Fishing News

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FISHERIES UPDATE FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 10-16, 2023. Report #8

07/17/2023

Compiled by George Pappas - (907) 317-2165, George_Pappas@fws.gov Office of Subsistence Management, USFWS. 

The purpose of the weekly fisheries update is to provide the reader with an overall summary of the status of subsistence related fisheries throughout the state of Alaska. 

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Federal subsistence fishery for Eulachon closed in Federal public waters within District 1, except for the Unuk River.

02/10/2023

For Immediate Release
February 10, 2023 

KETCHIKAN, Alaska – Ketchikan Misty Fjords District Ranger Cathy Tighe, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Federal public waters that flow into District 1, except the Unuk River drainage, to the taking of Eulachon from 12:01 a.m. on March 1, 2023, until 11:59 p.m. on April 15, 2023. 

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