of each eligible processor's total payment will be
distributed six to eight weeks following the completed application being received by PSMFC.
The second installment of the payment is contingent upon each processor providing the PSMFC with an
invoice which includes a list of eligible processing workers, the amount of funds that were distributed to
each, date of distribution, and check number. This information must be received by PSMFC no later than
January 31, 2020.
Once the PSMFC has the required information for processing workers, the second installment of the
payment will be provided to the eligible processor. Payments to processing workers will be distributed by
the processor. These funds are taxable; therefore, the processor is responsible for withholding any income
taxes from the processing workers payments and reporting to the appropriate taxing authorities.
What if I have a question about my payment amount?
Contact the PSMFC at 1-888-517-7262.
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Attachment 5
PROCESSING WORKERS
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible processing workers identified by an eligible processor will be eligible for an equal share of 15% of
the processor's total disaster payment. An eligible processing worker:
a) Was employed at an eligible plant, performing hourly work during any part of July and August of 2016
and listed as eligible for rehire.
b) Worked a minimum of 100 hours and a maximum of 420 hours at the plant during the months of July
and/or August 2016. (420 hours is equivalent to 47.6 hours/week for July and August of 2016).
How will payments to processing workers be calculated?
Payments to processing workers will be deducted from the processor's total disaster payment. A total of
15% of each eligible processor's total disaster funds will be distributed equally to eligible processing
workers (based on unique facility) that meet the eligibility criteria. The portion allocated to processing
workers is based on estimated labor cost of hourly processing workers and is derived from the labor cost
for finished pink salmon as a percentage of the processor's total pink salmon conversion costs. These
funds are taxable; therefore, the processor is responsible for withholding any income taxes from the
processing workers payments and reporting to the appropriate taxing authorities.
The payment to each processing worker would be calculated by dividing the total amount of payments to
processing workers by the number of eligible processing workers. For example, a processor's total disaster
payment of $1,200,000 would result in payments to processing workers of $180,000 ($1,200,000 x 0.15).
The processor had 100 eligible processing workers at its facility in Kodiak, and each eligible processing
worker would receive a payment of $1,800 ($180,000 / 100) before taxes or other withholdings are
deducted.
When will eligible processing workers receive a payment?
Once the PSMFC has the required information for processing workers the second installment of the
payment will be provided to the eligible processor. Payments to processing workers will be distributed by
the processor. These funds are taxable; therefore, the processor is responsible for withholding any income
taxes from the processing workers payments and reporting to the appropriate taxing authorities.
What if I have a question about my payment amount?
Contact the PSMFC at 1-888-517-7262.
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Attachment 6
MUNICIPALITIES
$2.4 million in disaster relief funds will be distributed to municipalities that were affected by the
disaster. The PSMFC is currently working with NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service to identify a
process for distributing the funds to municipalities.
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Attachment 7
2016 Gulf of Alaska Pink Salmon Fishery Disaster Relief
Research Project Detail
Kodiak Pink Salmon Saltwater Markine SamDline Plan
The Kitoi Bay Hatchery (KBH) is focused on providing enhanced common property salmon fishing
opportunities for Kodiak Management Area fishermen since 1976. The primary contribution of KBH is to the
Kodiak commercial fishery, but it also contributes to subsistence and recreational fisheries in the area. KBH
is located on the southeast coast of Afognak Island and is relatively isolated from the major pink salmon
producing areas of the archipelago. Afognak Island wild pink salmon production is estimated to represent
about 8% of wild pink salmon production of the Kodiak Management Area. KBH is managed and operated
by the Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association (KRAA).
The capability to apply and read saltwater otolith marks to pink salmon has recently been developed as
part of collaboration between a private company, Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association,
the Sitka Sound Science Center, and KRAA. Pilot marking was completed at the KBH in 2017 and 2018, and
the results of the marking to date are positive. Pilot testing indicates a reduction in annual costs to apply
saltwater marks, as opposed to thermal marks, of approximately 90%. No thermal marking of pink salmon
from KBH has been done to date. The more efficient, low cost saltwater markers make a baseline study on
Kodiak pink salmon more feasible. KRAA plans to begin 100% saltwater marking of pink salmon beginning in
2019.
Research is needed to make the KBH consistent with hatchery programs statewide; support certification to
improve the Kodiak pink fishery and markets; and examine the proportion of hatchery fish in the harvest.
This research project will evaluate saltwater marked otoliths, resulting in the following: 1) estimate of the
proportion of hatchery pink salmon in the Kodiak fishery, 2) estimate of the proportion
of hatchery salmon in streams, 3) better understanding and tracking of survival trends for pink salmon in the
Kodiak area which may help identify factors related to survival, 4) information on migration which may be
relevant to management strategies, and 5) test of saltwater marking methods that could provide significant
cost savings statewide and effectively increase opportunity in the affected common property pink salmon
fisheries. Thus, this research project is intended to both improve environmental and economic performance
of the fishery affected by the disaster and improve fishery information.
This evaluation includes 1) stream sampling to detect the presence of hatchery -origin pink salmon in
natural, pink salmon -producing streams; and 2) fishery harvest sampling to detect the presence and
contribution of hatchery -origin pink salmon in selected Kodiak Management Area pink salmon fisheries.
Results of otolith analysis will be informative on the spatial and temporal extent of stray hatchery pink
salmon and will provide information to ADF&G management to test current assumptions about relative
contributions of hatchery production to wild production. It is anticipated that once a baseline of
information is collected, sampling can be substantially reduced to fishery harvest sampling only. This
evaluation will be completed over a four-year period, 2019 through 2022. In 2019 and 2020, a partial
sampling plan and otolith analysis will be completed to correspond to the pilot marking in 2017 and 2018.
In 2021 and 2022, a full-scale sampling plan and otolith analysis will be completed to correspond to the
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100% marking in 2019 and 2020.
Total cost for this four-year project to produce, collect, and evaluate saltwater marked pink salmon at KBH is
$885,000. The cost estimate of the evaluation component is $680,000. KRAA will be responsible for capital
and labor costs associated with development and production of marks, collection of samples, and otolith
analysis, up to a total of $435,000. ADF&G will collaborate with KRAA on the development of the sampling
plan. Requested funds will go to KRAA. Disaster relief funds of $450,000 will be allocated to fund the
remaining costs of completing the project.
Alaska Hatchery Research Program
The Alaska Hatchery Research Program was established in 2011 to study the interaction of hatchery fish
straying into wild systems for pink and chum salmon in Prince William Sound and for chum salmon in
Southeast Alaska. The results of this ambitious project will examine genetic population structure among
hatchery and natural fish, determine hatchery proportions in wild systems, and measure differences in
fitness between hatchery- and natural -origin fish. This information is a critical element of assessing the
impact of hatchery fish on wild production. Previous studies have been conducted on other Pacific salmon
species with different life histories in locations where wild habitat has been compromised. This makes
inferences from those studies to Alaskan circumstances tenuous and emphasizes the need for this research
project.
To date the available funding ($9.1M) has covered the first two components of this project: all the field
work associated with the Prince William Sound and Southeast Alaska components. However, available
existing funding is only sufficient for laboratory analysis in two of three generations at two of the five
study streams in Prince William Sound. The program needs to complete the last generation at two streams
and all generations for the three additional streams. Proposed work would support any fieldwork,
laboratory analyses, statistical evaluations, and reporting necessary to complete this portion of the
project. Disaster relief funds of $2.5 million will be allocated to this project to complete the remaining
work.
Southeast Alaska Coastal Monitoring Survey
The Southeast Alaska Coastal Monitoring (SECM) would survey juvenile pink salmon abundance in three
annual surveys from June through August. Surveys focus on the primary seaward migration corridors of the
Inside Northern Southeast region including Icy Strait and upper Chatham Strait.
The results are essential to reliably forecast Southeast pink salmon harvest. Previous surveys in this area
have shown a strong relationship between juvenile pink salmon abundance and harvest the following year.
Because the pink salmon harvest in Southeast has a high interannual variability (harvest has ranged from 3
to 95 million since 1960), information gained from the SECM project is essential in aiding seafood
processors to form and prepare for harvest expectations the following year. It is also useful for ADF&G
managers until inseason abundance indices are available.
Disaster relief funds of $680,000 will be allocated to this project for vessel and ADF&G personnel costs to
complete the survey.
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CITY OF KODIAK
Home Rule City
2018 Population: 5,942
FY 2010 to FY 2019 CPV Excise Tax Revenue: 1257,389
PROFILE
The City of Kodiak, located on Kodiak Island, is
Alaska's largest island and the second largest island in
the United States. Known as the Emerald Isle, Kodiak's
verdant landscape and abundant outdoor opportunities
make it a popular choice for nature enthusiasts.
Commercial fishing accounts for about one-third of the
local economy; Kodiak has Alaska's largest and most
diversified fishing fleet including 700 home -ported
commercial fishing vessels and 500 transient vessels.
Kodiak is a renowned sport fishing destination that
offers access to all five species of salmon, along with
halibut, rockfish, cod, and trout.
Kodiak received 156 cruise ship port calls and more
than 146,913 cruise passengers between 2010 and 2019.
Cruise visitation peaked at 25,935 passengers during
2019. Cruise ships made 29 port calls and brought
25,935 visitors to Kodiak during 2019.
Kodiak
Calendar Year
2010 to 2019
Ship Calls
Passengers
2010
21
19,372
2011
15
14,715
2012
12
11,551
2013
7
3,231
2014
10
8,809
2015
12
13,559
2016
15
15,208
2017
20
15,082
2018
15
19,451
2019
29
25,935
Source: Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska.
PROJECTED NEEDS OF COMMUNITY
The City of Kodiak owns Pier 2, a multi-purpose, deep -
draft dock, that serves cruise ships. When the city
receives CPV Excise Tax revenue, it is deposited into a
Cargo Enterprise Fund. The harbormaster and
Discover Kodiak director recommend cruise ship
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facility needs to community leaders. Approved projects
relating to cruise passenger movement, dock security,
and safety are funded from the Cargo Enterprise Fund.
The city plans to build a covered
reception/security/restroom facility to accommodate
passengers at Pier 2, but the project is currently
unfunded.
Priority
Category
Projects for CPV Revenue
Description
Passenger
sl
Port -related projects to improve safety,
Port facilities
security, and usability of the cruise ship
2011
terminal
Port facilities
Planning, designing, and building a public
$32,622
restroom for Pier 2
2013
$23,473
Source: City of Kodiak.
CPV REVENUE DISTRIBUTION
When eligible ports of call, such as the City of Kodiak,
are cities located in a borough, the city and the borough
each receive $2.50 of each $5 passenger fee. Between
FY2010 and FY2019, the City of Kodiak's portion of
CPV revenue was 1257,389. The highest distribution
amount was 42,752 received in FY2019.
Fiscal Year
1 1 . 1 •
Amount
Passenger
sl
2010
$25,487
10,195
2011
$15,762
6,305
2012
$32,622
13,049
2013
$23,473
9,389
2014
$4,600
1,840
2015
$13,925
5,570
2016
$30,255
12,102
2017
$30,888
12,355
2018
$37,625
15,050
2019
$42,752
17,100
Source: AlasKa uepartment or Kevenue, i ax uivision.
'Only includes passengers that pay the CPV Excise Tax. Fiscal year
disbursements are based on passenger numbers during the prior
calendar year.
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LEGISLATIVE GRANTS
In addition to receiving shared CPV tax revenue, the
City of Kodiak has received nearly $3 million since
FY2009 in legislative appropriations from the
Commercial Vessel Passenger Tax Account to provide
cruise passengers with safe walking access from the
dock to downtown. The pedestrian pathway was scaled
back from original plans due to unforeseen
construction complications. The most critical and
expensive portion of the planned project was
completed in October 2013. The remainder of the
pathway, reception, and restroom project requires
additional funding.
CPV -Related Legislative Grants
Fiscal Year
Project
Amount
2009
Cruise Ship/Pier II Master
$250,000
Plan
Pedestrian Improvements
2010
Between Cruise Ship Dock
$700,000
(Pier II) and Downtown
2012
Pedestrian Pathway
$384,000
2012 Pier and Downtown
$1,600,000
Pedestrian Improvements
Total
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Sources: Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs and Alaska
State Legislature, Division of Legislative Audit, Audit 04-30083-16.
CPV REVENUE EXPENDITURES
Wide variations in the number of ship calls dramatically
impact the amount of CPV revenue that the City of
Kodiak receives. In general, the revenues
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are used for ship and passenger services. The City of
Kodiak has pursued funds through the CPV tax
appropriation process for infrastructure improvement
projects relating to cruise ships.
Sources: City of Kodiak and Alaska State Legislature, Division of
Legislative Audit, Audit 04-30083-16.
RELATED INFORMATION
• Dowl HKM. 2012. Development Concept Plan for
Shelikof Street/Jack Hinkel Way to MarineWay.
• PND Engineers, Inc. 2010. City of Kodiak
WaterfrontMaster Plan.
CONTACT
Kelly Mayes
Finance Director
City of Kodiak
907-486-8659
kmayes&city.kodiak.ak.us
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From: Dora Cross <dcross@kodiakak.us>
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2019 3:08 PM
To: Javier, Nova <njavier@city.kodiak.ak.us>
Cc: Michael Powers <mpowers@kodiakak.us>
Subject: RE: Cruise Ship Tax
• ******* If sender is unknown or email is unexpected, do not click on
attachments/links. * * * * * * *.
Kodiak Island Borough
Commercial Passenger Vessel Tax Revenue
FY2015-FY2019
FY2015 $13,925
FY2016 $30,255
FY2017 $30,888
FY2018 $37,625
FY2019 $42,753
EA
Dora Cross
Finance Director
Kodiak Island Borough
710 Mill Bay Road
Kodiak, AK 99615
907.486.9320
PUBLIC RECORDS DISCLOSURE: This email and responses to this email are subject to
provisions of the Alaska Statutes and may be made available to the public upon request.
From: Michael Powers <mpowers@kodiakak.us>
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2019 2:46 PM
To: Dora Cross <dcross@kodiakak.us>
Subject: Cruise Ship Tax
Dora
Can you send Nova the 5 year history of Cruise Ship Tax Revenue the Borough has received please?
Thanks
Michael Powers
Borough Manager
Kodiak Island Borough
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Appendix to Kodiak Island Borough Comments
December 19, 2019
Kodiak Island Borough
O. fce ofthe Borough Mayor
710 Mill Bay= Road
Kodiak, Alaska 99615
Phone (907) 486-9310 Fax (907) 486-9391
Chairman Reed Morisky
Alaska Board of Fisheries Members Submitted via Online Continents
Boards Support Section
P.O. Box 115526
Juneau, AK 99811-5526
Re: Opposition to Proposals 58-66 and 37
Dear Chairman Morisky:
The Kodiak Island Borough (Borough) opposes Proposals 58-66 and 37, which will be considered
at the upcoming January, 2020 Alaska Board of Fisheries (Board) meeting in Kodiak. The
Borough encompasses the Kodiak Management Area as defined by the Alaska Department of Fish
and Game, and includes the Kodiak Archipelago and the Alaska Peninsula from Cape Douglas
west to Cape Igvak. Commercial fishing in State and Federal waters around Kodiak is a major
economic driver for the Borough, and fisheries tax revenues comprise a significant portion of the
Borough's revenues on an annual basis.
Proposals 58-66 and 37 would have substantial negative effects on Kodiak's economy and salmon
fisheries, and this set of proposals simply reiterates the same arguments the Board has already
addressed during each board cycle for the past 30 years. Namely, Chignik wants to change history
and take away the Cape Igvak fishery and Cook Inlet wants to exert control over common property
fish hundreds of miles away from Cook Inlet. Kodiak Island Borough strongly recommends that
the Board maintain status quo in regard to both the Cape Igvak and Cook Inlet issues.
Cape Igvak Fishery. It is critical for the Board to consider the long history and context of Kodiak
salmon fishing in the Cape Igvak area, and to maintain consistency with past management
decisions and strategies. The Alaska Board of Fisheries recognizes this importance of historical
use by listing "the history of each personal use, sport and commercial fishery" as the first of its
Allocation Criteria.
Appendix to Kodiak Island Borough Comments
Kodiak fishermen have been fishing throughout the Alaska Peninsula, including Chignik and area
M, since even before the Limited Entry management system was implemented in the early 1970s.
After limited entry Kodiak fishermen continued to
fish on the Alaska Peninsula from Cape Douglas to
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When Chignik fishermen became concerned that
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Kodiak's continued activity at Cape Igvak was
impacting their fishery Kodiak and Chignik
stakeholders met in Juneau at the 1977 Alaska
Board of Fisheries meeting and hammered out the
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current Cape Igvak Management Plan. The plan
balanced Kodiak's historical Cape Igvak fishery
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with Chignik's need to have economic and
conservation protections. Consequently, the pian
prohibits fishing at Cape Igvak until the Chignik fleet catches a minimum of 300,000 sockeye -
about $2.5 million dollars in value. After the Cape Igvak fishery is opened to Kodiak fishermen,
Kodiak is limited to 15% of the total Chignik run, which approximates prior catch percentages.
The Cape Igvak plan is balanced and fair and has endured with only one minor adjustment for 42
years because it balances protections for Chignik's fishery on one side with recognition of
Kodiak's historical participation on the other. The Kodiak Island Borough does not see any "new
information," new "best available science," any new and expanding fishery or any new
conservation concerns that would justify changing the Cape lgvak fishery. The six Cape Igvak
proposals (58-62 and 65) represent an attempted "fish grab" without justification, and seem to
evidence a misplaced hope that the Board will ignore the history of the Cape Igvak fishery and the
balance of the equities established by the Cape Igvak management plan in 1977.
Cook Inlet. Kodiak salmon fishermen have recognized the presence of what appear to be "non
local" stocks in the Kodiak area for over 100 years, although it has always been impossible to
predict when, where or if non -local fish will show up in any given season. In 1989, during an
unusually calm summer Kodiak salmon fishermen found Cook Inlet bound sockeye out in the
middle of the northern Shelikof Straits and concentrated fishing effort in that area.
In 1990 Alaska Board of Fisheries clarified that (1) the Kodiak fleet, unlike the Cook Inlet drift
fishery, was limited to fishing inside the 3 nautical miles "state waters" line, and (2) that the
activity in the North Shelikof constituted a "new and expanding" fishery. The Board then crafted
the North Shelikof Management Plan which balanced continuation of the historical Kodiak fishery
of local Kodiak stocks with a conservation zone to protect Cook Inlet bound sockeye that might
be in the area. The North Shelikof Management Plan has endured for the past 29 years, with a
single minor adjustment for expanded local stocks opportunities in the S.W. Afognak section.
The Borough is aware of the genetic sockeye identification study undertaken in the Kodiak
Management Area from 2014-16. The study merely confirmed what was already known about the
presence of Cook Inlet sockeye in the Kodiak area, and demonstrated amounts vary greatly from
Appendix to Kodiak Island Borough Comments
year to year. In 2014 only a few fish are available; in 2015 larger concentrations appear in some
areas but not in others and in 2016 there are "lighting strikes" at some places but not in the same
places that fish appeared in 2015. Finally, across all three years the amount of Cook Inlet Sockeye
captured in the Kodiak Management Area was within the amounts suggested by the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game during the early 1990s. The 2014-16 genetic study is a new study
but it does not provide new information relative to the presence of Cook Inlet sockeye in the
Kodiak Management area. In short, there is no basis for additional restrictions on Kodiak's salmon
management for local stocks because the presence of Cook Inlet sockeye in the Kodiak
Management Area has already been accounted for in current management.
Allocation decisions are understandably difficult for the Alaska Board of Fisheries. However, in
this case the Cape Igvak and Cook Inlet fisheries each have a long standing allocation plan that
was reviewed by multiple Alaska Boards of Fisheries and there is no indication of new fishing
patterns or significant new information. There is no need or imperative to change Kodiak's salmon
management plans and the Board should maintain the current plans already in place.
Kodiak Island Borough encourages the Board to reject proposals 58-66 and 37.
Very truly yours,
Bill Roberts, Borough Mayor
Appendix to Kodiak Island Borough Comments
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ALASKA ,OMMERCIAL FISHERIES
Salmon Management Activities
A listing of the major Alaska salmon fisheries
NORTON & KOTZEBUE SOUNDS
Cl EUM SALMON
Principal River Systems:
Kobuk, Nowak, Kwiniuk,
and Unalakleet Rivers
YUKON & KUSKOKWIM RIVERS
Cram & Cr IISDOk SALMON
Gear: Giltnct
BRISTOL BAY
SOCKn—t:, Cof ro. Ct Mi.
Ct u'iOM SAWON
Kotzebue
Sound �.
Morton
Sound
Yukon `J
Rivcr
COOK INLET
SOCKJn'V, CHINOOK,
Churn. s Cot to SAUION
Principal River Systems:
Susitna, Kenai, Kasilof
Gear. Gillnei
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SOUTHEAST & YAKUTAT
PINK, Cnunt, Cono, Socm—rr. .
& CHINGOY SAutoN
Principal River Systems:
Hundreds of small streams,
Situk, Alsek, Taku, Stikine,
and Unuk Rivera
Gear: Purge Seine, Troll, Gillnet
Yakutat
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Principal River Systems:
Kmkokwim /
Kvichak, Alagnnk Nalnel Egegik, River Copper River
Ugashil:, %VoDd, Igushik, Nushagak,
Nfulchauia, and Togiak Rivas Bristol Bayes FPRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
Gcur: Gillnct
PL'm' Cnt:r`t. SOCK"",*
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t' f Principal River Systems:
1**p �� A „ Ili I lundreds of small streams
ALASKA PENINSULA CHIGNIK l KODIAK Gear: Purse Scine, Gillnct
SOCKEYE h PM SALMON
Principal River Systems:
Mcstik, llnik, Sandy, Bear, Nelson
Gear. Purse Seine, Gillnct
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SOCKEYE & Pl%'K SAL.%IDN
Principal River Systems:
Chignik, Buskin, Pasagsliak, Kariuk,
and Ayakulik Rivers
Gear: Purse Seine, Gillnct
COPPER RIVER
SOCKEYE? a Cftt`Ot)K SALMON
Gcar: Gillnel