Federal Subsistence Board News

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Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils to hold meetings via teleconference

01/14/2022

The Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils will meet by teleconferences between February and March 2022 to develop proposals to change Federal subsistence
fish and shellfish regulations for the 2023-2025 regulatory years and discuss other issues affecting subsistence in their regions.

The public is welcome and encouraged to participate in these meetings by teleconference. Individual teleconference numbers and meeting start times will be provided on meeting agendas when distributed. The meeting schedule is as follows:

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Public hearings announced for deferred Temporary Wildlife Special Action Request WSA21-01 regarding caribou and moose in Units 23 and 26A

11/15/2021

For Immediate Release:

November 15,2021

Last year, the Northwest Arctic Subsistence Regional Advisory Council submitted a Wildlife Special Action Request (WSA21-01) to close caribou and moose hunting on Federal public lands in Units 23 and 26A. Their request was for a temporary closure that would apply to non-federally qualified users during the months of August and September. In June 2021, the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) deferred this request and instructed staff to gather additional information on concerns related to caribou in Units 23 and 26A.

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Public Meeting and Hearing Announced Regarding 2021 GMU 2 Wolf Harvest

11/08/2021

CRAIG, Alaska – Biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), will hold a public meeting and hearing to share information and solicit comments on the intent to offer 31 days of trapping opportunity in fall 2021 in Game Management Unit (GMU) 2 (Unit 2 in the Federal regulations).

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Public hearing announced for deferred Temporary Wildlife Special Action Request WSA21-01 regarding caribou and moose in Units 23 and 26A

11/02/2021

For Immediate Release:

November 2, 2021

Last year, the Northwest Arctic Subsistence Regional Advisory Council submitted a Wildlife Special Action Request (WSA21-01) to close caribou and moose hunting on Federal public lands in Units 23 and 26A. Their request was for a temporary closure that would apply to non-federally qualified users during the months of August and September. In June 2021, the Federal Subsistence Board deferred this request, and instructed staff to gather additional information on concerns related to caribou in Units 23 and 26A.

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2021 Yukon River Summer Season Summary

10/29/2021

The following is a summary of the 2021 Yukon River Chinook and summer chum salmon fisheries. All data reported here are considered preliminary. For management purposes, the Yukon River is divided into several fishing districts and subdistricts (Figure 1).

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