Bristol Bay Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to hold working group meeting on deferred Wildlife Proposal WP22-40 (Units 9, 17; wolf, wolverine)

For Immediate Release:
September 13, 2022

Public is welcome and encouraged to participate via teleconference

The Bristol Bay Regional Advisory Council (Council) will hold a working group meeting via teleconference on September 29, 2022, beginning at 10 a.m. to discuss deferred Wildlife Proposal WP22-40.  This proposal requests allowing the use of a snowmachine to position wolves and wolverines for harvest on Federal public lands in Units 9B, 9C, 17B, and 17C.  The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) deferred Proposal WP22-40 during its April 2022 meeting at the request of the Council, so that the Council can gather more information and input from the public.  The Board will deliberate Proposal WP22-40 at its January 2023 regulatory meeting. 

09/13/2022
Last edited 09/13/2022
Contact Information

Leigh Honig
Council Coordinator
907-891-9053 
leigh_honig@fws.gov

The purpose of this working group meeting is to discuss the proposal and draft regulatory language to bring before the Council at their meeting on November 2-3, 2022, so that the Council can form a recommendation for the Board to consider.  

The public is invited to attend this working group meeting by calling the telephone number below:

Bristol Bay Council Working Group Meeting Information:

September 29, 2022, 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Teleconference: Toll Free: 1-888-455-9312
Passcode: 5571562

The analysis for this proposal is available on the OSM website at www.subsistence.gov/ /subsistence/regions/bb_materials.

For more information on the Bristol Bay Regional Advisory Council, contact Leigh Honig at (907) 891-9053 or by e-mail leigh_honig@fws.gov

The Board is committed to providing access to this public meeting for all participants. Please direct requests for accommodation needs to the Office of Subsistence Management at (800) 478-1456 or (907) 786-3888 or by e-mail subsistence@fws.gov at least seven business days prior to the meeting.  

Information about the Federal Subsistence Management Program may be found on the web at www.doi.gov/subsistence or by visiting www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska.

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BBRAC Working Group Sept 2022 MA [pdf] (195.12 KB)

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