02/17/1997 05:05 PM House FSH

               HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES                            
                         February 17, 1997                                     
                             5:05 p.m.                                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
 COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                            
                                                                               
 PRESENTATION:  UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS, SCHOOL OF FISHERIES            
                AND OCEAN SCIENCES                                             
                                                                               
 * HOUSE BILL NO. 73                                                           
 "An Act extending the termination dates of the salmon marketing               
 programs of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and the salmon             
 marketing assessment; and providing for an effective date."                   
                                                                               
       - BILL HEARING POSTPONED                                                
                                                                               
 (* First public hearing)                                                      
                                                                               
 TAPE(S)                                                                       
                                                                               
 97-3, SIDE(S) A                                                               
                                                                               
 CALL TO ORDER                                                                 
                                                                               
 Representative Ivan, Vice Chairman, convened the House Special                
 Committee on Fisheries meeting at 5:05 p.m.                                   
                                                                               
 PRESENT                                                                       
                                                                               
 Committee members present at the call to order were Representatives           
 Ivan and Ogan.                                                                
                                                                               
 SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                        
                                                                               
 VERA ALEXANDER, Representative, School of Fisheries and Ocean                 
 Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, described the University            
 of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences'                   
 Strategic Plan and Agenda in the coming year.  She answered                   
 questions regarding the environment and the effects of fishing.               
                                                                               
 SCOTT SMILEY, Director, Kodiak Fisheries Industrial and                       
 Technologies Center, described the development of a new fisheries             
 technology building in Kodiak and answered questions pertaining to            
 the activities that will occur in the new center.                             
                                                                               
 DAN OGG, Vice President, Board of Regents, School of Fisheries and            
 Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, discussed the                 
 importance of investments and funding for the future of the                   
 fisheries.                                                                    
                                                                               
 HEATHER McCARTY, Chairman, Advisory Counsel, Kodiak Fisheries                 
 Industrial and Technologies Center, discussed the work of the                 
 center and answered questions regarding the marketing of fish.                
                                                                               
 COMMITTEE ACTION                                                              
                                                                               
 The committee took no action.                                                 
                                                                               
 ADJOURNMENT                                                                   
                                                                               
 The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 p.m.                                        
                                                                               
 NOTE:                                                                         
                                                                               
 The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were taken.  A             
 copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by contacting the           
 House Records Office at 130 Seward Street, Suite 211, Juneau,                 
 Alaska 99801-1182, (907) 465-2214, and after adjournment of the               
 second session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature, in the              
 Legislative Reference Library.