The case could have broad implications for fishermen throughout Southeast Alaska.
Subsistence
Peltola sponsors a bill to limit salmon bycatch. The pollock industry calls it ‘unworkable.’
Peltola acknowledges that her bills are unlikely to become law this year, but she says they elevate the national discourse on fish.
For one Utqiaġvik family, spring bowhead whaling marks an important milestone
For Inupiat communities on the North Slope, bowhead whaling is a central part of spring. But climate change is adding an extra element of uncertainty to the whaling season.
Scientists, Alaska Native leaders say the Arctic faces a growing crisis from plastic waste
The authors of a new report will join representatives from more than 180 other countries to negotiate a United Nations plastics treaty.
Alaska and Canada agree to moratorium on Yukon River chinook salmon fishing
The agreement sets a 71,000 Canadian-origin chinook annual border passage target, and allows for consideration of limited subsistence harvest if the target is projected to be reached.
Alaska school year could start in September under new proposal
Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, introduced the bill and said the later start date would allow students to spend more time on subsistence activities and working in construction or tourism jobs.