Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Ecosystem Conservation Office

02/07/2023

Some of our ECO crew were able to meet the St. Paul laaqudan ladies that have been housed at the since 2007! Thanks so much to Dave Rosen and everyone at the Vancouver Aquarium for hosting us!

02/07/2023

We are so honored to spend the week watching ECO Fisheries and Marine Conservation Intern .bk flex her public speaking skills on a handful of panels and presentations to an international audience! 🦭🌊🐟🤙🏽🙌🏽

01/31/2023

Last summer scientists came out to St. Paul to study the rosy finches! They started a wonderful blog about their work. Catch up with the finches at this site:

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01/16/2023

Check out this short interview by Yale Climate Connections about the Indigenous Sentinels Network!

Participants can record coastal erosion rates, sea ice melt dates, and other data.

01/10/2023

Destiny will be hosting a camp this week, Jan 11th & 12th at the Rec Hall for a fellowship project she is doing with EarthEcho International. All ages are welcome and there will be activities and snacks. For those who are interested in learning about 30 x 30 and the PRIME Initiative please join the camp and support her!

11/30/2022

Hi everyone, please see PSA below for reporting of laaqudan and laaqudadan subsistence harvest so far for 2022. We will be updating this report periodically as harvests are reported. If you have any questions about harvest, please contact one of the following:
Paul Melovidov – 546-4030
Aaron Lestenkof – 546-4450
Jacob Merculief – 546-4011
or email [email protected]
Thank you!

11/09/2022

Hi everyone, please see PSA below for reporting of laaqudan and laaqudadan subsistence harvest so far for 2022. We will be updating this report periodically as harvests are reported. If you have any questions about harvest, please contact one of the following:

Paul Melovidov – 546-4030
Aaron Lestenkof – 546-4450
Jacob Merculief – 546-4011
or email [email protected]

Thank you!

11/04/2022

A recent article from showcases how St. Paul's seal hunting regulations are leading the way in showing how co-management can improve conservation outcomes for wildlife and the people who depend on them. 🦭🌊 https://bit.ly/3NCjHvq

11/03/2022

Check out this recent post from ECO’s Entanglement Observer and Harvest Technician turned MS student at ! We are so glad you are part of our team! 💙🤙🏼🌊🦭
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Reflecting on one of the most wild and rewarding summers of my life. What started off as a pipe dream to get my masters has now turned into a full blown passion project. Marine mammal marine debris entanglement rates are at an all time high around the world; from even the most remote beaches in the Bering Sea to the long coastlines of Namibia, I’ve seen firsthand the devastating effects of plastic pollution. I’m grateful for this opportunity. I’m grateful for a team of people dedicated to saving seals and other marine mammals. I’m grateful for a global community of people working tirelessly to end our ever mounting marine debris issues. I don’t know where this will take me, and I sometimes don’t even know how I got here, but what I do know is that I am here now and I’m not going anywhere. My goal this summer was for our team to disentangle 10 seals. We ended the season with 42 disentangled! In one sense, I want to cheer. In another, I want to cry. We thankfully gave 42 seals another chance. But how many more must die for us to take serious action? I don’t have the single answer to the marine debris crisis, there are many. Do your part. Educate yourself. Ask the questions. And above all, care about something that can never repay you. Reciprocity isn’t always tangible. Sometimes it’s the first deep breath of a seal that has struggled for far too long.

All disentanglement work was done under NMFS PERMIT #23896 and was done by trained professionals. NEVER harm or harass marine mammals. If you see an entangled animal, call your local marine mammal stranding hotline. They can either help or direct you on who to call!

11/02/2022

Check out the 1st PRIME newsletter! Follow the link to read the full newsletter and to sign up by email for the latest updates on the PRIME initiative and a key component of it, Alaĝum Kanuux̂ (Heart of the Ocean)

Aang aang, Greetings!  Welcome to our first Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem (PRIME) newsletter. This newsletter is going out to the many Tribal, industry, government, nonprofit leaders and others who have been engaged in the ongoing process to support the Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem and our...

11/02/2022

Click below for a story featuring St. Paul Island co-management of marine mammals, curated for the 50th anniversary of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

The Tribe worked with the federal government to update local regulations so hunters could take advantage of the longer seal season.