Alaska Nannut Co-Management Council

Polar Bear Harvest Quota Raised

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By JAMES MASON The Nome Nugget nomenugget.com/news/polar-bear-harvest-quota-raised At the 10th annual meeting of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Commission in Egvekinot, Chukotka July 27 to 28 the annual sustainable harvest level of the Alaska-Chukotka polar bear population was raised. The commission acted on information from science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in raising the quota from 58…

Alaska Nannut Co-Management Council

U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Commission Meets in Chukotka, Identifies Higher Sustainable Harvest Based on Positive Biological Information

Press Release

The 10th annual meeting of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Commission (Commission) took place in Egvekinot, Chukotka Autonomous Region, Russian Federation July 27-28, 2018. Based on updated science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), the Commission unanimously voted to increase the annual sustainable harvest level of the Alaska-Chukotka polar bear population, which inhabits the Chukchi Sea region…