Federal Subsistence Board News

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Comments Invited on Proposed Changes to Federal Subsistence Fish and Shellfish Regulations

06/22/2022

For Immediate Release:

June 22, 2022

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) is accepting written comments through July 27, 2022, on proposed changes to Federal subsistence fish and shellfish regulations.  These proposed changes would affect Federal subsistence open seasons, harvest limits, methods for the taking of fish and shellfish and customary and traditional use determinations for the 2023-2025 regulatory years.

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The Federal Subsistence Board Adopts Temporary Special Action FSA22-01

05/24/2022

For Immediate Release:

May 24, 2022

 


This news release was originally released May 6, 2022. In this version, paragraphs 1 and 2 have been revised.

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) met in public by teleconference on May 4, 2022 and adopted Temporary Special Action FSA22-01 for conservation purposes. Specifically, the Board closed Federal public waters of the Yukon River drainage to the harvest of Chinook, summer and fall Chum, and Coho salmon except by Federally qualified subsistence users, effective June 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022, with harvest opportunities to be determined by the Federal fisheries manager if fisheries run strength is sufficient to allow a Federal subsistence fishery.

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The Federal Subsistence Board Approves Temporary Special Action FSA22-05 Regarding the Lower Copper River Subsistence Salmon Fishery

05/20/2022

For Immediate Release:

May 20, 2022

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) met in public by teleconference on May 19, 2022 and voted to approve Temporary Special Action FSA22-05 to enact temporary regulations for Fisheries Proposal FP21-10 until the final rule for this fishery is published in the Codified Federal Record.  This special action request, which was submitted by the Office of Subsistence Management, asked the Board to temporarily enact the Lower Copper River subsistence salmon fishery recently adopted by the Board and to delegate authority to the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Superintendent to implement the fishery.  The 2022 salmon fishing season for this fishery will now begin on June 1.

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Proposed Federal Subsistence Management Regulations for Tongass National Forest Submerged Lands published in Federal Register

05/12/2022

For Immediate Release:

May 12, 2022

On May 12, 2022, the Departments of Agriculture and Interior (Departments) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (87 FR 29061).  The purpose of this proposed rule is to complete regulatory proceedings addressing submerged public lands within the Tongass National Forest as directed by the U.S. District Court for Alaska.

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The Federal Subsistence Board Adopts Temporary Special Action FSA22-01

05/06/2022

For Immediate Release:

May 6, 2022

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) met in public by teleconference on May 4, 2022 and adopted Temporary Special Action FSA22-01 for conservation purposes. Specifically, the Board closed Federal public waters of the Yukon Northern Area to the harvest of Chinook, summer and fall Chum, and Coho salmon except by Federally qualified subsistence users, effective June 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022, with harvest opportunities to be determined by the Federal fisheries manager if fisheries run strength is sufficient to allow a Federal subsistence fishery.

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Federal Subsistence Board to Hold Teleconference on Fisheries Temporary Special Action Requests FSA22-01, FSA22-02, FSA22-03, and FSA22-04 Regarding the Yukon River Chinook and Chum salmon Fisheries

04/26/2022

For Immediate Release:

April 26, 2022


The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) will hold a teleconference on May 4, 2022, to take action on Fisheries Temporary Special Action Requests FSA22-01, FSA22-02, FSA22-03, and FSA22-04. The teleconference will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. or until the Board completes its work.

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