03/17/1997 05:04 PM House FSH

               HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES                            
                          March 17, 1997                                       
                             5:04 p.m.                                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
 COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                            
                                                                               
 PRESENTATION:  BENEFITS OF THE SHORESIDE PROCESSING INDUSTRY                  
                                                                               
 TAPE(S)                                                                       
                                                                               
 97-13, SIDE(S) A & B                                                          
                                                                               
 CALL TO ORDER                                                                 
                                                                               
 Representative Austerman, Chairman, convened the House Special                
 Committee on Fisheries meeting at 5:04 p.m.                                   
                                                                               
 PRESENT                                                                       
                                                                               
 Committee members present at the call to order were Representatives           
 Austerman, Ivan and Hodgins.                                                  
                                                                               
 SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                        
                                                                               
 RICK LAUBER, Vice President and Alaska Manager, Pacific Seafood               
 Processors Association; Chairman, North Pacific Fishery Management            
 Council; Member, Inter-Governmental Advisory Group to the State               
 Department on North Pacific Matters; and Lobbyist, gave a review of           
 the processing industry and the effects of the market on the                  
 industry.  He answered questions on his testimony.                            
                                                                               
 COMMITTEE ACTION                                                              
                                                                               
 The committee took no action.                                                 
                                                                               
 ADJOURNMENT                                                                   
                                                                               
 The meeting was adjourned at 5:55 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.