...at least in theory. Proposals are generated from resource users and managers. They are vetted by local and regional advisory committees. Once taken up at a board meeting, they are further dissected in work sessions before they come before...

...to advocate for or against subsistence rights for any community. ?I am advocating for the board and the regional advisory committee to follow its own policies and procedures when making its determinations,? he said. ?In the case of these...

...was the norm in the past. The committee voted to oppose a measure that would do away with regional advisory committees. While a regional advisory committee process has never been fully implemented, Dawkins said, the idea behind it is that representatives...