Western Interior Council Meeting Materials

WHEN: February 24 - 25, 2026 @ at 9:00 a.m.  
WHERE: Pike's Waterfront Lodge, Fairbanks

Call in number 1-833-436-1163.  Conference ID: 720 169 071#
Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join meeting 

Agenda

AGENDA ITEM NO. TOPICPAGE NO.
1.Invocation

 

2.Call to Order

 

3.Roll Call and Establish Quorum

 

4. Election of Officers

 

5.Meeting Announcements

 

6.Welcome and Introductions

 

7.Review and Adopt Agenda

 

8. Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes

 

9.Council Member Reports

 

10.Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items

 

11. Action Items 

 

11.a.Fisheries Closure Reviews  
11.a.i.FCR27-01: Kanuti River 
11a.ii.FCR27-02: Bonanza Creek 
11.a.iii.FCR27-03: Jim River

 

11.b.Call for Federal Fisheries Proposals 
11.c.Call for Alaska Board of Game Proposals

 

11.d.Review and approve FY2025 Annual Report

 

11.e.WSA26-01 Reduce harvest limit for Caribou in Units 22, 23, and a portion of 26A

 

11.f.i.Fall 2026 meeting calendar 
11.f.ii.Winter 2027 meeting calendar 
11.f.iiiFall 2027 meeting calendar  
12.Reports

 

12.a.i.TCC Tribal Resource Stewardship Department update

 

12.b.Native Organizations 
12.b.i.Kuskokwim Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Report 
12.b.ii.Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association Report 
12.c.Alaska Department of Fish and Game 
12.c.i.Division of Subsistence Research Update 
12.c.ii.Division of Subsistence: Chinook Salmon Research Initiative 
12.d.North Pacific Fishery Management Council 
12.d.i.February 2026 Council Actions 
12.d.ii.Chum Bycatch Outreach Report 
12.g.National Park Service 
12.g.i.Gates of the Arctic Spring 2026 Update 
12.h.Bureau of Land Management 
12.h.i.Central Yukon Update 
13.Other Business

 

13.a.Council Correspondence Update

 

13.a.i.Joint Comments to Board of Fisheries 
13.a.ii.Joint Comments to NPFMC on Chum Salmon Bycatch DEIS 
13.a.iii.Joint Comments on Programmatic Review 
13.b.Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program update 
14.Council Member Closing Comments

 

15.Adjourn

 

   

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