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1 Milo Burcham Summary of Marine Subsistence Uses Barrow and Wainwright, Alaska Prepared by Steven R. Braund & Associates for The Pew Charitable Trusts October 2012
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3 Summary of Marine Subsistence Uses: Barrow And Wainwright, Alaska October 2012 Prepared for The Pew Charitable Trusts U.S. Arctic Program Stephen R. Braund & Associates P.O. Box 1480 Anchorage, Alaska
4 Summary of Marine Subsistence Uses: Barrow And Wainwright, Alaska Table of Contents 5 List of Maps 5 List of Acronyms 6 Introduction 6 Species Harvested and Resource Importance 7 Seasonal Round 8 Subsistence Use Areas 8 Barrow 8 Beluga Whales 9 Bowhead Whales 9 Polar Bears 10 Seals 10 Walrus 11 Wainwright 11 Beluga Whales 12 Bowhead Whales 12 Polar Bears 12 Seals 13 Walrus 13 Summary 14 References 16 Maps 4
5 October 2012 List of Maps Barrow Subsistence Use Areas 16 Map 1: All Marine Resources 16 Map 2: Beluga Whales 17 Map 3: Bowhead Whales 17 Map 4: Polar Bears 18 Map 5: Seals 18 Map 6: Walrus Wainwright Subsistence Use Areas 19 Map 7: All Marine Resources 20 Map 8: Marine Mammals 21 Map 9: Beluga Whales 22 Map 10: Bowhead Whales 23 Map 11: Polar Bears 24 Map 12: Seals 25 Map 13: Walrus List of Acronyms ADF&G BOEMRE GPS Alaska Department of Fish and Game Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement Global Positioning System ISER I institute of Social and Economic Research NSB N north Slope Borough SRB&A Stephen R. Braund & Associates TNC T the Nature Conservancy WTC W wainwright Traditional Council 5
6 Summary of Marine Subsistence Uses: Barrow And Wainwright, Alaska Introduction Interest in offshore oil and gas exploration in the Chukchi Sea has risen in recent years and therefore the documentation of subsistence uses in the Chukchi Sea is of interest to stakeholders, industry, and government agencies. Several coastal communities on the North Slope, including Barrow, Wainwright, Point Lay, and Point Hope, use the marine waters of the Chukchi Sea for the purposes of subsistence hunting and harvesting. This report discusses marine subsistence uses, with a focus on spatial extent, for Barrow and Wainwright, two primarily Iñupiat communities located on the North Slope of Alaska. Species Harvested and Resource ImpoRTAnce The communities of Barrow and Wainwright rely on subsistence harvests of both marine and terrestrial resources; however, resources from the marine environment, including bowhead whales, seals, and walrus, generally provide a majority of their yearly subsistence harvests as measured in edible pounds. During all available harvest study years in Barrow and Wainwright, harvests of marine mammals alone have accounted for at least 50 percent of the total annual harvest (in terms of edible pounds). In some years, marine mammal harvests accounted for up to 70 percent of the total subsistence harvest in Wainwright, and up to 73 percent of the total subsistence harvest in Barrow (Stephen R. Braund & Associates [SRB&A] 2010a; ADF&G 2011). In addition, harvests of resources such as fish, marine invertebrates, and waterfowl (particularly eiders) occur in marine waters. Species harvested by Barrow and Wainwright residents in the Chukchi Sea include bowhead whales; beluga whales; bearded, ringed, and spotted seals; walrus; polar bears; king and common eiders; and fish such as Arctic cisco, Bering cisco, rainbow smelt, Dolly Varden, broad whitefish, and salmon. According to available ADF&G data, annual harvests of marine mammals have provided between 105 and 253 pounds of edible food per capita in Barrow, and between 224 and 356 pounds per capita in Wainwright (ADF&G 2011). Subsistence uses are key to the culture of the Iñupiat of the North Slope. Subsistence uses and activities are key to the culture and cultural identity of the Iñupiat of the North Slope. Particularly important to coastal Iñupiat communities is the bowhead whale, which is central to Iñupiat cultural identity. Iñupiat people have been hunting 6
7 October 2012 bowhead whales for centuries and continue to participate yearly in bowhead whale hunts and associated rituals, preparations, and festivals. The activities associated with bowhead whale hunting, including preparing, hunting, harvesting, distributing, and celebrating a successful harvest, require the efforts of the entire community and help strengthen social ties and community and individual cultural identity. Various subsistence harvests also help support the bowhead whale hunt: eiders and seals are harvested in the spring to help feed whaling crews; bearded seals are harvested for their meat and for their skin, which is used to build traditional umiat (skin boats) for whale hunting; and whaling crews hunt geese in preparation for the community-wide celebration at the end of the whaling season known as Nalukataq. The ability to continue these activities and harvest healthy, high quality marine resources in adequate quantities is key to the economic, nutritional, social, and cultural well-being of coastal Iñupiat communities. Bowhead hunting requires the entire community, helping strengthen social ties and community. Seasonal Round Use of the offshore environment by residents of Barrow and Wainwright occurs year-round, but primarily during the open lead and open water seasons (April through October). Barrow residents begin the spring season (April and May) by hunting bowhead whales (as well as eiders and seals as available) in open leads along the Chukchi Sea, then travel inland to harvest waterfowl. The summer and fall months are occupied by hunting marine mammals (bearded and ringed seals, walrus) in the open ocean, concluding with the fall bowhead whale hunt in October. Also during the summer and fall months, Barrow residents set nets for various species of fish at coastal locations and harvest clams. During the late fall and winter months, residents target ringed seals on the ice as well as polar bears closer to shore (SRB&A 2010a, 2010b). Use of the offshore environment occurs year-round, but primarily during the open lead and open water seasons. The Wainwright seasonal round for the offshore environment is similar to that of Barrow. Bowhead whale hunting occurs during the spring (April and May into June) and fall (October), although Wainwright harvesters have had limited success in the fall due to bowhead whales migrating farther offshore once they start their southward migration in the Chukchi Sea. 7
8 Summary of Marine Subsistence Uses: Barrow And Wainwright, Alaska Beluga whale hunting generally occurs during or after the bowhead whale season, in July and August. Ringed seals are hunted throughout the winter close to shore, and also from April through July in open leads or in the open ocean. Bearded seal hunting occurs almost solely during the months of June, July, and August; walrus hunting also occurs in July and August. Residents hunt eiders during the spring whaling season and extending into the summer. Nearshore subsistence activities include coastal fishing for salmon, Dolly Varden, Bering cisco, and sculpins during the summer months (SRB&A 2010a, 2010b). Subsistence Use Areas Barrow Barrow subsistence use area data related to the marine environment are available for lifetime to 1979 (Pedersen 1979), (Braund and Burnham 1984), (SRB&A and Institute of Social and Economic Research [ISER] 1993a), and (SRB&A 2010b) and are shown on Maps 1 through 6. These maps include use areas for beluga whale, bowhead whale, polar bear, seal, and walrus. Use areas for resources harvested in the nearshore environment, such as fish, waterfowl, and marine invertebrates, are not included in this report but are provided in SRB&A (2010a). Barrow offshore use areas for all resources, depicted on Map 1, show marine uses extending nearly 90 miles offshore to the north of Point Barrow and up to approximately 60 miles offshore from the Chukchi and Beaufort sea coasts. The majority of reported use areas do not extend beyond 60 miles from shore. The majority of use areas extend up to 60 miles beyond the shore at Barrow. Beluga Whales Barrow beluga use areas reported for the lifetime to 1979 time period (Map 2) show beluga hunting activities occurring in the Chukchi Sea as far south as Peard Bay and east past Point Barrow almost as far as Smith Bay. Residents reported traveling offshore up to approximately les in the Chukchi Sea and 25 miles in the Beaufort Sea. For a shorter time period ( ), hunting activities did not extend as far south but occurred up to approximately 15 miles from shore (Map 2). Beluga harvests by Barrow residents are less common than for other Chukchi Sea communities such as Wainwright and Point Lay (Bacon et al. 2009, ADF&G 2011). According to Braund and Burnham (1984), beluga hunting in Barrow generally occurred during the spring bowhead whale hunt or during the summer at Elson Lagoon or Peard Bay when the belugas feed on anadromous fish. North Slope Borough data show that 8
9 October 2012 during five study years between 1995 and 2003, Barrow beluga harvests occurred during only one of these years (Bacon et al. 2009). No current (post-1980s) data on Barrow subsistence use areas for beluga whales are available. Bowhead Whales Barrow bowhead whale use areas reported for various time periods (lifetime to 1979, , , and ) show Barrow bowhead whale hunting activities occurring in the Chukchi Sea from Point Barrow south to Peard Bay and (in one case, where a Barrow respondent reported hunting on a Wainwright bowhead whaling crew) as far as Wainwright (Map 3). Beaufort Sea hunting activities have been reported beyond Smith Bay in the east, although for the majority of time periods, use areas extend approximately as far as Cape Simpson. Barrow whaling crews hunt bowhead whales in the Chukchi Sea both in the spring and fall; Beaufort Sea hunting activities occur primarily during the fall, although spring whaling camps are sometimes set near or east of Point Barrow. Residents have reported traveling as far as 60 miles offshore in search of bowhead whales in the Beaufort Sea, and nearly 40 miles offshore in the Chukchi Sea. Hunting areas generally extend farther from shore during the fall season due to hunters traveling in open water using motorized boats, rather than being limited to the location of leads in the ice as they are in the spring. The locations of bowhead whale hunting are highly variable and depend on environmental factors such as ice, wind, and current conditions; local hunters have also cited industrial activities as factors affecting bowhead whale harvest locations during certain years (e.g., in 1989 when fall harvests occurred as far east as Smith Bay) (MBC Applied Environmental Sciences 1997). The available use area data indicate that while the general area where Barrow harvesters hunt bowhead whales has remained similar over time (e.g., south of Point Barrow to the Peard Bay area and east of Point Barrow toward Cape Simpson), more recent hunting activities (e.g., since the late 1980s) have occurred farther offshore. For example, the lifetime to 1979 and data show Chukchi Sea bowhead whale use areas extending less than les offshore, whereas Chukchi Sea use areas extend over 30 miles offshore. Polar Bears Data indicate that more recent bowhead whale hunting activities have occurred farther offshore. Subsistence use area data for polar bears is limited to the lifetime to 1979 data set (Pedersen 1979) and shows polar bear hunting occurring in an offshore area south of Point Barrow to 9
10 Summary of Marine Subsistence Uses: Barrow And Wainwright, Alaska Peard Bay and east of Point Barrow into Harrison Bay (Map 4). Polar bear hunting areas did not extend farther than les offshore. Polar bear hunting is primarily a wintertime activity (from October/November until May); these marine mammals are harvested when available near the coast after they move in from the ice pack in November (Pedersen, Libbey, and Schneider 1979). Seals Seals are the second most commonly harvested marine mammal in Barrow (after bowhead whales) in terms of edible pounds harvested and are used both for their meat and oil and, in the case of bearded seals, for the production of umiat (skin boats) used in bowhead whaling. Subsistence use areas for seal (including bearded seal and ringed seal) are shown on Map 5 for the lifetime to 1979, , , and time periods. This map shows seal hunting occurring in an offshore area south of Point Barrow to Wainwright and east of Point Barrow in an apparent hunting route as far as Prudhoe Bay. Most documented subsistence use areas do not extend past Peard Bay in the south and Smith Bay in the east (Map 5). Seal hunting occurs both close to shore on the ice during the winter and spring months (primarily for ringed seal), and in the open ocean during the summer months of June through August (for ringed seal and bearded seal) (SRB&A 2010b). During interviews in 2006, Barrow respondents reported the highest numbers of seal use areas for the month of July (SRB&A 2010b). The most recently documented subsistence use areas for seal (for the time period) show residents traveling much farther offshore than in previous years, up to 60 miles offshore compared with a maximum of 30 miles during previous study years (from the 1970s and 1980s). During interviews in Barrow in 2006, a number of harvester respondents noted that in recent years they had been traveling farther in search of marine mammals such as walrus and seal because of changes in ice conditions, which had resulted in the ice pack (and marine mammals, which follow the ice pack) being farther from shore (SRB&A 2010b). The distance traveled offshore in search of seals generally varies from year to year, based on factors such as ice conditions and weather; however, recent data show a marked change in the extent that hunters will travel in search of seals. Recent data show a marked change in the extent that hunters will travel in search of seals. Walrus Map 6 shows walrus use areas for the lifetime to 1979, , , and time periods. These data show walrus hunters traveling south of Point Barrow as far as 10
11 October 2012 (and beyond) Wainwright and east of Point Barrow as far as Smith Bay, although the majority of reported walrus use areas do not extend this far east and are generally concentrated west and south of Point Barrow (SRB&A 2010b, Braund and Burnham 1984). Walrus hunting occurs primarily during the summer months of July and August, and often coincides with the bearded seal hunt (SRB&A 2010b). Similar to seal, more recent subsistence use area data ( ) for walrus show Barrow harvesters traveling farther offshore than in previous years, particularly in the area north, northwest, and northeast of Point Barrow. Subsistence use areas for extend nearly as far as 90 miles from shore, although residents more commonly reported traveling no farther than 40 or 50 miles. During interviews in 2006, respondents provided similar observations regarding changes in the ice pack and the resulting expansion of subsistence use areas (see discussion above, under Seals ). Wainwright Wainwright subsistence use area data related to the marine environment are available for lifetime to 1979 (Pedersen 1979), unknown (prior to 1981) (Nelson 1981), (SRB&A and ISER 1993b), and (Wainwright Traditional Council [WTC] and TNC [The Nature Conservancy] 2008), and are shown on Maps 7 through 13. These maps include use areas for marine mammals (in general), beluga whale, bowhead whale, polar bear, seal, and walrus. Use areas for nearshore subsistence uses such as fish, waterfowl, and marine invertebrates are not included in this report but are provided in SRB&A (2010a). Wainwright offshore use areas for all resources, depicted on Map 7, show marine use areas extending up to approximately 50 miles offshore; this extent is also indicated on Map 8, which shows use areas for marine mammals. There is limited current subsistence use area information available for Wainwright (the data are limited to marine mammals and do not provide data for individual species), although a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)- funded Global Positioning System (GPS) study monitoring offshore hunting activities in Point Lay and Wainwright is ongoing (SRB&A and Applied Sociocultural Research [ASR] Forthcoming). Beluga Whales Wainwright offshore use areas extend up to approximately 50 miles from the shore. Map 9 shows Wainwright beluga whale use areas for the lifetime to 1979, unknown (prior to 1981), and time periods. The lifetime to 1979 use areas extend beyond Point Lay in the south, as far as Peard Bay in the north and offshore up to les. Use areas from 11
12 Summary of Marine Subsistence Uses: Barrow And Wainwright, Alaska the 1980s depict residents hunting beluga whales closer to shore. North Slope Borough (NSB) harvest data for show nearly all beluga whale harvests occurring in July and August, although earlier seasonal round data show hunting of this resource to occur as early as April, during the bowhead whale hunt (Bacon et al. 2009, Ivie and Schneider 1979). Bowhead Whales Bowhead whale use areas for the time periods lifetime to 1979, unknown (prior to 1981), and are depicted on Map 10. According to the lifetime data, Wainwright harvesters reported searching for bowhead whales as far south as Point Lay and beyond, and as far north as Peard Bay. The use area data show bowhead whale use areas extending to Icy Cape in the south and offshore from Peard Bay in the north. During both time periods (lifetime to 1979 and ), hunters reported traveling no farther than les offshore. The use area data on Map 10 generally focus on spring bowhead whale hunting efforts. Recent research in Wainwright indicates that a number of whaling crews currently hunt during the fall and SRB&A and ASR (Forthcoming) will document GPS hunting tracks for bowhead whales. Polar Bears Wainwright polar bear use areas for the lifetime to 1979 and time periods are shown on Map 11. Polar bear hunting areas occur relatively close to shore and extend south as far as Icy Cape or Point Lay and north to the Peard Bay area; the reported use areas generally occurred within les of shore. According to Ivie and Schneider (1979), while polar bear hunting occurred year-round, hunting efforts intensified during the late fall through early spring months and were located close to shore. Recent NSB data for the study year show Wainwright polar bear harvests (of six polar bears) occurring in August, December, March, and May (Bacon et al. 2009). Seals Seal use areas are shown on Map 12 for the lifetime to 1979, unknown (prior to 1981), and time periods. Wainwright use areas for seals show hunters traveling offshore over 40 miles (during the time period) and traveling south as far as Cape Sabine (lifetime use areas) and north as far as Peard Bay. As with Barrow, the distance traveled in search of seals depends on the availability of the seals and the location of the ice pack. Residents travel farther offshore during the summer months (July and August) when their primary target is bearded seal; 100 percent of bearded seal harvests occurred from June through August and 85.7 percent occurred in July (Bacon et al. 2009). Winter hunting is closer to shore and is primarily limited to ringed seal. Approximately 75 percent 12
13 October 2012 of ringed seal harvests occurred from December through May (Bacon et al. 2009). Map 12 shows the more recent use area data ( ) extending farther offshore than the earlier (1979 and 1981) data. Walrus Wainwright walrus use areas are available for the lifetime to 1979, unknown (prior to 1981), and time periods and are shown on Map 13. These data show walrus hunting activities occurring in the Chukchi Sea south from Wainwright to Point Lay (lifetime data) and north to the Skull Cliff/Nulavik area. Walrus hunting efforts during the time period extended offshore over 40 miles from Wainwright, farther than the lifetime to 1979 and 1981 data, which extended no more than les offshore. As with bearded seal, the majority of walrus hunting occurs in July and August; 79.8 percent of walrus harvests occurred during the month of July (Bacon et al. 2009). Summary Available subsistence use area data for Barrow and Wainwright show residents traveling offshore in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas at varying distances for a number of subsistence resources. Barrow subsistence use areas extend a maximum of nearly 90 miles offshore (although most use areas were reported within 50 or 60 miles offshore) and Wainwright subsistence use areas extend a maximum of approximately 50 miles offshore (Maps 1 and 7). Current resource-specific data for Wainwright are limited and therefore the extent of Wainwright offshore subsistence activities could be greater than depicted in existing data. Residents of both communities generally reported traveling greater distances offshore during the summer seal and walrus hunt, which occurs primarily during the months of July and August. Barrow hunters also travel substantial distances offshore during the fall bowhead whale hunt in October. In a number of cases, more recent subsistence use area data showed residents traveling greater distances offshore than in the past. North Slope residents have reported changes in recent years related to ice conditions and the availability of marine mammals and have observed that these changes have resulted in some hunters traveling farther to harvest subsistence resources (SRB&A 2009, SRB&A 2010b). In some cases, more recent data showed residents traveling farther than in the past to harvest subsistence resources. 13
14 Summary of Marine Subsistence Uses: Barrow And Wainwright, Alaska References Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Subsistence (ADF&G) Community Subsistence Information System: CSIS. Public Review Draft. (accessed March 9, 2010). Bacon, J.J., T. R. Hepa, H. K. Brower, Jr., M. Pederson, T. P. Olemaun, J. C. George, and B. G. Corrigan Estimates Of Subsistence Harvest For Villages On The North Slope Of Alaska, North Slope Borough, Department of Wildlife Management. Barrow, Alaska. Braund, Stephen R. & Associates (SRB&A) and Applied Sociocultural Research (ASR). Forthcoming. COMIDA: Impact Monitoring for Offshore Subsistence Hunting Annual Report. Prepared for United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, Alaska OCS Region, Environmental Studies Program. Contract No. M09PC Braund, Stephen R. & Associates (SRB&A). 2010a. Literature Review of North Slope Marine Traditional Knowledge. Prepared for Tetra Tech and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Anchorage, Alaska. 2010b. Subsistence Mapping of Nuiqsut, Kaktovik, and Barrow. U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service. Alaska OCS Region, Environmental Studies Program. MMS OCS Study Number Anchorage, Alaska Impacts and Benefits of Oil and Gas Development to Barrow, Nuiqsut, Wainwright, and Atqasuk Harvesters. Prepared for the North Slope Borough, Department of Wildlife Management. Barrow, Alaska. Unpublished. North Slope Borough Key Informant Subsistence Mapping Project, Barrow and Wainwright. Barrow use area data depict use areas reported during 59 interviews. Wainwright use area data depict use areas reported during 19 interviews. Braund, S., and D. Burnham Subsistence Economics and Marine Resource Use Patterns. In Barrow Arch Environment and Possible Consequences of Planned Offshore Oil and Gas Development.. Prepared by LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc. Prepared for U.S. Department of Interior, Minerals Management Service and Department of Commerce, NOAA. Anchorage, Alaska. Braund, Stephen R. & Associates and Institute of Social and Economic Research (SRB&A and ISER). 1993a. North Slope Subsistence Study - Barrow, 1987, 1988 and Prepared by: S.R. Braund, K. Brewster, L. Moorehood, T.P. Holmes, J.A. Kruse, S. Stoker, M. Glen, E. Witten, D.C. Burnham, and W.E. Simeone. U.S. Department of Interior, Minerals Management Service, Alaska OCS Region Social and Economic Studies Technical Report No (MMS ). Anchorage, Alaska. 1993b. North Slope Subsistence Study - Wainwright, 1988 and Prepared by: S.R. Braund, E. Loring, L. Moorehead, D.C. Burnham, J.A. Kruse, S. Stoker, M. Glen, E. Witten, and T.P. Holmes. U.S. Department of Interior, Minerals Management Service, Alaska OCS Regional Social and Economic Studies Technical Report No (MMS ) 14
15 October 2012 Ivie, P., and W. Schneider Wainwright Synopsis. In Native Livelihood and Dependence: A Study of Land Use Values through Time. Pp U.S. Department of the Interior, National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, 105(c) Land Use Study. Anchorage, Alaska. MBC Applied Environmental Sciences Arctic Seismic Synthesis and Mitigating Measures Workshop - Proceedings. March 5 and 6, Barrow, Alaska. Prepared for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Alaska OCS Region. OCS Study MMS Contract No RC Nelson, R Harvest of the Sea: Coastal Subsistence in Modern Wainwright. North Slope Borough. Pedersen, S Regional Subsistence Land Use, North Slope Borough, Alaska. Occasional Paper No. 21 Anthropology and Historic Preservation, Cooperative Park Studies Unit, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska and Conservation and Environmental Protection, North Slope Borough, Barrow, Alaska. Pedersen, S., D. Libbey, and W. Schneider Barrow-Atqasuk (Atkasook) Synopsis. In Native Livelihood and Dependence: A Study of Land Use Values through Time. With translation assistance from Cathy Dementieff. Pp U.S. Department of the Interior, National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, 105(c) Land Use Study. Anchorage, Alaska. Wainwright Traditional Council (WTC) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Wainwright Traditional Use Area Conservation Plan Map Book. 15
16 Dalton Sagavanirktok Summary of Marine Subsistence Uses: Barrow And Wainwright, Alaska Maps C H U K C H I S E A 60 mi 40 mi 30 mi Pt. Franklin Kuk River Wainwright 80 mi 70 mi 90 mi Walakpa Bay PEARD BAY Atqasuk 90 mi A R C T I C O C E A N Barrow ELSON LAGOON Dease Inlet SMITH BAY 80 mi 70 mi 60 mi 50 mi 30 mi 40 mi Teshekpuk Lake Cape Simpson HARRISON BAY Nuiqsut B E A U F O R T Colville River S E A Prudhoe Bay Hwy. Stephen R. Braund & Associates P.O. Box 1480 Anchorage, Alaska (907) srba@alaska.net River Prudhoe Bay Map 1: Barrow Subsistence Use Areas, All Marine Resources Map 1: Barrow Subsistence Use Areas, All Marine Resources including beluga, bowhead, fish, marine invertebrates, polar bear, seal, walrus and waterfowl Source: SRB&A, ISER 1993a Source: Braund and Burnham Source: Pedersen 1979 Lifetime Use, pre 1979 Source: SRB&A Unpublished Source: SRB&A 2010b Overlapping Use Areas High Low 571 use areas 72 respondents Miles Map 2 Subsistence Use Areas Lifetime to 1979 (Whale) (Pedersen 1979) (Braund and Burnham 1984) Barrow Subsistence Use Areas, Beluga Whales Stephen R. Braund & Associates P.O. Box 1480 Anchorage, Alaska (fax) srba@alaska.net Miles Kilometers Map 2: Barrow Subsistence Use Areas, Beluga Whales C H U K C H I S E A B E A U F O R T S E A Barrow Smith Bay Wainwright Atqasuk Teshekpuk Lake 16 Nuiqsut
17 October 2012 Map 3 Barrow Subsistence Use Areas, Bowhead Whales Subsistence Use Areas Overlapping Use Areas Stephen R. Braund & Associates P.O. Box 1480 Lifetime to 1979 (Pedersen 1979) (Braund and Burnham 1984) (SRB&A, ISER 1993a) (SRB&A Unpublished) High Low (SRB&A 2010 b) 114 use areas reported by 64 respondents 60 mi Anchorage, Alaska (fax) srba@alaska.net Miles Kilometers Map 3: Barrow Subsistence Use Areas, Bowhead Whales 40 mi 50 mi C H U K C H I S E A B E A U F O R T 40 mi S E A 30 mi 30 mi Barrow Smith Bay Wainwright Atqasuk Teshekpuk Lake Nuiqsut Map 4: Barrow Subsistence Use Areas, Polar Bears 17
18 Summary of Marine Subsistence Uses: Barrow And Wainwright, Alaska Map 5: Barrow Subsistence Use Areas, Seals Map 6 90 mi 80 mi Barrow Subsistence Use Areas, Walrus Subsistence Use Areas Overlapping Use Areas Stephen R. Braund & Associates P.O. Box 1480 Lifetime to 1979 (Pedersen 1979) (Braund and Burnham 1984) (SRB&A, ISER 1993a) (SRB&A Unpublished) High Low (SRB&A 2010b) 53 use areas reported by 50 respondents Anchorage, Alaska (fax) srba@alaska.net Miles Kilometers Map 6: Barrow Subsistence Use Areas, Walrus 80 mi 70 mi 70 mi 60 mi C H U K C H I 40 mi S E A 30 mi 60 mi 50 mi 40 mi B E A U F O R T S E A 30 mi Barrow Smith Bay Icy Cape Wainwright Atqasuk Teshekpuk Lake Lay Nuiqsut 18
19 October 2012 Stephen R. Braund & Associates P.O. Box 1480 Anchorage, Alaska (907) C H U K C H I S E A Utukok Pass Icy Cape Pass 40 mi Kuk River 30 mi Wainwright Barrow Atqasuk Skull Cliff Meade River Map 7: Wainwright Subsistence Use Areas, All Marine Resources River Cape Sabine Corwin Bluff Akunik Pass Eleven-Mile Point Lay Kukp owruk River Utukok River Kokoli k River Map 7: Wainwright Marine Subsistence Use Areas, All Marine Resources including beluga, bowhead, fish, marine invertebrates, polar bear, seal, walrus and waterfowl Source: SRB&A, ISER 1993b Source: Nelson 1981 time period unknown Source: Pedersen 1979 Lifetime Use, pre 1979 Source: SRB&A Unpublished Source: WTC and TNC Miles 19
20 Summary of Marine Subsistence Uses: Barrow And Wainwright, Alaska Map 8: Wainwright Subsistence Use Areas, Marine Mammals Map 8 Subsistence Use Areas (Bearded Seal, Beluga, Bowhead, Gray Whale, Polar Bear, Ringed Seal, Spotted Seal, and Walrus) (WTC and TNC 2008) Wainwright Subsistence Use Areas, Marine Mammals Stephen R. Braund & Associates P.O. Box 1480 Anchorage, Alaska (fax) srba@alaska.net Miles Kilometers C H U K C H I S E A 50 mi 40 mi 30 mi Icy Cape Wainwright Point Lay 20
21 October 2012 Map 9: Wainwright Subsistence Use Areas, Beluga Whales Map 9 Wainwright Subsistence Use Areas, Beluga Whales Subsistence Use Areas Lifetime to 1979 (whale) (Pedersen 1979) Unknown Time Period (Nelson 1981) (SRB&A Unpublished) (SRB&A, ISER 1993b) Stephen R. Braund & Associates P.O. Box 1480 Anchorage, Alaska (fax) srba@alaska.net Miles Kilometers C H U K C H I S E A Icy Cape Wainwright Atqasu Point Lay 21
22 Summary of Marine Subsistence Uses: Barrow And Wainwright, Alaska Map 10: Wainwright Subsistence Use Areas, Bowhead Whales Map 10 Wainwright Subsistence Use Areas, Bowhead Whales Subsistence Use Areas Lifetime to 1979 (Whale) (Pedersen 1979) Unknown Time Period (Nelson 1981) (SRB&A Unpublished) (SRB&A, ISER 1993b) Stephen R. Braund & Associates P.O. Box 1480 Anchorage, Alaska (fax) Miles Kilometers C H U K C H I S E A Icy Cape Wainwright Atqasuk Point Lay abine 22
23 October 2012 Map 11: Wainwright Subsistence Use Areas, Polar Bears 23
24 Summary of Marine Subsistence Uses: Barrow And Wainwright, Alaska Map 12: Wainwright Subsistence Use Areas, Seals 24
25 October 2012 Map 13: Wainwright Subsistence Use Areas, Walrus Map 13 Wainwright Subsistence Use Areas, Walrus Lifetime to 1979 (Pedersen 1979) Subsistence Use Areas Time Period Unknown (Nelson 1981) (SRB&A Unpublished) (SRB&A, ISER 1993b) Stephen R. Braund & Associates P.O. Box 1480 Anchorage, Alaska (fax) Miles Kilometers 40 mi 30 mi Barrow C H U K C H I S E A 30 mi Icy Cape Wainwright Atqasuk Point Lay ape Sabine 25
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