Subsistence News

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

Portion of Katlian River Watershed on Baranof Island in Unit 4 to Open to Mountain Goat Harvest

09/29/2016

SPECIAL ACTION: FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE BOARDUnder authority of:   36 CFR 242.10 and .19                                 50 CFR 100.10 and .19 Special Action No: 13-MG-04-16                                                                            Issued at: Sitka Alaska, September 28, 2016Effective Date:  12:01 a.m. Saturday October 1, 2016 Expiration Date:  11:59 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2016 unless superseded by subsequent special action EXPLANATION:  This Special Action opens a portion of the Katlian River watershed near Sitka, Alaska to the harvest of mountain goats. 

Federal Subsistence Harvest of Wildlife Regulations Book Now Available

07/08/2016

An electronic version of the July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018 Federal Subsistence Management Regulations for the Harvest of Wildlife on Federal Public Lands in Alaska book is now available on the Federal Subsistence Management Program’s website:  https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/wildlife_regs_16-18.pdf. It is anticipated that printed copies of the regulations will be available by the end of July.

Federal Subsistence Board lifts closure of Federal public lands on the Nushagak Peninsula to the harvest of caribou for RY2016/17

06/16/2016

The Federal Subsistence Board has approved Temporary Special Action Request WSA16-02, which opens Federal public lands on the Nushagak Peninsula to the harvest of caribou July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017.  This change applies to the portion of Units 17A and 17C south of the Igushik River, Tuklung River and Tuklung Hills, west to Tvativak Bay.  