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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 90-118
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, CALLING FOR THE NORTH PACIFIC
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL AND OTHER STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATORS TO APPROVE A LIMITED ACCESS
CONCEPT FOR ROCKFISH SPECIES IN THE GULF OF ALASKA
WHEREAS, the City of Seward in conjunction with the State of
Alaska and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development
Administration have approved and funded infrastructure improvements
to support Fisheries Development in Seward, Alaska; and
WHEREAS, a proliferation of large catcher processor fishing
vessels jeopardizes Federal, State, and Local efforts to promote
jobs and economic activity in Alaska for fish processing; and
WHEREAS, species identification is different for Gulf of
Alaska and Bering Seal Aleutian Islands caught Rockfish adding to
the confusion in reporting and management of the resource; and
WHEREAS, there presently exists uncertainty in stock assess-
ment due to varying specie classification and accounting difficul-
ties; and
WHEREAS, there presently exists the threat of destructive
over-harvesting due to poor resource management and confused
species classified and accounting; and
WHEREAS, an
Council's schedule
this time; and
emergency exists sufficient to advance the
for adoption of limited access for rockfish at
WHEREAS, traditional Council management tools may not be able
to manage the rockfish resource when the fishery effort is
expanding as fast as is currently the case; and
WHEREAS, fisherman, communities and the entities that rely on
a healthy fishing industry in the State of Alaska are facing
economic disaster due to an explosive increase in on-water
processing capacity; and
WHEREAS, a limited access program targeted towards certain
species of rockfish may save the rockfish resource from the
disastrous effects of over-fishing brought about by too great a
fishing effort in the Gulf of Alaska; and
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 90-118
WHEREAS, an immediate moratorium on new entrants into the Gulf
of Alaska rockfish fishery, in addition to a comprehension ITQ
management system may allow continued management and utilization of
the fish resource;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to present
testimony to the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council calling
for the implementation of a limited access program for Rockfish in
the Gulf of Alaska.
Section 2. The City of Seward supports the Fishery Management
Plan Amendment Proposal submitted by Fishing Company of Alaska to
the Director, Alaska Region of the U.S. Department of Commerce,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon
its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the city of Seward,
Alaska, this 24th day of September, 1990.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Mic ae J. Mee n, Actlng Mayor
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Burgess, Dunham, Meehan, Sieminski and Simutis
None
Hilton, Noll
None
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Perkins Coie, Attorneys for the
city of Seward, Alaska
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Fred B. Arv~dson
City Attorney
(City Seal)
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