Federal Subsistence Board News

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Secretary of the Interior appoints members to Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils

01/25/2018

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has made the 2017 appointments to the 10 Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils. The Councils advise the Federal Subsistence Board on subsistence management regulations and policies and serve as a forum for public involvement in Federal subsistence management in Alaska. With these appointments (shown in bold), the current membership of the Councils is:

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2017-2019 Federal Subsistence Fish and Shellfish Regulations now available

01/24/2018

The April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2019 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, customary and traditional use determinations, harvest limits, permit requirements, and methods of taking fish and shellfish from Federal public waters in Alaska.

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Federal Subsistence Harvest of Fish Regulations published in Federal Register

01/23/2018

On January 23, 2018, the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) published the final rule for the Federal Subsistence Management Regulations for the Taking of Fish on Federal public lands and waters in Alaska in the Federal Register (83 FR 3079). This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish for subsistence uses in Alaska during the 2017–2018 and 2018–2019 regulatory years.  This rule also revises fish customary and traditional use determinations. 

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Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils to hold meetings statewide

01/23/2018

Public is welcome and encouraged to participateThe 10 Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils will meet in February and March to discuss the call for proposals to change Federal subsistence fish and shellfish regulations for 2019-2021 regulatory years and to change nonrural determinations, as well as other issues affecting subsistence in their regions. 

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Wolf Hunting and Trapping Seasons to Close in Unit 2

12/13/2017

 STATE OF ALASKA HUNTING AND TRAPPING SEASONS FOR WOLF CLOSED IN UNIT 2FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE HUNTING AND TRAPPING SEASONS FOR WOLF CLOSED ON FEDERAL LANDS WITHIN UNIT 2Craig, Alaska— The Thorne Bay and Craig Districts Ranger, Matt Anderson, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, will close the Federal public lands of Unit 2 to the harvest of wolf from 11:59 P.M., Saturday, December 16, 2017 until 11:59 P.M., March 31, 2018. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) will close the state wolf hunting and trapping seasons in Unit 2 at 11:59 P.M. on Saturday, December 16, 2017.   

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Temporary Special Action Request WSA17-05 for Unit 12 Remainder Caribou Harvest Limit Increase Withdrawn by Proponent

11/30/2017

Temporary Special Action request WSA17-05, submitted by the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge, requested that the harvest limit be increased from 1 caribou to “up to 2 caribou” and that the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Manager, in consultation with the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Superintendent, Alaska Department of Fish and Game area biologists, and Chairs of the Eastern Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council and Upper Tanana/Fortymile Fish and Game Advisory Committee, be delegated authority to set the harvest limit for the to-be-announced winter caribou season in Unit 12 remainder for the 2017/18 regulatory year.  This request targeted the Nelchina caribou herd, which currently exceeds State population objectives.

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Cold Storage zone on Baranof Island in Unit 4 to close to the harvest of mountain goats

11/20/2017

SITKA, Alaska–The Sitka District Ranger, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Cold Storage zone to the harvest of mountain goats. The closure will be effective at 11:59 p.m., Wednesday November 22, 2017 and continue through the remainder of the 2017 season which ends December 31. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has issued a concurrent closure in the same zone. 

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3-Day Caribou Season to Open along Taylor Highway

11/13/2017

The State of Alaska winter hunting season for Fortymile caribou under Registration Hunt RC857 will open on lands accessible from the Taylor Highway in Unit 20E (all of Zone 3), for 3 days beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 11, 2017.

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