“It’s just an attempt to take care of our home,” said George Pletnikoff, of the Pribilof community of St. George. “It’s dying, and you know it’s dying.”
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Alaska marine debris experts call for tighter regulation and more cleanup funding
The trash piling up on rural beaches isn’t local.
Seal hunting regulations on St. Paul Island show a new path for federal marine mammal protection
The Tribe worked with the federal government to update local regulations so hunters could take advantage of the longer seal season.
Fishing council ties bycatch limits on Bering Sea trawlers to halibut abundance
The action caps — at least for now — a six-year debate about curbing halibut bycatch in Alaska.
New smartphone app helps fishermen track ocean conditions in real time
Developed by the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, the app is meant to help Alaska’s harvesters and managers speak the same language.
A rat was found dead on St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea. Here’s why that’s a big deal.
An intensive 10-month search for a stowaway rat that invaded the rat-free seabird paradise of St. Paul Island has come to a happy end for everyone. Except the rat.
St. Paul ramps up reindeer program to improve food security
Even though reindeer have lived on St. Paul for about 100 years, the tribe hasn’t done much more than distribute hunting permits. That’s slowly beginning to change — because the community needs another consistent source of meat.
Scientists agree starvation killed hundreds of puffins, but did PSP play a role?
Scientists agree seabirds are a good indicators of overall ecosystem health, but they can’t agree on the cause of the Pribilof puffin die-off.
Puffin die-off on St. Paul Island may point to larger ecosystem problems
In the past two months, 300 dead puffins have washed up on St. Paul Island, alarming residents who had only seen six carcasses over the last decade. The die-off appears to be slowing down now, but scientists say it could be the sign of a much larger ecosystem problem.