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Eastern Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to Meet in Fairbanks at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release

Department of the Interior bison seal set against green mountainous background.

9/19/2022

For Immediate Release: September 19, 2022 The Eastern Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet October 5-6, 2022, at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge in Fairbanks, Alaska. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. daily.

Seward Peninsula Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to Meet in Nome, Alaska, at the Mini Convention Center

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release

9/19/2022

For Immediate Release: September 19, 2022 The Seward Peninsula Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet October 4-5, 2022, at the Mini Convention Center in Nome, Alaska. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. daily.

Bristol Bay Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to hold working group meeting on deferred Wildlife Proposal WP22-40 (Units 9, 17; wolf, wolverine)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release

9/13/2022

For Immediate Release: September 13, 2022 Public is welcome and encouraged to participate via teleconference The Bristol Bay Regional Advisory Council (Council) will hold a working group meeting via teleconference on September 29, 2022, beginning at 10 a.m. to discuss deferred Wildlife Proposal WP22-40. This proposal requests allowing the use of a snowmachine to position wolves and wolverines for harvest on Federal public lands in Units 9B, 9C, 17B, and 17C. The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) deferred Proposal WP22-40 during its April 2022 meeting at the request of the Council, so that the Council can gather more information and input from the public. The Board will deliberate Proposal WP22-40 at its January 2023 regulatory meeting.

Applicants Sought for Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Membership Deadline: February 21, 2023

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release

9/13/2022

For Immediate Release: September 13, 2022 The Federal Subsistence Board is accepting applications through February 21, 2023 to fill seats on the 10 Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils (Councils). Council membership appointments are typically for 3-year terms. There are approximately 45 seats open for appointment among all Councils.

FISHERIES UPDATE FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6 - 11 2022. Report #16

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release

9/12/2022

The purpose of the weekly fisheries update is to provide the reader with an overall summary of the status of subsistence related fisheries throughout the state of Alaska. The target audience is the Federal Subsistence Board and its Staff Committee. The report was compiled with the assistance of the Federal in-season managers and OSM staff that provided weekly updated information by the close of business on Friday of the reporting week. My goal is to have the report sent by the close of business the following Monday. Web links have been included to provide additional information. You may obtain additional information on a fishery of particular interest by contacting the in-season manager, provided contacts, follow the provided web links, or contact me.

FISHERIES UPDATE FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 29 – SEPTEMBER 5, 2022. Report #15

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release

9/6/2022

Kodiak/Aleutians Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to meet in Cold Bay

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release

9/6/2022

For Immediate Release: September 6, 2022 The Kodiak/Aleutians Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet September 21-22, 2022, in Cold Bay at the Community Center. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. daily.

FISHERIES UPDATE FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 22-28, 2022. Report #14

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release

8/29/2022

Unit 6D Subarea RG 242 Within Prince William Sound is closed to the Harvest of Federal Subsistence Mountain Goats

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release

8/24/2022

Cordova, Alaska – August 24, 2022 – Cordova District Ranger Steve Namitz, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Unit 6D subarea RG 242 to additional harvest of Federal Subsistence Mountain Goats.

FISHERIES UPDATE FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 15-21, 2022. Report #13

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release

8/24/2022

Mountain goat harvest closed in Lisa Creek Zone on Baranof Island

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release

8/19/2022

For Immediate Release: August 19, 2022 SITKA, Alaska – Sitka District Ranger Eric Garner, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Lisa Creek Zone to the harvest of mountain goats. The closure will be effective Friday, August 19, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. and will remain in effect through the rest of the 2022 season which ends December 31. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has issued a concurrent closure in the same zone. Additional mountain goat harvest in this zone could have long term negative effects on the conservation of the mountain goat subpopulation. The remainder of Baranof Island is open to goat hunting until the season closes, unless closed by special action.

Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils to hold public meetings

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release

8/16/2022

For Immediate Release: August 18, 2022 Public is welcome and encouraged to participate The Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils will hold public meetings between September and November 2022 to develop recommendations to the Federal Subsistence Board on fisheries closure reviews and proposals to change Federal subsistence fish and shellfish regulations and nonrural determinations for the 2023-2025 regulatory years and to discuss other issues affecting subsistence in their regions.

FISHERIES UPDATE FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 8-14, 2022. Report #12

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release

8/15/2022

Federal Waters of Tanana River Closed to Subsistence Fall Chum Salmon Fishing

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release

8/12/2022

For Immediate Release: August 12, 2022 The Yukon River is transitioning from summer season (Chinook and summer Chum salmon) management to fall season (fall Chum and Coho salmon) management. Because the 2022 fall Chum Salmon runs are forecasted to be poor with little to no harvestable surplus available for subsistence uses, closures to the harvest of fall Chum Salmon are necessary, and gill nets will continue to be restricted to 4-inches or less, with a maximum of 60 feet length. Manned fish wheels are an additional gear being provided at this time. Previous closures for harvest of Chinook and summer Chum salmon are still in effect.

FISHERIES UPDATE FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 1-7, 2022. Report #11

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release

8/9/2022

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