Jared Huffman
57:04 - 57:43
“While I'm open to finding solutions to sea otter management in particular regions, this bill inappropriately shifts the response responsibility to subsistence harvest and disadvantages Alaska Native artisans who carefully process pelts into arts and handicrafts. The bill also circumvents the Indigenous Peoples Council for Marine Mammals.”
- Speaker
- Jared Huffman
- Timestamp
- 57:04 – 57:43
- Transcript
- House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
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From the transcript
Statewide, the northern sea otter population is not at carrying capacity and it is still listed as threatened. While I'm open to finding solutions to sea otter management in particular regions, this bill inappropriately shifts the response responsibility to subsistence harvest and disadvantages Alaska Native artisans who carefully process pelts into arts and handicrafts. The bill also circumvents the Indigenous Peoples Council for Marine Mammals. I'll end on a positive note. Representative Bonamici's bill, HR 2406, the National oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvement act, is a good bill.
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