Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
Well, judging from the local
news I’d say that Russia is trying
to re possess all the seafood filled
waters around Kodiak also appears
that the higher authorities in
Washington has yet to notify Rus
sia that things aren’t done in such
a fashion. All the papers I have
read and news that I have listened
to—only once have I heard the
mention of the piracy which the
people of Kodiak face on a National
News Scale—and even this was of
routine coverage — mentioning
neither a warning to the Russians
or of any measures to be taken.
While receiving the local paper. I
have tried to scope the local inci
dents with some concern. It is not
like being there to participate but
still I feel the plea of the local fish
erman. It is tough enough to have
a “bad” season because of bad
weather or a poor harvest. Com
plications of a mechanical nature
or as I’ve mentioned the weather,
a fisherman becomes accustomed
to and is “seasoned” for these fut
ure occurances. The idea of the
game is that your profession should
afford you and the family a livli
hood.
It DOES put the bread and but
ter on the table—some seasons af
ford little or none—but there are
hopes of a better year ... Presently
—with this unchecked piracy and
harrassment to the CRAB INDUS
TRY by the Russian Fleet in and
around the Kodiak waters—YOU
can be sure if this persists there
won t be any hoping for many more
seasons . . . There won’t be any
thing to catch—The bottom will
have been dragged clean and all
that will remain will be a few rust
ing pots and many memories of
better times. AND—the amount of
crab or bottom fish that is left to
be fished out wouldn’t average out
over a number of boats as “worth
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while" to continue.
WHO—loses in the end? — the
fisherman and his pocketbook. In
dustry can always move on — but
not so the man. WHERE—than will
the help come from—ATER—all
the seafood riches have been greed
ily absorbed? THE RUSSIANS —
They still owe us millions from the
WW II Lend Lease Act—some of
which I’m sure crossed over Alaska
or sailed through Alaskan Waters..
Yet—NOW—they bargain to buy
amounts of surplus U.S. wheat.
On an international basis with
Local Reflections, it seems impro
per to steal from a fish stand and
then go buy a loaf of bread to make
a sandwich ... It is just what it
amounts to—Stealing blind the
Alaskan of his seafood wealth and
at the same time negotiating to
buy U.S. surplus wheat ... It is
equally disturbing to think that
plight of the local fisherman has
come to the thought of — or the
use of — weapons as a means of
protecting their gear, their lives,
and the right to fish the surround
ing waters — Free of foreign in
truders.
Kodiak, because of proposed
events, the possible introduction of
a college, the Marine Research
Center. The coming of the ferry
boat and the tourist trade, the cold
storage, redevelopment, plans, the
other new industry and business to
come, and the feeling of a commun
ity awakened by growing pains—A
Shame Then—that a new flourish
ing crab industry should be in
danger of being omitted from the
portrait of the future.
Clarence Wm. Selig Jr.
San Francisco, California
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from labor, but great tasks. —Fol
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