Established protocols mandate that subsistence users have an effective and meaningful role in the development and implementation of migratory bird regulations through participation in regional…

Established protocols mandate that subsistence users have an effective and meaningful role in the development and implementation of migratory bird regulations through participation in regional management bodies. These working partnerships provide more effective conservation of migratory birds in designated subsistence harvest areas without diminishing the ultimate authority and responsibility of the service.activities to be performed these management bodies coordinate with federal and state of alaska representatives as equals, and continue to develop recommendations for, among other things seasons and bag limits law enforcement policies population and harvest monitoring education programs research and use of traditional knowledge habitat protection under this framework, the advisory council for the maniilaq service area will be known as the northwest arctic region migratory bird advisory council.expected deliverables or outcomes the council will meet twice per year, once in kotzebue and once virtually to discuss and submit input for consideration by the alaska migratory bird CO management council. Funding requested under the FY23 alaska migratory bird CO management council application will be used to cover the costs of travel and lodging incurred by regional advisory council members as a result of attending these meetings, as well as travel by a regional representative to alaska migratory bird CO management council meetings in anchorage.beneficiaries this council will represent eleven federally recognized tribal villages in the maniilaq service area, which are ambler, buckland, deering, kiana, kivalina, kobuk, kotzebue, noatak, noorvik, selawik, and shungnak. Currently, the northwest arctic region migratory bird advisory council is comprised of six (6) elected members who represent the following areas kivalina and noatak (1) the upper kobuk (1) the lower kobuk (2) selawik (1) and buckland (1).