Ocean acidification has been big news lately. Experts have spoken about the possible consequences for shellfish and the critters that eat them but, its actual impact in Southeast Alaska is not known. Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research, a network of 15 Southeast tribes, hopes to answer that question.
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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.
New network of tribes expands toxic shellfish testing
A new lab in Sitka tests regularly for shellfish toxins and now is teaching more than a dozen tribes in the region to do the same. Global warming could increase the level of toxins, so tribes are working fast to take the mystery out of what’s blooming on their shores.
Did a large ship kill this Sitka Sound whale?
A dead whale found floating near Sitka last week was probably killed by a ship, according to a pathologist who inspected the carcass. The humpback whale was spotted floating in Sitka Sound on Sept. 13. A team from the Sitka Tribe of Alaska and the University of Alaska Southeast arrived last weekend to check out the carcass,…
Sitka Tribe pens letter to FBI, requests consultation regarding local police department policies
On Sept. 6, 2014, Franklin Hoogendorn was stripped, held down and then tased in his cell. The letter alleges that prejudice exists within the Sitka Police Department and asks the FBI to consult with the tribe during the investigation.
Child sex abuse charges filed against Sitka education liaison
Brandon J. Snyder, 33, was dismissed on Monday from his position at the Sitka Tribe of Alaska as the Home to School liaison for the tribe’s language and education department.