Alaska Native Tribal Engagement in Federal Fisheries
This page highlights NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region’s ongoing efforts to engage with Alaska Native Corporations and Alaska Native corporations through consultations, meetings, and shared resources.
Tribal members, partners, and stakeholders can find calendars, newsletters, meeting summaries, and materials related to Tribal input on federal fisheries management, salmon bycatch, local and traditional knowledge, and more. The page also connects users to archived tribal engagement records and key documents on current and past consultations from 2023 to present.
Please be advised, Tribal consultation meeting summaries are posted according to Tribal preference. Therefore, not all summaries are available on our website. Questions? Please contact the NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region Tribal Relations Coordinator at amilee.wilson@noaa.gov.
Tribal Engagement Calendar
- May - June 2025 Calendar
- March - April 2025 Calendar
- November - December 2024 Calendar
- August - September 2024 Calendar
Tribal Engagement Newsletters
Local Knowledge and Traditional Knowledge
The Local Knowledge and Traditional Knowledge (LKTK) documents outline the commitment and procedures for incorporating LKTK into the management practices of North Pacific fisheries.
- NOAA Guidance and Best Practices for Engaging and Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge in Decision-Making
- North Pacific Fishery Management Adoption of a Local Knowledge (LK), Traditional Knowledge (TK), and Subsistence (LKTKS) protocol developed by its Bering Sea LKTKS Taskforce / NPFMC October 2023 Newsletter
- NPFMC Motion on D-1 Bering Sea Local Knowledge/Traditional Knowledge/Subsistence Information Protocol and Onramps (October 2023)
- North Pacific Fisheries Management Council LKTK Database
Tribal Engagement/Consultation Sessions Summaries
For a record of past (2015-2023) Tribal Consultations, engagement events, workshops and other supporting documents, please visit our tribal archives page.
Salmon Fishery Management in Federal Waters of Cook Inlet
- Tikahtnu Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Cook Inlet EEZ Area Tribal Salmon Fishery proposal, March 2025 (PDF, 11 pages)
- NOAA Fisheries' Letter to Tribes for consultation on a request for a Cook Inlet EEZ Area tribal salmon fishery, February 2025 (PDF, 6 pages)
- NOAA Fisheries' Letters to Tribes for consultation on a request for a Cook Inlet EEZ Area tribal salmon fishery, November 2024 (PDF, 34 pages)
- NOAA Fisheries' Letters to Tribes for consultation on a request for a Cook Inlet EEZ Area tribal salmon fishery, July 2024 (PDF, 28 pages)
- Tribal Engagement Meeting January 9, 2024 (PDF, 5 pages)
- Informational Meeting January 8, 2024 (PDF, 3 pages)
Chum - Salmon Bycatch
NPFMC Fishery Management Actions - Tribal Engagement
- NOAA Fisheries Tribal Engagement Session: Upcoming February Council Actions, January 14th, 2025 (PDF, 6 pages)
Harvest Specifications
- Summary of Formal Tribal Consultation on BSAI Harvest Specifications, February 3, 2023 (PDF, 8 pages)
Southeast Alaska Salmon Fisheries - (SEAK) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Incidental Take Statement (ITS)
- Summary of Tribal Consultation with CCTHITA regarding the SEAK EIS, October 2023, October 2023 (PDF, 3 pages)