A 30-day Emergency Closure has been established for the 2024 Alaska subsistence spring migratory bird harvest in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta region. The spring waterfowl season will be closed during the initiation of migratory bird nesting from June 8 through July 8, 2024 for all species except scoters. The spring waterfowl season will be closed for scoters from June 13 through July 13, 2024. This emergency closure comes after consultation with the Association of Village Council Presidents Waterfowl Conservation Committee and field biologists from the Service. This closure is established in 50 CRF 92.21 and through the publication of this notice.
A special closure for Black Brant, from the time of egg laying untail young birds are fledged, remains in effect through July 18, 2024.
Egg collecting for emperor geese remains closed in 2024.
For more information, contact Aaron Moses, Subsistence Coordinator at (907) 543-1021.
Special notice: Avian Influenza is being detected on the Yukon Delta. If dead or sick birds are seen or found, please call 1-866-527-3358 to report sightings.
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