Alaska's senators, Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich, continue to pursue federal fisheries disaster relief for the recent poor Chinook salmon returns.
Here's a letter the two signed with 14 other senators also seeking funds for fisheries disasters declared elsewhere in the country.
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8 comments:
Scammers.
There is already millions and millions of federal fisheries money in Alaska through the CDQ program. Why our senators don't acknowledge that, baffles me.
Oink!
Scale back the trawl fisheries and then we do not have to have a salmon disaster. The real disaster is a fishery management disaster.
This shouldn't be their priority. And, actually, it probably isn't, just something to showcase they care. Lisa's real priority is to disenfranchise the fishermen in southeast with her SEALASKA giveaway extravaganza. She is supportive of the Pebblemine permitting, believing, I suppose, that the states permitting process will take into account all risks.
Begich has gotten lots of mileage from boots, grandstanding GM salmon. Again, obvious silly no-brainer stances, so he can look over and say, " see, I'm doing something for the fishing industry!" I want some bread and butter. Re-visit the AMMOP, camera monitored observers for the longline fleet, something proactive and cost saving that the industry can use, with input from the industry, instead of relying solely on bureaucratic bs, intent on wasting the tax-payers money.
The Senate has continuely worked towards getting this disaster declaration funded. Where as our only congressman for those Alaskans who have voted for him has remained silent. Isn't he in the top five ranking conressmen? Why the silence, and who is pushing for the Tongass deal more than Young? If the trawlers are the issue, have them fund the 40 million!
Alaska's lawmakers need to get with the program. The Alaska Bush is no longer out in the boonies thanks to technology. Information is reaching rural Alaska faster than it had in the past.
The Fisheries Disaster Funds of the past never ever made it better for the little guys so what will be different this time I ask.
The CDQ money was given to Western Alaska twenty-one years ago. CDQ is fisheries disaster money already in the state.
Congress will recognize that pretty soon once they realize that they have to make the program transparent to the people.
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