DOI/NOAA Tribal Consultation – October 5, 2022

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The Department of the Interior (DOI) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are hosting in-region and virtual Tribal Consultations in Bethel (October 5), Nome (October 6), and Fairbanks (October 7) to consult with Tribes and subsistence users on fisheries protections, restoration, and subsistence policy. Read the Dear Tribal Leader Letter here.

This Consultation is open to Alaska Native Tribal governments, villages, consortia, organizations, corporations, and subsistence users.

DOI and NOAA welcome all comments, and are specifically seeking input on the following questions:

1. How can federal agencies better cooperate with Alaska Native Tribes, Alaska Native Consortia, Alaska Native Organizations, Alaska Native Corporations, and subsistence users to better protect and restore fisheries that Alaska Native communities depend on

2. How has bycatch impacted fish populations and fish availability for Alaska Native communities?

   1. What are your suggestions for how the federal government can better address the impacts of bycatch?

3. How has climate change impacted fisheries decline?

4. How can the process for federal fisheries disaster declarations be improved to better account for Alaska Native subsistence needs?

5. How can federal agencies better facilitate Tribal co-management of fisheries resources?

Bethel Tribal Consultation Details

This Tribal Consultation is open to representatives of Alaska Native villages, Tribal Consortia, Alaska Native Organizations, and Alaska Native Corporations, and subsistence users.

When: October 5, 2022, from 1:00–4:00 pm

In-Person: ONC Multi-Purpose Building, 334 Akiachak Avenue, Bethel, AK

Virtual – computer: Register at zoomgov.com – Meeting ID: 161 313 4594

Virtual – telephone: Dial 1 (669) 254-5252 or 1 (646) 828-7666 – Meeting ID: 161 313 4594 – Passcode: 418379#.

Written consultation details

Were you unable to attend the Consultation, or have more to add? DOI and NOAA are accepting written Tribal Consultation until October 28, 2022.

Deadline: October 28, 2022.

How to submit: Email your written Consultation to consultation@bia.gov.

Need help with your written Consultation? Call KRITFC staff member Terese Schomogyi at (907) 545-7388 or Andrew Magel at (907) 545-4397, or email us at info@kritfc.org. We can help record and write down a Consultation you give us over the phone, compile your Consultation, or email it to DOI and NOAA.