This Day in Alaska History-December 2nd, 1980
Prince William Sound Sport & Subsistence Shrimp Closure, Harvest Reporting Reminder
(Prince William Sound) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) would like to remind shrimpers that the 2024 Prince William Sound (PWS) noncommercial (sport and subsistence) shrimp season closes by regulation at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, September 15, 2024. All PWS shrimp permit harvest and effort information is important and must be reported online no […]
9th Circuit Agrees With State: Federal District Court Must Address Whether Congress Authorized Federal Subsistence Seasons During State Closed Periods
(Anchorage, AK) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued its decision on a Federal Subsistence Board appeal today, in which the State of Alaska challenged the Board’s authority to open an emergency hunting season near Kake and to close portions of Unit 13 to non-federally-qualified hunters. The Court’s decision recognizes that Alaska […]
BLM increases harvest limit for the Fortymile Caribou Federal Subsistence Hunt
Harvest limit of two caribou announced for remainder of the winter hunt FAIRBANKS, Alaska –The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office increased the Fortymile caribou federal subsistence hunt on federal public lands in Game Management Units 20E, 25C and a portion of 20F. Effective midnight on Dec. 2, 2022, the federal subsistence hunt includes a harvest […]