AVCP Leadership Testifies at Alaska Board of Fisheries Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands and Chignik Meeting
ANCHORAGE, AK — Vivian Korthuis, Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP), testified this morning at the Alaska Board of Fisheries, Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands and Chignik meeting held at the William A. Egan Center in Anchorage. The week-long meeting, part of the Board’s 2025–26 cycle of regional fishery meetings, is focused on Alaska Peninsula / Aleutian Islands / Chignik finfish regulatory proposals.
AVCP’s participation underscored the organization’s continued commitment to sustainable fisheries management and to representing the interests of Southwest Alaska communities, commercial harvesters, subsistence fishers, and Alaska Native peoples. Board agenda items included a range of proposals affecting salmon and other finfish harvest strategies in the region.
“Subsistence is our Way of Life. To us, salmon are not just a resource. They are our identity, both culturally and spiritually,” Korthuis told the Board. “If the fish do not make it home, nothing else matters.”
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Association of Village Council Presidents: Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) is a regional non-profit tribal consortium comprising 56 federally recognized tribes of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. AVCP’s region is approximately 55,000 square miles, with a population of 27,000 residing in 48 communities along the Yukon River, Kuskokwim River, and Bering Sea coast. The residents of the region are primarily Yup’ik, Cup’ik, and Athabascan. AVCP is dedicated to supporting the interests of its member tribes, including through community development, education, social services, culturally relevant programs, and advocacy. AVCP promotes self-determination and protection and enhancement of cultural and traditional values. As part of its mission, AVCP has long been committed to advocating for the protection of the Bering Sea and its resources.
