Federal Subsistence Board officially designates Ketchikan as rural, opening up thousands of residents to new harvest opportunities

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Federal Subsistence Board officially designates Ketchikan as rural, opening up thousands of residents to new harvest opportunities

Tazia Wagner holds a pair of hooligan caught on the Unuk River. March 18, 2024. (Jack Darrell/KRBD) In a surprise decision, the Federal Subsistence Board on Wednesday reclassified Ketchikan as rural for the purpose of federally regulated subsistence activities. The change means Ketchikan residents will be able to hunt and fish in many areas that were once closed to them.   Residents of nonrural communities in Alaska can’t hunt, fish, and gather …