‘A way of life’: Southeast residents weigh in on federal subsistence review

‘A way of life’: Southeast residents weigh in on federal subsistence review

Spot prawn harvest in Hoonah Sound. (KCAW/Wilber) The deadline to comment on the U.S. Interior Department’s review of federal subsistence management has been extended to the end of March. Hundreds of Alaskans have submitted comments so far on the proposed changes, and the City of Sitka and residents of rural communities throughout Southeast Alaska are no exception.  “As a rural community, the vast majority of Sitka residents harvest large quanti…