Seward Peninsula Council Meeting Materials

WHEN: January 20 - 22, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.

  • January 20:  meeting begins at 11:30 a.m.

  • January 21 - 22:  meeting convenes at 9: a.m.

    WHERE: UAF Northwest Campus, Nome

Call in number 1-833-436-1163 Conference ID: 653 127 190#
Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join meeting

Agenda (Updated 1/6/26)

AGENDA ITEM NO. TOPICPAGE NO.
1.Invocation

 

2.Call to Order

 

3.Roll Call and Establish Quorum

5

4.Meeting Announcements

 

5.Welcome and Introductions

 

6.Review and Adopt Agenda

1

7. 

Report from the Secretary's Office 

 

8. Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes

7

9.Council Member Reports

 

10.Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items

 

11.North Pacific Fishery Management Council Chum Bycatch DEIS

 

12.Wildlife Reports  
13.Action Items 
13.a.Developing recommendations on Wildlife Proposals and Wildlife Closures 

 

 Statewide Proposals  
13.a.i.

WP26-01 Move authority delegated through letters into unit specific regulations 

21

 Regional Proposals and Closure Reviews 
13.a.ii.WP26-52 Unit 22 brown bear, align with State regulations

37

13.a.iii.WP26-53 Unit 22B and 22D caribou, change season dates to may be announced

51

13.a.iv.WP26-54 Unit 22A moose, rescind closure

67

13.a.v.WP26-55/56 Unit 22A moose, extend fall season, establish winter hunt

99

13.a.vi.WP26-57 Unit 22A moose, require federal permit 

107

13.a.vii.WCR26-09A/B/C Unit 22A moose closure review

113

13.a.viii.WP26-58 Unit 22B moose, remove federal permit requirement for winter hunt 

121

13.a.ix.WP26-59 Unit 22B moose, modify fall season dates

137

13.a.x.WCR26-11/12 Unit 22B moose closure review

143

13.a.xi.WP26-60 Unit 22D moose, align with State regulations

151

13.a.xii.WCR26-13/14/15 Unit 22D moose closure review 

175

13.a.xiii.WP26-61 Unit 22E moose, require federal registration permit

183

13.a.xiv.WCR26-16 Unit 22E moose closure review 

199

13.a.xv.WP26-64 Unit 22 and Unit 23 Southwest muskox, extend season to close March 31

237

13.a.xvi.WP26-62a Unit 22A muskox, recognize customary and traditional use by Unit 22A residents

205

13.a.xviiWP26-62b Unit 22A muskox, establish hunt

221

13.a.xviii.WP26-63 Unit 22D muskox, combine hunt areas and federal permits

229

 Crossover Proposals and Closure Reviews 
13.a.xix.WCR26-45 Unit 23, caribou closure review

255

13.b.iFederal Subsistence Board FY2024 Annual Report Replies – summary

Supplemental 

13.b.iiIdentify Issues for FY2025 Annual Report to the Federal Subsistence Board

305

13.c.iConfirm winter 2026 meeting date and location

329

13.c.iiConfirm fall 2026 meeting date and location

330

14.aFisheries Resource Monitoring Program and Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program

331

14.b.

Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program Northern Region Overview 

Fish Assemblages and Genetic Stock Determination of Salmon in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

 

15.Reports

 

15.d.i.

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Report 

363

16.Other Business

 

16.a

365

16.b.Council Correspondence Update

 

17.  Council Member Closing Comments

 

18.Adjourn

 

 

Written Public Comments on Proposals and Closure Reviews

Statewide 

WP26-01:  move delegated authority to letters in unit specific regulations 

 

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