Juneau, AK: A headline in Under Current News published June 9th read: “North Pacific Council Bucks Critics, Preserves Status Quo for Alaska Trawlers”. This is not the news that Alaskan coastal communities and fishermen were hoping for. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council at their June meeting, which ended Tuesday, decided once again to postpone […]
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—The Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Tribal Consortium (AYK TC) applauded the recent appointment of three western Alaska Tribal members to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (the Council’s) Advisory Panel, leading to more Alaska Native representation on the 19-member panel than ever before. “The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has substantial impacts to western Alaska, so it […]
(Anchorage) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has populated the Governor’s Advisory Council on Opioid Remediation. In October, Governor Dunleavy issued Administrative Order No. 324 to establish the Governor’s Advisory Council on Opioid Remediation. There are five local government officials among the appointees including Daniel Grimes, Bryce Ward, Karl Soderstrom, Glenn Steckman and Richard Simmons. Additionally, […]