HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 1988-038~ggested by= Counci~
CITY OF EENA!
A RESOLU?ZON OF THE COUNCIL OF T~E CITY OF I~NAI, ~I,~5~, OPPOSING
F~DEPJ~L LIMITED ENTRY ZN FISHERIES.
WH~I~J~S, coastal communities need open access to and competition in
the fisheries, leading to the fairest allocation, and
I~HEP~S, the restriction, retardation, or exclusion o£ fishermen to
develop resources that abound tn the vicinity would have an adverse
economic ef£ect on this community, and
~RF~S, a limited access system greatly hinders diversification which
Is an economic necessity £or survival of Independent £iahermen, and
~H~I~AS, more processors also benefit from open access to fisheries
for the local £1eet because they are able to buy a bigger share o£ the
fish, and
I~ER~S, the Alaska fisheries industry is one o£ the two largest
private sector employers tn the State, and as such, too vital to the
people and the economy to risk all the inherent dangers and inequities
of such an irreversible, unnecessary management plan as a limited entry,
and
~H~P~S, In the halibut, sablefish, and groundfish £tsher£ee
traditional conservation methods have proven effective in protecting
the fisheries resource, without the need for limited access, and
~4E~S, the implementation of federal limited entry will remove the
influence o£ the State o£ Alaska, coastal communities, and local
fishermen Sn decisions regarding the management o£ halibut, sable£ish,
and ground£1~h resources.
NO~, THeREFOr, BE IT I~SOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF TH~ CITY OF~ENAZ,
~AS~, that the City Councl~ is opposed to any form of £ederal
limited entry in the halibut, sablefish, groundfteh, or any other
fleherle~ without careful in-depth study of the direct and indirect
economic impacts on ~laskan coastal communities to determine the scope
o£ this type of legislation on the entire fishing fleet, and
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~D BE IT FUR~I~R RESOLVED, the Kenai City Council supports study of
other management options bo£oro any final decision is made to im~leme~t
l~mited entrY.
PISSED BY THE COUNCIL OF TH~ CITY OF ~J~N/~I, ~T~SKA th~s 20th day of
January, 1988.
ATTEST~
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