Tribe: Norton Bay Inter-Tribal Watershed Council
View Source Document: Norton Bay Watershed Ocean and Coastal Management Plan (NBWOCMP): Protecting the Watershed's Subsistence Culture & Resources
Year: 2021
Topic: Altered Precipitation Strategies for Pelagic Habitat (View All Topics in the Plan)
Tighten wetland protection and water use regulations.
Participate in state and federal agency decisions and planning that affects habitat.
Identify and protect climate change refugia zones.
Re-establish the Bering Straits Coastal Resource Service Areas Board.
Improve stormwater planning and infrastructure to decrease point and nonpoint source discharges.
Develop a watershed assessment and integrated water resource management plan (IWRMP) to inform policy and land management decisions, such as...
Preserve instream flows by limiting water withdrawals and hydro-power development that affects sensitive habitat.
Engage all levels of stakeholders in risk assessment and scenario planning at the watershed scale for climate impacts.
Conduct baseline studies and monitoring to understand ecosystem processes and guide decision makers.
Coordinate collaboration of all government levels for watershed co-management efforts, e.g. Marine Protection Areas.