Ecosystem Conservation Office (ECO) Formed in 1998, ECO seeks to build tribal capacity for scientifically rigorous research activities and to encourage stewardship and conservation of the marine and terrestrial environments around St. Paul Island. ECO provides diverse services and products for tribal members; St. Paul residents; local, regional, state, and federal partners; and other stakeholders in the Bering Sea. The department has maintained a co-management agreement with NOAA NMFS for the joint management of laaqudan, qawan and isuĝin since 2001. ECO maintains an environmental program through funding from the EPA Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (IGAP); BIA Subsistence Resource funding; and a variety of competitive grants from a wide range of funding sources. Visit our publications webpage for our most recent activity! Click here Check out our Facebook! Projects and Programs Indigenous Sentinels Network (ISN) For 16 years The Aleut Community of St. Paul in Alaska has hired local “Sentinels” to monitor wildlife species and environmental conditions in the Pribilof Islands. This program was subsequently expanded to St. George Island and other Bering Sea and Aleutian Island communities. In 2018 the Sentinel program was adapted for use in monitoring salmon and other species of importance to Yukon River communities in interior Alaska in partnership with the Tanana Chiefs Conference. The Landscape Conservation Cooperatives are working to help expand this program throughout Alaska and Western Canada, which can complement and support ongoing monitoring efforts, such as the Indigenous Guardians program. Click here for more ISN info! Subsistence Monitoring During harvest season please report all subsistence takes of laaqudan (fur seals), qawan (sea lions), and isuĝin (harbor seals), including retrieved and struck and lost to ECO Island Sentinels within 24 – 48 hours, or NMFS on-island representative Jacob Merculief, within two business days. Paul Melovidov – 901-546-4030 Aaron Lestenkof – 901-546-4450 Jacob Merculief – 901-546-4011 Please arrange with Island Sentinels (or NMFS on-island representative if outside of normal business hours) so that we may collect the snout at the time of retrieval. These data are incredibly valuable. Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem Initiative (PRIME) The Pribilof Islands Aleut Communities of St. Paul and St. George Islands are collaborating to develop a Marine Conservation Strategy to meet the shared conservation and protection goals of our Unangax̂ communities for the Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem (PRIME) Initiative. More Info coming soon! Visit our publications webpage for our most recent activity! Click here ECO Team ECO Director Dr. Lauren Divine lmdivine@aleut.com Work: 907-546-3231 Mobile: 907-257-2636 Assistant Director Dr. Veronica Padula vmpadula@aleut.com Work: 907-257-2655 Mobile: 907-891-9721 ECO Manager Hanna Hellen hhellen@aleut.com Administrative Assistant Emily Hearth ehearth@aleut.com Island Sentinel Coordinator Paul Melovidov pimelovidov@aleut.com Work: 901-546-4030 Island Sentinel Aaron Lestenkof aplestenkof@aleut.com Work: 901-546-4450 Pribilof Island Science Technician Christopher Tran cctran@aleut.com Mobile: 206-229-4594 COVID-19 Emergency Response Page The Saint Paul Island Unified Command Team has launched a website, https://COVID19.stpaulak.com/, to keep residents and travelers to Saint Paul Island informed and up-to-date regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the current situation on Saint Paul Island and the responses being taken to ensure the health and safety of our community. Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, Tribal Government ST. PAUL OFFICE 2050 Venia Minor Rd St. Paul, AK 99660-0086 (907) 546-3200 ANCHORAGE SUPPORT OFFICE 4720 Business Park Blvd., Suite G-42 Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 257-2645 ACSPI RURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 1000 Polovina Turnpike St. Paul Island, AK 99660-0086 (907) 546-8301 Questions? Send us an email. © 2017 Aleut Community of St Paul Island Tribal Government. All rights reserved Design by Agnew::Beck Consulting