Lisa Murkowski

We urge you to push federal agencies to work with us to develop co-stewardship agreements for federally-managed lands and fisheries.

Our situation is dire, and it indicates we need a fundamental shift in our fishery management systems.

We need to be paying attention to that aspect of knowledge that you bring to the table.

I hope that our tribal leaders, the State and Federal Government will become a stronger advocate for recovery and wellness.

We also appreciate Senator Murkowski's support for greater Tribal representation on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.

What do we do to replace wild food sources, like salmon, when they are in such states of collapse?

Short of legislation, what needs to happen, because legislation will take a long time, I know that, but I think even something as simple as crossing the lines, crossing parties and getting a compromise on this one issue, because the red…

I would just really encourage Senator Lisa Murkowski and the Committee on Indian Affairs that you please govern us for the health and well-being of our people.

This is something that I want to do, because I hear you.

We need your support for funding these, I don't know if they are private companies.

Do it now, because you don't want Alaska to be the next devastating American dust bowl.

The burden of conservation is borne primarily by those who live along the coast.

It seems to me that the Yukon is in a humanitarian crisis.

I want you to look into that. That is coming from near and dear, from my heart.

Failure to do so will be a death blow to my river, to my people, and our survival, before we go extinct.

I believe that the AYK salmon crash is a test for the Arctic Strategy for the Federal Government.

Thank you for sharing in ways that are both informative and personal. I appreciate that a great deal.

Moving the Office of Subsistence Management under the Interior Secretary was, as I said, a step in the right direction.

The Federal Government must act.

Part of my job is to convey the urgency here.

Stop allowing the status quo so as to not affect industry harvest to the extent practicable in fisheries management.

In closing, Senator Murkowski, subsistence matters, our villages matter, salmon matters, and our way of life matters.

I absolutely hear and understand the fears that you have about the future of subsistence.

I think we recognize, as important as your Federal delegation is, and we all work hard on these issues, Federal legislative changes are just tough.

We have to be able to manage State waters, Federal waters, holistically.