Tribal Engagement & Consultations in Alaska Fisheries – Archive

Tribal Engagement Newsletters

• December 2023
• October 2023

Arctic Fisheries

• Arctic Fishery Management Plan
• NOAA Fisheries' Letter to Tribes, June 2009 (PDF, 1 page)

Fishery Management Plan Amendments

BSAI

• Final Rule for Amendment 89
• NOAA Fisheries' letter to Tribal Representatives, March 2008 (PDF, 1 page)

Halibut & Sablefish Focused Management 

Halibut Abundance Based Management 

• Example of Halibut ABM consultation offer to 19 Alaska Tribes February 2022 (PDF, 3 pages)
• Halibut Bycatch in Alaska Listening Session, November 2021 (PDF, 3 pages)
• Halibut Abundance Based Management Consultation Summary Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, November 2021 (PDF, 5 pages)
• Invitation to listening sessions on halibut and salmon bycatch in Alaska, November 2021
• Summary of Tribal Consultation Teleconference to Discuss Halibut ABM Concerns with Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, July 2021 (PDF, 9 pages)

• NOAA Fisheries' letter to Alaska Natives and Community Representatives:

  • April 2021 (PDF, 3 pages)
  • August 2020 (PDF, 2 pages)

Subsistence Halibut

• Subsistence Halibut Fishing
• Tribal Consultation NOAA Fisheries & Tribal Organizations WAK Agenda February 2023
• Alaska Native Subsistence Halibut Working Group, December 2009 (PDF, 10 pages)
• NOAA Fisheries' letter to Tribal Representatives, April 2008 (PDF, 1 page)

Sablefish and Halibut IFQ

• Summary of Consultation with Native Village of Eyak, August 2014 (PDF, 5 pages)
• NOAA Fisheries' response letter to Native Village of Eyak on three outstanding questions from consultation, October 2014 (PDF, 2 pages)

Bycatch Efforts for Herring and Salmon

BSAI - Herring 

• Summary of Consultation, August 2020 (PDF, 43 pages)
• Summary of Consultation, June 2020 (PDF, 18 pages)

Salmon Bycatch

• National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Tribal Consultation with Alaska Western/Interior Tribes Response Letter June 2023 (PDF, 6 pages)
• Tribal Engagement Meeting December 5, 2023 (PDF, 5 pages)
• Tribal Consultation May 22, 2023 (PDF, 5 pages)
• Tribal Consultation March 17, 2023 (PDF, 6 pages)
• Tribal Consultation NOAA Fisheries & Tribal Organizations WAK Agenda February 2023
• Tribal Consultation Working Group Meeting Agenda February 2023
• Tribal Consultation Working Group Meeting Notes Summary February 2023
• Tribal Consultation NOAA Fisheries & Tribal Organizations WAK Agenda February 2023
• Salmon Bycatch in Alaska Listening Session, January 2022 (PDF, 5 pages)
• Tanana Chiefs Conference Consultation, January 2022 (PDF, 4 pages)
• Invitation to listening sessions on halibut and salmon bycatch in Alaska, November 2021
• Report from the Tribal Consultation on Bering Sea Salmon Bycatch Management, April 2015 (PDF, 20 pages)
• Salmon Bycatch Consultation, December 2014 (PDF, 16 pages)
• Chinook salmon bycatch
  • NOAA Fisheries' Letter to Alaska Natives and Community Representatives, December 2011 (PDF, 1 page)
  • Public participation, outreach, and tribal consultation (section 1.5.7, pg. 16) (PDF, 10 pages)
  • NOAA Fisheries' Letter to Alaska Natives and Community Representatives, January 2010 (PDF, 2 pages)
  • NOAA Fisheries' Letter to Alaska Native and Community Representatives, December 2008 (PDF, 44 pages)
  • NOAA Fisheries' Letter to Alaska Native Representatives, December 2007 (PDF, 7 pages)
• Non-chinook salmon bycatch
  • NOAA Fisheries' Letter to NPFMC, March 2012 (PDF, 14 pages)
  • Chum Salmon Bycatch Consultation, June 2011 (PDF, 18 pages)
  • Consultation Follow-up Teleconference, October 2011 (PDF, 4 pages)
  • NOAA Fisheries' letter to Alaska Natives and Community Representatives, January 2009 (PDF, 5 pages)

Salmon Fishing in the Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone

• Tribal Consultation March 17, 2023 (PDF, 6 pages)
• Tribal Consultation May 22, 2023 (PDF, 5 pages)
• Tribal Engagement Meeting December 5, 2023 (PDF, 5 pages)

Steller Sea Lions Protection

• Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures
• NOAA Fisheries' letter to Alaska Natives and Community Representatives May 2014 (PDF, 1 page)
• NOAA Fisheries' letter to Alaska Natives and Community Representatives May 2013 (PDF, 2 pages)
• NOAA Fisheries' letter to Alaska Natives and Community Representatives April 2012 (PDF, 5 pages)
• NOAA Fisheries' Letter to Alaska Native Representatives, December 2007 (PDF, 7 pages)

Unalakleet, Alaska Workgroup

• February 16, 2010 Consultation (PDF, 1 page)

Improving Consultation and Engagement Process

• NMFS Response to Tribal Coalition Suite of Concerns on Tribal Engagement
• National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Tribal Consultation with Alaska Western/Interior Tribes

Northern Bering Sea Research Area Plan Workgroup

• Northern Bering Sea Research Area Research Plan Community and Subsistence Workshop - February 2010 - Minutes (PDF, 20 pages)
• Letter to Northern Bering Sea Research Area Research Plan Community and Subsistence Workshop Participants, March 2010 (PDF, 4 pages)

Tribal - Federal Representatives Workgroup

November 2009 Meeting

• NOAA Fisheries' response letter to the recommendations for NOAA Fisheries' tribal consultation process, June 2010 (PDF, 19 pages)
• Meeting Report and Recommendations (PDF, 9 pages)
  • Presentation: North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) Process (PDF, 27 pages)
  • Attendee Contact Information (PDF, 1 page)

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.