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September 2007 Briefing Book

The Council meeting proposed agendas, agenda item situation summaries, attachments, and supplemental materials from the September 2007 Council Meeting are found below.

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	A. Call to Order
	B. Administrative Matters
	C. Open Public Comment
	D. Enforcement
	E. Habitat
	F. Highly Migratory Species Management
	G. Groundfish Management
	H. Pacific Halibut Management
	I. Salmon Management
	Ancillary Meeting Agendas
	General Information
	Informational Reports
	Roster

A. Call to Order

Agemda Item A.5 Council Meeting Agenda

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B. Administrative Matters

Agenda Item B.1 Future Council Meeting Agenda Planning
- Agenda Item B.1.a, Attachment 1 Preliminary Draft Three-Meeting Outlook for the Pacific Council
- Agenda Item B.1.a, Attachment 2 Preliminary Draft November Council Meeting Agenda, November 4-9, 2007, San Diego, California
- Agenda Item B.1.b, HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental STT Report

Agenda Item B.2 West Coast Governor's Agreement (WCGA) on Ocean Health
- Agenda Item B.2.a, Attachment 1 WCGA on Ocean Health Discussion Paper
- Agenda Item B.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report

Agenda Item B.3 Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization Implementation
- Agenda Item B.3.a, Attachment 1 Summary of selected new provisions in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as Amended in January 2006 with an emphasis on matters associated with Pacific Fishery Management Council Activities
- Agenda Item B.3.a, Attachment 2 Draft Revisions to Council Operating Procedure 4 – Scientific and Statistical Committee
- Agenda Item B.3.c, Supplemental SSC Report

Agenda Item B.4 Legislative Matters
- Agenda Item B.4.a, Attachment 1 H.R. 21 the Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act
- Agenda Item B.4.a, Attachment 2 August 20, 2007 letter from U.S. Representative Young to Council Chairman Hansen regarding Council comments on H.R. 21
- Agenda Item B.4.a, Attachment 3 H.R. 2010 the National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007
- Agenda Item B.4.a, Attachment 4 S. 1609 the National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007
- Agenda Item B.4.a, Attachment 5 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council White Paper, Policies for the protection and Restoration of Essential Fish Habitats from Marine Aquaculture
- Agenda Item B.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 6 DRAFT H.R. 21 Comment Letter to Honorable Don Young from the Regional Fishery Management Councils
- Agenda Item B.4.b, Supplemental LC Report

Agenda Item B.5 Fiscal Matters
- Agenda Item B.5.b, Supplemental Budget Committee Report

Agenda Item B.6 Appointments to Advisory Bodies, Standing Committees, and Other Forums, and Changes to Council Operating Procedures
- Agenda Item B.6.b HMSAS Report on Appointments to Advisory Bodies, Standing Committees, and Other Forums, and Changes to Council Operating Procedures
- Agenda Item B.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment

Agenda Item B.8 Council Three-Meeting Outlook, Draft November 2007 Council Meeting Agenda, and Workload Priorities
- Agenda Item B.8.a, Supplemental Attachment 1 Preliminary Three-Meeting Outlook
- Agenda Item B.8.a, Supplemental Attachment 2 Preliminary DRAFT November 4-9, 2007 Council Meeting Agenda
- Agenda Item B.8.a, Supplemental Attachment 3 Council Workload Priorities 09/14/07 through 11/09/07
- Agenda Item B.8.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item B.8.b, Supplemental GAP Report

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C. Open Public Comment

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D. Enforcement

Agenda Item D.1 State Enforcement Activity Report
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental Enforcement PowerPoint Presentation

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E. Habitat

Agenda Item E.1 Current Habitat Issues
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental HC Report

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F. Highly Migratory Species Management

Agenda Item F.1 National Marine Fisheries Report on HMS
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 1 NMFS Southwest Region Report
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 2 Letter to Chair Hansen on Council exempted fishing permit recommendation
- Agenda Item F.1.c, HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item F.1.c, HMSAS Report

Agenda Item F.2 High Seas Limited Entry Longline Fishery
- Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 1 Implementing a Management Framework for a High Seas Shallow-set Longline Fishery; A PFMC Staff White Paper
- Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 2 72 Federal Register 46608, Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
- Agenda Item F.2.b, HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item F.2.b, HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item F.2.d, Supplemental WDFW Motion

Agenda Item F.3 Yellowfin Tuna Overfishing
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Attachment 1 May 1, 2007, letter from Mr. Donald Hanson to Mr. Rod McInnis containing recommendations to the U.S. Section of the IATTC on conservation measures
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Attachment 2 Status of Yellowfin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, IATTC Document SAR-8-08a (CD-ROM and Web only)
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Attachment 3 Staff Response to Request from Ad Hoc Meeting, February 2007, Document IATTC-75-05a
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Attachment 4 Conservation Recommendations, Document IATTC-75-07b
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Attachment 5 Proposal D1 Submitted by the United States; Resolution on a Multi-Annual Program on the Conservation of Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean for 2008, 2009, and 2010
- Agenda Item F.3.b HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item F.3.b HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report

Agenda Item F.4 North Pacific Albacore Tuna Stock Assessment
- Agenda Item F.4.a, Attachment 1 Report of the Seventh Meeting of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean Plenary Session, 25-30 July 2007, Busan, Korea (Full document on CD-ROM and Web only)
- Agenda Item F.4.a, Attachment 2 Report of the Albacore Working Group Workshop, ISC, November 28-December 5, 2006, Shimizu, Japan (CD-Rom and Web only)
- Agenda Item F.4.a, Attachment 3 Letter to Bill Robinson and Reply on Scheduling of the WCPFC Northern Committee Meeting
- Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint Presentation (Dr. Paul R. Crone)
- Agenda Item F.4.c, HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item F.4.c, HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item F.4.c, Supplemental SSC Report

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G. Groundfish Management

Agenda Item G.1 National Marine Fisheries Service Report
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Attachment 1 Federal Register Notices Published Since the Last Council Meeting
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental NWFSC Report

Agenda Item G.2 Off-Year Science Improvements
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 1 Suggestions for Generic Topics for “Off-Year” Workshops
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Agenda Item G.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item G.2.c, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item G.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report

Agenda Item G.3 Consideration of Inseason Adjustments
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Attachment 1 Letter from Dr. Donald McIsaac to Dr. William Hogarth; Joint letter from ODFW and WDFW; Hypothetical regulations and rationale for implementing inseason adjustments to the Pacific whiting fishery
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item G.3.c, ODFW Report
- Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental CDFG Report
- Agenda Item G.3.d, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.3.d, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item G.3.e, Public Comment

Agenda Item G.4 Stock Assessments for 2009-2010 Groundfish Fisheries (Full Assessments Available on CD and Web Only)
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 1 “Status of the Black Rockfish Resource off the Washington Coast in 2006”
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 2 Black Rockfish (Northern) STAR Panel Report
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 3 “Status of Bocaccio off California in 2007”
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 4 Bocaccio Rockfish STAR Panel Report
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 5 “Status of the Chilipepper rockfish, Sebastes goodei, in 2007”
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 6 Chilipepper Rockfish STAR Panel Report
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 7 “Status and Future Prospects for the Darkblotched Rockfish Resource in Waters off Washington, Oregon, and California as Assessed in 2007”
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 8 Darkblotched Rockfish STAR Panel Meeting Report
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 9 “Status of Cowcod, Sebastes levis, in the Southern California Bight”
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 10 Cowcod STAR Panel Meeting Report
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 11 “Status of the U.S. Canary Rockfish Resource in 2007”
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 12 Canary Rockfish STAR Panel Report
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 13 “Stock Assessment of the Arrowtooth Flounder (Atheresthes stomias) Population off the West Coast of the United States in 2007”
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 14 “Status of the Widow Rockfish Resource in 2007: an Update”
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 15 Arrowtooth Flounder STAR Panel Report
- Agenda Item G.4.b, WDFW Report on Northern Black Rockfish Stock Assessment
- Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental SSC Report

Agenda Item G.5 Amendment 15: Participation Limitation in the Pacific Whiting Fishery
- Agenda Item G.5.b, Attachment 1 Environmental Assessment of Management Measures to Prevent Harm to the Pacific Whiting Fishery
- Agenda Item G.5.b, Attachment 2 Draft Amendment 15 FMP Language
- Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental Attachment 3 NMFS Report for Amendment 15, Request for Council Consideration of a Revision to FMP Language
- Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental Attachment 4 Joint Agency PowerPoint Presentation
- Agenda Item G.5.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item G.5.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.5.d, Supplemental Public Comment

Agenda Item G.6 Final Consideration of Inseason Adjustments (If Necessary)
- Agenda Item G.6.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item G.6.c, Supplemental GAP Report

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H. Pacific Halibut Management

Agenda Item H.1 Proposed Changes to the Catch Sharing Plan and 2008 Annual Regulations
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Attachment 1 2007 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
- Agenda Item H.1.b, WDFW Report on Proposed Changes to Catch Sharing Plan and 2008 Annual Regulations
- Agenda Item H.1.b Supplemental NMFS Report
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report

Agenda Item H.2 Pacific Halibut Bycatch Estimate for International Pacific Halibut Commission Adoption

Agenda Item H.3 Pacific Halibut Stock Assessment
- Agenda Item H.3.a, Attachment 1 Summary of the 2006 Stock Assessment
- Agenda Item H.3.a, Attachment 2 Effect of Station Depth Distribution on Survey CPUE
- Agenda Item H.3.a, Attachment 3 Effect of Hook Competition on Survey CPUE
- Agenda Item H.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 4 IPHC June 27-28, 2007 Stock Assessment Workshop Summary
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report

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I. Salmon Management

Agenda Item I.1 Salmon Methodology Review
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Attachment 1 Email to the agencies from Mr. Chuck Tracy dated August 7, 2007
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental CROOS Report
- Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental STT Report
- Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental MEW Report
- Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental SSC Report

Agenda Item I.2 Klamath River Fall Chinook Overfishing Assessment Progress Report
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Attachment 1 April 10, 2007 letter from D. Robert Lohn (NMFS) to Donald Hansen (PFMC)
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Attachment 2 April 27, 2007 letter from D.O. McIsaac (PFMC) to Robert Lohn (NMFS)
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Attachment 3 Klamath River Fall Chinook Overfishing Assessment
- Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental STT Report
- Agenda Item I.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item I.2.d, Supplemental SAS Report

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Ancillary Meeting Agendas

Various technical and administrative committees, advisory bodies, work groups, and state delegations will meet throughout the week.

Ancillary A Scientific and Statistical Committee Economic Subcommittee

Ancillary B Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP)

Ancillary C Groundfish Management Team (GMT)

Ancillary D Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)
- Ancillary D Draft June 2007 SSC Minutes

Ancillary E Budget Committee (BC)

Ancillary F Habitat Committee (HC)

Ancillary G Legislative Committee (LC)

Ancillary H Enforcement Consultants (EC)

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General Information

General Information driving directions, hotel information, restaurant information
Event Flyer Announcing Two Evening Presentations Scheduled:
1. Monday, September 10 at 7:00 pm - Groundfish Stock Assessment Presentation
2. Wednesday, September 12 at 7:00 pm - Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Presentation
Tax Exempt Form (Must also show proper I.D.)
PFMC Council Meeting Secretariat Handbook: A Guide Outlining the Purpose of the Secretariat and the Services Provided

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Informational Reports

Informational Report 1 Report on the 2007 Pacific Halibut Fisheries in Area 2A
Informational Report 2 Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act: Working Together on Implementation
Supplemental Informational Report 3 Letter from Paul Michel, National Ocean Service to Marine Protected Areas Working Group Members
Supplemental Informational Report 4 Perspective: Fisheries Management; Ten Commandments for Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Scientists
Supplemental Informational Report 5 Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management: Some Practical Suggestions
Supplemental Informational Report 6 Status Report of the 2007 Ocean Salmon Fisheries Off Washington, Oregon, and California

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Roster

Council Roster (September 2007)

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PFMC
09/27/07