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 INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES. BUT TO REWARD THE ASMFC BECAUSE OF 

 THEIR SHORTCOMINGS IS LUDICROUS AT BEST! YES, THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN 

 THE ASMFC AND USER GROUPS HAS IMPROVED MANY TIMES OVER SINCE JACK 

 DUNNIGAN HAS ARRIVED AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. BUT UNLESS AND UNTIL 

 THE ASMFC IS ABIDING BY ITS OWN COMPACT WHICH WAS PASSED BY THE 

 UNITED STATES CONGRESS, THIS ATTEMPT AT FOSTERING COOPERATION WILL 

 FAIL MISERABLY! 



IN CLOSING MR. CHAIRMAN, I ASK YOU, HOW FAIR IS TO DEMAND THAT 

 FISHERMEN ABIDE BY THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE LAND, WHEN THEIR 

 VERY GOVERNMENT THUMBS THEIR NOSES AT THOSE SAME LAWS? KNOWING 

 THAT THE MAGNUSON ACT CALLS FOR THE SECRETARY TO MAKE COUNCIL 



APPOINTMENTS "TO ENSURE A FAIR APPORTIONMENT OF THE ACTIVE 



PARTICIPANTS", BUT FLAGRANTLY VIOLATING THE LAW WHEN MAKING THOSE 

 APPOINTMENTS. 



OR THE ASMFC , KNOWING FULL WELL THAT IT IS VIOLATING ITS OWN COMPACT 

 THAT CALLS FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY ALL USER GROUPS, THEN USES 

 ITS OWN FAILING IN THIS REGARD, TO TRY TO CONVINCE YOU THAT THOSE 

 SAME PARTIES ARE NOT COOPERATING? 



MR . CHAIRMAN , MY FOLKS MAKE THEIR LIVING ON THESE RESOURCES , AS HAVE 

 THEIR ANCESTORS FOR GENERATIONS. THEIR SOLE PURPOSE IN WANTING 

 FISHERIES MANAGEMENT TO WORK MAY BE PRAGMATIC, BUT IT IS WORKABLE 

 IF THEY ARE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS. 



