00                   HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 25                                                                   
01 Relating to Alaska Wild Salmon Week, June 28 - July 4, 2004.                                                            
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03       WHEREAS the State of Alaska has rebuilt salmon runs from levels during latter                                   
04 territorial days when fisheries were under federal control; and                                                         
05       WHEREAS the Alaska wild salmon fishery today constitutes the largest commercial                                 
06 wild salmon fishery in the world, employing more than 29,000 people and having a product                                
07 value of more than $162,552,000 in 2002; and                                                                            
08       WHEREAS Alaska wild salmon shall be managed by maximum sustained yield                                          
09 principles to ensure future runs, ongoing sport, commercial, and subsistence fishing                                    
10 industries, and employment for Alaskans; and                                                                            
11       WHEREAS Alaska wild salmon is certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship                                
12 Council and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game; and                                                                 
13       WHEREAS Alaska wild salmon and its habitats are protected to maintain resource                                  
14 productivity; and                                                                                                       
15       WHEREAS the individual harvesting of Alaska wild salmon is an important Alaska                                  
16 tradition with immeasurable economic and personal benefits for hundreds of thousands of                                 

01 Alaskans; and                                                                                                           
02       WHEREAS Alaska wild salmon has historically provided sustenance for generations                                 
03 in our state through traditional subsistence and personal use harvest; and                                              
04       WHEREAS Alaska wild salmon is recognized as a healthy, nutritious food resource                                 
05 rich in Omega 3 oils and other vital nutrients; and                                                                     
06       WHEREAS the Alaska wild salmon fishery supports community economies                                             
07 throughout Alaska;                                                                                                      
08       BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature designates the week of June 28                                 
09 - July 4, 2004, as Alaska Wild Salmon Week, and calls on the people of Alaska to observe the                            
10 week by participating in activities focusing on the catching and eating of salmon.                                      
11       COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to Ray Riutta, Executive Director, Alaska                               
12 Seafood Marketing Institute; and to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Lisa                                    
13 Murkowski, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative, members of                                  
14 the Alaska delegation in Congress.