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Federal Subsistence
Management in Alaska
The Federal Subsistence Management Program is a multi-agency
effort to provide the opportunity for a subsistence way
of life by rural Alaskans on federal public lands and
waters while maintaining healthy populations of fish and
wildlife. (more) |
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Regional Advisory
Councils
The 10 councils were formed to provide recommendations
and information to the Federal Subsistence Board, to review
policies and management plans, and provide a public forum
for discussion of subsistence issues. (more) |
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Federal Subsistence
Board
The Federal Subsistence Board is the decision-making body
that oversees the Federal Subsistence Management Program.
It is made up of the regional directors of the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of
Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, the U.S. Forest
Service, and a chairman appointed by the Secretaries of
the Interior and Agriculture. (more)
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Fisheries Resource
Monitoring Program
The program was established to help provide information
needed for management of subsistence fisheries on Federal
public lands in Alaska. The program funds projects that
address research priorities identified by management agencies
and local users from around the state. (more)
Find fisheries monitoring program project reports here. (more)
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Rural Determinations Process Review
The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) mandates that rural Alaskans be given a priority for subsistence uses of fish and wildlife on Federal public lands. Following a Secretarial review of the Federal Subsistence Management Program, the Secretaries of the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture tasked the Board to review the rural determination process and recommend changes. Read more in the Rural Determination Process news release (more)
Review the Federal Register document here. (more)
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Secretarial Subsistence Program Review
Following the review of the Federal Subsistence Management program, the Secretaries recommended that the Federal Subsistence Board be expanded to include two public members representing rural subsistence users. On January 27, 2012, the Secretaries announced the appointments of Anthony Christianson of Hydaburg and Charles Brower of Barrow.
Visit the DOI website to see more information on the Secretarial review.
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