Point Lay The Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission and the Communities of the Bowhead Whale.

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Point Lay The Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission and the Communities of the Bowhead Whale

This Is the Arctic and We Are Its People

Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission Whaling Captains of the 11 Alaskan Coastal Villages That Depend on Bowhead Whales Local Knowledge Provides Foundation for Bowhead Whale Science Purpose (per Bylaws): Protect the marine resources of the bowhead whale, including its habitat; protect Eskimo subsistence bowhead whaling, traditions, and culture.

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7 5 Fall Bowhead Whale Migration in the Beaufort Sea

Areas of Bowhead Whale Exclusion Previously Created by Noise and Discharge at Sites of Interest to Shell Oil

AEWC Open Water Season Conflict Avoidance Agreement Entered Annually Since 1986 MMPA Requires Development Impacts Be Mitigated To Protect Marine Mammal Subsistence Uses Use Private Contract Format To Facilitate Negotiated Agreement To Mitigation Measures: Preserves Role of Local Leadership

Activities planned for 2010, shallow hazards & shipping, and existing offshore facilities (yellow) Statoil (ION) NSF/UAF Sivulliq Burger Liberty Point Thomson Nikaitchuq US and Canada CG Ooogaruk North Star Endicott

AEWC Oil Spill Mitigation Agreement Use Private Contract Format and Trust Concept To Create Private Insurance Arrangement Trust Funded Through Irrevocable Letter of Credit for Benefit of Community Fund Transport of Hunters and Game Taken: Preserves Critical Practices, Consistent With Existing Social Structure

AEWC-NOAA Cooperative Agreement Management Plan (Regulations) For Management of the Bowhead Whale Subsistence Hunt (1980) Local Delegation NOAA To Consult With AEWC on Federal Actions Potentially Affecting the Bowhead Whale MMPA Section 119 (1994)

Priorities Understand Cultural Setting Work from Local Knowledge Build on Existing Social Structure/Institutions

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