*Recently, the Federal Subsistence Board (FSB) granted four communities on the Kenai Peninsula an extra 10 days to harvest moose this fall. The FSB also required that they abide by the same antler restrictions currently mandated for sport hunters.
*The four new Kenai Peninsula subsistence communities include Ninilchik, Seldovia, Port Graham, and Nanwalek. They will have an early opportunity to start in the new subsistence hunt on portions of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
*The Campaign for the Abolition of Angling (CAA), based in England, is attempting to rally international support for banning sport fishing as cruelty to animals. The group condemns catch and release fishing, as well as the full range of methods and means.
*According to the National Fisherman, American aqua-cultural production is growing at about 5% annually. Aquaculture is the fastest growing segment of the U.S. agricultural economy.
*Just as many of the traditional fishing areas have been fully exploited, so too are the water resources upon which aquaculture depends. In order to move ahead these entrepreneurs must first overcome a twofold problem: complaints from coastal residents that they are a visual blight, and the fecal pollution problems.
Postmark: Jul 13,95 11:00 AM Delivered: Jul 14,95 10:00 AM
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Subject: Subsistence News-7/14/95
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*Federal Subsistence designated hunter permits for deer are available from Forest Sevice offices throughout southeast and south-central Alaska. Permits are available for qualified rural residents to harvest deer for other qualified subsistence users on federal public lands in Game Management Units (GMU) 1,2,3,4,5, and 8.
*Designated hunter permits are a response to requests from federal subsistence regional advisory councils (RAC) in southeast and southcentral Alaska.
*The Federal Subsistence Board (FSB) voted to make the permits available in order to accommodate customary and traditional subsistence practices.
*Residents of some of the communities in the path of the Exxon Valdez oil spill are still concerned about possible oil contamination of traditional foods. The Oil Spill Trustee Council plans to continue to expand the testing & dialogue between subsistence users and scientists working with the areas resources in 1995 and future years.
*A cooperative effort is underway in Prince William Sound to work with subsistence marine mammal hunters to compile information and produce recommendations on harbor seals and sea otter harvest. The info will be used to help in voluntarily modifying harvest practices.
Postmark: Jul 07,95 8:53 AM Delivered: Jul 07,95 10:00 AM
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Subject: Subsistence News-7/7/95
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*The Hawai’iloa, a traditional Polynesian voyaging water craft, is touring throughout southeast Alaska as a thank you to the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian peoples of the region for contributing two large Sitka spruce trees for its construction.
*The water craft was constructed of two, 400 year old trees donated by Sealaska Corporation. The trees came from Shelikof Island in 1991. Construction of the vessel took two years.
*Along with its two hulls, it has two sails with 420 square feet of canvas and two steering oars. It has a crew of 14 individuals.
*Federal Subsistence Management Regulations for the 1995-96 fiscal year go into effect July 1, and will remain in place through June 30, 1996. Regulations were published in the June 15th Federal Register.
*The Federal Subsistence Board (FSB) will consider requests for reconsideration of these new regulations by August 14th. Written requests should be submitted to the FSB, c/o US Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503.
