Alaska Native Science Commission
The mission of the Alaska Native Science Commission (ANSC) is to endorse and support scientific research that enhances and perpetuates Alaska Native cultures and ensures the protection of indigenous cultures and intellectual property.
Contact
Patricia Cochran
(907) 258-2672
pcochran@aknsc.org
Alaska and Inuvialiuit Beluga Whale Committee (AIBWC)
Background on Beluga Whales
Inuvialiuit Beluga Whale Committee - Fisheries Joint Management Committee: The FJMC is a land-claim based co-management organization from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in Canada's western Arctic.
Management and Recovery of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
Contacts
ABWC - Bob Small (907) 465-6171 / Ross Schaeffer (907) 442-2500
IBWC - Kevin Bill (867) 777-2828
Cook Inlet Beluga - Barbara Mahoney (907) 271-3448 /
Charles Browers
Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission
The Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission (AEWC) was formed in 1977 to represent whaling communities and coordinate with agencies responsible for the management of subsistence whaling. The commission now works cooperatively with the International Whaling Commission, (IWC) and NOAA to promote the following ideals:
- Preserve and enhance a vital marine resource, the bowhead whale, including the protection of its habitat
- To protect Eskimo subsistence bowhead whaling
- To protect and enhance the Eskimo culture, traditions, and activities associated with bowhead whales and subsistence bowhead whaling
- To undertake research and educational activities related to bowhead whales
Contacts
Maggie Ahmaogak of North Slope Borough - (907) 852-0350
AEWC - (907) 852-2392
Brad Smith of NMFS - (907) 271-3023
Alaska Native Sea Otter and Stellar Sea Lion Commission
The mission of the Alaska Native Sea Otter and Stellar Sea Lion Commission is to protect Alaska Native rights; support and strengthen tribal management; and to ensure and further Alaska Natives' role in policy and artistic development.
Contact
Leanna Jack - (907) 274-9799
Alaska Native Harbor Seal Commission
The mission of the Alaska Native Harbor Seal Commission is to ensure that harbor seals remain an essential cultural, spiritual and nutritional element of our traditional way of life. And, to promote the health of harbor seals in order to carry forward the cultural, nutritional, and Spiritual traditions of Alaska Natives.
Contact
Monica Reidel - (907) 345-0555
Alaska Eskimo Walrus Commission (AEWC)
Charles Brower
Barrow Arctic Science Consortium
The objectives of the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium are:
- To encourage research and educational activities pertaining to Alaska's North Slope and adjacent portions of the Arctic Ocean.
- To manage the Barrow Environmental Observatory (BEO) in a manner that will encourage its use by scientists, educators and others interested in better understanding natural processes in the Arctic.
- To assist scientists in establishing and conducting research projects in the BEO and surrounding terrestrial and marine areas.
- To facilitate the two way transfer of information between scientists and the people of Alaska's North Slope.
Contacts
Barrow Arctic Science Consortium
Bob Bulger
Marine Mammal Council
The mission of the Marine Mammal Council is to:
- Develop basic directions and programs for marine mammal research, protection and sustainable use.
- Cooperation with domestic and internationals organizations working on marine mammals.
- Support to specialists and organizations conducting marine mammal research.
- Organization of conferences, meetings and symposia on problems of marine mammal study and protection.
Contact
Peter Marryman
Indigenous Peoples Council on Marine Mammals (IPCOMM)
Formed in 1994 to fight for co-management of marine mammals which coastal native people of Alaska heavily depend on for subsistence. IPCoMM also serves as a sub-committee of the Alaska Federation of Natives.
Contact
Monica Reidel - (907) 345-0555
Nanuuq Commission
NOAA Arctic Polar Bears Website
Contact
Charlie Johnson - (907) 443-5044
Other Useful Marine Mammal Mammal Sites
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