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Association of Village Council Presidents et al v. National Marine Fisheries Service et al

  1. March 12, 2025

    Alaska Tribal Groups' Bid To Update Fish Harvesting Rule Fails

    A federal judge has said the National Marine Fisheries Service didn't violate the law by relying on 2004 and 2007 environmental impact statements to determine specifications for a final groundfish harvest rule for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, rejecting two Alaskan tribal organizations' bid to vacate the rule.

  2. April 17, 2024

    Tribal Groups Say Final Fish Harvesting Rule Violates NEPA

    Two Alaskan tribal organizations are asking a federal court to vacate a final groundfish harvest rule for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, arguing that it fails to account for the rapid and unprecedented shifts in their ecosystems caused by climate change over the past two decades.

  3. August 16, 2023

    Alaskan City Wades Into Tribal Orgs' Fish Harvest Suit

    An Alaskan city wants to back Alaska tribal organizations in their challenge to fish harvest limits set by the U.S. government for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, telling an Alaska federal judge that declining salmon populations in the region have hurt the city's economy.

  4. July 14, 2023

    Alaska Judge Lets Commercial Vessels Enter Regulation Row

    Trade associations representing commercial fishing boats can weigh in on litigation brought by Native Alaskan advocacy groups challenging groundfish catch limits set by the National Marine Fisheries Service in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, an Alaska federal judge ruled.

  5. May 31, 2023

    Feds Say Advocacy Groups' Fish Harvest Claims 'Ambiguous'

    The federal government is fighting back against a suit brought by tribal advocacy groups in Alaska that say the National Marine Fisheries Service must revisit a policy establishing fishing limits for the coming year due to climate change, calling the claims "vague" and "ambiguous."

  6. April 10, 2023

    Alaska Tribal Orgs Say Feds Must Update Salmon Protections

    Tribal advocacy groups in Alaska say the federal government must revisit a policy establishing fish-harvest limits for the coming year, arguing that stronger protections are needed for local salmon species whose populations have cratered due largely to climate change.