Families and community members on St. Lawrence Island will be eating bowhead whale this week after a local hunter caught Gambell’s second whale of the season Monday night.
Subsistence
New book features Arctic indigenous culinary traditions, preparation methods
The multi-year project commissioned by the Arctic Council features indigenous youth gathering and sharing traditions.
Kuskokwim salmon management group wants earlier meeting with state managers on summer king run
There may be fewer king salmon on the Kuskokwim River this summer than hoped, and some residents want to meet with state biologists now to figure out how best to manage both expectations and the fishery.
Tribe’s Herring Committee drafts proposals to protect subsistence
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s Herring Committee is recommending a pair of proposals to reserve more areas for subsistence and to cut the commercial harvest by half.
Sullivan urges Board of Game to repeal predator control regulations
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is urging the State Board of Game to get behind legislation to repeal a rule regulating predator control on federal wildlife refuges in Alaska.
Emperor goose hunt proposed for the first time in decades
The subsistence harvest is scheduled to open April 2 and run through August 31. The fall hunt is set to begin in September.