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Mountain goat harvest closed in Whale Bay and Necker Bay Zones on Baranof Island
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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12/5/2022
For Immediate Release: November 29, 2022 Under the authority of: 36 CFR §242.10 and .19 50 CFR §100.10 and .19 SITKA, Alaska – Sitka District Ranger Eric Garner, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Whale Bay and Necker Bay zones to the harvest of mountain goats. The closure will be effective Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. and will remain in effect through the rest of the 2022 season, which ends December 31. 
Notice of Funding Opportunity for 2024 Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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11/4/2022
The Office of Subsistence Management is currently seeking proposals for the upcoming 2024 Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program (Partners Program) that strengthens Alaska Native and rural involvement in Federal subsistence management. The Partners Program is a competitive grant that is directed at providing funding for biologists, social scientists, and outreach/educator positions in Alaska Native and rural nonprofit organizations with the intent of increasing the organizations’ ability to participate in Federal subsistence management. In addition, the program supports a variety of opportunities for local, rural students to connect with subsistence resource monitoring and management through science camps and paid internships.
BLM Opens Fortymile Caribou Federal Subsistence Hunt on October 27
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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10/21/2022
Harvest limit of one caribou announced for winter hunt  FAIRBANKS, Alaska – After consultation with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG), the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Eastern Interior Subsistence Regional Advisory Committee, and under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office will open the Fortymile caribou federal subsistence hunt on federal public lands in Units 20E, 25C and a portion of 20F at midnight on October 27, 2022. The federal subsistence hunt includes a harvest limit of one caribou and will close at 11:59 p.m. March 31, 2023. The federal subsistence hunt applies to federally qualified rural residents hunting on federal public lands only. 
Bristol Bay Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to meet at the Curyung Tribal Council Office in Dillingham
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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10/20/2022
For Immediate Release: October 20, 2022   The Bristol Bay Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet November 2-3, 2022, at the Curyung Tribal Council Office in Dillingham. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. daily.
Northwest Arctic Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to meet at Nullagvik Hotel Conference Room in Kotzebue
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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10/20/2022
For Immediate Release: October 20, 2022 The Northwest Arctic Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet October 31 – November 1, 2022, in Kotzebue at the Nullagvik Hotel Conference Room. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. daily.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to meet in Bethel at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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10/17/2022
For Immediate Release: October 17, 2022 The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet October 27-28, 2022, at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center in Bethel. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. daily.
Southeast Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to Meet in Ketchikan at the Cape Fox Lodge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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10/17/2022
For Immediate Release: October 17, 2022 The Southeast Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet October 25-27, 2022, at the Cape Fox Lodge in Ketchikan. The meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m. daily.
Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to meet in Fairbanks at the Pike’s Waterfront Lodge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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10/7/2022
For Immediate Release: October 7, 2022 The Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet October 19-20, 2022, in Fairbanks at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. daily.
Federal Subsistence Board Extends Moose Season in the FM1203 hunt area of Unit 12 to October 10, 2022
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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10/3/2022
For Immediate Release: October 3, 2022 The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) approved WSA22-03 with modification to extend the moose hunt season in the FM1203 hunt area of Unit 12 (that portion within the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and those lands within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve north and east of a line formed by the Pickerel Lake Winter Trail from the Canadian border to Pickerel Lake) to October 10, 2022.
North Slope Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to Meet in Utqiaġvik, Alaska at the Inupiat Heritage Center
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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9/30/2022
For Immediate Release: September 30, 2022 The North Slope Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet October 13-14, 2022, in Utqiaġvik, Alaska at the Inupiat Heritage Center. The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. daily.
Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to meet at the BP Energy Center in Anchorage
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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9/30/2022
For Immediate Release: September 30, 2022 The Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet October 12-13, 2022, in Anchorage at the BP Energy Center. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. daily.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

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