04/05/2004 09:05 AM House FSH

SB 347-COMM. FISHING MORATORIA, INCL. AK GULF                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SEATON announced that the  final order of business would be                                                               
CS FOR  SENATE BILL NO.  347(RES), "An Act relating  to moratoria                                                               
on  entry  of  new  participants or  vessels  into  a  commercial                                                               
fishery; relating  to vessel permits  for, and  the establishment                                                               
of  a moratorium  on entry  of new  vessels into,  state Gulf  of                                                               
Alaska  groundfish  fisheries;  and providing  for  an  effective                                                               
date."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SEATON  reviewed the  history of  this legislation  in this                                                               
committee, and requested  that by the next  meeting everything is                                                               
available in order that a decision could be made.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Number 1573                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  OGG  noted  that   the  information  from  Alaska                                                               
Department of Fish & Game  (ADF&G) and Commercial Fisheries Entry                                                               
Commission  (CFEC)  has  been   helpful.    However,  information                                                               
regarding how many vessel owners  aren't interim-use permit (IUP)                                                               
owners  is  necessary.   Therefore,  he  requested that  data  be                                                               
available.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  SEATON  said  that  data has  been  requested  and  should                                                               
hopefully  be available  by the  next hearing.   He  directed the                                                               
committee to  look through  the back  page of  the data  where it                                                               
outlines  the unique  number  of permit  holders  and the  unique                                                               
number of vessels.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
[SB 347 was held over.]