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fofwuilating an allocation plan, wo think the Council should coniider the following 

 p«|ramc5tcrs: 



1 J The allocation should be ba^d on harvei^ing, not on procoaing, 

 i,\ The allocation should go to harvosting vessels based on catch birtocy: 

 I. catcher boats 1979-1993 15 years 80% 

 it), factory trawlcTB 1990-1993 . 4 years 20% 

 3. ■ Because factory trawlers have 20% of the harvetrtlng history, they will in tuni . 

 process 20% of the allocation, Therefore^ Bhorcsidc proccsalng should be given 

 a reserve equal to factory trawler processing • 20%. This compensates for the 

 i lack of mobility of shorcplants. 

 4. 1 The allocation should promote market freedom and competition so that fish 

 , prices reflect their true market value. 



To fulftll these criti»ia, we reconuncnd an allocation that is divided into three parts: 

 20% ' "A" season - fish caught by vessels for processing at sea 

 60% • "B" season - fish caught by cstoher vessels delivering to the 



processing maricet of their choice 

 20% - "C" season - fish caught by catcher vessels delivering to shorebased 

 processors. 

 The whiting fishvay would open with the "A" season: fectory trawlers catching 

 their own fish and processing it, and traditional catcher vessels catching fish and 

 delivering to at-sea procossore. When 20% of die quou has been caugK the *B" 

 season would begin. During this time, fish would be caught only by catcher boats, 

 who would then deliver their catch to shoreplanta, mothcrships and factory trawlcfg 

 acting as mothcrships. When that 60% of the quota has been caugjtt, tho X" 

 seison would bcgia At that time, fishing would be open only for those catcher 

 bo^ts that have markets with shor^lants. 



The equ ity of this arrang^iient is obvious. The fiictory trawlers have access to 

 20% of the harvest, and can buy up to 60% more fi-om the catcher boats - for a total 

 of !80%. The shoreside processors are guaranteed 20% of the harvest, and can buy 

 up" to 60% more from the catcher boats - for a total of 80%. The molhcTBhlps can 

 b\iy fish from catcher boats fishing both on the first 20% and on the following 60% 

 • for a total of 80%. Traditional catcher boats have access to the entire quota, but 

 oiyy 80% is guaranteed • for a total of 80%. 



Oic of the primary otdccUvcs stated by Hie Pacific Council is to provide markets 

 for catcher vessels that <Jo not now have marketa, and to keep the traditional catcher 

 boat fleet viable. The plan I have outlined here would accomplish this purpose by 

 pr{)vi(ling an incentive for the factory trawlers to buy fish from the catcher boats. 

 Al the same time, processors would be competing for a share of a large proportion 

 of'lhe harvest, which would ensure that fislinncn could receive a good price for 



