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SEWARD PENINSULA SUBSISTENCE REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Meeting Materials October 22-23, 2019 Nome What’s Inside Page 1 Agenda 4 Roster 5 Draft Winter 2019 Council Meeting Minutes 14 Federal Wildlife Closure Review WCR20-10 (Unit 22B muskox) 23 Federal Wildlife Closure Review WCR20-28 (Unit 22D muskox) 39 Federal Wildlife Closure Review WCR20-29 (Unit 22D remainder muskox) 55 Federal Wildlife Closure Review WCR20-30 (Unit 22E muskox) 70 Federal Wildlife Closure Review WCR20-44 (Unit 22D muskox) 86 Federal Subsistence Board 805(c) Report to the Council 90 Presentation Procedure for Federal Wildlife Proposals 91 Wildlife Proposal WP20-38 DRAFT Staff Analysis 108 Wildlife Proposal WP20-39 DRAFT Staff Analysis 120 Wildlife Proposal WP20-40 DRAFT Staff Analysis 133 Wildlife Proposal WP20-41 DRAFT Staff Analysis 145 Wildlife Proposal WP20-42 DRAFT Staff Analysis 163 Wildlife Proposal WP20-43/44/45/46 DRAFT Staff Analysis 206 Wildlife Proposal WP20-08 DRAFT Staff Analysis 219 Wildlife Proposal WP20-34 DRAFT Staff Analysis 230 Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program Overview On the cover... Muskox is feeding on grass in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve. NPS photo What’s Inside 239 Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program Northern Alaska Region Overview 254 Annual Report Briefing 256 Federal Subsistence Board FY2018 Annual Report Reply 261 USFWS 2019 Alaska Seabird Die-off Flyer 262 List of Documents Required for Alaska Real ID 264 Winter 2020 Council Meeting Calendar 265 Fall 2020 Council Meeting Calendar 266 Federal Subsistence Board Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Correspondence Policy 268 Region 7 – Seward Peninsula Map 269 Council Charter Agenda SEWARD PENINSULA SUBSISTENCE REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Mini-Convention Center Nome October 22-23, 2019 9:00 a.m. daily TELECONFERENCE: call the toll free number: 1-866-820-9854, then when prompted enter the passcode: 4801802. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Public comments are welcome for each agenda item and for regional concerns not included on the agenda. The Council appreciates hearing your concerns and knowledge. Please fill out a comment form to be recognized by the Council chair. Time limits may be set to provide opportunity for all to testify and keep the meeting on schedule. PLEASE NOTE: These are estimated times and the agenda is subject to change. Contact staff for the current schedule. Evening sessions are at the call of the chair. AGENDA *Asterisk identifies action item. 1. Invocation 2. Call to Order (Chair) 3. Roll Call and Establish Quorum (Secretary) ..........................................................................4 4. Welcome and Introductions (Chair) 5. Review and Adopt Agenda* (Chair) ......................................................................................1 6. Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes* (Chair) ...................................................5 7. Reports Council Member Reports Chair’s Report 8. Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items (available each morning) 9. Old Business (ChairDRAFT) a. Wildlife Closure Reviews – information update (OSM Wildlife) 1) WCR20-10 (Unit 22B muskox) .............................................................................14 2) WCR20-28 (Unit 22D muskox) .............................................................................23 Seward Peninsula Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting 1 Agenda 3) WCR20-29 (Unit 22D remainder muskox) ............................................................39 4) WCR20-30 (Unit 22E muskox) ..............................................................................55 5) WCR20-44 (Unit 22D muskox) ..............................................................................70 b. 805(c) Report – information update (Council Coordinator) ...........................................86 10. New Business (Chair) a. Wildlife Proposals* (OSM Wildlife/Anthropology) ........................................................90 Regional Proposals WP20-38: Revise seasons, harvest limit and permit requirements for moose in Unit 22D, remainder ....................................................................................................91 WP20-39: Revise harvest limit for winter season for moose in Unit 22D, remainder ...................................................................................................108 WP20-40: Close Federal public lands to non-Federally qualified users for moose in Unit 22D, remainder ..............................................................................................120 WP20-41: Rescind closure to non-Federally qualified users for moose in northern portion of Unit 22A ....................................................................................................133 WP20-42: Rescind closure to non-Federally qualified users for moose in Unit 22A, remainder ..................................................................................................145 Crossover Proposals WP20-43/44/45/46: Eliminate bull closure and prohibition of calf harvest for caribou in Unit 23 ......................................................................................................163 Statewide Proposals WP20-08: Require traps or snares to be marked with name or State identification number for furbearers in all units ...............................................................................206 WP20-34: Extend the trapping season for mink and weasel in Unit 18 ....................219 b. 2020 Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program (OSM Fisheries/Anthropology) ............230 c. Identify Issues for FY2019 Annual Report* (Council Coordinator) ..............................254 11. Agency ReportsDRAFT (Time limit of 15 minutes unless approved in advance) Tribal Governments Native Organizations Comprehensive Unit 22 Muskox Report (Cooperative Management Muskox Plan) 2 Seward Peninsula Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting Agenda (ADF&G, BLM, and NPS) NPS BLM ADF&G OSM 12. Future Meeting Dates* Confirm Winter 2020 meeting date and location .........................................................264 Select Fall 2020 meeting date and location .................................................................265 13. Closing Comments 14. Adjourn (Chair) To teleconference into the meeting, call the toll free number: 1-866-820-9854, then when prompted enter the passcode: 4801802. Reasonable Accommodations The Federal Subsistence Board is committed to providing access to this meeting for all participants. Please direct all requests for sign language interpreting services, closed captioning, or other accommodation needs to Karen Deatherage, 907-474- 2270 or [email protected] or 800-877-8339 (TTY), by close of business on October 1, 2019. Seward Peninsula Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting 3 Roster REGION 7 Seward Peninsula Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Seat Year Appointed Member Name and Community Term Expires 1 2018 Lloyd S. Kiyutelluk 2021 Shishmaref 2 2016 Brandon D. Ahmasuk 2019 Nome 3 2010 Louis H. Green, Jr. Chair 2019 Nome 4 2003 Tom L. Gray Vice-Chair 2019 Nome 5 2017 Deahl Katchatag 2020 Unalakleet 6 2016 Leland H. Oyoumick 2020 Unalakleet 7 VACANT 2020 8 1994 Elmer K. Seetot, Jr. Secretary 2021 Brevig Mission 9 2012 Charles F. Saccheus 2021 Elim 10 2015 Ronald D. Kirk 2021 Stebbins 4 Seward Peninsula Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting Draft Winter 2019 Council Meeting Minutes SEWARD PENINSULA SUBSISTENCE REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL April 23-24, 2019 Mini-Convention Center, Nome, Alaska Meeting Minutes The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am a.m. Roll call A quorum was established with the following Council members present in person or via teleconference: Louis Green, Jr., Elmer Seetot, Jr. (absent first day due to weather), Charles Saccheus, Leland Oyoumick, Tom Gray, Lloyd Kiyutelluk, and Ronald Kirk Absent: Deahl Katchatag (excused), Brandon Ahmasuk Welcome and Introductions Participating in Person Karen Deatherage, Office of Subsistence Management (OSM), Fairbanks Suzanne Worker, OSM, Anchorage Megan Klosterman, OSM, Anchorage Hannah Voorhees, OSM, Anchorage Robbin La Vine, OSM, Anchorage Ken Adkisson, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, National Park Service (NPS) Nome Nicole Braem, NPS, Nome Tom Sparks, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nome Walker Gruse, Law Enforcement, BLM, Nome Brian Uberlaker, BLM, Nome Bill Dunker, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Nome Tony Gorn, ADF&G, Kotzebue Sarah Germain, ADF&G, Nome Participating via Teleconference Ben Mulligan, ADF&G, Juneau George Pappas, OSM, Anchorage Karen Hyer, OSM, Anchorage Christina Brummer, OSM, Anchorage Review and Adopt Agenda Gray moved to adopt the agenda as amended: 1) Add the Bering Sea Western Interior Resource Monitoring Plan under New Business, following Board of Game proposals. Seconded by Kirk and approved unanimously as amended. Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes Kirk moved to approve the minutes from the fall, 2019 meeting. Seconded by Gray and carried unanimously. Seward Peninsula Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting 5 Draft Winter 2019 Council Meeting Minutes Elections of Officers Deatherage opened the floor for nominations for Council Chair. Seetot nominated Louis Green as Chair, seconded by Kirk and moved to close nominations. The Council unanimously elected Louis Green Jr. as Chair. Chairman Green opened the floor for nominations for Vice Chair. Elmer Seetot Jr. nominated by Gray. The nomination was declined by Seetot. Seetot moved to nominate Tom Gray as Vice- Chair.