Alaska Nannut Co-Management Council

Alaska Nannut Co-Management Council, Native Village of Kaktovik, and Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission Outraged Over U.S. District Court Sentence of Kaktovik, Alaska Hunter

Kaktovik, Alaska – Native Village of Kaktovik (“NVK”), Alaska Nannut Co-Management Council (“ANCC”), and Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission (“AEWC”) are outraged at the sentence handed down by U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline in a case against Christopher Gordon, a 36-year-old Kaktovik Alaska hunter, and the overall manner in which this case was handled by…

Alaska Nannut Co-Management Council

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

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…