00SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 5                                                                                                 
01 Requesting the governor to amend the names submitted to the United States                                               
02 Department of Commerce for possible appointment to the North Pacific Fishery                                            
03 Management Council.                                                                                                     
04 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE:                                                                                           
05  WHEREAS the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) has jurisdiction                                          
06 over the fisheries resources within the United States Exclusive Economic Zone adjoining                                 
07 Alaska; and                                                                                                             
08  WHEREAS a majority of the 11 seats on the NPFMC are held by Alaskans; and                                              
09  WHEREAS the terms of two of the six Alaska members of the NPFMC expire on                                              
10 July 1, 1994; and                                                                                                       
11  WHEREAS the governor has recently submitted the names of six Alaskans to the                                           
12 United States Secretary of Commerce as potential appointees to the two seats; and                                       
13  WHEREAS these names were submitted in two lists of three names each from which                                         
14 the secretary will select one name from each list; and                                                                  

01  WHEREAS the proportional makeup of the NPFMC between Alaskan and other                                                 
02 interests is the subject of much debate as the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and                                        
03 Management Act, which created the NPFMC, is considered by Congress for reauthorization                                  
04 this year; and                                                                                                          
05  WHEREAS it is extremely important that the Alaska members on the NPFMC be able                                         
06 to communicate and work well with each other and the public to protect the state's interests                            
07 in the fisheries off our coast; and                                                                                     
08  WHEREAS one of the names on a list for possible appointment is that of Mr. Clem                                        
09 Tillion; and                                                                                                            
10  WHEREAS Mr. Tillion has consistently been a divisive force in fisheries management                                     
11 issues in this state; and                                                                                               
12  WHEREAS the actions and tactics of Mr. Tillion have often served to drive wedges                                       
13 between various user groups and between our coastal communities; and                                                    
14  WHEREAS our fishing industry is facing many challenges that are best addressed by                                      
15 Alaskans pulling together to work mutually for the protection and betterment of the industry                            
16 as a whole; and                                                                                                         
17  WHEREAS there are many extremely qualified Alaskans who have expressed the                                             
18 willingness to take on the job of working for the state in the NPFMC process;                                           
19  BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Senate respectfully requests that Governor                                        
20 Hickel withdraw the name of Mr. Clem Tillion from the list of potential appointees to the                               
21 North Pacific Fishery Management Council; and                                                                           
22  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Senate respectfully requests that                                         
23 Governor Hickel, after consultation with a diverse group of fisheries interests from around the                         
24 state, replace the name of Mr. Clem Tillion with the name of a qualified Alaskan who is                                 
25 capable of bringing people together to better protect the state's interests.