Seward Peninsula Council Meeting Materials

WHEN: October 14 - 15, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.

WHERE:  Mini Convention Center, Nome

Call in number 1-833-436-1163 Conference ID: 905 207 333#
Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join meeting

Agenda as of 9/10/2026

AGENDA ITEM NO. TOPICPAGE NO.
1.Invocation 
2.Call to Order 
3.Roll Call and Establish Quorum5
4.Meeting Announcements 
5.Welcome and Introductions 
6.Membership Update 
7.Review and Adopt Agenda1
8. Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes7
9Regional Subsistence Reports 
9.a.Council Member Reports 
9.b.Chair's Report 
10.Council Member Service Awards17
11.Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items 
12. Action Items  
12.a. Fisheries Reports 
12.a.1.Results of Fish Assemblages and Genetic Stock Determination of Salmon in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, 2021 - 202319
12.b. Developing recommendations on Fisheries Proposals and Closure Reviews*21
 Regional Proposals and Closure Reviews 
12.b.i. FP27-08, Unalakleet River Salmon23
 Crossover Proposals and Closure Reviews 
12.b.ii. FCR27-01, Kanuti River Salmon Closure Review39
12.b.iii. FCR27-02, Bonanza Creek Salmon Closure Review57
12.b.iv. FCR27-03, Jim River Salmon Closure Review75
 2028 Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program Priority Information Needs (PINs) for the Northern Alaska Region  
12.b.i.Public comment on research gaps and subsistence management information needs 
12.b.ii.Council discussion and finalize PIN list*96
12.c.Wildlife Special Action WSA26-01, Western Arctic Caribou Herd* 97
12.d.Alaska Board of Game Proposals for the Western Arctic/Western Regions*168
12.e.Annual Report 
12.e.i.

Federal Subsistence Board (FSB) Work Session Report Out

  • Overarching Annual Report Topics from all Councils (193)
  • Joint Council Letter re: FRMP and WRMP Funding Request* (Supplemental)
  • Draft Communications Policy Feedback (209)

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12.e.ii.

Federal Subsistence Board FY2025 Annual Report replies – summary 

211
12.e.iii.Identify issues for FY2026 Annual Report to the Federal Subsistence Board* (OSM LT Lead and ISC representative)219
12.f.Future Meeting Dates* 
 Confirm Winter 2027 meeting date and location221
 Confirm Fall 2027 meeting date and location222
13.Fisheries Updates 
13.Council Chair's Meeting on Alaska's Salmon Crisis (Supplemental) 
14.Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program Update 
15.Reports  
15.a.Tribal Governments 
15.b.Native Organizations 
15.c.Alaska Department of Fish and Game 
15.d.National Park Service 
15.d.i.Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA), fall 2026 update223
15.d.ii.BELA Northern Seward Peninsula Caribou Project Update225
15.d.iii.BELA Natural Resource Arctic Network Inventory & Monitoring Update, fall 2026235
15.e.Bureau of Land Management 
15.f.Office of Subsistence Management 
15.f.i.Tribal Government and ANCSA Corporation Consultation engagement in the Federal Subsistence Management Program 
15.f.ii.OSM general update 
15.g.UAS: Building Pathways for Youth Engagement in Federal Subsistence Management: Seward Peninsula Cohort 
16.Other Business 
16.a.805(c) Report – summary241
16.b.Deferred WP26-01: Move authority delegated through letters to unit specific regulations 
16.c.Special Actions Summary247
16.d.Correspondence updates249
17.Closing Comments 
18.Adjourn

 

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