Subsistence News-7/15/94

To   Subsistence 2

From:      Larry Roberts:R10F02A

Postmark:  Jul 13,94  7:39 AM          Delivered: Jul 15,94  9:59 AM

Status:    Previously read

Subject: Subsistence News-7/15/94

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*CORRECTION-The FSB issued a permit to Owen James on June 30 (NOT August 30) for the taking of one deer. The deer was to be taken and prepared in conjunction with the Kake Culture Camp.

*Conditions on the above permit: The permit must be used between July 1 and July 12; Mr. James must have a valid State of Alaska hunting license; the permit must be in his possession while hunting; and he must return the subsistence hunt report within 5 days after the harvest.

*How will the assumption of Federal subsistence fisheries management change the role of commercial fisheries? Some believe it will mean the end of Alaskan commercial fisheries, while others believe it will mean a federal guarantee of protection for subsistence use rights. The one certainty is that fisheries management will get more complicated. A decision on an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court is expected by early September (refer to earlier reports on the Katie John v. U.S. lawsuit).

*Sharing of fish and wildlife is a widely accepted practice in rural Alaska. Food is given out to support family, friends, and neighbors who cannot harvest for themselves because of age, disability, or other circumstances.