Federal Subsistence Board

With the deadline for public comment approaching, hundreds of Alaskans are weighing in on a U.S. Department of Interior review of federal subsistence management.

Five individuals from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have been newly appointed or reappointed to the regional council that advises on federal subsistence management decisions – the Federal Subsistence Board Regional Advisory Council for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

Kuskokwim chum and king salmon fishing is closed to federally qualified subsistence users until further notice.On June 3, the US Fish and Wildlife YK…