Federal Subsistence Board News

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Federal subsistence fishery for Eulachon closed in Federal waters within District 1

02/20/2019

KETCHIKAN, Alaska – Ketchikan-Misty Fjords District Ranger Susan A. Howle, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Federal public waters that flow into District 1 to the taking of Eulachon from 12:01 a.m. on February 25, 2019, until 11:59 p.m. on April 25, 2019, due to anticipated low eulachon returns.  Any Eulachon caught in this area must be immediately returned into the water unharmed.  The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) will also be closing State managed subsistence and personal use fisheries for Eulachon in District 1.

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Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils to hold meetings statewide

02/19/2019

Public is welcome and encouraged to participateThe Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils will meet early March through late April to develop proposals to change Federal subsistence hunting and trapping regulations for the 2020-2022 regulatory years, and discuss other issues affecting subsistence in their regions. 

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Federal Subsistence Board to consider proposals to change Federal subsistence fish regulations and other subsistence issues

02/07/2019

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) will meet April 15 − 18, 2019 at the William A. Egan Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage to consider proposed changes to Federal subsistence fish and shellfish regulations for the 2019-2021 regulatory years, proposed changes to customary and traditional use determinations, and other subsistence issues. 

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Call for Proposals to Change Federal Subsistence Hunting and Trapping Regulations

01/31/2019

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) is accepting proposals through March 27, 2019 to change Federal regulations for the subsistence harvest of wildlife on Federal public lands for the July 1, 2020–June 30, 2022 regulatory years. The Board will consider proposals to change Federal subsistence hunting and trapping seasons, harvest limits, methods of harvest, and customary and traditional use determinations.

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