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Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association, inc. 



PO Box 1033 • 313 SW Second • Newport, Oregon 97365 • (503)265-8918/265-6651 • FAX (503) 265-5241 



Testiniony of Jay L Rasmussen, Director 



Oregon Coastal Zone Management Assodatioii 



before the 



United States House of Representatives 



Small Business Subcouunittec on 



Regulation, Business Opportunities, and Technology 



June 4, 1993 



Newport, Oregon 



Chairman Wyden, Congressman Kopetski, subcrammttee members. I am tepresenting in 

 testimony before you today forty-one units of local coastal governments on the Oregon coast — 

 counties, cities, ports, and soil and water conservation districts on the subject of the impact on small 

 business dom the Department of Comment's Pacific whiting decisioo for the 1993 season. In the 

 audience today is Dr. Hans Radtke, natural resource economist and a major contributor to our 

 knowledge of the economics of whiting and other fisheiies and who is available to respond to 

 committee questions. 



I will leave to others to respond to some of your questions. However, I do wish to 

 emphaaze at the onset several important points. Fast, it is inqjortant to understand that the Pacific 

 whidng fishery was and is an integral part of the coast's fishing industry and coastal communities. 

 Second, it should be extremely clear that the Pacific Rshcry Management Council (PFMC) has 

 consistendy recognized and supported that associatioiL Third, it is critical to oon^rehend that the 

 loss of the whiting fishery for the onshore seafood industry of coastal communities would be a major 

 blow to many areas that ate already experiencing significant resource-related social and econounc 

 problems. 



Today, I would like to focus on two major points that need to be made to fully understand the 

 issues raised by the Department of Commerce's acdon: 



• Oregon's coastal communities, its fishing industry, and its state agencies have used a 

 studied, process-conscious, regional approach to meet the legitimate needs of those 

 dependent industries and communities which were fiacing difficult times; and, 



♦ The sudden decision by Commerce to reallocate most of the harvestable whiting resource 

 to the ai-sca processing fleet under a largely olympic-style fishery has severe economic 

 and fiscal impacts to the industry, to coastal communities, and to die people of Oregon. 



Oly of BfOOWngj - Oty o) Coca Bay • aty ot Depoa Bay - Oty o( Florence ■ Qty ol Ganbua • Cily o< LBl<tM« • Oly 01 Nohalem 



City 01 NewBort • Oty of Pen Orlord - caty ol Reeflspon • Qty of Rockaway Beach • Oty ol Toi«ao • Oty of Yeohalj • OaSxo County 



CUtsoB Sou & Water Conservation District • Com County • Coos Sal & Water Conaenration Dstiet • OjiryCcunty • Curry So.; & Water consmvalion Oslrici 



Douglas County ■ Lar^e County - uncoln County • Lincoln Sou & Water Oonaeivation DBtrici • Port ol AMea • Port of Astoria • Port ol Sandon 



Port of Bfookings Ha(t»r • Oregon Intemalioral Port of Coos Bay • Port of Gartjold • Pon of Gold Beacfi • Pwt ol Mehalem • port o( N«wBOrt 



Port o( Port Ortord ■ Port ol Siuslaw • Port of Tillanvx* Bay • Port of Toledo • Port of Umpqua • Siuslaw Soil & Water Conservallon Oistilct 



tHiamook County • Tillamook Soil i Water Conservation Olsliict • Umpoua Soil 4 Water Conservatkjn District 



