Mayor Stanley Mack of Aleutians East Borough, Alaska has written to Chairwoman Madeleine Bordallo stating that based on the experience of Aleutians East Borough "we believe the implementation of a Catch Shares system … is destructive to local fishermen and coastal communities".
The Mayor continued "We also believe the record shows that implementing Catch Shares does not necessarily protect fisheries resources, and that there are other existing management tools to accomplish this which are less destructive to communities and fishermen."
Read Mayor Mack's letter to Congress.