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Councilwoman Honfor
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, IN
SUPPORT OF THE EASTSIDE. COOK. INLET SETNET FISHERY.
WHEREAS, the offshore setnet fishery in Cook Inlet has been a
legal and accepted method of fishing for over thirty years; and,
WHEREAS, the Alaska Board of Fisheries established boundaries on
this fishery in.1978 of one and one-half miles offshore south of
the Kenai River and one mile offshore north of the Kenai RiVer;
and,
WHEREAS, the vast majority (87%) of Cook Inlet setnet permit
holders are Alaska residents with over two-thirds being residents
of the central Kenai Peninsula; and,
WHEREAS, the eastside setnet fishery is a major economic factor
within the Kenai Peninsula Borough, with an annual ex'vessel
catch value for the past five years averaging $27.9 million,
employing many people in the fishery, processing and
transportation industry, and directly contributing to the Kenai
Peninsula Borough through real and personal property, sales and
raw fish taxation; and,
WHEREAS, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Alaska
Board of Fisheries have developed and implemented a biologically
based management plan providing protection reduced interception
of king salmon by establishing both minimum and optimum
escapement goals; and-;
WH~EAS, the eastside se~net fishery targets the red Salmon run
and has taken measures to reduce the catch of king salmon,
significantly reducing the incidental harvest in recent years and
plans to institute a voluntary program dedicating the revenues
from incidental catch of king salmon to improvement of Kenai
River habitat;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA=
Section_~.{. That the Council oft he City of Kenai urge
Governor Walter ~. Hiokel, the Alaska Board of Fisheries, and the
Alaska State LegiSlature to fully examine the biOlogical, social,
and economic impacts of any proposed action to limit setnets
along the eastside of Cook Inlet.
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Seotto~ 27_ That th· Alaska Board of Fisheries be allOWed to
promulgate regulations regarding fisheries management.and
allocation issues based on biological considerations.
Section 3= . We' respectfully request that all new and .'
COntinuing members-of ~he Alaska Board of Fisheries exhibit a
high degree of integrity and an ability to be fair and .impartial.
in arriving at their decisions.
Section 4~ That the Alaska Department of Fish. and Ga~e be
allowed to manage fisheries aCCording to the management plans and
regulations established by the Alaska Board of Fisheries without
interference.
Section 51 That copies of this resolution be sent tO Governor
Walter J. Hickel, me~bers of the House'and Senate Resources.
Committees, and members of the Kenai Peninsula 'delegation.
Section ~ That this resolution shall take effect i~ediatel¥
upon its adoption.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, the sixth'day
of February 1991.
,ams, Mayor
ATTEST:
(2/6/91)
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Upper Cook Inlet Management Plan