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long as they do not currently have a financial interest in any 

 fishery under the jurisdiction of the council to which they have 

 been nominated. 



Such an approach eliminates both the temptation and the 

 problem. An experienced fishermen who gained that experience in 

 a California fishery, for example, could serve on the North 

 Pacific Council where he or she could be sure to be more 

 sensitive to the needs and concerns of Alaskan fishermen in a way 

 that a government official could never be. This could be done 

 without the member being put in the impossible position, as under 

 the existing system, of having to be an objective "steward" of 

 the resource while simultaneously facing a decision that could 

 significantly impact the member's own wallet. 



New Standards for Economic Allocat ion Decisions 



In addition to strengthening the conflict of interest 

 disclosure requirements and prohibitions when economic allocation 

 decisions are at stake, other changes could be made to insure 

 that these decisions are made on a more rational basis. 



Because of the enormous economic consequences, one 

 possibility to ensure broad consensus on any such plan would be 

 to require a two-thirds affirmative vote of the council for any 

 decision involving economic allocations or the establishment of a 

 limited entry plan. In order to avoid gridlock, the current 



