Rule 2 Apr 2025 wildlife, alaska, fish and wildlife service, wildlife regulations, treaties, hunting, migratory birds, subsistence harvest

🦅Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest Regulations Impact Assessment

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are revising the migratory bird subsistence harvest regulations in Alaska. Subsistence harvest regulations allow for the continuation of customary and traditional subsistence uses of migratory birds in Alaska and establish when and where the harvesting of certain migratory birds may occur within each subsistence region. Subsistence harvest regulations, including the changes set forth in this document, were developed under a co-management process involving the Service, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and Alaska Native representatives.

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Notice 20 Mar 2025 information collection, u.s. government, migratory birds, regulation, fish and wildlife

🦩Notice for Eastern Population Sandhill Crane Survey Data Collection

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew an information collection without change.

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Regulatory Compliance, Economic Impact 21 Jan 2025 transportation, federal regulations, imports, wildlife, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, small businesses, exports, economic impact, hunting, migratory birds, hunting regulations

🦆Proposed Hunting Regulations and Economic Impact for 2025-26

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) proposes to establish hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the 2025-26 hunting season. Through an annual rulemaking process, we prescribe outside limits (which we refer to as frameworks) within which States may select hunting seasons. This proposed rule provides the regulatory schedule, describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2025-26 general duck seasons, and provides preliminary proposals that vary from the 2024-25 hunting season regulations. Migratory bird hunting seasons provide opportunities for recreation and sustenance; aid Federal, State, and Tribal governments in the management of migratory game birds; and permit harvests at levels compatible with migratory game bird population status and habitat conditions.

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Regulatory Compliance, Environmental Management 21 Jan 2025 regulations, wildlife, alaska, fish and wildlife service, wildlife management, treaties, hunting, migratory birds, subsistence harvest

🦅Proposed Regulations on Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing changes to the migratory bird subsistence harvest regulations in Alaska. Subsistence harvest regulations allow for the continuation of customary and traditional subsistence uses of migratory birds in Alaska and establish when and where the harvesting of certain migratory birds may occur within each subsistence region. Subsistence harvest regulations, including these proposed changes, were developed under a co-management process involving the Service, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and Alaska Native representatives.

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