Regional Councils Winter Meetings Begin

Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils will meet in ten Alaska communities from the end of January through the first week of March. The Regional Councils advise the Federal Subsistence Board on local subsistence uses of fish and wildlife on federal public lands.

The Regional Councils will review proposed changes in federal subsistence regulations for the 1995-1996 regulatory year. The Regional Councils will also discuss the use of customary and traditional use determinations, the definition of "resident" in subsistence regulations, and other issues regarding subsistence harvest of fish and wildlife resources on federal public lands.

During the meetings, individuals will have opportunities to comment on these and other issues concerning subsistence management on federal public lands.

Regional Council members are residents of the regions they represent and are familiar with and knowledgeable of regional subsistence activities and issues.

The ten regions in Alaska are: Southeast, Southcentral, Kodiak/Aleutian Islands, Bristol Bay, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Western Interior, Seward Peninsula, Northwest Arctic, Eastern Interior and the North Slope.

For more information, contact the Office of Subsistence Management in Anchorage at (907) 786-3888 or 1-800-478-1456 toll free. Hearing impaired may call (907) 786-3487.

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FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE REGIONAL ADVISORY MEETINGS

Winter 1995 Meeting Schedule - Alaska