Resolution 126-1974
RESOLUTION NO. 126 -1974
WHEREAS, a large and important segment of the shrimp in-
dustry, including both production and processing, is located in
Monroe County and comprises a vital segment of the economy of the
county and the state; and
WHEREAS, the shrimp industry, not unlike agriculture, is
particularly subject to economic pressures resulting from fluctua-
tions in supply, weather, market conditions, inflation, energy
shortages, and foreign importation; and
WHEREAS, a state of emergency presently exists in the shrimp
industry beoause of the combined effects of low dockside prices,
high operating expenses, the influx of foreign shrimp, and low con-
sumer demand; and
WHEREAS, the shrimp industry and particularly the many small
independent operators which are its foundation, are threatened with
economic disaster unless some form of financial assistance such as
increased availability of longer term, federally insured financing
and refinancing, is forthcoming within the next few months, now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA in regular meeting assembled this 8th day
of October, 1974, that:
1. This Board hereby urgently requests the members of the
Florida delegation in the Congress of the United States of America
to give careful study and attention to the plight of the shrimp in-
dustry in Monroe County and the State of Florida and to seek prompt
action in support of the shrimp industry, with particular emphasis
on all legitimate controls for increasing consumption of shrimp so
that this important segment of the economy and supplier of a vital
portion of the nutritional needs of the nation may be preserved.
2. Copies of this Resoltuion shall be forwarded to each
member of the Florida delegation in the Congress of the United
States of America.
DATED October 8, 1974.