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The local shore-based advocates have every risht to be doins 

 v/hat they are doin.^. Their knowledge of the allocation process 

 is thorough ejnC they ivork hard to ^et v;hat they v;ant. But they 

 ash for a lot. 



The allocation for 1992 v.'as "^12,000 rietric tons (mt) of 

 v;hich shore-based boats got 56,000 nt and offshore boats got 

 156,000 mt. The 1993 allocation is 142,000 mt of v/hich shore-cased 

 boats w'ill get Z;.",000 mt and offshore boats got 9S,000 mt. 



Local shore-based advocates vranted 93 > 000 mt for themselves 

 leaving 49,000 mt for the offshore segment. The 1993 V/hiting 

 allocation for both shore-based and offshore boats is 67;> of 

 the 1992 allocation amount. If the shore-based interests had 

 gotten v.'hat they asked for, the shore-based seginent v;ould have 

 been given l6c,'' of their 1992 catch amount, and the offshore 

 segment segment 31,'' of their 1992 catch amount. 



The Pacific Fisheries I'anagement Council endorsed this plan 

 but the Dept. of commerce disapproved it. Instead the I:ept. of 

 Commerce instituted a plan that gave the shore-based segm.ent 

 75;i of their 1992 catch amount, and the offshore S2gment 63;^ 

 of their 1992 catch amount. This plan vias based on past catch 

 records and processing capcibilities. It v;as a balanced ans-'.-.-er 

 to a complex question. Their intention v;as for the shore-based 

 fleet to" catch 12,000 mt and the offshore fleet to catch 100,000 

 mt in a 112,000 mt ol^raipic fishery v;ith a reserve set aside for 

 the shore-based segment. They stopped the Olympic fishery v.'hen 

 the offshore fleet reached the target of 100,000 mt (actually 

 slov; fishing on the closing day caased 9o,000 mt to be taken). 



The Factory Fleet are not monsters. They are closely regu- 

 lated and regularly boarded and inspected. Each vessel carries 

 a iliFS certified observer that monitors the catch as it is hauled 

 aboard. Anpro::imately 100 people at a time v/ork on each vessel 

 and by lav;", ' f euer than 25;' of them can be non U.S. citizens. 

 Mousing, food and medical attention are provided for the crev;. 

 The fresh vrater needed for processing is made onboard from sea- 

 v/ater. 



If you add up the jobs catching and processing './hiting for 

 the shore-based industry, you will find at least as many Oregon- 

 ians vrorking in the Factory Fleet, in addition to thousands from 

 elsev/here in the Pacific Northwest and around the nation. Then 

 factor in the ripple effect and it will be the same for either 

 shore-based or offshore employees. 



Today's meeting deals v/ith the local impact of the 1993 

 V/hiting allocation. If I believed that the shore-based advo- 

 cates speak for the coastal economy, ray focus v;ould be very narrow. 

 The benefits of the shore-based 'uTiiting fishery go to fewer people 

 than its effects do. 



The majority of the jobs brought to the community are minimum 

 viage jobs filled by migrant labor.'' These people need shelter and 

 health care. Our County Social Services are strapped and the area 

 has a housing shortage. 



