82 



Conclusion 



RONALD HEGCE voted on a matter before the NPFMC in which he had 

 financial interests. However, because he disclosed his interests- 

 in the fishing vessels affected by the Council's decision, he is 

 exempt from the conflict of interest provisions of IS U.S.C. 

 § 208 and 50 C.F.R. § 601 . 35 (b) (8) ( ii) . HEGGE did not violate 5C 

 C.F.R. § 501.35(b) (8) (i) by voting on the 125 foot "inshore" 

 definition because this issue affected a large class of boat 

 owners, and is therefore not a "particular matter primarily of 

 individual concern." 



OSCAR DYSON 

 Allegation 



We examined an allegation that OSCAR DYSON, a voting member of 

 NPFMC, participated in the I/O issue, including the decision to 

 amend the "inshore" definition to include vessels cf 125 feet or 

 less, even though he owns vessels cf less than 125 feet and is 

 the vice president and part owner of All Alaskan Seafoods, Inc. 

 (All Alaskan) . All Alaskan is a seafood processing company that 

 stood to benefit from the vote. 



Findings 



We determined that DYSON owns a 6.7 percent interest in All 

 Alaskan, a commercial fishing processor headquartered in Seattle, 

 Washington. All Alaskan owns an inshore processing facility, 

 located in Kodiak, Alaska, one floating processor (motor vessel), 

 and a crab processing barge. 



/ , ^ , DYSON said he is not involved in the daily operations of the firm 

 i^iy) because he is f^ years of age and • is a retired fisherman. He 



ma 



said All Alaskan uses its floating processor primarily to process 

 salmon and crab. It functions like an offshore mothership with 

 the important exception that it processes fish within the 

 territorial waters of Alaska (within three miles of shore) . 



The All Alaskan inshore facility currently processes crab, 

 salmon, pollock, Pacific cod, sole, rockfish, red snapper, and 

 other species of fish, depending on the season. Salmon 

 constitutes the largest portion of the business' operation. 



DYSON declared his ownership in All Alaskan and a company known 

 as Peggy Jo, Inc., on financial disclosure statements. He also 

 declared his ownership in the 99-foct catcher boat cal^^the 

 Peaav Jo . DYSON did not disclos e his affiliation with^^^H^ 

 ^^^^■■■■^Hj^HI^HH^H^^^HB^ Inc. , because 



