We were always taught to respect the animals we hunted. We only harvested animals that we needed. We used centuries old resource management. We would look at the amount of animals harvested before and look if are extended family to see if it has grown or not and to determine what is needed.
 
The past several years the weather has changed. Where it is relatively warmer due to climate change, which makes it windier during the winter. Making it extremely hard for the ice to form for the spring hunt. Which is where we get at least 80 percent of are marine mammals to last throughout the year. 

Hunting crews go anywhere from 50-80 miles out chasing ice that have the marine mammals we count on to survive. The price for gasoline is around $5/galloon.  We need to use the aluminum skiff because it is faster and safer. With the weather being so unpredictable the aluminum skiff with an outboard motor can get us to and from ice packs that have the marine mammals we so desperately need.