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 9/15/2026

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 Minutes 
7.a.Fall 20257
7.b.Winter 202619
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 Review31
11.a.ii.FCR27-02: Bonanza Creek Salmon Closure Review49
11.a.iii.FCR27-03: Jim River Salmon Closure Review67
11.b.2027 Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program 
11.b.i.Program background and draft Priority Information Needs (PIN)Tab 1 
11.b.ii.Public comment on research gaps and information needs 
11.b.iii.Council discussion and PIN adoption* 
11.c.Council Chairs Workshop on Salmon Crisis 
11.c.i.Summary and Next StepsTab 2
11.d.Fisheries Reports 
11.d.i.Yukon River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission 
11.d.ii.Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission 
11.d.iii.Bristol Bay-Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Group 
11.d.iv.Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association 
11.d.v.USFWS Yukon River Salmon Management 
11.d.vi.Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program 
11.e.Alaska Board of Fisheries Agenda Change Requests*Tab 3
11.f.Annual Report 
11.f.i.

Federal Subsistence Board Work Session Report Out

Tab 4
11.f.ii.Federal Subsistence Board FY25 Annual Report Replies – summary27
11.f.iii.Identify issues for FY2026 Annual Report to the Federal Subsistence Board*41
11.g.Special Actions 
11.g.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 year97
11.g.ii.Special Action Summaries 
11.g.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
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11.g.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
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11.h.iWinter 2027 meeting calendar171
11.h.ii.Fall 2027 meeting calendar 173
11.h.iiiAlaska Board of Fisheries and Alaska Board of Game 2026-2027 Schedule175
12.Reports 
12.a.Tribal Governments 
12.b.Native Organizations 
12.b.i.Tanana Chiefs Conference Tribal Resource Stewardship Program Update 
12.c.Alaska Department of Fish and Game 
12.d.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
12.d.i.Northern Interior Refuge Complex Update 
12.d.iiTogiak National Wildlife RefugeTab 5
12.e.National Park Service 
12.e.i.

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

Tab 6
12.f.1..BLM Central Yukon Field Office Fall Update 177
12.h.iiFederal Subsistence Board 2026 Regulatory Meeting Results169
12.h.iii.Federal Subsistence Board 2026 Work Session Results181
14.Other Business 
14.a.805(c) Report – summary185
14.c.Correspondence update193
15.  Council Member Closing Comments 
16.Adjourn

 

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