The Yukon River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (YRITFC) held a quorum for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The YRITFC is comprised of 28 villages along the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers who work together to develop recommendations for fishery management, and to develop positions on other relevant fisheries issues for the upcoming season and in the fall post-season. This …
Fish and rivers play a vital role in nutrient distribution. Tree growth can be almost completely dependent on fish, especially in areas where soil nutrition is low. Young salmon swim out to the ocean where they spend their adult life growing and getting bigger. Salmon build muscle swimming around in the vast ocean avoiding predators and finding food. They store …
As the rising concern over the decline of salmon populations in Alaska’s river systems becomes a priority for Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), the Tribal Resource Stewardship Program (TRSP) recently hired a second Outreach Coordinator. Michelle Quillin is from Hut’odlee Kkaakk’et/Hughes. She holds a Baccalaureate of Science degree from the Wildlife Biology and Conservation degree program at University of Alaska Fairbanks, …
On Saturday, February 25, The Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) voted against Proposal 140, submitted by the Fairbanks Advisory Committee Fisheries Subcommittee. The proposal aims to reduce the allowed commercial fishing times and area in the South Alaska Peninsula (Area M) during the month of June in order to protect Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (AYK) Chum Salmon from severe commercial interception. During the …
Subsistence fishers from throughout Interior Alaska will be present at the Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) Meeting, February 20th-25th at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage, to provide testimony in support of Proposal 140. Proposal 140 was submitted by the Fairbanks Advisory Committee Fisheries Subcommittee and would reduce the allowed commercial fishing times and areas in the South …
As the the rising concern over the decline of salmon populations in Alaska’s river systems becomes a priority for Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), the Tribal Resource Stewardship Program (TRSP) recently hired an Outreach Coordinator. Janessa Newman, from Rampart, brings a lifetime of experience working her family’s fish camp, and witnessing the decline of Yukon River salmon over the years. Janessa …
Participation was strong at last week’s Arctic Yukon Kuskokwim (AYK) Board of Fish meeting in Anchorage, with 43 participants and 23 testimonies. Twelve Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) villages/tribes were represented, with 8 Emerging Leaders. The most impactful representation came from the youth, however. Olivia Irwin, Chair of the Minto/Nenana Advisory Committee, attended the meeting because she felt strongly that the …
After hearing oral testimony from over 40 people and receiving 146 written comments at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting earlier this week, the Council unanimously passed a motion to modify chum salmon bycatch management measures in the Bering Sea Pollock fishery. The motion reads ‘The Council directs the Salmon Bycatch Committee to develop recommendations for potential regulatory and …
There are several important upcoming meetings where tribal members will have the opportunity to advocate for our way of life and the need to protect our salmon. Alaska Board of Fisheries – AK Peninusula/Aleutians (Area M)February 20th -25th , 2023Anchorage, AK – Dena’ina CenterComment due date: February 3, 2023Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3GvjCYG Alaska Board of Fisheries – Statewide Finfish & …
The Federal Subsistence Management Program divides Alaska into 10 subsistence resource regions. Each region is represented by a Subsistence Regional Advisory Council. Each Council usually conducts two public meetings a year in the fall and in the winter. Learn More Here.