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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
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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.
Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils to hold public meetings
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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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.
Results from Federal Subsistence Board Work Session
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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7/27/2022
During their July 26, 2022 work session, the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) discussed and approved Regional Advisory Council (Council) Annual Report Replies and revisions to the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission Community Harvest System framework, . The Board received a briefing on Federal fisheries managers and delegations of authority; and a status update regarding the Sitka Kaagwaantaan petition for Secretarial extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Regulations for the Subsistence Take of Wildlife Published in Federal Register
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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7/27/2022
For Immediate Release: July 26, 2022 On July 26, 2022, the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) published the final rule for the Federal Subsistence Management Regulations for the Taking of Wildlife on Federal public lands and waters in Alaska in the Federal Register (87 FR 44846). This final rule revises regulations for seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means related to the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses in Alaska for 2022–23 and 2023–24 regulatory years. This rule also revises customary and traditional use determinations for wildlife, the general regulations, and a deferred proposal from the last fish cycle.
Federal Waters of Yukon River District 4 and the Koyukuk River Closed to Subsistence Fall Chum Salmon Fishing
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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7/22/2022
For Immediate Release: July 22, 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.
Federal Waters of the Coastal District and Districts 1, 2 and 3 of the Yukon River Closed to Subsistence Fall Chum Salmon Fishing
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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7/14/2022
For Immediate Release: July 14, 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 are still in effect.
Federal Subsistence Board to Hold Work Session in Anchorage, July 26-27, 2022
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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7/13/2022
For Immediate Release: July 13, 2022   The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) will hold a work session, July 26-27, 2022, beginning at 9:00 a.m. daily and adjourning at 5:00 p.m. or when the Board has completed its work.  The work session will be held in the Dimond Center Hotel, Chesloknu Conference Room, at 700 E. Dimond Blvd. in Anchorage.
BLM to Open Fortymile Federal Subsistence Caribou Hunt on August 1 Harvest limit of 2 bull caribou announced for fall hunt
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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7/13/2022
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office, is opening caribou hunting on federal public lands in Units 20E, 25C and a portion of 20F on Aug. 1, 2022, to provide opportunities for ​federal subsistence use, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, and based on consultation with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Eastern Interior Subsistence Regional Advisory Council. The caribou hunt is limited to federally qualified rural residents hunting on federal public lands only, including federal public lands accessible from the Steese and Taylor highways.
Federal Subsistence Board Defers Temporary Wildlife Special Action Request WSA22-02 (Dall Sheep in Units 24A, 26B)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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6/24/2022
For Immediate Release: June 24, 2022 In a June 22, 2022 public teleconference meeting, the Federal Subsistence Board deferred Temporary Wildlife Special Action Request WSA22-02 until their summer work session scheduled to be held July 26-27, 2022. Temporary Wildlife Special Action Request WSA22-02, submitted by the Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council, requests that Dall sheep hunting on Federal public lands in Units 24A and 26B, west of the Sagavanirktok River, be closed to all users for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 wildlife regulatory years.
Comments Invited on Proposed Changes to Federal Subsistence Fish and Shellfish Regulations
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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6/22/2022
For Immediate Release: June 22, 2022 The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) is accepting written comments through July 27, 2022, on proposed changes to Federal subsistence fish and shellfish regulations.  These proposed changes would affect Federal subsistence open seasons, harvest limits, methods for the taking of fish and shellfish and customary and traditional use determinations for the 2023-2025 regulatory years.
Federal Subsistence Board to Hold Teleconference on Temporary Wildlife Special Action WSA22-02 (Dall Sheep in Units 24A, 26B)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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6/13/2022
For Immediate Release: June 13, 2022 A telephonic Federal Subsistence Board meeting is scheduled for June 22, 2022, beginning at 1p.m.  The purpose of this work session is for the Board to further discuss and take action on WSA22-02.  The analysis is available at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/board.
The Federal Subsistence Board Adopts Temporary Special Action FSA22-01
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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5/24/2022
For Immediate Release: May 24, 2022   This news release was originally released May 6, 2022. In this version, paragraphs 1 and 2 have been revised. The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) met in public by teleconference on May 4, 2022 and adopted Temporary Special Action FSA22-01 for conservation purposes. Specifically, the Board closed Federal public waters of the Yukon River drainage to the harvest of Chinook, summer and fall Chum, and Coho salmon except by Federally qualified subsistence users, effective June 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022, with harvest opportunities to be determined by the Federal fisheries manager if fisheries run strength is sufficient to allow a Federal subsistence fishery.
The Federal Subsistence Board Approves Temporary Special Action FSA22-05 Regarding the Lower Copper River Subsistence Salmon Fishery
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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5/20/2022
For Immediate Release: May 20, 2022 The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) met in public by teleconference on May 19, 2022 and voted to approve Temporary Special Action FSA22-05 to enact temporary regulations for Fisheries Proposal FP21-10 until the final rule for this fishery is published in the Codified Federal Record.  This special action request, which was submitted by the Office of Subsistence Management, asked the Board to temporarily enact the Lower Copper River subsistence salmon fishery recently adopted by the Board and to delegate authority to the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Superintendent to implement the fishery.  The 2022 salmon fishing season for this fishery will now begin on June 1.
Proposed Federal Subsistence Management Regulations for Tongass National Forest Submerged Lands published in Federal Register
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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5/12/2022
For Immediate Release: May 12, 2022 On May 12, 2022, the Departments of Agriculture and Interior (Departments) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (87 FR 29061).  The purpose of this proposed rule is to complete regulatory proceedings addressing submerged public lands within the Tongass National Forest as directed by the U.S. District Court for Alaska.
Federal Subsistence Board to Hold Meeting on Fisheries Temporary Special Action Request FSA22-05 Regarding the Lower Copper River Subsistence Salmon Fishery
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, Office of Subsistence Management, Subsistence, Press Release
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5/11/2022
For Immediate Release: May 11, 2022 The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) will hold a teleconference on Thursday, May 19, 2022, to take action on Fisheries Temporary Special Action Request FSA22-05.  The teleconference will be held from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. or until the Board completes its work.

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