BRISTOL BAY SUBSISTENCE REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL October 28-29, 2015 Dillingham, Alaska What’s Inside Page 1 Agenda 4 Roster 5 Winter 2015 Draft Meeting Minutes 11 Red Fish BOF Proposal - Naknek Lake 12 Rural Determination Update 17 Alaska National Wildlife Refuge System Proposed Rule on Hunting 23 Wildlife Proposal WP16-21 37 Wildlife Proposal WP16-22 49 Wildlife Proposal WP16-23 57 Wildlife Proposal WP16-24 75 Wildlife Proposal WP16-25/26 90 Wildlife Proposal WP16-27/28 99 Wildlife Proposal WP16-29/30 117 Wildlife Proposal WP16-31/32 128 Delegation of Authority Letters from Federal Subsistence Board to Togiak National Wildlife Refuge for Caribou and Moose 134 2016 Fisheries Rsource Monitoring Program - Southcentral Region 173 Spring 2015 Emperor Geese Survey Report Continued on next page... On the cover... Salmon hangs in a smoke house near Kanakanak Beach, Dillingham. Carl Johnson What’s Inside 187 News Release: Waterfowl Hunting Seasons & Duck Stamp Changes 189 Alaska Director’s Order - Duck Stamp Amendment 191 Annual Report Briefing 193 Federal Subsistence Board FY2014 Annual Report Reply 198 Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Report 203 National Park Service Resource Management 2015 211 Office of Subsistence Management - Fall 2015 Report 214 2016 All-Council Meeting Information 219 2016 Council Meeting Calendars 221 Council Charter Meeting Agenda BRISTOL BAY SUBSISTENCE REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Dillingham City School District Middle School Gym Dillingham, Alaska October 28 – 29, 2015 8:30 a.m. daily TELECONFERENCE: call the toll free number: 1-866-916-7020, then when prompted enter the passcode: 37311548 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. Roll Call and Establish Quorum (Secretary) 2. Invocation 3. Call to Order (Chair) 4. Welcome and Introductions (Chair) 5. Review and Adopt Agenda*(Chair) ...................................................................................................1 6. Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes* (Chair)................................................................5 7. Reports a. Council Member Reports b. Chair’s Report 8. Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items (available each morning) 9. Old Business (Chair) a. Red Fish BOF Proposal – Naknek Lake*........................................................................................11 b. Rural Determination........................................................................................................................12 c. Refuges Proposed Rule on Hunting*...............................................................................................17 Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting 1 Meeting Agenda 10. New Business (Chair) a. 2017-2019 Wildlife Proposals* 1. WP16-21. Unit 9 Caribou. Create “To be Announced” season and rescind closure ...............23 2. WP16-22. Unit 9C Moose. Revise permit requirement............................................................37 3. WP16-23. Unit 9B Brown Bear. Revise permit requirement and harvest quota......................49 4. WP16-24. Unit 9B, C, 9C remainder Moose. Closure..............................................................57 5. WP16-25/26. Portion of Unit 17A & 17C Caribou. Change season and harvest limit.............75 6. WP16-27/28. Unit 17A Moose. Change in season date and harvest limit................................90 7. WP16-29/30. Unit 9B, 17A, B, & C Caribou. Change in method & means & season dates.. 99 8. WP16-31/32. Portions of Unit 17A & C Caribou. Change in methods and means. ............. 117 b. Delegation of Authority ...............................................................................................................128 c.FRMP Projects for Council Recommendations*..........................................................................134 d.Spring 2015 Emperor Geese Update (Gayla Hoseth)...................................................................173 e.Identify Issues for FY15 Annual Report*.................................................................................. ..191 f. U.S. Coast Guard – Boating Safety Initiative: Information for Subsistence hunters in Alaska 11. Agency Reports (Time limit of 15 minutes unless approved in advance) a. Tribal Governments b. Native Organizations 1. BBNA c. Special Actions d. USFWS 1. Northern Alaska Peninsula Caribou Herd (Kevin Payne) 2. Togiak NWR (Andy Aderman) ..............................................................................................198 e. NPS 1. NPS Resource Management 2015..........................................................................................203 2. Katmai National Park 3. Lake Clark National Park f. OSM ...........................................................................................................................................211 g. ADF&G 12. Future Meeting Dates* Winter 2016 All-Council Meeting Update (Meeting Committee)................................................214 Select Fall 2016 meeting date and location................................................................................. 219 2 Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting Meeting Agenda 13. Closing Comments 14. Adjourn (Chair) To teleconference into the meeting, call the toll free number: 1-866-916-7020, then when prompted enter the passcode: 37311548 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 Donald Mike, 907-786-3629, [email protected], or 800-877-8339 (TTY), by close of business on October 19, 2015. Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting 3 Roster REGION4—BristolBayRegionalAdvisoryCouncil Seat YrApptd MemberName&Address Represents TermExpires 1 1993 Peter M. Abraham 2016 Togiak Subsistence 2 1993 Daniel James O’Hara 2016 Naknek Subsistence 3 2003 Nanci Ann Morris Lyon Vice Chair 2016 King Salmon Comm/Sport 4 2007 Molly B. Chythlook Chair 2017 Dillingham Subsistence 5 2014 Senafont Shugak, Jr. 2017 Pedro Bay Subsistence 6 2014 William J. Maines 2017 Dillingham Subsistence 7 2003 Dan O. Dunaway 2017 Dillingham Comm/Sport 8 2012 Lary J. Hill 2015 Iliamna Subsistence 9 2006 Thomas A. Hedlund 2015 Iliamna Subsistence 10 2009 Richard J. Wilson Secretary 2015 Naknek Comm/Sport 4 Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting Winter 2015 Draft Meeting Minutes BRISTOL BAY SUBSISTENCE REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Meeting Minutes February 24-25, 2015 Naknek Native Village Council Hall Naknek, Alaska Call to Order Meeting called to order by Madame Chair Molly Chythlook. Roll Call and Establish Quorum Roll called conducted by Coordinator Mike as requested by Chair Chythlook. Council members present: Molly Chythlook, Dan Dunaway, Richard Wilson, Dan O’Hara, Lary Hill, Nanci Morris Lyon, William Maines. Absent: Pete Abraham, Senafont Shugak, Thomas Hedlund. Welcome and Introductions Chair Chythlook welcomed guests and staff members. Government Agency Employees Donald Mike OSM Tom Jennings OSM Robbin La Vine OSM Orville Lind OSM Susanna Henry FWS Togiak NWR Susan Alexander FWS Alaska Peninsula/Becharof NWR Troy Hamon NPS Katmai Natural Resource Manager Diane Chung NPS Katmai Superintendent NGOs/Public Joe Chythlook BBNC Board Chair On Teleconference Dan Sharp BLM Anchorage Drew Crawford ADF&G Federal Subsistence Liaison Pat Petrivelli BIA Anthropologist/ISC Member Heather Tonneson FWS Anchorage Courtenay Carty BBNA Gayla Hoseth BBNA Dave Crowley ADF&G Pippa Kenner OSM Anchorage Bud Rice NPS Anchorage Bristol Bay Times Travis Ellison ADF&G Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting 5 Winter 2015 Draft Meeting Minutes Invocation Invocation led by Mr. Lary Hill. Review and Adopt Meeting Agenda Ms. Morris Lyon moved to adopt the meeting agenda, and second called by Mr. Maines. Election of Mr. Wilson nominates Ms. Chythlook for Chair and request Officers unanimous consent. No objections. Ms. Chythlook nominated as the Chair. Mr. Dunaway nominates Ms. Morris Lyon for the Vice Chair and requested for unanimous consent. No objections. Ms. Morris Lyon nominates Mr. Wilson for the Secretary seat and unanimous consent requested. No objections. Review and Adoption of minutes: October 28-29, 2014 Mr. Dunaway moved to adopt the meeting minutes of October 28- 29, 2014 in Dillingham, second called by Ms. Morris Lyon. Motion carries. Reports Council members reported on subsistence activities and issues from their respective communities. Public Testimony Opportunity for public testimony is available throughout the meeting. Old Business Rural Determination Ms. Robbin La Vine Anthropology Division from Office of Subsistence Management presented to the Council the Rural Determination Proposed Rule. The Council took action to forward the following comments to the Board regarding the proposed rule: x The Bristol Bay Regional Advisory Council (BBRAC) is supportive of determinations being switched from defining rural, to instead defining what is non-rural;