HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 1999-02Suggested by:
Administration
City of Kenai
~OLUTION NO. 99-2
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASIC~
REQUESTING THE ALAS~ BOARD OF FISHERIES TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO PROVIDE FOR PROTECTION OF THE RED SALMON FISHERY OF
THE KENAI RIVER.
WHEREAS, in 1996 the Board of Fisheries created a more liberal Dip Net
Fishery at the mouth of the Kenai River; and
WHEREAS, this Dip Net Fishery has become very popular and highly
successful as evidenced by the in excess of 10,000 fish days and over 100,000
fish harvested reported by Alaska Department of Fish and Game in 1997; and
WHEREAS, this Dip Net Fishery is scheduled for continuous openings during
the month of July and this harvest method is highly efficient in removing red
salmon from the River; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of all users of the Red Salmon Fishery to insure
that there is a sufficient escapement to insure future returns; and
WHEREAS, the Dip Net Fishery is a fishery for Alaskan residents only and the
vast majority of the residents are from Southcentral Alaska and able to
accommodate reasonable restriction and emergency closures; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the Fishery to insure that harvest limits are
enforced and not abused in the Dip Net Fishery.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA, that the City of Kenai requests the Alaska Board of Fisheries
close the Dip Net Fishery on a daily basis from 12:00 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. in
order to provide for fish escapement into the River as well as to provide better
enforcement of harvest limits; and
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Kenai requests that the Dip Net
Fishery be subject to closure on 24 hours notice when River escapement goals
are not being met and reopened only when escapement goals are projected for
attainment. ~
Resolution No. 99-2
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ATTEST:
Carol L. Freaks,/City' Clerk
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 6t~ day of
January 1999.