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December 16 - 18, 2025 Meeting Materials

Agenda (updated as of 12/9/25)

 

AGENDA SUMMARY
(See detailed agenda below)

Day 1 - December 16 - EIRAC Only 

  • Begin recommendations on federal wildlife proposals and closure reviews

Day 2 - December 17 – Joint EIRAC/WIRAC Meeting

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

Day 3 - December 18 – EIRAC Only 

  • Continue recommendations on federal wildlife proposals and closure reviews
  • Identify topics for FY-2025 Annual Report
  • Comment on draft Fortymile Caribou Harvest Management Plan
  • Comment on Lower Tanana Wood Bison Management Plan

Day 1 - December 16 - EIRAC Only 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 Agenda 
7.Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes7
8. Council Member Reports 
9. Council Member Service Awards 
10.Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items 
11. Action Items  
 Regional Proposals and Closure Reviews 
11.i. WP26-71 - Unit 12 brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears87
11.ii. WP26-72a - Unit 20E brown bear; recognize customary and traditional use for Unit 20E residents93
11.iii.WP26-72b - Unit 20E brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears 101
11.iv.WP26-73 - Unit 25B brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears 107
11.v.WP26-76 - Units 20E and 25C sheep; extend closure to all users for 2 years113
11.vi.WP26-74 - Unit 12 sheep; recognize customary and traditional use for Chitina and Kenny Lake133
 Southcentral Crossover Proposals 
11.vii.WP26-24 - Unit 11 brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears187
11.viii.WP26-25/26 - Unit 13 brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears (comment only; no C&T for Eastern Interior)195
11.ix.WP26-27 - Unit 13 remainder Nelchina caribou; change from 2 bulls to up to 2 caribou205
11.x.WP26-28a - Unit 11 moose; extend season to Sept. 30227
11.xi.WP26-28b/29/30 - Unit 13 moose; extend or shift season datesTab 1
11.xii.WP26-31 - Unit 13 moose; close BLM lands to non-federally qualified usersTab 2

Day 2 - 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 3 - December 18 – EIRAC Only Meeting Materials:

AGENDA ITEM NO. TOPICPAGE NO.
1.Invocation 
2.Call to Order 
3.Roll Call and Establish Quorum 
4.Meeting Announcements 
5.Welcome and Introductions for any new attendees 
6.Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items 
7.Action Items  
7.a.

Fortymile Caribou Herd 

 
7.b.

Wood Bison Restoration

267
7.c.Continue developing recommendations on Wildlife Proposals and Wildlife Closures 
 Statewide  
7.c.i.

WP26-01, Move authority delegated in letters to unit specific regulations 

29

40

 Eastern Interior 
7.c.ii.WP26-77 - Units 12, 20, and 25 wood bison; recognize customary and traditional use163
7.c.iii.WCR26-22 - Unit 25D west closed to moose hunting except by 25D west residents43
7.c.iv.WP26-70 - Units 20E, 25A, and 25B black bear; allow sale of handicrafts using any nonedible part except gallbladders65
7.c.v.WP26-75 - Unit 25D moose; close to non-federally qualified users in Unit 25D remainder145
7.c.vi.WP26-78 - Units 25C and 25D; modify subunit boundaries to align with state181
7.d.Annual Report 
7.d.i.Federal Subsistence Board FY2024 Annual Report Replies – summary257
7.d.ii.Identify Issues for FY2025 Annual Report to the Federal Subsistence Board255
7.e.Future Meeting Dates 
7.e.i.Confirm winter 2026 meeting date and location331
7.e.ii.Confirm fall 2026 meeting date and location332
8.Other Business 
8.a.805(c) Report - Summary 377
8.b.Council Correspondence Update381
9. Closing Comments 
10.Adjourn 

Agency Reports Moved to March 2026 Meeting:

Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association

Yukon River Salmon Management

Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve 

Yukon-Charly Rivers National Preserve

BLM Glennallen Field Office Update

Written Public Comments on Proposals and Closure Reviews

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

WP26-71:  Unit 12 brown bear; increase harvest limit

WP26-74:  Unit 12 sheep; modify customary and traditional use determination 

WP26-77:  Units 12, 20, and 25 wood bison; recognize customary and traditional use 

Informational Materials

February 19-20, 2025 Meeting Materials 

Agenda (Updated as of 2/17/25)

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.Election of Officers 
7.Review and Adopt Agenda1
8.Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes7
9.Council Member Reports 
10.Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items 
11Council Member TrainingTab 1
12. Action Items  
12.a.iDeferred Wildlife Proposal WP24-01: Statewide sale of brown bear hidesHandout
12.b.i.WCR26-22 - Closure to moose hunting in Unit 25D west except by 25D west residents21
12.c.Call for Federal Wildlife Proposals 
12.d.Council Charter Review41
12.e.Review and Approve FY2024 Annual Report45, Tab 2
12.f.Alaska Board of Game Statewide Proposal Comments47
12.g.Call for Alaska Board of Fish Proposals55
12.h.Future Meeting Dates 
12.h.iConfirm Fall 2025 Meeting Date and Location59
12.h.ii.Select Winter 2026 Meeting Date and Location60
12.h.iii.Select Fall 2026 Meeting Date and Location61
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 AssociationTab 3
14.d.iADF&G Yukon River Coho Salmon Radio Telemetry ProjectHandout
14.e.i.BLM Central Yukon Field Office – Yukon River Bridge SignageTab 8
14.f.iUSFWS Yukon River Salmon ManagementTab 4
14.g.ii NPS Yukon-Charley Rivers National PreserveTab 5
14.g.iii.NPS Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and PreserveTab 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 outcomesHandout
15.d.Working Group Updates 
15.d.i.Hunter Ethics 
15.d.ii.Dall Sheep Management97
15.eMiscellaneous Council updates 
15.e.i.Council correspondenceTab 7
15.e.iiYoung Leader Seat 
15.e.iii.Declining Balance Cards 
16.  Council Member Closing Comments 
17.Adjourn 

Informational Materials: 

Annual Report Briefing

Correspondence Policy

Map

October 8-10, 2024 Meeting Materials 

Supplemental 

March 5-8, 2024 All Council Meeting Materials 

All-Council Meeting Materials 

Meeting Materials:

October 4-5, 2023 Meeting Materials 

Draft Eirac Fall 2023 Meeting Agenda 10 2 23508 [pdf]

Meeting Materials:

Supplementals:

March 1-2, 2023 Meeting Materials

Meeting Book

Supplemental:
October 5-6, 2022 Meeting Materials

Meeting Book

Supplemental:
  1. Agenda
  2. Roster
  3. Fall 2021 DRAFT Council Meeting Minutes
  4. Deferred Wildlife Proposal WP22-36 Staff Analysis
  5. How to Submit a Proposal to Change Federal Subsistence Regulations
  6. How to Submit Proposals to Change Nonrural Determinations
  7. FY 2021 DRAFT Council Annual Report
  8. Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association Report to the Council
  9. Winter 2022 Update for Tetlin NWR
  10. a.  Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Winter 2022 Fisheries Report
    b.  Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Resource Stewardship and Science Report
    c.   Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Subsistence and Anthropology Report
  11. Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Report to the Council
  12. Denali National Park and Preserve Wildlife Updates January 2022
  13. Bureau of Land Management Alaska Field Office Updates to the Council, Winter 2022
  14. Office of Subsistence Management Report
  15. a.  Fall 2022 Council Meeting Calendar
     b.  Winter 2023 Council Meeting Calendar
     c.  Region's Map
     d.  2021 Council Charter
October 14-15, 2021 Meeting Materials

Meeting Materials

 

March 4-5, 2021 Meeting Materials
October 14-15, 2020 Meeting Materials

Winter 2020
Winter 2019
Fall 2018
Winter 2018
Fall 2017
Winter 2017
Fall 2016
​Winter 2016
 

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