Robert L. Beardsley, commissioner, Alaska Department of Highways, accompanied by Hesden D. Scougal, deputy commissioner; and Niel Phelps-Meemser, special assistant___ John P. Olsson, Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Transportation, accompanied by Lyle Brown, Regional Director, Federal Aviation Administration; H. G. Tipton, Division Engineer, Bureau of Public Roads, Federal Highway Administration and Captain Schmidt, Acting District Director, U. S. Coast Guard, 17th District--- James Bradley, attorney, accompanied by J. D. McNaughton, Vancouver, Hunt Gruening, vice president, southeast region Alaska Airlines__ Richard T. Myren, representing the Sierra Club and the Alaska Conser- Beardsley, Robert L., commissioner, Alaska Department of Highways... Blodgett, Robert R., representing the northwest district of Alaska.. George, Warren, Chief, Engineering Division, Alaska District Corps of Gottberg, Robert, vice president, National Bank of Alaska_ Gruening, Hunt, vice president, southeast region, Alaska Airlines.. Hammond, Rear Adm. Robert E., Commander, 17th Coast Guard Dis- Hardin, Col. E. L., Jr., District Engineer, Corps of Engineers- Heiss, Harold, Special Assistant to the Federal Railroad Administrator, Lockert, Capt. H. J., Director, Division of Marine Transportation.... Sanders, Edward R., managing director, Alaska Carriers Association_ Scougal, Hesden D., deputy commissioner, Alaska Department of High- Sharp, Robert E., city manager, city of Anchorage, Alaska_ Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A., representing a property owners group- Tveit, James H., Federal Housing Administration. 68 Wakefield, Harry A., director, Alaska State Division of Aviation_ Alaska Conservation Society, Kodiak-Aleutian Chapter, statement of....... Monthly detail of rail line freight traffic, month of May, 1970, and Monthly report of revenue freight commodity statistics.. Statement of assets and liabilities, year ending June 30, 1969__ Summary statement of income and expenses, year ending June 30, Summary statement of operations, year ended June 30, 1969- Alaska State Highway Department: Summary of amounts apportioned, obligational authority, amounts obligated, and actual expenditures, fiscal year 1960 to date......... Community hospital, statement of--- Beardsley, Robert L., commissioner, Alaska Department of Highways, Federal Reconstruction and Development Planning Commission, Final recommendations on risk classifications, Anchorage and Gruening, Hunt, vice president, southeast region, Alaska Airlines: Letter to the commander, 17th Coast Guard District. Material supplied by the Department of Transportation relative to High Fares and Low Incomes: The Problem of Intra-Alaska Air Routes_ Hinn, Ronald L., executive vice president, Frontier Transportation Co., NORTH Commission, report to the Governor of Alaska....... Sharp, Robert E., city manager, Anchorage, Alaska, statement of Social Impact and Suggested Goals for Alaska's Transportation System Strandberg, Harold D., Commissioner, Alaska Department of Public 265 Alaska, statement of... Weeden, Robert B., professor of biological science, University of PROBLEMS OF ALASKA TO EXPLORE THE MANY ASPECTS OF THE FIELD OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND THE FUTURE OF THE U.S. COAST GUARD IN ALASKA MONDAY, JULY 6, 1970 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMERCE, Kodiak, Alaska. The committees met, pursuant to call, at 11:05 a.m., in the Kodiak Electric Association Auditorium, Kodiak, Alaska, Senator Mike Gravel presiding. Present: Senators Gravel, Young, Jordan, and Cook. Also present: Senator Stevens. Staff members present: M. Barry Meyer, counsel; Bailey Guard, assistant chief clerk, minority; Tom Smythe, assistant to Senator Gravel; and Ron Birch, assistant to Senator Stevens. Senator GRAVEL. The joint committees will come to order. We are just complimenting ourselves on the fact we scheduled the hearing for 11 o'clock and it is 5 minutes after 11, and that is not bad when we consider we kept about 30 people together from the Anchorage Westward Hotel to here. Let me introduce the gentlemen who are guests in Alaska for this hearing. On my immediate left is Senator Stephen Young from the State of Ohio who has 20 years' service in the Congress of the United States, 12 in the House, I believe, and 8 in the Senate. Senator YOUNG. Eight in the House and 12 in the Senate, Senator. Senator GRAVEL. I am sorry, Senator Young. I am accurate, however, when I say that you are one of the ranking members on the Public Works Committee. Next to him, of course, is the famous Senator from North Carolina, Everett Jordan, who has been in the Senate ever since 1958 and is also one of the ranking members and, also, chairman of a subcommittee of the Committee on Public Works. On my immediate right is Marlow Cook from the Commerce Committee which concerns itself with fisheries, transportation, and many other vital needs to Alaska. Of course on my far right is Senator Ted Stevens, the Senior Senator from the State of Alaska. We will be addressing ourselves primarily to the two areas of oceanography and the Coast Guard. To those witnesses we have here; if they want to expand beyond those two subject areas should certainly feel free to do so. And if there is anyone here who feels that he must give testimony when we have completed the scheduled list we would be happy to entertain. his testimony. I would like to welcome Mr. Wilton White, chairman of the Kodiak Island Borough. Sir, please come up and take your seat and proceed with your testimony. STATEMENT OF WILTON WHITE, CHAIRMAN, KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH Mr. WHITE. Senator Gravel and other distinguished Senators in the group, other members of the party, my name is Wilton White. I am chairman of the Kodiak Island Borough. I have a brief written statement I would like to present to you at this time if I may read it. Senator GRAVEL. Please do. Mr. WHITE. Alaska's resources include minerals, timber, oil, and furs but the ocean fisheries have been the consistant major contributor to the economy since the acquisition of the territory from Russia. During the past years, Alaskans have pursued means of utilizing to the maximum the resources of the State. This concept of maximum utilization included not only the harvesting of the resource but also a responsible program of management and study. Proposed as a part of the fisheries is a program identified as trident, a three-unit complex consisting of: (1) An oceanographic research center; (2) a University of Alaska fishery research program; and (3) an academic extension of the University of Alaska oriented to fisheries and the ocean. It is our belief that this approach is sound and that a long-range responsible program for development of marine resources should include that proposal. Through the years we have seen the peak harvest and decline and, in some cases, almost total depletion of several species including the fur seal, whales, cod, herring, and in some areas king crab. Others, such as salmon and halibut, are now fished on a highly regulated basis with the objective of sustained annual yield which appears to be the key to lasting utilization of the resource. Other species such as shrimp and scallop still present a question as to the amount of pressure they will bear from the fishery. It is imperative that knowledge be obtained in the near future that will give a greater insight to sea life. Questions regarding quantities, the balances required to sustain any given specie, food sources, reproductive information, and migratory habits must be answered to make the regulatory and supervisory services effective. It is apparent that our ocean source of food requires more surveillance and management. If we are to compete with foreign fisheries, we must bring our research and scientific efforts above theirs. Kodiak, in the geographic and industry center, is a logical and strategic site for location of an oceanographic institute which could develop as part of the trident program. The closure of the Kodiak Naval Station, which appears possible at this time, would release portions of a complete facility, including harbor, docks, and buildings appropriate for this occupancy. In addition, the community of Ko |