The role of trust is central to successful implementation of fisheries management decisions in Western Alaska.
A Kuskokwim River citizen-science effort is ongoing, with the goal to empower communities to collect their own information and provide it to tribal, state, and federal managers. This two-way exchange of information is intended to build mutual respect and trust, leading to better, and less controversial decisions.
Image: Avery Hoffman, Orutsararmiut Native Council Summer Youth Representative, conducts harvest surveys at Bethel area fish camps and attempts to recruit local fishermen to participate in the Chinook Salmon Age-Sex-Length Sampling Program (Jessica
