To: Subsistence 2

From: Larry Roberts:R10F02A

Postmark: Dec 22,94   3:15 PM         Delivered: Dec 23,94  10:00 AM

Status: Previously read

Subject: Subsistence News-12/23/94

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*Willie Hensley, Chairman of the Federal Subsistence Board (FSB) recently accepted appointment as Director of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development under Alaska’s governor, Tony Knowles.

*Spring 1994 flooding along Alaska’s Koyukuk River caused damage estimated as high as $74 million. It displaced entire communities such as Alatna, Allakaket, and parts of Hughes. These subsistence based settlements were virtually without any insurance to cover their personal/community losses.

*Fish and Wildlife Protection Officers recently arrested a 56 year old Copper Center man on 132 counts of commercial and subsistence fishing  violations. The defendant is charged with using subsistence fish wheels for personal gain, failure to mark subsistence fish, illegal possession and transportation, etc. Charges are pending against a second defendant.

*The Indigenous People’s Council for Marine Mammals (IPCMM) is an organization composed of Alaska Native groups active in marine mammal management and subsistence issues, such as the Alaska Sea Otter Commission, the Eskimo Walrus Commission, and the Alaska-Inuvialuit Beluga Whale Committee.