Dare County Commissioners Warren Judge, Virginia Tillett and Bob Woodard hand delivered a resolution regarding Oregon Inlet to leaders of the N.C. General Assembly in Raleigh on Wednesday, Jan. 9 for the opening of the assembly's 2013 session.
Copies of the resolution were delivered to the offices of District 6 Representative Paul Tine, District 1 Senator Bill Cook and Senate Pro Tempore Phil Berger.
After hearing emotional pleas for emergency action by Dare County watermen at the Jan. 7 Board of Commissioners meeting, the board reviewed their long-time advocacy for the inlet and support for immediate and decisive action to clear the inlet and safeguard the commercial fishing, charter boat and boat building industries on the Outer Banks. The board also scheduled a special meeting to address the issue for Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 5 p.m.
The "Resolution Calling for Immediate Funding for the Dredging of Oregon Inlet" was passed by the board during a closed session at the conclusion of the meeting. Noting the "dangerous situation that threatens the lives and property of commercial and recreational vessels and jeopardizes the economy of the region," the resolution stated that the board "strongly renews its request that state and federal agencies immediately begin the work necessary to clear the channel at Oregon Inlet and to appropriate ongoing funding to maintain safe and reliable access as a matter of economic necessity and public safety."
The resolution also noted that Oregon Inlet has "an annual documented economic impact of over $682 million and generates over $88 million each year in federal, state and local tax revenue."
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Over 500 lots of seafood processing equipment formerly owned by Adak Seafood will be sold at auction on Tuesday, June 18, starting at 10 a.m. Hawaiian-Aleutian Daylight Time at the Hilton Garden Inn in Anchorage Alaska.
The equipment is located in a recently updated 250,000 square foot state-of-the-art processing facility in Adak, Alaska. Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Hilco Industrial, which conducts 75 machinery and equipment auctions in a wide range of industries annually, will conduct the auction.
Adak Seafood opened originally as Ada Fisheries in Anchorage in 1986. The facility, updated in 2005, is located on the island of Adak, the southernmost city in Alaska near the western end of the Aleutian Islands. The facility processed cod primarily, as well as halibut, blackcod, crab and pollock, Hilco says.
Alaska fisherman and commercial fisheries activist Kevin Adams was elected chairman at the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute board of directors meeting on May 9 in Anchorage.
The governor-appointed board consists of seven members: five seafood processors and two industry representatives actively engaged in commercial fishing. Adams was appointed to fill a harvester seat by Gov. Frank Murkowski in 2004.
With 38 years of fishing experience in Bristol Bay, Adams has long been an active member in the Alaska fishing industry, ASMI says. He has worked for both the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation and the Bering Sea Fisherman's Association, and represents Alaska fishermen on numerous boards.
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