The preparation of a report such as this one takes input from many people. The Committee wishes to extend its sincere appreciation to all the people who shared their expertise and experience with us during the study process. This includes the North Pacific and Western Regional Pacific Fishery Management Councils, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the State of Alaska, the State of Hawaii, and the Community Development Quota Associations. We would also like to thank the many people who participated in our information-gathering sessions, led us on field trips, helped with our research, and contributed to the study in other ways. In particular, we would like to thank the following people:

Bob Alverson, Fishing Vessel Owners Association, Seattle

Julie Anderson, Department of Community and Regional Affairs, Juneau

Eugene Asicksik, Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation, Anchorage

David Benton, Department of Fish and Game, Juneau

Sally Bibb, National Marine Fisheries Service, Juneau

David Bill, Coastal Villages Fisheries Cooperative, Toksook Bay

John Bundy, Glacier Fish Company, Seattle

Al Burch, Alaska Draggers Association, Kodiak

Jeff Bush, Department of Commerce and Economic Development, Juneau

Tom Casey, Alaska Fisheries Conservation Group, Woodinville

Bill Charles, Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association, Emmonak

Norman Cohen, Coastal Villages Fisheries Cooperative, Juneau

Larry Cotter, Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association, Juneau

Lemar Cotton, Department of Community and Regional Affairs, Juneau

Mark Denison, Icicle Seafoods Inc., Seattle

Lou Flemming, Golden Alaska Seafoods, Seattle

William Fox, National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, Maryland

Rodney Fujita, Environmental Defense Fund, Oakland, California

Steve Ganey, Alaska Marine Conservation Council, Anchorage

Amy Gautam, National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, Maryland

John Gauvin, Groundfish Forum, Seattle

Jay Ginter, National Marine Fisheries Service, Juneau

Ed Glotfelty, Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association, Seward

Glenn Haight, Department of Community and Regional Affairs, Juneau

Marcus Hartley, Bering Sea Fishermen's Association, Anchorage

Chase Hensel, Consultant to the Committee

Ralph Hoard, Icicle Seafoods Inc., Seattle

Jan Jacobs, American Seafoods Company, Seattle

Patrick Kelly, Norton Sound Seafood Products, Seattle

Joe Kyle, Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association, Juneau

Richard Lauber, North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Anchorage

Dan Leston, Sealaska Corporation, Seattle

Robert Loescher, Sealaska Corporation, Juneau

Mary McBurney, Western Alaska Fisheries Development Association, Anchorage

Carl Merculief, Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Association, Saint Paul Island

Larry Merculieff, Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Association, Anchorage

John Moller, Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association, Juneau

Judith Nelson, Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, Dillingham

Kris Norosz, Petersburg Fisheries, Petersburg

Karl Ohls, Department of Commerce and Economic Development, Juneau

Bill Orr, Golden Age Fisheries, Seattle

Brent Paine, United Catcher Boats, Seattle

Clarence Pautzke, North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Anchorage

Wally Pereyra, Arctic Storm Inc., Seattle

Paul Peyton, Fisheries Business Consultant, Juneau

Dennis Phelan, Pacific Seafood Processors Association, Washington, D.C.

Evelyn Pinkerton, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia

Joe Plescha, Trident Seafoods, Seattle

Thomas Punguk, Fisherman, Golovin

Mike Rink, Fisherman, Nome

Susan Sabella, Greenpeace, Washington, D.C.

Gilda Shellikof, Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association, Juneau

Tim Smith, Nome Fishermen's Association, Nome

Rick Steiner, University of Alaska Marine Advisory Program, Anchorage

Tom Suryan, Skippers for Equitable Access, Seattle

Arni Thompson, Alaska Crab Coalition, Seattle

Tim Towarak, Office of the Governor, Juneau

Richard Tremaine, E3 Consulting Services, Anchorage

Jon Zuck, Consultant, Anchorage

William Aila, Fisherman, Waianae

Paul Bartram, Akala Products Inc., Honolulu

Ray Clarke, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Region, Honolulu

Carl Christensen, Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, Honolulu

Manuel Duenas, Guam Fisherman's Cooperative, Guam

Shane Jones, Commissioner, Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission, Auckland

Isaac D. Harp, Fisherman, Lahaina

Mark Hodges, Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission, Honolulu

David Kaltoff, Saint Peter Fishing, Honolulu

Buddy Keala, Hui O Kuapa, Kaunakakai

Patrick Kirch, University of California, Berkeley

Wayde Lee, Moomomi Demonstration Project, Kaunakakai

Kimberly Lowe, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu

Collette Machado, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Honolulu

Linda Paul, Hawaii Audubon Society, Honolulu

Walter Ritte, Native Practitioner, Kaunukakai

Don Schug, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, Honolulu

Richard Seman, Commonwealth Northern Mariana Islands, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Saipan

Kitty Simonds, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, Honolulu

Brooks Takenaka, United Fish Agency Ltd., Honolulu

Representative David A. Tarnas, Honolulu

Mililani Trask, Ka Láhui Hawaii, Hilo

David Ziemann, Oceanic Institute, Waimanalu