Fisheries Charter
March 2007

The TAC Board of Directors approved the following charter for the Fisheries Committee at its March 1st Board Meeting, which authorizes a five-member committee.

TAC is requesting resumes’ and a letter of interest to fill the remaining three-committee seats:
1 - representative from the Pribilof Islands
1 - representative from the Eastern Aleutians – extending from Nelson Lagoon to Akutan
1 - representative from the Western Aleutians – extending from Unalaska to Adak

If you are interested in serving as a Fisheries Committee member, send your resume’ and letter of interest to:

The Aleut Corporation
Fisheries Committee
4000 Old Seward Highway, Suite 300
Anchorage, Alaska 99503

email: info@aleutcorp.com

THE ALEUT CORPORATION
CHARTER OF THE
FISHERIES COMMITTEE

A. CHARTER
This charter (“Charter”) is for the purpose of the Fisheries Committee (the “Committee”) of The Aleut Corporation Board of Directors (the “TAC Board”) of The Aleut Corporation (the “Corporation”). At least annually, the Committee shall review and reassess this Charter and recommend any proposed changes to the TAC Board, which shall have sole authority to amend this Charter.

B. OBJECTIVES AND DUTIES
§ The Committee will advise the TAC Board on all living marine resource matters that impact the Aleut region and villages.
§ Specifically, the Committee will draw on the expertise of its members and other appropriate sources to evaluate and recommend priorities and needed changes in statewide and nationals fisheries program direction. Its objective is to ensure the State of Alaska and Nation’s living marine resource policies and programs meet the needs of commercial, subsistence/recreational fishermen, and of environmental, consumer, academic, tribal, governmental, and other national interests.
§ The Committee will function as the representative of the Company at Legislative and Regulatory Bodies where no Aleut regional conflict exists to be determined by the TAC Board, i.e., NPFMC, BOF, IPHC, Legislative meetings at State and Federal levels regarding subsistence/fisheries impacting our region.

C. MEMBERS AND CHAIRPERSON
1. The Committee shall consist of at least 5 but not more than 7 members to be appointed by the Board to ensure balanced representation geographically, and on the basis of gender as well as among commercial and subsistence fishermen, environmental, consumer, academic, tribal, governmental, and other national interests. Criteria for membership are one or more of the following:

§ Experience in harvesting, processing or marketing fish or fish product
§ Experience in recreational, subsistence and sports/charter, consumption.
§ Experience as a former or current officer or in a leadership role in village, tribal, regional, statewide or national organization representing the marine fisheries interests
§ Experience in managing and conserving fishery resources or in representing consumers and subsistence users of fish and fish products through active or sustained participation in local, state or national organizations
§ Experience in teaching, writing, researching, consulting, or adjudicating matters related to fisheries, fisheries management, fisheries resource conservation and subsistence use.

2. The members are appointed for 3-year terms and serve at the discretion of the TAC Board. Terms of appointment are contingent upon the Committee’s continuation and the active participation of the members. An appointment may be terminated if a member misses two consecutive meetings, unless excused for good cause by the Chairperson or the Vice Chair. Members serve until reappointed or replaced; however, no member may serve more than 2 consecutive terms. Vacancy appointments may be made for the remainder of the unexpired term of the vacancy.

3. Membership appointment include: Two from TAC, one from Pribilof Islands, and one from Eastern and Western Aleutians.

4. The Chairperson will be a member of TAC Board and Vice Chair of the Committee shall be elected by a majority of membership.

D. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ The Committee will report to the Chair of the Board through the Chairperson or Vice Chair of the Committee.
§ The Committee with meet at least twice a year face to face and/or hold other meetings telephonically at the call of the Chairperson or Vice Chair.
§ The Aleut Corporation administration will provide staff support for the committee
§ The Committee may establish working groups or subcommittees of its membership as it sees necessary.
§ Members of the Committee shall be provided travel and per diem expenses authorized by the Chairperson of the Committee.

E. MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES
§ The Committee shall maintain written minutes or other records of its meetings and activities. Minutes of each meeting of the Committee shall be distributed to each member of the Committee and other members of the TAC Board. The Secretary of the Company shall retain the original signed minutes for filing with the corporate records of the Company.
§ The Chairperson of the Committee shall report to the Board following meetings of the Committee and as otherwise requested by the Chairperson of the Board
§ Committee members attending other meetings on behalf of the Corporation will submit a trip report.