To   Subsistence 2

From:      Larry Roberts:R10F02A

Postmark:  Nov 22,94  1:46 PM          Delivered: Nov 25,94 12:09 PM

Status:    Previously read

Subject: Subsistence News-11/25/94

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*In Katie John v. U.S., Federal District Court Judge H. Russell Holland, stayed his order mandating federal management of subsistence fisheries in navigable waters. Holland’s decision was appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. A decision on the Appeal is expected sometime next year.

*Recently a $20 million dollar settlement was reached with Alaska Natives and owners of the Exxon Valdez over replacement costs of subsistence foods.

*The settlement covers replacement costs of subsistence harvests of seals, fish, kelp, and other food that couldn’t be harvested as a result of the 1989 oil spill.

*Native claims for damages to their subsistence way of life, culture, and economy were dismissed by the District Court. Natives are planning to appeal the ruling.

*Natives are still entitled to punitative damages as a result of the oil spill.