Federal Subsistence Board News

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BLM Announces Winter Fortymile Federal Subsistence Caribou Hunt Dates and Harvest Limit

10/26/2020

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 20F East of the Dalton Highway and South of the Yukon River on October 27, 2020, to provide harvest opportunities for federal subsistence users.  

Winter Fortymile caribou hunters get new federal maps for easier identification of access and off-highway vehicle routes

10/22/2020

FAIRBANKS, AK — Two new maps showing winter access points and legal off-highway vehicle (OHV) areas on federal public lands aim to help hunters be successful while preserving sensitive environmental areas near the Steese Highway during the upcoming State of Alaska Fortymile caribou hunt that begins Oct. 27.

North Slope Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to meet via teleconference

10/19/2020

The North Slope Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet November 4-5, 2020, via teleconference. The meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m. daily.

Northwest Arctic Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to meet via teleconference

10/19/2020

The Northwest Arctic Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet November 3-4, 2020, via teleconference. The meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m. daily.

2020 Yukon River Salmon Fall Fishery Announcement #32 Reminder: Return 2020 Salmon Fishing Permits

10/16/2020

Districts Affected: Upper Yukon AreaYukon Area subsistence and personal use salmon fishing permits expired on October 15 and harvest reporting is due by October 25 for the permit areas listed below. Even if you did not fish or did not catch any fish, you must complete a harvest report.

Federal subsistence moose hunting season closed in portion of Unit 5A

10/14/2020

YAKUTAT, Alaska - Yakutat District Ranger Lee Benson, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the 2020 Federal subsistence moose season for that portion of Unit 5A west of the Dangerous River, except the Nunatak Bench, effective Oct. 12, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) will implement a concurrent closure for the State season.

2020 Yukon River Salmon Fall Fishery Announcement #31 Subdistrict 6-C Personal Use Fishing

10/13/2020

Districts Affected: Upper Yukon AreaThis year’s fall chum salmon run fell below the threshold needed to allow personal use salmon fishing. The fall chum salmon run migration is essentially complete in Subdistrict 6-C. Personal use fishing for salmon and whitefish/suckers is being allowed in a reduced area of the Tanana River to provide fishing opportunity on other fish species while protecting fall chum salmon spawning locations.

2020 Yukon River Salmon Fall Fishery Announcement #30 Subdistricts 6-A and 6-B and Kantishna River Subsistence Fishing

10/13/2020

Districts Affected: Upper Yukon AreaThe fall chum salmon run migration is essentially complete in Subdistricts 6-A and 6-B, and subsistence fishing restrictions are being relaxed in the mainstem of the Tanana River to provide fishing opportunity for other fish species.

Mountain goat harvest closed in Upper Blue Lake Zone on Baranof Island

10/09/2020

SITKA, Alaska – Sitka District Ranger Perry Edwards, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Upper Blue Lake Zone to the harvest of mountain goats. The closure will be effective Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. and will remain in effect through the rest of the 2020 season which ends December 31, 2020. 

2020 Yukon River Salmon Fall Fishery Announcement #29 Subdistrict 5-D Upper Subsistence Fishing