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    Equitable co-management on the Kuskokwim River

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    Author
    McDevitt, Chris
    Chair
    Anahita, Sine
    Committee
    Ehrlander, Mary
    Racina, Kris
    Keyword
    Pacific salmon fisheries
    Alaska
    Kuskokwim River
    Management
    Chinook salmon fisheries
    Subsistence fishing
    Traditional ecological knowledge
    Fisheries
    Salmon
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    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/11122/9676
    Abstract
    A legally empowered equitable co-management system of the Kuskokwim River salmon fishery between subsistence users and state and federal managers does not exist. Despite federal legislation Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) (Section 8) calling for a "meaningful role" for subsistence users in managing fish and game on federal lands, some rural subsistence users believe that they have yet to assume a "meaningful role" in the policy-making process. The absolute maximum capacity that subsistence users can fulfill in terms of participating in the management of the resources they depend on comes in the form of one of many advisory boards. Ultimately, management regimes and policymakers do not have to consider advisory council member recommendations, suggestions and/or group proposals. On the Kuskokwim River, the decline of king salmon, perceived mismanagement, general mistrust of management agencies, inter-river conflict, and lack of authority and accountability felt by local users, has prompted some subsistence salmon fishermen to press for a stronger role in salmon management. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Kuskokwim River Inter Tribal Fish Commission (KRITFC) have developed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) pertaining to the management of the fishery. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) has not entered into negotiations with the KRITFC and United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) regarding management. This thesis explores the history of the Kuskokwim salmon fishery and options available to Alaska Native subsistence salmon users who seek an equitable role in managing the fishery.
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    Thesis (M.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2018
    Table of Contents
    Chapter 1. A historical perspective -- 1.1. Early Russian exploration -- 1.2. River dynamics -- 1.3. Demographics and regional harvests --1.4. Conclusion. Chapter 2. American colonization -- 2.1. Emmons' Report of 1905 -- 2.2. Federal trust responsibility -- 2.3. Alaska statehood -- 2.4. Article VIII - natural resources, and selection of state lands -- 2.5. Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act -- 2.6. Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act -- 2.7. Emergence of dual management -- 2.8. Alaska Federation of Natives' perspective on dual management -- 2.9. Conclusion. Chapter 3. Organizational theory -- 3.1. Formal and informal organizations -- 3.2. Common pool resources and organizations -- 3.3 Organizational versus institutional theory -- 3.4 Conclusion. Chapter 4. Co-management -- 4.1. Co-management support and opposition -- 4.2. Defining co-management -- 4.3. Integrating co-management -- 4.4 "Weaving together two worlds" co-management symposium at the University of Alaska Fairbanks -- 4.5 Conclusion. Chapter 5. Striving for equitable co-management -- 5.1. Subsistence management -- 5.2. The role of traditional ecological knowledge in a dual management system -- 5.3. Integration of TEK in practice: Theories and Realities -- 5.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 6. Conclusion -- Bibliography.
    Date
    2018-08
    Type
    Thesis
    Collections
    Arctic and Northern Studies

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