Bering Sea Elders Advisory Group

The Bering Sea is warming and with the reduction in sea ice, commercially valuable fish species are expected to move to more northern waters, inviting large scale fishing fleets to expand operations into sensitive areas. The Elders group formed to generate tribal participation on this specific issue. The Elders group’s mission is to enable Alaska Native Tribes to fully participate in upcoming decisions affecting the northern Bering Sea, and support and guide the tribes in the use of traditional knowledge to define subsistence use areas and places of ecological significance necessary to support the species upon which indigenous communities depend.