Federal Subsistence Board News

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #24 District 2 Commercial Period 6 and Subsistence Schedule

08/16/2019

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaThe 2019 fall chum salmon preseason projection, based on the summer chum to fall chum salmon relationship, is a range of 700,000-800,000 fish. Run sizes within this range are expected to provide for escapement, subsistence needs, and a limited commercial fishery. Adjusting for the overlap of summer chum salmon into the fall season, the fall chum salmon run through August 14 is estimated to be 330,000 fish and appears to be near the historical median.

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #23 District 1 Commercial Period 6 and Subsistence Fishing Schedule

08/14/2019

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaThe 2019 fall chum salmon preseason projection, based on the summer chum to fall chum salmon relationship, is a range of 700,000-800,000 fish. Run sizes within this range are expected to provide for escapement, subsistence needs, and a limited commercial fishery. Adjusting for the overlap of summer chum salmon into the fall season, the fall chum salmon run is estimated to be 307,000 through August 12 which appears to be near the historical median.

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Mountain goat harvest closed for Bear Mountain Zone on Baranof Island

08/12/2019

SITKA, Alaska – Sitka District Ranger Perry Edwards, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Bear Mountain Zone in Unit 4 to the harvest of mountain goats. The closure will be effective Thursday, August 15, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. and will remain in effect through the rest of the 2019 season which ends December 31. 

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #21 Revised District 1 Commercial Period 5 and Subsistence Fishing Schedule

08/12/2019

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaThe 2019 fall chum salmon preseason projection, based on the summer chum to fall chum salmon relationship, is a range of 700,000-800,000 fish. Run sizes within this range are expected to provide for escapement, subsistence needs, and a limited commercial fishery. The first fall chum salmon pulse entered the Yukon River between July 31 and August 5 and the estimated abundance was 180,000 fish. Adjusting for the overlap of summer chum salmon into the fall season, the fall chum salmon run is estimated to be 300,000 through August 10 which appears to be near the historical median.

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #20 Subdistrict 5-D Subsistence Fishing Schedule

08/12/2019

Districts Affected: Upper Yukon AreaThe 2019 fall chum salmon preseason projection, based on the summer chum to fall chum salmon relationship, has been revised to a range of 700,000-800,000 fish. Run sizes within this range are expected to provide for escapement, subsistence needs, and a limited commercial fishery. The first fall chum salmon pulse began entering the Yukon River on August 3 and is continuing to pass the mainstem sonar near the community of Pilot Station. The fall chum salmon that entered in the first pulse are anticipated to reach Stevens Village beginning August 27, Fort Yukon beginning September 2, Circle beginning September 4, and the Canadian Border beginning September 12.

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #19 District 2 Commercial Period 5 and Subsistence Schedule

08/12/2019

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaThe 2019 fall chum salmon preseason projection, based on the summer chum to fall chum salmon relationship, has been revised to a range of 700,000-800,000 fish. Run sizes within this range are expected to provide for escapement, subsistence needs, and a limited commercial fishery. Fall chum salmon passage at the mainstem sonar near the community of Pilot Station is above the historical median level.

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2019-2021 Federal Subsistence Fish and Shellfish Regulations now available online

08/12/2019

The 2019−2021 Federal subsistence fish and shellfish regulations book is now available online at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/fisheries. The regulations book contains the Federal subsistence seasons, harvest limits, permit requirements, customary and traditional use determinations, and methods and means of taking fish and shellfish from Federal public waters in Alaska. 

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Regulations for subsistence take of fish published in Federal Register

08/12/2019

On August 12, 2019, the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) published the final rule for the Subsistence Management Regulations for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Subsistence Taking of Fish in the Federal Register (84 FR 39744). This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means related to the taking of fish for subsistence uses in Alaska for 2019–20 and 2020–21 regulatory years. This rule also revises fish customary and traditional use determinations.  

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #18 District 1 Commercial Period 4 and Subsistence Fishing Schedule

08/07/2019

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaThe 2019 fall chum salmon preseason projection, based on the summer chum to fall chum salmon relationship, has been revised to a range of 700,000-800,000 fish. Run sizes within this range are expected to provide for escapement, subsistence needs, and a limited commercial fishery. Fall chum salmon passage at the mainstem sonar near the community of Pilot Station is above the historical median level.

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