Western Interior Council Meeting Materials

WHEN: December 17- 18, 2025 @ at 9:00 a.m.  December 17, 2025, EIRAC and WIRAC will hold a joint meeting. 
WHERE: Wedgewood, Fairbanks

Day 1, December 17, 2025:  

Call in number: 1-833-436-1163; conference ID: 945 65 79#
Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join meeting 

Agenda (as of 12/9/2025)

Day 2, December 18, 2025: 

Call in number: 1-833-436-1163  Conference ID: 479 394 890#
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Agenda (as of 12/5/2025)

AGENDA SUMMARY
(See detailed agenda below)

Day 1 - December 17 – Joint EIRAC/WIRAC Meeting – Gazebo Room

  • Provide comments regarding Secretarial Review of the Federal Subsistence Management Program
  • Provide comments on the North Pacific Chum Salmon Bycatch Management EIS and relevant Alaska Board of Fisheries proposals

Day 2 - December 18 – WIRAC Only – Board Room

  • Formulate recommendations on federal wildlife proposals and closure reviews
  • Identify topics for FY-2025 Annual Report
  • Other Council Business 
Day 1 - December 17 – Joint EIRAC/WIRAC Meeting Materials
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.Review and Adopt Joint Meeting Agenda 
7.Action Items  
7.a.North Pacific Fishery Management Council Chum Salmon Bycatch DEISTab 3
7.b.

Alaska Board of Fisheries Proposal Comments

329
7.c.

Secretarial Review of the Federal Subsistence Management Program 

 
8. Other Items 
8.a.Bureau of Land Management Update on PLOs, Public Lands Rule, D-1 Lands 
8.b.

Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program and Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program

333
9.Joint Council Open Discussion and Closing Comments 
10.Recess 
Day 2 - December 18 – WIRAC Meeting Materials 
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.Review and Adopt Agenda1
7. Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes7
8.Council Member Reports 
9.Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items 
10. Action Items  
 Statewide Proposals   
10.a.i

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

23; 34
 Regional Proposals and Closure Reviews 
10.a.ii.WP26-50 Modify the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area boundary 39
10.a.iii.WP26-51 Unit 21D, 24D, muskox, establish hunts 42
 Crossover Proposals and Closure Reviews 
10.a.iv.WP26-41/42 Unit 18 moose and caribou, eliminate take from boat moving under power83
10.a.v.WP26-43/44 Unit 18 moose, establish fall antlerless hunt, delegate authority and extend winter season in Kuskokwim hunt area93
10.a.vi.WP26-45 Unit 18 moose, extend cow  season121
10.a.vii.WP26-46 Unit 18 ptarmigan, increase harvest limit 135
10.a.viii.WP26-47 Unit 18 beaver, remove restrictions under trapping regulations against disturbing or destroying beaver houses149
10.a.ix.WP26-48 Unit 18 wolf, increase hunting harvest limit 155
10.a.x. WP26-49 Unit 18 coyote, increase hunting harvest limit and extend season 165
10.b.Annual Report 
10.b.i. Federal Subsistence Board FY2024 Annual Report Replies – summarySupplemental
10.b.ii.Identify Issues for FY2025 Annual Report to the Federal Subsistence Board95
10.c.Future Meeting Dates 
12.c.i.Confirm winter 2026 meeting date and location97
12.c.ii.Confirm fall 2026 meeting date and location98
13.Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program and Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program101
14.Reports 
14.b.iii.

Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association Update

151
14.d.i.ADF&G Division of Subsistence Update157
14.f.i.BLM Central Yukon Field Office Update177
15.Other Business 
15.a.183
15.b.Council Correspondence Update189
16.  Council Member Closing Comments 
17.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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