Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council (AMBCC)
AMBCC Kodiak Regional Management Body
With funding from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak acts as the representative for all of the Kodiak Archipelago Tribes on the Kodiak Archipelago Regional Management Body for the Alaska Migratory Birds Co-Management Council. Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak is also the regional coordinator for all of the Kodiak Archipelago Tribes in working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for gathering subsistence management data and traditional knowledge for the benefit of local Tribes.
Kodiak Regional Management Body Meetings are held in the Spring (February or March) and Fall (August) at Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak to review and make recommendations on any regulatory proposals received for migratory bird harvests. Concerns by the Kodiak AMBCC are then brought forward to the Statewide AMBCC Meetings in the Spring (first week of April) and Fall (late August/early September). The Kodiak AMBCC Chair or Alternate Chair attends these meetings on behalf of the Kodiak AMBCC.
Kodiak AMBCC Representatives:
Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor – Rolf Christiansen
Native Village of Afognak – Natasha Hayden
Native Village of Akhiok & Kaguyak Village – Roy Rastopsoff
Native Village of Karluk – Ronny Lind
Native Village of Larsen Bay – Marilyn Henson
Native Village of Ouzinkie – Fred Shanagin
Native Village of Port Lions – Sonny Squartsoff
Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak – No current representative
Tangirnaq Native Village – Gwen Sargent
Member-at-large – Coral Chernoff (Kodiak AMBCC Chair)
Learn More: Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council
Emperor Goose in Gibson Cove. Photo Credit: Lisa Hupp, USFWS.
The Alaska Subsistence Spring/Summer Migratory Bird Harvest
The Alaska Subsistence Spring/Summer Migratory Bird Harvest will open on April 2, 2025. Approved by the AMBCC, the Kodiak Roaded Area is open for harvest without permit and harvest reporting requirements. If there are any questions regarding the Kodiak Roaded Area Hunt, contact Daniel Smith at dsmith@sunaq.org or call (907)512-6685.
Link to the regulations for the 2025 Alaska Spring/Summer Migratory Bird Harvest can be found here.
