Through a cooperative agreement with the national marine fisheries service, the indigenous peoples council for marine mammals will address issues of common concern by working collaboratively to…

Through a Cooperative Agreement with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Indigenous Peoples Council for Marine Mammals (IPCOMM) will address issues of common concern related to marine mammals. The $218,034 award, effective from March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2027, will enable IPCOMM to develop education, outreach, and mentoring programs and materials focused on marine mammals, associated research, subsistence harvest, and co-management. The activities will prioritize actions identified in Endangered Species Act recovery plans and the Marine Mammal Protection Act conservation plan, with the goal of protecting and maintaining traditional uses for marine mammals, addressing food insecurity, and protecting marine mammal population health while unifying Alaska Native organization voices on marine mammal issues.

Through a cooperative agreement with the national marine fisheries service, the indigenous peoples council for marine mammals will address issues of common concern by working collaboratively to develop education, outreach, and mentoring programs and materials related to marine mammals and associated research, subsistence harvest, or CO-management. Where applicable, proposed activities prioritize actions identified in an endangered species act recovery plan or the marine mammal protection act conservation plan, as identified within the federal funding opportunity notice. The indigenous peoples council for marine mammals will work to protect and maintain traditional uses for marine mammals, address food insecurity, protect marine mammal population health, and unify alaska native organization voices where marine mammal is concerned.