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Loss of halibut fishing opportunity
Posted by Webmaster on Nov 22 2005
The Alaska Outdoor Council passed along the following message to members and friends. The message originated with the Alaska Charter Association in Homer, AK.
“If you are one of the 35,000 residents from Southcentral and Interior Alaska (area 3A) who choose to hire a halibut charter every year, or if you’re a resident who might like to catch your own halibut in the future, but you don’t want to buy and store your own saltwater boat, you had best write your letter now to the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (NPFMC) to rescind the halibut charter individual fishing quotas (IFQ).. If you’re from Southeast Alaska and you hire a halibut charter, you’re one of less then 5,000 residents. Already non-residents buy 93% of the halibut charter trips in area 2C. If the NPFMC places a cap on halibut charters will there continue to be an opening for resident fishing people to hire a halibut charter?
The NPFMC will start sign-up for public testimony Wednesday afternoon on December 7th at the Anchorage Hilton regarding the motion to rescind the federal IFQ program for the halibut charter fleet.”
For additional information about problems halibut sport fishermen will face with the IFQs, see the Alaska Charter Association website at < http://www.alaskacharter.org/reasons.htm >
The Anchorage Daily News also provided a good article on the subject: < http://www.adn.com/outdoors/story/7202157p-7113782c.html >
The Alaska Charter Association recommends this message in opposition to the Halibut Charter IFQ
I Oppose the Halibut Charter IFQ. Please do NOT publish the Halibut Charter IFQ proposal.
Ask NPFMC to rescind the proposal in December. Give your name, address, and occupation.
Call, email or fax Vice Admiral Lautenbacher.
You can email VADM Lautenbacher Conrad.C.Lautenbacher@noaa.gov or Mr Scott Rayder scott.rayder@noaa.gov
Voice Mail – 24 hrs a day 202-482-3436
Fax 202-482-6203
VADM Conrad Lautenbacher, USN (Ret)
Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
14th & Constitution Ave NW Rm 5128
Washington, DC 20230-0001
Important - Also send your opposition to:
Governor Frank Murkowski frank_murkowski@gov.state.ak.us
Dr. William Hogarth bill.hogarth@noaa.gov
NPFMC Members
Voting
Bill Tweit, ALT for Jeff Koenings
Washington Dept of Fish & Wildlife
600 Capitol Way N Olympia, WA 98501-1091
Ph (360) 902-2723
Fx (360) 902-2207
tweitwmt@dfw.wa.gov
Voting
Balsiger, Jim
Alternate: Sue Salveson
NOAA Fisheries
PO Box 21668 Juneau, AK 99802
Ph (907) 586-7221
Fx (907) 586-7249
Jim.Balsiger@noaa.gov
Sue.Salveson@noaa.gov
Voting
Roy Hyder, ALT for
Ball, Lindsay
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
3899 SW. Eureka Lane Madras, OR 97741
Ph (541) 546-3097
hyderrh@madras.net
Voting
Benson, Dave
LFS Inc.
851 Coho Way Bellingham, WA. 98225
(206) 783-3818
FAX: (206)781-7883
dbenson@lfsinc.com
Voting
Bundy, John
Glacier Fish Company
1200 Westlake Ave. North, Suite 900 Seattle, WA 98109
Ph (206) 298-1200
Fx (206) 298-4750
John@glacierfish.com
Voting
McKie Campbell
Alaska Dept of Fish & Game
PO Box 25526 Juneau, AK 99802
Ph (907) 465-6141
Fx (907) 465-2332
mckie_campbell@fishgame.state.ak.us
Voting
Fuglvog, Arne
P.O. Box 71 Petersburg, AK 99833
(907) 772-9334
FAX: (907)772-9377
fuglvog@aptalaska.net
Lenny Corin, ALT for
Rowan Gould
US Fish & Wildlife Service
1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Ph (907) 786-3619
Fx (907) 786-3848
leonard_corin@fws.gov
Voting
Hoedel, Doug
2621 Kelsan Cir Anchorage, AK 99508
907-360-0261
F: 907-277-0010
ifish4u@gci.net
Hanson, Dave
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
45 SE 82nd Drive, Suite 100 Gladstone, OR 97027
Ph (503) 650-5400
Fx (503) 650-5426
dave_hanson@psmfc.org
Voting
Madsen, Stephanie
CHAIR
Pacific Seafood Processors Assn
222 Seward Street, Ste. 200 Juneau, AK 99801
Ph (907) 586-6366
Fx (907) 586-4618
smadsen@pspafish.net
Voting
Olson, Eric
Bristol Bay Economic Devlopment Corp. 615 E. 82nd Avenue, Ste. 104 Anchorage, AK 99518
(907) 644-8640
Fax: (907) 644-8647
eolson@gci.net
Voting
Rasmuson, Ed
PO Box 196127
Wells Fargo, MACK 3212051 Anchorage, AK 99519
(907) 265-2926
FAX (907) 265-2068
rasmuseb@wellsfargo.com
Tinkham, Stetson
Office of Marine Conservation
Bureau of Oceans & Int'l Environ. & Scientific Affairs
Dept of State, Room 7820 Washington, DC 20520
Ph (202) 647-3941
Fx (202) 736-7350
tinkhamsx@state.gov
ADM Jim Olson; Alt: CDR Mike Cerne
17th Coast Guard District, MPO
PO Box 25517 Juneau, AK 99802
Ph:(907)463-2223
Fx (907) 463-2216
mcerne@cgalaska.uscg.mil
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