Federal Subsistence Board News

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BLM to Open Fall Fortymile Caribou Federal Subsistence Hunt Aug. 1

07/20/2021

FAIRBANKS, AK — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, will open caribou hunting on federal public lands in Units 20E, 25C and a portion of 20F on Aug. 1, 2020, to provide opportunities for federal subsistence. The hunt is limited to federally qualified rural residents hunting on federal public lands only, including federal public lands accessible from the Steese and Taylor highways.

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2021 Yukon River Salmon Summer Fishery Announcement #16 Summer Update #7, Yukon Area Salmon Fishery

07/20/2021

Districts Affected: Yukon Area

The Chinook salmon run is more than 90% complete in the lower Yukon. The drainage-wide Chinook salmon run is projected to be at the lower end of the forecast range and is the fourth smallest since 1995. The drainage- wide run size is so small that escapement goals may not be met in many tributaries. Counts of Chinook salmon at each individual assessment project are all below average.

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Situk River Federal subsistence Chinook Salmon fishery reopened

07/19/2021

YAKUTAT, Alaska–Yakutat District Ranger Lee Benson, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, has announced that the Situk River will reopen to the harvest of Chinook Salmon at 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 16, 2021 due to the Chinook Salmon run being projected to meet or exceed the upper end of the escapement goal.

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2021 Yukon River Salmon Fall Fishery Announcement #1 Coastal District and Districts 1-3 Subsistence Fishing Schedule

07/14/2021

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon Area

Yukon River Coastal District and District 1 will transition to fall season management on July 16. The remaining upriver districts and subdistricts will transition to fall season management as the fall chum salmon migration reaches those areas. Assessment projects will begin counting fall chum salmon on July 16 at the Lower Yukon Test Fishery, July 18 at the Mountain Village Test Fishery and July 19 at the mainstem sonar near the community of Pilot Station.

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Chignik River Federal Subsistence Fishery for Chinook Salmon

07/12/2021

The Federal In-season Manager, pursuant to delegated authority from the Federal Subsistence Board under ANILCA Title VIII section 816, will issue an emergency special action ([[{"fid":"67354","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","alignment":""},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"2":{"format":"default","alignment":""}},"link_text":"8-KS-01-21","attributes":{"class":"file-default media-element","data-delta":"2"}}]]) to close fishing for Chinook Salmon to all users, non-federal and Federally qualified users, in Federal public waters of the Chignik River drainage, effective 12:01 a.m. Wednesday July 14.

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FISHERIES UPDATE FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 5-11, 2021, Report #7

07/12/2021

The purpose of the weekly fisheries update is to provide the reader with an overall summary of the status of subsistence related fisheries throughout the state of Alaska.  The target audience is the Federal Subsistence Board and its Staff Committee.  The report was compiled with the assistance of the Federal in-season managers and OSM staff that provided weekly updated information by the close of business on Friday of the reporting week.  My goal is to have the report sent by the close of business the following Monday.  Web links have been included to provide additional information.  You may obtain additional information on a fishery of particular interest by contacting the in-season manager, provided contacts, follow the provided web links, or contact George Pappas.

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Reminder–comments on proposed changes to Federal subsistence hunting and trapping regulations accepted through July 19

07/01/2021

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) is accepting written comments through July 19, 2021 on proposed changes to Federal subsistence hunting and trapping regulations. These proposed changes would affect Federal subsistence seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means for the taking of wildlife, and customary and traditional use determinations for the regulatory years July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024.

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