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Assembly backs disaster declaration for Upper Cook Inlet East Side set-net fishery
Summary
The Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly unanimously approved a resolution asking the governor to designate the Upper Cook Inlet East Side set-net fishery as an economic disaster area for 2025, citing severe declines in set-net catch and limited federal/state relief.
Mayor Bill Michicky urged the assembly to pass a resolution asking the governor to designate the Upper Cook Inlet East Side set-net fishery an area impacted by an economic disaster in 2025 and to support a recovery plan.
The measure, introduced as Resolution 20 20 6-003, was described by the mayor as aimed at protecting "friends, neighbors, in some cases, relatives" on the Kenai Peninsula who rely on the fishery for income. The mayor said the request includes seeking a formal proclamation and related relief.
Assembly members asked for more detail about the scale of the losses.…
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