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Wolf harvest season announced for GMU 2, new process explained

10/30/2019

CRAIG, Alaska – Biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), announce that the state and federal hunting and trapping seasons for wolf in Game Management Unit (GMU) 2 will close at 11:59 pm on Jan. 15, 2020.  

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Federal subsistence moose hunting season to close in a portion of Unit 5A

10/22/2019

YAKUTAT, Alaska - Yakutat District Ranger Lee Benson, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the 2019 Federal subsistence moose season for that portion of Unit 5A west of the Dangerous River, except the Nunatak Bench, effective Oct. 22, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) will implement a closure for the State season. 

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Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to meet in Bethel

10/21/2019

**MEETING DELAY** Please note - due to weather conditions in Bethel, the Tuesday afternoon portion of this meeting (November 5) is cancelled; the meeting will now begin at 9:00 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 6thThe Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet November 5-7, 2019 at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center in Bethel. The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. on November 5, and at 9:00 a.m. on November 6 and 7.

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #50 Reminder: Return 2019 Salmon Fishing Permits

10/21/2019

Districts Affected: Upper Yukon AreaYukon Area subsistence and personal use salmon fishing permits expired on October 15 and are due back to the ADF&G office in Fairbanks by October 25 for the following permit areas:Yukon River: Rampart, Yukon River Bridge, Circle and EagleTanana River: Subdistrict 6-A (Manley), Subdistrict 6-B (Nenana) and Personal Use in Subdistrict 6-C (Fairbanks/North Pole).

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #49 Fall Update # 12, Yukon Area Salmon Fishery

10/21/2019

Districts Affected: Yukon AreaThe 2019 fall chum salmon total run size is estimated to be near 850,000 fish, after adjusting inseason for the overlap of summer chum salmon into the fall season. A fall chum salmon run size at this level is expected to provide for escapement, subsistence needs, and a limited commercial fishery. Most of the fall chum salmon are in the upper reaches of the rivers and arriving on the spawning grounds at this time. The overall fall chum salmon run entered the Yukon River later than average, although with the lower water levels the migration appeared to be making up time and Teedriinjik and mainstem border passage at Eagle were only two days later than average.

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2019 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release #48 District 6 Commercial and Personal Use Fishing

10/21/2019

Districts Affected: 6The 2019 Yukon River coho salmon run, based on inseason assessment and using late run timing, is estimated to be 172,000 fish, which is below the average run size of 215,000 fish. Several boat surveys of the Delta Clearwater River (DCR) conducted over the last week indicates low numbers of coho salmon in the river. An escapement goal of 5,200 to 17,000 coho salmon is established for the DCR. The department will attempt to conduct another boat survey on the DCR early next week. If coho salmon numbers improve, the department will assess whether additional commercial and personal use periods are warranted. Commercial and personal use fishermen should stand by for announcements regarding additional periods in District 6.

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Mountain goat harvest closed in Indigo Lake and Vodopad River Zones on Baranof Island

10/15/2019

SITKA, Alaska – The Sitka District Ranger, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Indigo Lake and Vodopad River Zones in Unit 4 to the harvest of mountain goats. The closure will begin Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. and will remain in effect through the rest of the 2019 season, which ends December 31. Further mountain goat harvest in these zones could have long term, negative effects on the conservation of these mountain goat subpopulations. The remainder of Baranof Island is open to goat hunting until the season closes, unless closed by past or future special action.

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