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12/29/10 Alaska Natives may challenge confirmation of Fish and Game Commissioner. More mining proposed for Bristol Bay region.

By Joaqlin Estus

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kbc/local-kbc-942608.mp3

Anchorage, AK – An Alaska Native organization may challenge the confirmation of the Governor's nominee as Commissioner of Fish and Game, saying the nominee may be biased toward commercial fishing and against subsistence. U.N. says 1980s Montreal Protocol has succeeded in slowing ozone depletion. A Canadian mining company, Millross Resources, announces plans to explore for gold, copper and molybdenum near Dillingham.