Mark Your Calendars! Upcoming Advocacy Opportunities

By Diloola Erickson, Tribal Resource Stewardship Department Director

The Tribal Resource Stewardship Department is gearing up for a packed fall and winter of hunting & fishing state and federal management meetings! If you are interested in engaging and advocating for Tribal hunting & fishing priorities or would like to learn more about ways to engage with upcoming regulation proposals, please reach out to the Tribal Resource Stewardship team at TRSP@tananachiefs.org. We invite your questions and encourage you to sign up for our email list to stay up to date on all things hunting & fishing in the TCC region!

As we set dates for the upcoming fall and winter virtual and in-person trainings, develop toolkits, and publish proposal booklet assessment matrixes, we will notify those on our email list and post updates on TCC social media.

8-Month Outlook on State and Federal Management Meetings

Please see below for a quick 8-month outlook on upcoming state and federal management meetings:

Date

Meeting/Update

Federal or State

Location

Mid-August/Early September

Anticipated release of the AYK BOF proposal booklet

State Management

 

September – October

Anticipating local Interior Advisory Committees meeting dates in this window

State Management

TBD

October 7-8, 2025

Western Interior Regional Advisory Council (WIRAC) Fall Meeting

Federal Management

McGrath, AK & virtual

October 8-10, 2025

Eastern Interior Regional Advisory Council (EIRAC) Fall Meeting

Federal Management

Tok, AK & virtual

November 3rd, 2025

Online Written Comments due for AYK Board of Fish Meeting

State Management

 

November 18-22, 2025

AYK Board of Fish Meeting

State Management

Fairbanks, AK & virtual

November/December 2025

Anticipate the release of the Area M Board of Fish Proposal Booklet

State Management

 

February 3rd, 2026

Online Written Comments due to Area M Board of Fish Meeting

State Management

 

February 10-12, 2026

Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council Spring Gathering

State, Federal & Tribal Management

Anchorage, AK

February 18-24, 2026

Area M Board of Fish Meeting

State Management

Anchorage, AK

February 24-25, 2026

Western Interior Regional Advisory Council Winter Meeting

Federal Management

Fairbanks, AK

February 2026 – tentative dates TBD

North Pacific Fisheries Management Council Meeting on Chum Salmon Bycatch EIS Final Action

Federal Management

Anchorage, AK

March 3-5, 2026

Eastern Interior Regional Advisory Council Winter Meeting

Federal Management

Fairbanks, AK

April 20-24, 2026

Federal Subsistence Board Wildlife Regulatory Meeting

Federal Management

Anchorage, AK

Acronyms Key

When you attend management meetings and read proposed policies, you will encounter many acronyms. Here are a few of the acronyms most often referenced in our area.

AYK = Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim

BOF = Board of Fish

AC = Advisory Committees

WIRAC = Western Interior Regional Advisory Council

EIRAC = Eastern Interior Regional Advisory Council

AMBCC = Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council

Area M = The Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands Management Area (State Management)

NPFMC = North Pacific Fisheries Management Council