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RESOLUTION NO. „26 )-1- <br /> • <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF EVERETT WncUPPORTING <br /> THE AMERICANIZATION OF THE FISHERY CONSERVATION ZONE <br /> WHEREAS The fishery off the North Pacific waters is greater than <br /> that of the rest of the United States combined, and this resource <br /> is tremendously important to the long-range future of Puget Sound <br /> and the West Coast; and <br /> WHEREAS Americanization of the fishery will benefit coastal cities <br /> in Washington by providing jobs for fishermen, processing workers, <br /> transporters, ship-building and repair workers, and transporters on <br /> a continuing basis; and <br /> • WHEREAS There exists an excellent opportunity for American fishermen <br /> and processors to benefit from the more than 4 billion pounds of fish <br /> currently being taken by foreign fishing interests within America' s <br /> 200-mile zone; and <br /> WHEREAS Americanization of the fishery will increase American parti- <br /> cipation in the fishing and processing industries, provide employment <br /> opportunities for Americans, stimulate economic growth and foster <br /> economic stability in coastal cities, and generate tax revenue for <br /> Washington municipalities and the United States Government; and <br /> WHEREAS A planned phase-out of foreign fishing and foreign processing <br /> in U. S. waters is crucial to enable the American fishing and processing <br /> industries to provide for an orderly transfer of the fishery to our <br /> domestic interests; and <br /> WHEREAS Establishing a time certain for phasing-out of foreign fishing <br /> interests will encourage the financial community to support capitali- <br /> zation of the American fishery; <br /> THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the EVERETT City Council supports the <br /> phasing out of all foreign fishing in American waters as early as <br /> 1988 and no later than 1995; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that sales of American-harvested fish to <br /> foreign floating processors be limited. <br /> PASSED AND ADOPTED by a duly constituted quorum of the FvPrett - city <br /> Council this 9th day of October 1985. <br /> 0 <br /> Councilrhan Introducing Resolution <br /> / /7 /kre4APWP----- <br /> Cou 1r1 President <br />