Federal Subsistence Board News

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Federal Subsistence Board to hold work session in Anchorage August 7 – 8, 2018

07/26/2018

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) will hold a work session August 7 – 8, 2018. The work session will begin at 1:00 p.m. on August 7 and at 8:30 a.m. on August 8 (if needed). The meeting will be held at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Regional Office building, Gordon Watson Conference Room, at 1011 East Tudor Road in Anchorage.   

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NPS Announces Plans for 2018 Federal Subsistence Hunt of Chisana Caribou Herd

07/26/2018

Copper Center, AK – Plans for the 2018 federal subsistence hunt for the Chisana caribou herd were announced today by Wrangell-St. Elias Superintendent Ben Bobowski, the designated federal manager for the hunt. Consistent with the cooperative management plan for the herd, the harvest quota will be seven bull caribou. The hunt will open on August 10 and close on September 30 or when the quota has been reached. Hunters are asked to report back within three days of harvesting an animal or at the end of the season if unsuccessful. The hunt area is federal public lands in Unit 12 that lie east of the Nabesna River and Glacier and south of the Winter Trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border.

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2018 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 9 - Fall Update # 1, Yukon Area Salmon Fishery

07/24/2018

Districts Affected: Yukon AreaThe 2018 fall chum salmon preseason run projection is for a run size of 700,000 to 900,000 fish. This level of abundance is anticipated to be sufficient to meet escapement and subsistence needs and provide a surplus for commercial and personal use purposes. The estimated reconstructed fall chum salmon run size through July 22 (based on the mainstem sonar near Pilot Station and the downstream harvest) is estimated to be 118,000 fish, which is above the historical median of 74,000 fish for that date. The front of the fall season chum salmon run that entered the Yukon River on July 19 is expected to be near Kaltag on July 31, Galena around August 2, and Tanana/Huslia around August 7, Rampart around August 9 and the Canadian border around August 27.

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2018 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 7 - District 2 Commercial Period 2 and Subsistence Schedule

07/23/2018

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaThe 2018 fall chum salmon preseason run projection is for a run size of 700,000 to 900,000 fish. This level of abundance is anticipated to be sufficient to meet escapement and subsistence needs and provide a surplus for commercial and personal use purposes. A mixture of both summer chum and fall chum salmon are currently entering the Yukon River. Commercial fishing in the lower river at this time will likely harvest a mixture of both stocks.

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2018 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 6 - District 1 Commercial Period 2 and Subsistence Schedule

07/23/2018

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon AreaThe 2018 fall chum salmon preseason run projection is for a run size of 700,000 to 900,000 fish. This level of abundance is anticipated to be sufficient to meet escapement and subsistence needs and provide a surplus for commercial and personal use purposes. A mixture of both summer chum and fall chum salmon are currently entering the Yukon River. Commercial fishing in the lower river at this time will likely harvest a mixture of both stocks.

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2018 Yukon River Summer Salmon Fishery News Release # 47 - Subdistrict 4-A Commercial Fishing Schedule

07/23/2018

Districts Affected: Upper Yukon AreaAt this time, the majority of the Chinook salmon run has passed through Subdistrict 4-A, so the requirement to man commercial fish wheels is being removed because very few Chinook salmon would be encountered at this late date. Commercial fishing will remain open in Subdistrict 4-A to target summer chum salmon. These commercial fishing periods do not affect current subsistence management actions and fishing schedules.

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Federal Subsistence Board opens a limited caribou hunt to False Pass residents on Unimak Island

07/20/2018

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) has approved Temporary Special Action WSA18-01, with modification, to allow the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Manager to issue Federal registration permits for a harvest of up to 3 bull caribou from the Unimak Caribou Herd (UCH) and set dates for a may be announced season between August 15 and October 15, 2018 for residents of False Pass only.

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