Federal Subsistence Board News

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2018 Preliminary Yukon River Summer Season Summary

10/02/2018

The following is a summary of the 2018 Yukon River Chinook and summer chum salmon fisheries. All data reported here are considered preliminary. For management purposes, the Yukon River is divided into several fishing districts and subdistricts (Figure 1).During the “summer season” (early May through July 15 in District 1) management and research staff are based in the Emmonak office and the focus is on assessing and managing the summer chum and Chinook salmon runs. After July 15, in Emmonak, Chinook salmon are nearly done entering the river and fall chum start to replace summer chum as the dominant species. On July 16, management transitions to the “fall season” and assessment and management become focused on fall chum and coho salmon entering the mouth of the Yukon River. However, summer season management continues beyond this date in upper river districts as the Chinook and summer chum salmon migration progresses upstream.

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Federal Subsistence Board invites comments on Proposed Rule for Cook Inlet Area subsistence fishing regulations

10/01/2018

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) is accepting public comments on the proposed rule for Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska—Cook Inlet Area Regulations, which published in the Federal Register on October 1, 2018 (83 FR 49322). This proposed rule would revise the regulations for seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means for the subsistence taking of fish in the Cook Inlet Area of Alaska. This action would also reorganize specific regulations addressing the Kenai River, which would provide clarity for the public, and allow the Federal Subsistence Board to correct regulatory conflicts that have arisen based on recent rulemaking.

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Rodman Creek Zone on Baranof Island to close to the harvest of mountain goats

09/25/2018

SITKA, Alaska – The Sitka District Ranger, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Rodman Creek Zone (within Unit 4) to the harvest of mountain goats. The closure will be effective September 26, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. and will remain in effect through the rest of the 2018 season, which ends December 31. 

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