In 2014, U.S. Coast Guard officers reported a Metlakatla tribal member fishing in a closed area without a state commercial fishing permit. When they boarded the boat they found a few dozen coho salmon, which the skipper reportedly said he intended to sell.
Subsistence
US House bill would add tribal seats to North Pacific Fisheries Management Council
The bill emphasizes the need to consider the impacts of climate change on marine resources and would, for the first time, recognize the importance of subsistence fishing.
‘It’s the fabric of our culture coming apart’: Yukon River communities face chinook and chum closure
More than 30 riverside communities depend on chinook and chum as a main source of protein for the winter.
When schools shut down in Alaska, these students went moose hunting
The three students say hunting helped them get through the isolation of the pandemic, when their schools and many other activities, like sports, were shut down because of COVID-19.
With fisherman caught in middle, state and feds promise more cooperation on fishing regulations
The word “confusion” came up a lot in a meeting with state and federal managers to describe the state’s June 28 Kuskokwim River opening.
Orutsararmiut Native Council to challenge Donlin Mine water quality certificate in court
The most recent appeal comes a month after state environmental conservation commissioner Jason Brune upheld the certificate.