Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-2027-28 and 2028-29 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations

What it does

This proposed rule would update regulations for fish and shellfish seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish and shellfish for subsistence uses during the 2027-2028 and 2028-2029 regulatory years. The Federal Subsistence Board (the Board) is on a schedule of completing the process of revising subsistence take of fish and shellfish regulations in odd-numbered years and subsistence take of wildlife regulations in even-numbered years; public proposal and review processes take place during the preceding year. The Board also addresses customary and traditional use determinations during the applicable cycle and rural determinations every other fish and shellfish regulatory cycle. When final, the resulting rulemaking will replace the existing subsistence fish and shellfish taking regulations. This proposed rule could also amend the general regulations on subsistence taking of fish and wildlife. During this rulemaking cycle, the Board will accept proposals for rural determinations that will be decided by the Board during the subsequent fish and shellfish regulatory cycle.

The Forest Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

2 parts of Title 36, 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

36 CFR 242, 43 CFR 51

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1090-AB31 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Public meetings: The Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils (the Councils) will receive comments and make proposals to change this proposed rule during public meetings held between February 17, 2026, and April 1, 2026. The Councils will hold another round of public meetings to discuss and receive comments on the proposals and make recommendations on the proposals to the Board between September 24, 2026, and October 29, 2026 (see Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meetings for 2026; 91 FR 3921; January 29, 2026). The Board will discuss and evaluate proposed regulatory changes during a public meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, in February 2027. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific information on dates and locations of the public meetings.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket DOI-2025-0071 on Regulations.gov
• Title 36 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register