YRDFA Annual Board Meeting

Annual Meeting
Anchorage, Alaska
April 30 – May 1, 2024
Hotel Captain Cook – Adventure Room
convening at 8:30 a.m. daily

ZOOM registration: Click on the link below to register for the meeting. Once you are registered you will receive
an email link to the meeting. The same link will be used for both days of the meeting.
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAuc-yvrj4vEtYhTYWxhg8Sjyw1TK5TTMIE

PUBLIC COMMENTS: Public comments are welcome for each agenda item and those concerns not included
on the agenda. The board appreciated hearing your concerns and knowledge. The Co-Chairs will identify the
opportunities to provide public comments throughout the meeting.

PLEASE NOTE: The meeting will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. The agenda is subject to change. Contact staff
for the current schedule. Evening sessions are at the call of the Co-Chairs.

AGENDA

Invocation

Call to order

Roll Call and Establish Quorum

Review and Adopt Agenda (Action Item)

Approval of Meeting Minutes (Action Item)
a. October 2-3, 2023 Annual Meeting

Guest introductions

Old Business
b. Yukon River Fishery Disaster Updates
   ADF&G Deputy Commissioner, Karla Bush
   ADF&G Program Coordinator, Darion Jones

New Business
c. Yukon River Pre-season Fishery Report – ADF&G and USFWS
i. Summer Season
      ADF&G Yukon Area Summer Season Manager, Deena Jallen
ii. Fall Season
ADF&G Yukon Area Fall Season Manager, Christy Gleason
iii. U.S. Fish and Wildlife
      USFWS Yukon River Subsistence Fishery Manager, Holly Carroll
      USFWS Yukon River Assistant Manager and Tribal Liaison, Keith Herron
      USFWS Yukon River Fishery Assessment Biologist, Shane Ransbury
      USFWS Yukon River Assessment Biologist, Scott Walker
iv. Yukon River Assessment Project Updates
   Yukon River Chinook Salmon Telemetry Project
      ADF&G Yukon Summer Season Assistant, Josh Clark

d. Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP)
   Bruce Wright, Knik Tribe Chief Scientist
e. Thiamine Deficiency and Metabolic Stressors- USGS, ADF&G, NOAA, YRDFA
   ADF&G, Salmon Ocean Ecology Program, Dr. Katie Howard
f. Yukon River Commercial Permit Buy Back Discussion
   Ragnar Alstrom, YDFDA

DAY 2: May 1, 2024 8:30 a.m.

New Business Continued…
g. Yukon River Agreement – Canadian-origin Yukon River Chinook Salmon for 2024 through 2030
h. Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association Bylaw Revisions (Action Item)
i. Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association Personnel Policy Revision (Action Item)

Resolutions
j. 24-01 – Reduce Yukon River Chum Salmon Discards in the Alaska Peninsula Area M Fishery
k. 24-02 – Pollock Fishery Conservation of Yukon River salmon
l. 24-03 – Reduce Salmon output of Private Nonprofit Corporation Hatchery (PNP) Production within Alaska
m. 24-04 – 2023 Yukon River Fisheries Disaster Declaration Request
n. 24-05 – Protecting the Yukon River: Concern Oil & Gas Development in the Yukon Flats
o. 24-06 – Ongoing Increased Impact in Lieu of Climate Change on Yukon River Salmon

Report
p. Board Reports
q. Financial Report
r. Program Reports

Elections/Election of Officers
s. Board of Directors Elections
t. Alternate Elections
u. Election of Officers

Future Meeting Dates
April 22-23, 2025

Closing Comments

Executive Session
v. Executive Director Evaluation

Adjourn