Posts Tagged ‘subsistence’
Five Watched, Three Treated for Botulism after Seperate Koyuk Seal Flipper Meals
Five people were under observation for after two separate meals of fermented seal flipper in Koyuk. Only three were given the anti-toxin for botulism.
Read MorePoint Spencer Transfer to Native Corporation, State Focus of Dual Bills in U.S. House, Senate
More than 2,000 acres at the point could be transferred to Bering Straits Native Corporation, with several hundred-odd acre footprints for the U.S. Coat Guard and the State of Alaska.
Read MoreGraphite Mining Co. Launches Subsistence Council, Residents Still Skeptical About Potential Mine
A graphite deposit in the Imuruk Basin is looking promising, but as mining company Graphite One seeks to involve the communities, residents are worried about the impact on subsistence.
Read MoreYukon Salmon Forecast Expects Weak Chinook, Strong Chum Runs
Despite another year of exceptionally low king salmon runs, managers along the Yukon River say there should be a strong summer chum run and a chance for small, incidental take of Chinook.
Read MoreFederal Subsistence Board Seeks Change To Rural Determination Process
What makes a community rural? That’s a question the Federal Subsistence Board has grappled with for years. Now, federal managers are trying something new.
Read MoreIn Kivalina, Interior Secretary Jewell Hears “Real Stories” from Community Living with Climate Change
Jewell was in Kivalina Monday to hear what residents say are their concerns as erosion linked to climate change and rising sea levels threatens their way of life—and the very island the community is built upon.
Read MoreU.S. Army Corps of Engineers Taps Nome for Arctic Port Expansion
The Corps plans a 2,100-foot extension of Nome’s causeway, the building of a new 450-foot dock, and expanding the port down to a depth of 28 feet.
Read MoreNOAA Fisheries Plans Western Alaska Meetings on Ringed Seal ‘Critical Habitat’
The proposed habitat covers roughly 350,000 square miles along the Bering Strait and the northern Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas.
Read MoreAmbler Road Would Have Mixed Impact on NW Arctic Caribou
“I think we’ve got enough information to show that with regard to caribou, it’s not an easy answer,” said Kotzebue-based ADF&G biologist Jim Dau.
Read MoreFederal ‘Duck Stamp’ Passes Senate With Exemption For Alaska Subsistence Hunters
Legislation exempting Alaska Native subsistence hunters from required “duck stamps” – or permits needed to hunt migratory waterfowl – passed in the U.S. Senate this week.
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