Federal regulations require marine mammal subsistence users be at least one-quarter Native. It’s an issue the Alaska Federation of Natives is working on.
Subsistence
Dip in Kenai brown bears linked to liberalized harvest quotas
The number of brown bears on the Kenai Peninsula fell from about 582 to fewer than 500 between 2010 and 2015.
Reporter’s notebook: Protests for subsistence, cancelled offshore drilling leases on day 2 of AFN
Follow throughout the day for updates from the second day of the 2015 Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage.
Gov. Walker announces new tribal advisory council
Walker made the announcement Wednesday at the Alaska Federation of Natives and National Congress of American Indians annual conference in Anchorage.
High number of illegal moose kills could end season early for Petersburg and surrounding areas
The first week of moose hunting in the Petersburg, Wrangell and Kake area has seen a harvest of 35 moose. Seven of those moose were illegal kills.
WWOOFers bring transient farming culture to Alaska
Every summer, Homer and the surrounding area is inundated by a transient population that’s come to work for eco-friendly businesses.