Western Interior Council Meeting Materials

WHEN: October 6 - 7, 2026 @ at 9:00 a.m.  
WHERE: Morris Thompson Center, ConocoPhillips Classroom, Fairbanks

Call in number 1-833-436-1163.  Conference ID: 846 432 568#
Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join meeting 

Agenda as of 8/20/2026

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. Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes

 

7.a.Fall 2025

7

7.b.Winter 2026

19

8.Council Member Reports

 

9.

Council Member Service Award

 

10.Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items

 

11. Action Items 

 

11.a.Developing recommendations on Fisheries Proposals and Closure Reviews*

29

 Regional Proposals and Closure Reviews

 

11.a.i.FCR27-01: Kanuti River Salmon Closure Review

31

11.a.ii.FCR27-02: Bonanza Creek Salmon Closure Review

49

11.a.iii.FCR27-03: Jim River Salmon Closure Review

67

11.b.2027 Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program

 

11.b.i.Program background and draft Priority Information Needs (PIN)

 

11.cAnnual Report

 

11.c.i.Federal Subsistence Board FY25 Annual Report Replies – summary

87

11.c.i.1FY25 Cross Regional Issue Table presented to the Federal Subsistence
Board		 
11.c.ii.Identify Issues for FY2026 Annual Report to the Federal Subsistence Board*

95

11.d.i.1.WSA26-01: Reduce the caribou harvest limit in Units 22, 23, and 26A SW to 4 caribou per year, only one of which may be a cow for the 2026/27 regulatory year

97

11.d.ii.1.WSA26-02/03: Closes federal public lands in Unit 22 and a part of Unit 26A to caribou hunting by non-federally qualified users for the 2026-2028 regulatory cycle
 

167

11.d.ii.2.WSA26-04: requests to open a winter moose season within the Gates of the Arctic National Park (GAAR) in Unit 24A from Dec. 15–Apr. 15 with a harvest limit of one antlered bull with at least a one-inch antler for the 2026-2028 regulatory cycle
 

169

11.d.i.Winter 2027 meeting calendar

171

11.d.ii.Fall 2027 meeting calendar 

173

11.d.iiiAlaska Board of Fisheries and Alaska Board of Game 2026-2027 Schedule

175

12.Reports

 

13.f.1..BLM Central Yukon Field Office Fall Update 

177

13.h.iiFederal Subsistence Board 2026 Regulatory Meeting Results

169

13.h.iii.Federal Subsistence Board 2026 Work Session Results

181

14.Other Business

 

14.a.805(c) Report – summary

185

14.c.Correspondence update

193

15.  Council Member Closing Comments

 

16.Adjourn

 

 

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