CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA
Yourkowski
RESOLUTION
02-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER,
ALASKA REQUESTING THAT THE ALASKA BOARD OF FISH REVIEW THEIR DECISION TO REDUCE
THE SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA RESIDENT HARVEST LIMIT FOR KING SALMON.
WHEREAS, The Alaska Board of Fisheries has restricted the Alaska resident bag limit for king salmon in south central Alaska to five a year; and
WHEREAS, The residents of coastal
Alaska utilize this fishery as a source of food and income during the winter
months; and
WHEREAS, The Alaska Department of
Fish and Game has stated that the lower Cook Inlet winter king fishery has a
minimal impact on king salmon stocks; and
WHEREAS,
No biological justification or scientific data has been brought forward by the
Department of Fish and Game to justify such a restriction; and
WHEREAS, The Alaska Board of Fish
declared, during a special hearing held in Homer in December, 2001, that the
five fish limit was NOT an allocation issue; and
WHEREAS, The following Fish and Game
advisory committees: Homer, Seldovia, Central Peninsula, Kenai/Soldotna,
Seward, Anchorage and Mat Valley all voted to maintain a status quo of two king
salmon per day during the winter season; and
WHEREAS, The local ADF&G advisory
committees represent the residents of these Alaskan communities; and
WHEREAS, Cook Inlet and Kodiak king
salmon fisheries will be the most restrictive on the West Coast including
British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that
the Homer City Council of Homer, Alaska requests that the Alaska Board of Fish
review the decision to reduce the south central Alaska resident harvest limit
for king salmon and that a copy of this resolution be sent to Governor Tony
Knowles, Representative Drew Scalzi, Representative Ken Lancaster and to the
Alaska Board of Fish.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council on this 11th day of March, 2002.
CITY OF HOMER
ATTEST: ________________________
JACK CUSHING, MAYOR
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MARY L .CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK
Fiscal Note: NA