With Southeast Alaska sea otter populations rebounding, some Alaska Native artists worry that looser hunting regulations in the future could threaten access to materials they need for their craft.
Proponents say increasing sea otter hunting would help bolster lucrative shellfish fisheries.
She’s also worried about allowing non-Native hunters to kill sea otters. That’s against the law under the 1972. If rules are relaxed, Ruby said she thinks hunters will flood the market with hides and lower the value of the traditional work she creates. “I think you would see a lot more otters being harvested each year,” Ware said. “That would be low hanging fruit that would immediately make a difference.”
“And it’s one thing to sell it in the country to each other,” James said. “But we’re just passing money back and forth, and that’s not how you create wealth.”
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