Who can subsistence hunt for marine mammals in Alaska?
A. Subsistence hunting of marine mammals is governed by the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Under the MMPA, only Alaska Natives who reside on the coast of the North Pacific Ocean or the Arctic Ocean may harvest marine mammals for subsistence purposes. Under the MMPA, creating and selling authentic Native articles of handicraft and clothing from marine mammals is allowed and subsistence hunting must be accomplished in a nonwasteful manner. No marine mammal taken for purposes of creating and selling authentic Native articles of handicraft and clothing may be sold or otherwise transferred to any person other than an Indian, Aleut or Eskimo, or delivered, carried, transported or shipped in interstate or foreign commerce, unless being sent to a registered tannery for processing, or sold or transferred to a registered agent for resale or transfer to an Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo, or it has first been transformed into an authentic Native handicraft item or piece of clothing, or it
