Eastern Interior Council Meeting Materials
WHEN: February 19-20, 2025, convening at 9:00 a.m. daily
WHERE: Pike's Waterfront Lodge, Fairbanks
Call in number: 1-833-436-1163; conference ID: 178 663 009#
Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join meeting
Agenda (Updated as of 2/17/25)
| AGENDA ITEM NO. | TOPIC | PAGE NO. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Invocation | |
| 2. | Call to Order | |
| 3. | Roll Call and Establish Quorum | 5 |
| 4. | Meeting Announcements | |
| 5. | Welcome and Introductions | |
| 6. | Election of Officers | |
| 7. | Review and Adopt Agenda | 1 |
| 8. | Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes | 7 |
| 9. | Council Member Reports | |
| 10. | Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items | |
| 11 | Council Member Training | Tab 1 |
| 12. | Action Items | |
| 12.a.i | Deferred Wildlife Proposal WP24-01: Statewide sale of brown bear hides | Handout |
| 12.b.i. | WCR26-22 - Closure to moose hunting in Unit 25D west except by 25D west residents | 21 |
| 12.c. | Call for Federal Wildlife Proposals | |
| 12.d. | Council Charter Review | 41 |
| 12.e. | Review and Approve FY2024 Annual Report | 45, Tab 2 |
| 12.f. | Alaska Board of Game Statewide Proposal Comments | 47 |
| 12.g. | Call for Alaska Board of Fish Proposals | 55 |
| 12.h. | Future Meeting Dates | |
| 12.h.i | Confirm Fall 2025 Meeting Date and Location | 59 |
| 12.h.ii. | Select Winter 2026 Meeting Date and Location | 60 |
| 12.h.iii. | Select Fall 2026 Meeting Date and Location | 61 |
| 13. | Outreach and Engagement Session on Chum Bycatch Management in the Bering Sea (time certain 2/19 @ 6:30 p.m.) | 63 |
| 14. | Reports | |
| 14.c. | Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association | Tab 3 |
| 14.d.i | ADF&G Yukon River Coho Salmon Radio Telemetry Project | Handout |
| 14.e.i. | BLM Central Yukon Field Office – Yukon River Bridge Signage | Tab 8 |
| 14.f.i | USFWS Yukon River Salmon Management | Tab 4 |
| 14.g.ii | NPS Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve | Tab 5 |
| 14.g.iii. | NPS Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve | Tab 6 |
| 15. | Other Business | |
| 15.a. | Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program update | |
| 15.b. | Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program update | |
| 15.c. | Federal Subsistence Board Fisheries Regulatory Meeting outcomes | Handout |
| 15.d. | Working Group Updates | |
| 15.d.i. | Hunter Ethics | |
| 15.d.ii. | Dall Sheep Management | 97 |
| 15.e | Miscellaneous Council updates | |
| 15.e.i. | Council correspondence | Tab 7 |
| 15.e.ii | Young Leader Seat | |
| 15.e.iii. | Declining Balance Cards | |
| 16. | Council Member Closing Comments | |
| 17. | Adjourn |