The BOF will meet February 20–25, 2023 at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage to discuss Area M fishery proposals. The meeting will also be streamed online for view-only participants.
The new plan, which will take effect in 2026, reduces fishing time for these vessels by about 39% and 30%, respectively, from the 2023-2025 plan. It also removes the chum salmon triggers for seine fleet closures adopted in 2023.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) voted this week to adopt new management measures for Western Alaska chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery. While the action represents a step beyond the status quo, it falls far short of what Tribes across the Yukon‑Kuskokwim Delta and Western Alaska have consistently called for: meaningful limits that reflect Traditional Knowledge and the ongoing collapse of salmon runs.
The Departments of Interior and Agriculture are currently considering a petition that would effectively eliminate the Federal Subsistence Board and end the rural subsistence priority in Alaska. Here’s what you can do.
In a decision released January 12, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to revisit the 9th circuit’s decision that defended the Katie John cases and subsistence fishing rights, which were under attack by the State of Alaska.
