The deputy director of Alaska Wildlife Troopers said current residency requirements make it difficult to prosecute people suspected of illegally obtaining resident licenses.
Subsistence
Tribal groups applaud Alaska Native appointments to federal fisheries advisory panel
Amid alarmingly low salmon returns in Western Alaska, calls have grown for tribes to have a greater say in the way fisheries are managed.
Paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin is high in some subsistence harvests, according to Knik Tribe’s data
Shellfish harvests even a quarter-mile away from each other might have very different levels of the PSP toxin.
State’s high court rules against Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s herring claim
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska first sued the state in 2018, alleging that the commercial fishery management put herring stocks and traditional harvesting in jeopardy.
Western Arctic Caribou Herd population decline continues
What was once the largest caribou herd in Alaska has shrunk nearly 70% in twenty years, but it is not the only herd experiencing dramatic drops.
Tribes celebrate historic deal with White House that could save Pacific Northwest salmon
The White House has reached what it says is an historic agreement over the restoration of salmon in the Pacific Northwest, a deal that could end for now a decades long legal battle with tribes.
Federal court finds Kake’s emergency hunt was lawful under ANILCA
The ruling by the United States District Court of Alaska earlier this month further strengthens the federal government’s position in subsistence management in Alaska.
Western Alaska salmon crisis affects physical and mental health, residents say
The salmon crisis in the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers is harming more than local economies, food security and culture, according to people in the region. It is also harming human health.
Federal judge rules against state of Alaska in lawsuit challenging Kake’s COVID emergency hunt
Other disputes between state and federal fish and game managers are pending in Alaska’s federal courthouse.
AFN delegates pass 28 resolutions, including plea to Congress for subsistence action
The Alaska Federation of Natives is at odds with the state of Alaska on fishing and hunting issues.