Federal Subsistence Board Approves Administrative Action to Enact the Customary and Traditional Use Determinations for Coastal Yukon Communities Recognized in FP23-02

This special action request, which was submitted by the Office of Subsistence Management, asked the Board to temporarily enact the customary and traditional use determinations made by the Board during the Fisheries Regulatory Meeting in February 2023 prior to the publication of the final rule in the Federal Register. The action allows the communities of Scammon Bay, Hooper Bay, and Chevak to harvest salmon in the Yukon River drainage if a harvestable surplus is available and opportunity is provided by the Federal Manager. 

This action by the Board is administrative in nature and is in accordance with their recent vote on proposal FP23-02. This action takes effect starting June 20, 2023, which is the approximate mid-point of the summer Chum Salmon run in the lower Yukon River and will expire after 60 days or upon publication of the final rule in the Federal Register, whichever is sooner. 

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