Southcentral Council Meeting Materials

WHEN: October 14 - 15, 2025 @ 9:00 am
WHERE: Gordon Watson Conference Room, USFWS, Anchorage

Call in number: 1-833-436-1163, Conference ID: 886 684 075#
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Agenda

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.	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.	Council Member Training How to make, amend, and rescind a motion	19
12.	Action Items
12.a.	Developing recommendations on Wildlife Proposals and Wildlife Closures	17
	Statewide Proposals
12.a.i	WP26-01 Move authority delegated through letters into unit specific regulations SCRAC Addendum	23; 34
	Regional Proposals
12.a.ii.	WP26-11: Unit 6D black bear, require a federal permit and close Hinchinbrook Islands to non-federally qualified users	43
12.a.iii.	WP26-12/13a/14a: Unit 6 brown bear, recognize customary and traditional use for Cordova, Chenega, and Tatitlek	55
12.a.iv.	WP26-13b/14b: Unit 6 brown bear, establish hunt	73
12.a.v.	WP26-15: Unit 6D deer, close Hawkins and Hinchinbrook Island to non-federally qualified users	83
12.a.vi.	WP26-16: Unit 6 beaver; increase possession limit and extend hunting season	97
12.a.vii.	WP26-17: Unit 7 remainder moose, establish a late fall season	105
12.a.viii.	WP26-18/19/20/21/22/23: Unit 7 furbearers, establish trapping setbacks in specific areas and require “Active Trapping” signs	119
12.a.ix.	WP26-24: Unit 11 brown bear, increase the harvest limit to 2 bears	141
12.a.x.	WP26-25/26: Unit 13 brown bear, increase harvest limit to 2 bears	149
12.a.xi.	WP26-27: Unit 13 caribou, change harvest limit to ‘up to 2 caribou’	159
12.a.xii.	WP26-28a: Unit 11 moose, extend moose season to Sept. 30	181
12.a.xiii.	WP26-28b/29/30: Unit 13 moose, modify the season	Supplement
12.a.xiv.	WP26-31: Unit 13 moose, close specific federal lands to non-federally qualified users	Supplement
	Crossover Proposals
12.a.xv.	WP26-71: Unit 12 brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears	197
12.a.xvi.	WP26-74: Unit 12 sheep; recognize customary and traditional use for Chitina and Kenny Lake	203
12.b.i.	Federal Subsistence Board FY2024 Annual Report Replies – summary	Supplement
12.b.ii.	Identify Issues for FY2025 Annual Report to the Federal Subsistence Board	253
12.c.i.	Confirm winter 2026 meeting date and location	255
12.c.ii.	Confirm fall 2026 meeting date and location	256
12.d.	Review relevant Alaska Board of Fisheries Proposals	257
12.e.	Review relevant Alaska Board of Game Proposals	258
13.a	Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program and Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program	259
13.b.	Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program Southcentral Overview	267
14.	Reports
14.f.i.	BLM Glennallen Field Office Update	279
14.g.i	FS Chugach National Forest Update	283
15.	Other Business
15.a.	805(c) Letter Table of FSB Actions	289
15.b.	Council Correspondence Update	293
16.	Council Member Closing Comments
17.	Adjourn