Arctic Watch Marine Traffic Workshop Report
Check out the findings from the Arctic Watch Marine Traffic Workshop 2024. Tribal delegates from across the Bering Strait region attended the workshop in [...]
Kawerak, Association of Village Council Presidents, and Bering Sea Elders Group Appreciate Protections for Their Waters from Oil and Gas Leasing
On January 6, 2025 President Joe Biden used his authority under section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to permanently withdraw areas [...]
Kawerak Resolute Against Proposed ‘NETS’ Study
At their 2023 fall meeting, the Kawerak Board of Directors passed a resolution in opposition to the Northern Bering Sea Effects of Trawling Study [...]
Kawerak Encourages Comments on Local Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge, and Subsistence (LKTKS) Protocol and Onramp Documents
The public is encouraged and able to submit Comments on Traditional Knowledge to the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (NPFMC). Comments can impact the inclusion [...]
Kawerak in Support of PROPOSAL 140 on Salmon Management
Kawerak is in support of PROPOSAL 140, 5 AAC 09.365. South Unimak and Shumagin Islands June Salmon Management Plan Kawerak is the Alaska Native non-profit [...]
Workshop to Advocate for Salmon
Do you want our rural communities to have a say in fisheries management issues? Then we need your voice! Kawerak is hosting a workshop [...]
NOTICE: IPOP Mining Permit Application
On 4-16-2021, Kawerak Land Management Services (LMS) received a copy of Public Notice for POA-20198-00123, from the Fairbanks Field Office, U.S. Army Corps of [...]
Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area Summary
Kawerak recently prepared the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area Summary to give context to the work and importance of the area to our [...]
Kawerak submits comments on NOAA Critical Habitat Designation for Bearded and Ringed Seals
NOAA Fisheries sought feedback on their proposals to designate critical habitat in the northern Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas for ringed and bearded seals [...]
Foreign Marine Debris Found in the Bering Sea
The Bering Sea has noted an abundance of foreign debris washing up on our shores. Communities like Unalakleet, Gambell, Savoonga and Nome have all [...]