JUNEAU, AK (December 21, 2021) – The application period for the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s (Tlingit & Haida) first round of small business support under the Rescue Small Business Relief program will close on December 31, 2021 at 4:30 PM (AKST). The program launched in September and provides […]
Dear Neighbor, We’re writing to share a timely opportunity to support bycatch reductions, gear flexibility, community provisions and access opportunity. We are asking our allies to submit comments to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council on the topic of Final Action on the Bering Sea/Aleutian Island Trawl Cod Cooperative program by 5pm AKST on Wednesday, September […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 23, 2020) — The Department of Interior’s headlong rush to conduct seismic testing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge threatens iconic wildlife and Indigenous communities that depend on this pristine land. The rushed, 14-day comment period — in the midst of a global pandemic — all but ensures that the public’s […]
On October 30, 2019, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce declared the 2018 Chignik sockeye salmon fishery a disaster under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. On February 27, 2020, the Secretary of Commerce allocated $10.3 million to address losses to the Chignik management area affected by the fishery failure. The State of Alaska, […]