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June 2008 Briefing Book

The Council meeting proposed agendas, agenda item situation summaries, attachments, and supplemental materials for the June 2008 Council Meeting are found below.

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	A. Call to Order
	B. Open Public Comment
	C. Administrative Matters
	D. Highly Migratory Species Management
	E. Salmon Management
	F. Groundfish Management
	G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
	H. Habitat
	I. Marine Protected Areas
	Ancillary Meetings
	General Information
	Informational Reports
	Roster

A. Call to Order

Agenda Item A.4 June 6-13 Council Meeting Agenda
Agenda Item A.4 Agenda Information

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B. Open Public Comment

Agenda Item B.1.a Supplemental Open Public Comment (Mr. Peter Flournoy)

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C. Administrative Matters

Agenda Item C.1 Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 1 Draft Preliminary Three-Meeting Outlook for the Pacific Council
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 2 Draft Preliminary Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, September 7-12, 2008, Boise, Idaho
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 3 Draft Preliminary Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, November 2-7, 2008, San Diego, California
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 4 Excerpts from Council Meeting Minutes Regarding CPS Amendment 11 Review
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 6 Preliminary Three-Meeting Outlook for the Pacific Council
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 7 Preliminary Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, September 7-12, 2008, Boise, Idaho
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 8 Council Work Load Priorities June 16, 2008 through September 12, 2008
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 9 NOAA Fisheries Scientific Forum 2008 Collapse of Sacramento Fall Chinook Stock and Decline of Other West Coast Salmon Stocks
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 10 Preliminary Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, November 1-7, 2008, San Diego, California
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation MS-Act Section 303(c)
- Agenda Item C.1.b, CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item C.1.b, CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item C.1.c, Public Comment

Agenda Item C.2 Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization Implementation
- Agenda Item C.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 1 Council Staff Perspectives on Revised MSA NEPA Procedures, Proposed Rule
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Attachment 1 Proposed Rule Regarding a Revised Environmental Review Process for Fishery Management Actions Under the MSA (73 FR 27998)
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental Attachment 2 Excess Harvesting Capacity in US Fisheries, A Report to Congress
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental Attachment 3 Federal Register Notice Announcing Public Meetings on the Proposed Rule to Revise and Update NMFS Procedures for Complying with NEPA
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental Attachment 4 Federal Register Notice - NMFS Proposes Revisions to the Guidelines for National Standard 1; Annual Catch Limits
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint 1 (Leathery/Rauch)
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint 2 (Ise/Wright)
- Agenda Item C.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report

Agenda Item C.3 Update and Communication of Research and Data Needs

Agenda Item C.4 Fiscal Matters
- Agenda Item C.4.b, Supplemental Budget Committee Report

Agenda Item C.5 Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
- Agenda Item C.5.a, Supplemental Attachment 1 Supplemental Nominations and Information for Prospective Groundfish EFH Review Committee Members

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D. Highly Migratory Species Management

Agenda Item D.1 Changes to Routine Management Measures for 2009-2010 Seasons
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 1 Letter to Honorable Mark Leno from Mr. Rod McInnis Regarding an SSLL EFP Application
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item D.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment

Agenda Item D.2 Council Recommendations to Regional Fishery Management Organizations
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Attachment 1 Letter to Rodney McInnis Containing Council’s Recommendations to the U.S. Delegation to the IATTC
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Attachment 2 Document SARM-9-06a Status Of Yellowfin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2007 and Outlook For The Future (Complete Document on Web and CD-ROM Only)
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Attachment 3 Document SARM-9-06b Status Of Bigeye Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (Complete Document on Web and CD-ROM Only)
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Attachment 4 Document SARM-9-06c Evaluation of the Effect of Resolutions C-04-09 and C-06-02
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Attachment 5 Document SARM-9-05 Summary of Conservation Proposals
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report

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E. Salmon Management

Agenda Item E.1 Klamath River Fall Chinook Overfishing Concern
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 1 Summary and Background for the Salmon Fishery Management Plan and Overfishing Concerns
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 2 Excerpt from the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 3 Alternative Rebuilding Plans for Klamath River Fall Chinook
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 4 Tribal and Advisory Body Statements from the April 2008 Council Meeting Concerning the Klamath River Fall Chinook Overfishing Concern
- Agenda Item E.1.b, Hoopa Valley Tribal Comments Hoopa Valley Tribal Comments on Klamath River Fall Chinook Overfishing Concern
- Agenda Item E.1.c, STT Report Salmon Technical Team Analysis of Risks and Benefits of Alternative Rebuilding Criteria for Klamath River Fall Chinook
- Agenda Item E.1.c, Supplemental STT Report 2
- Agenda Item E.1.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item E.1.c, Supplemental SAS Report

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F. Groundfish Management

Agenda Item F.1 National Marine Fisheries Service Report
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 1 Federal Register Notices Published Since the Last Council Meeting
- Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental Science Center Activities PowerPoint

Agenda Item F.2 Stock Assessment Planning for 2011-2012 Groundfish Fishery Decision Making
- Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 1 Table 1. Possible Schedule for West Coast Groundfish Assessments in 2009 and Beyond
- Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 2 Draft Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Stock Assessment and Review Process for 2009-2010
- Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 3 Draft SSC Terms of Reference for Groundfish Rebuilding Analysis
- Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental Stock Assessment Options PowerPoint
- Agenda Item F.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item F.2.d, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.2.e, Supplemental Public Comment

Agenda Item F.3 Preliminary Review of Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP) for 2009
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Attachment 1 Application for an EFP sponsored by Steve Fosmark entitled, “Evaluation of an epibenthic trolled longline to selectively catch chilipepper rockfish (Sebastes goodei)”
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Attachment 2 Application for Issuance of an EFP to Fish Trawl Permits with Longline, Trap, Pot, and Hook-and-line Gear in a Community Based Fishing Association off the Central California Coast
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Attachment 3 Application for an EFP sponsored by the Recreational Fishing Alliance and the Golden Gate Fishermen’s Association Entitled, “Recreational Rockfish Catch Composition in the Rockfish Conservation Area Using Gear-Based Harvest Controls”
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Attachment 4 Application for an EFP sponsored by the Recreational Fishing Alliance Entitled, “Oregon Recreational Yellowtail Rockfish EFP”
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Attachment 5 Application for an EFP sponsored by Gerald Mikell Entitled, “Request for Experimental Fisheries Permit for Yellowtail Rockfish”
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Attachment 6 Application for an EFP sponsored by the Recreational Fishing Alliance and the Golden Gate Fishermen’s Association Entitled, “Recreational Flatfish Catch Composition in the Area Around and Seaward of the Rockfish Conservation Area”
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 7 Bycatch Amounts Proposed by the EFP Proposals
- Agenda Item F.3.c, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item F.3.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.3.c, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item F.3.d, Supplemental Public Comment on Exempted Fishing Permits

Agenda Item F.4 Tentative Adoption of 2009-2010 Groundfish Harvest Specifications, Management Measures, and Rebuilding Plan Revisions
- Agenda Item F.4.a, Attachment 1 Excerpted Portions of the Preliminary Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Proposed Acceptable Biological Catch and Optimum Yield Specifications and Management Measures for the 2009-2010 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery (DEIS)
- Agenda Item F.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 2 Preliminary Draft Chapter 4 of the 2009-10 Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management Measures EIS; Appending Agenda Item F.4.a, Attachment 1
- Agenda Item F.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 3 Rebuilding Consequences of Delaying the Yelloweye Rockfish Ramp-Down and Maintaining an OY of 17 mt in 2010
- Agenda Item F.4.b, CDFG Report Yelloweye Rockfish Recreational Harvest Guideline Catch-Sharing Options for the 2009-2010 Regulatory Specifications and Implications for the California Recreational Fishery
- Agenda Item F.4.b, CDFG Report 2 Practical Range of Management Specification Options for California’s 2009-2010 Commercial and Recreational Groundfish Fisheries
- Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental CDFG Report 3 Revisions to Chapter 2 and Chapter 4 for the 2009-2010 California Recreational Fishery Management Measures
- Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental CDFG Report 4 Changes to Commercial RCA Lines
- Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental ODFW Report 2
- Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental ODFW Report 3
- Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental NMFS Report Response to Request for Spatial Analysis of NWFSC Groundfish Bottom Trawl Survey and Observer Program Data for Canary and Yelloweye Rockfish
- Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental WDFW Report 1
- Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental WDFW Report 2
- Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental Tribal Report (Quileute Tribe)
- Agenda Item F.4.c, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item F.4.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.4.d, Public Comments
- Agenda Item F.4.d, Supplemental Public Comments 2
- Agenda Item F.4.d, Supplemental Public Comments 3 (Items Received at Meeting)

Agenda Item F.5 Consideration of Inseason Adjustments

Agenda Item F.6 Amendment 20 Trawl Rationalization Alternatives
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Attachment 1 Trawl Rationalization Decision Points
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Attachment 2 Public Testimony for Agenda Item F.6, (Public Encouraged to Assemble Panels)
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Alternatives Goals, Objectives, and Alternatives, Excerpts from Chapters 1, 2, and 6 of the EIS
- Agenda Item F.6.b, Analysis - Chapters 4 & 10 Excerpts from the Analysis, Chapters 4 and 10
- Agenda Item F.6.b, Analysis - Appendices Excerpts from the Analysis, Appendices A (excerpts), B, and C
- Agenda Item F.6.b, Supplemental Analysis
- Agenda Item F.6.b, Supplemental Analysis Overview PowerPoint Presentations
- Agenda Item F.6.b, GAC Meeting Presentation
- Agenda Item F.6.c, GAC Report Groundfish Allocation Committee Report on Amendment 20: Trawl Rationalization Alternatives
- Agenda Item F.6.d, TIQC Report Trawl Individual Quota Committee Report on Amendment 20: Trawl Rationalization Alternatives
- Agenda Item F.6.d, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item F.6.d, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item F.6.d, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.6.d, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item F.6.e, Public Comment
- Agenda Item F.6.e, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item F.6.e, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item F.6.e, Supplemental Public Comment 4
- Agenda Item F.6.e, Supplemental Public Comment 5
- Agenda Item F.6.e, Supplemental Public Comment 6
- Agenda Item F.6.e, Supplemental Public Comment 7
- Agenda Item F.6.e, Supplemental Public Comment 8
- Agenda Item F.6.e, Supplemental Public Comment 9
- Agenda Item F.6.f, Supplemental WDFW Motions
- Agenda Item F.6.f, Supplemental WDFW Attachment 1

Agenda Item F.7 Council Clarification of Tentatively Adopted 2009-2010 Groundfish Harvest Specifications, Management Measures, and Rebuilding Plan Revisions (If Needed)

Agenda Item F.8 Final Consideration of Inseason Adjustments

Agenda Item F.9 Final Adoption of 2009-2010 Groundfish Harvest Specifications, Management Measures, and Rebuilding Plan Revisions
- Agenda Item F.9.a, Supplemental Economic Analysis Preliminary Economic Analysis of the 2009-10 Groundfish Spex Management Alternatives
- Agenda Item F.9.b, Supplemental WDFW Report
- Agenda Item F.9.b, Supplemental WDFW Report 2
- Agenda Item F.9.b, Supplemental CDFG Report
- Agenda Item F.9.b, Supplemental ODFW Report
- Agenda Item F.9.b, Supplemental Tribal Report (Makah)
- Agenda Item F.9.b, Supplemental Tribal Report 2
- Agenda Item F.9.b, Supplemental Quinault Tribal Comments
- Agenda Item F.9.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.9.c, Supplemental GMT Report

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G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

Agenda Item G.1 Pacific Mackerel Management for 2008-2009
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Attachment 1 Draft Status of the Pacific Coast Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery and Recommended Acceptable Biological Catches – Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation 2008 (Electronic Copy on Council Briefing Book CD and Website Only)
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Attachment 1 Pacific Mackerel (Scomber japonicus) Stock Assessment for U.S. Management in the 2008-2009 Season
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint (E. Dorval)
- Agenda Item G.1.c, CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item G.1.c, CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item G.1.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item G.1.d, Public Comment
- Agenda Item G.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2

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H. Habitat

Agenda Item H.1 Current Habitat Issues
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Attachment 1 Draft Letter to Minerals Management Service
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 1 Draft Letter to Minerals Management Service
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental REVISION 2 of Attachment 1 Draft Letter to Minerals Management Service
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 2 State of California Letters on Wave Energy
- Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental HC Report

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I. Marine Protected Areas

Agenda Item I.1 Review of Rationale for Marine Protected Areas in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Attachment 1 April 23, 2008 Cover Letter From Mr. Paul Michel to Dr. Donald McIsaac
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Attachment 2 April 15, 2008 Letter From Mr. Paul Michel to the MBNMS SAC Regarding Clarification on the Authority and Scientific Justification for Moving Forward With MPA Planning
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Attachment 3 Draft Decision Process and Timeline for MBNMS consideration of MPAs
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Attachment 4 Concepts for a Process to Move Ahead with MPAs in the MBNMS
- Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item I.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item I.1.e, Attachment 1 May 21, 2008 Cover Letter from Mr. Emerson to Mr. Donald Hansen Presenting Analyses Conducted on Behalf of ACFS
- Agenda Item I.1.e, Attachment 2 Comments of Dr. Ray Hilborn on the MPA Proposal by MBNMS
- Agenda Item I.1.e, Attachment 3 May 8, 2008 Letter From Mr. Walsh Regarding Legal Review of MPA Authority Under the MSA and NMSA
- Agenda Item I.1.e, Attachment 4 ACFS Opinion Poll of California Residents on Fishery Management
- Agenda Item I.1.e, Attachment 5 ACFS Comments on Public Opinion Regarding MPAs
- Agenda Item I.1.e, Attachment 6 ACFS Comments on MBNMS Research Needs
- Agenda Item I.1.e, Attachment 7 May 21, 2008 Letter in Support of the MPA Process in MBNMS From Mr. Ed Cassano, Deputy Director, Center for the Future for the Oceans, Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Agenda Item I.1.e, Attachment 8 May 21, 2008 Letter for the California Wetfish Producers Association in Support of the ACFS and Its Findings and Documentation
- Agenda Item I.1.e, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item I.1.e, Supplemental Public Comment 2

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Ancillary Meetings (links are to agendas)

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

Ancillary A Groundfish Management Team (GMT)

Ancillary B Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)
- Ancillary B, Draft April 2008 SSC Minutes

Ancillary C Budget Committee (BC)

Ancillary D Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP)

Ancillary E Enforcement Consultants (EC)

Ancillary F Habitat Committee (HC)

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General Information

General Information Chair's Reception, Driving Directions, Hotel Information, Restaurant Information
Tax Exempt Form - Crowne Plaza Must also show proper I.D.

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Informational Reports

Informational Report 1 Letter to Chairman Hansen from NMFS Regarding Most Recent Stock Assessment for North Pacific Albacore
Informational Report 2 NOAA Proposes Rule to Prevent Commercial Harvesting of Krill (News Release)
Informational Report 3 Press Release from Pacific Salmon Commission - New Bilateral Agreement
Informational Report 4 Letter to Dr. McIsaac from Stephen R. Gittings, Regarding PFMC Input on the OCNMS Condition Reports
Supplemental Informational Report 5 State Marine Protected Areas Along North Central Coast of California to be Considered by the California Fish and Game Commission
Supplemental Informational Report 6 Thinking Long-Term on Salmon Recovery
Supplemental Informational Report 7 Letter to Dr. McIsaac from Mr. Rodney McInnis Regarding the Proposed 2009 List of Fisheries

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Roster

Council Roster (June 2008)

PFMC
06/17/08