November 2009 Briefing Book

The Council meeting proposed agendas, agenda item situation summaries, and attachments available at the time of Briefing Book mailing, for the November 2009 Council Meeting are found below.

This webpage will be updated with Supplemental materials as they are received.

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A.  Call to Order

• Agenda Item A.4  October 31-November 5 Council Meeting Agenda

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B.  Open Comment Period

• Agenda Item B.1  Supplemental Open Comment Period

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C.  Pacific Halibut Management

• Agenda Item C.1  2010 Pacific Halibut Fishery Regulations
  • Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 1  2009 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan For Area 2A
  • Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 2  Fall 2009 Newsletter Excerpt
  • Agenda Item C.1.b, NMFS Report
  • Agenda Item C.1.b, ODFW Report
  • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental WDFW Report
  • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental ODFW Report 2

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D.  Ecosystem Management

• Agenda Item D.1  Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Plan
  • Agenda Item D.1.a, Attachment 1  Council Staff White Paper: Development of an Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan
  • Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 2  Potential Initial Tasks for the EPDT and/or the Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel Derived From Previous Council Actions, Council Staff, and NMFS Recommendations
  • Agenda Item D.1.b, NMFS Report
  • Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental HC Report

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E.  Habitat

• Agenda Item E.1  Current Habitat Issues
• Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 1  Draft Letter to the California Board of Forestry on Measures to Protect Salmonids
• Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 2  Draft Letter to the Bureau of Reclamation on the Central Valley Biological Opinion
• Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
• Agenda Item E.1.d, Public Comment

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F.  Highly Migratory Species Management

• Agenda Item F.1  National Marine Fisheries Service Report
  • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 1  North Pacific Albacore 'White Paper' Report
  • Agenda Item F.1.c, Supplemental North Pacific Albacore PowerPoint Presentation (Laurs/Powers)
  • Agenda Item F.1.d, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item F.1.d, Supplemental HMSAS Report



• Agenda Item F.2  Recommendations to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 1  Provisional Annotated Agenda, WCPFC6
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 2 (CD-ROM and Web Only)  Report of the Ninth Meeting of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-Like Species in the North Pacific Ocean Plenary Session
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 3  Excerpt of Conservation Recommendations from the ISC9 Plenary Report
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 4  Summary Report of the Fifth Regular Session of the Scientific Committee by the SC Chair
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 5  Summary Report of the Northern Committee Fifth Regular Meeting
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 6  Summary Report by the United States of the WCPFC Technical and Compliance Committee Fifth Regular Meeting
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 7  Summary Report (Pre-Edited Version) of the Technical and Compliance Committee, Fifth Regular Session of the WCPFC
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 8  Statement of the Views of the IATTC Scientific Staff on the Current Status of Pacific Bluefin
  • Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental REVISED HMSMT Report
  • Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report



• Agenda Item F.3  Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2:  Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
  • Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 1  Consistency Analysis for ACL FMP Amendments
  • Agenda Item F.3.b, HMSMT Report  HMS FMP Amendment 2  Application of National Standard 1 Guidelines
  • Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report  on FMP Amendment 2
  • Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
  • Agenda Item F.3.b, 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 NMFS Report  Estimated Discard and Total Catch of Selected Groundfish Species in the 2008 U.S. West Coast Fisheries



• Agenda Item G.2  Stock Assessments and Rebuilding Analyses for 2011-2012 Groundfish Fisheries
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 1  Draft Bocaccio Rebuilding Analysis for 2009
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 2  Rebuilding Analysis for Canary Rockfish Based on the 2009 Updated Stock Assessment
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 3  Draft Cowcod Rebuilding Analysis
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 4  2009 Darkblotched Rockfish Rebuilding Analysis
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 5  Draft Rebuilding Update for Pacific Ocean Perch in 2009
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 6  Draft: Rebuilding Analysis for Widow Rockfish in 2009
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 7  Rebuilding Analysis for Yelloweye Rockfish Based on the 2009 Stock Assessment
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 8  2009 Petrale Sole Rebuilding Analysis
  • Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item G.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item G.2.d, Public Comment



• Agenda Item G.3  Council Recommendations for Exempted Fishing Permits
  • Agenda Item G.3.a, Attachment 1  Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit Sponsored by Steve Fosmark Entitled, “Evaluation of an Epibenthic Trolled Longline to Selectively Catch Chilipepper Rockfish (Sebastes goodei)”
  • Agenda Item G.3.a, Attachment 2  Application for Issuance of an Exempted Fishing Permit (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 G.3.a, Attachment 3  Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit sponsored by the Recreational Fishing Alliance Entitled, “Oregon Recreational Yellowtail Rockfish EFP”
  • Agenda Item G.3.a, Attachment 4  Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit sponsored by the Recreational Fishing Alliance and the Golden Gate Fishermen's Association Entitled, “Recreational Rockfish Catch Composition Seaward of the Rockfish Conservation Area”
  • Agenda Item G.3.a, Attachment 5  Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit sponsored by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Entitled, “Application to the Pacific Fishery Management Council for an Exempted Fishing Permit to Collect Biological Information from Yelloweye Rockfish Encountered in the Oregon Sport Charter Fishery”
  • Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental NMFS Report  Letter From Mr. Frank Lockhart to Chairman Dave Ortmann Regarding Pacific Whiting EFPs
  • Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment
  • Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2



• Agenda Item G.4  Part 1 -- Inseason Adjustments to 2009 and 2010 Groundfish Fisheries
  • Agenda Item G.4.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item G.4.b, Supplemental GMT Report 2
  • Agenda Item G.4.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item G.4.b, Supplemental Tribal Comment
  • Agenda Item G.4.c, Public Comment
  • Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3



• Agenda Item G.5  Fishery Management Plan Amendment 23: Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
  • Agenda Item G.5.a, Attachment 1  Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Current Groundfish Management System To Prevent Overfishing in Consideration of the Annual Catch Target Specification Under Amendment 23
  • Agenda Item G.5.a, Supplemental Attachment 2  Draft Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Amendatory Language Proposed Under Amendment 23
  • Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental SSC Groundfish and CPS Subcommittees Report  An Approach to Quantifying Scientific Uncertainty in West Coast Stock Assessments
  • Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental GMT PowerPoint (Cope)
  • Agenda Item G.5.c, Supplemental Public Comment



• Agenda Item G.6  Part 1 - Management Recommendations for 2011-2012 Groundfish Fisheries
  • Agenda Item G.6.a, Attachment 1  Table 2-1(a-b). DRAFT GMT-Recommended Alternatives for 2011 and 2012 Annual Catch Limits (mt)
  • Agenda Item G.6.a, Attachment 2  Table 2-2. Basis for the 2011-2012 Annual Catch Limits Alternatives Recommended by the GMT for Analysis
  • Agenda Item G.6.a, Attachment 3  Table 2-3. Estimated Time to Rebuild Relative to Alternative 2011-2012 ACLs for Depleted West Coast Groundfish Species
  • Agenda Item G.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 4 Federal Register Notice Dated November 3, 2009, Announcing Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the 2011-2012 Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
  • Agenda Item G.6.b, CDFG Report  The California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) Report on Greenstriped Rockfish Management in 2011-2012
  • Agenda Item G.6.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item G.6.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item G.6.b, Supplemental GAP Report



• Agenda Item G.7  National Catch Share Task Force Report



• Agenda Item G.8  Fishery Management Plan Amendment 20: Trawl Rationalization
  • Agenda Item G.8.a, Attachment 1  Appendix D Council Preferred Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Alternative
  • Agenda Item G.8.a, Attachment 2  Use of Canary Quota Share for the Adaptive Management Program in the Context of the Initial Allocation of Overfished Species QS
  • Agenda Item G.8.a, Supplemental PFMC Staff PowerPoint (Jim Seger)
  • Agenda Item G.8.b, Supplemental NMFS Report on Amendment 20 & 21 (Trawl Rationalization and ISA) -- Deeming Round 2
  • Agenda Item G.8.b, Supplemental NMFS Presentation (Frank Lockhart)
  • Agenda Item G.8.b, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 2 (Steve Freese)
  • Agenda Item G.8.c, Supplemental EC Report
  • Agenda Item G.8.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item G.8.d, Public Comment
  • Agenda Item G.8.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item G.8.d, Supplemental Public Comment 3
  • Agenda Item G.8.d, Supplemental Public Comment 4
  • Agenda Item G.8.d, Supplemental Public Comment 5



• Agenda Item G.9  Part 2 -- Management Recommendations for 2011-2012 Groundfish Fisheries
  • Agenda Item G.9.a, Attachment 1  A Preliminary Listing of Issues to Consider in the 2011-2012 Groundfish Specifications and Management Measures Process
  • Agenda Item G.9.b, CDFG Report  California Department of Fish and Game Practical Range of Management Specifications for California's 2011-2012 Commercial and Recreational Groundfish Fisheries
  • Agenda Item G.9.b, VMSC Report  Ad Hoc Vessel Monitoring System Committee Report on Part 2 - Management Recommendations for 2011-2012 Fisheries
  • Agenda Item G.9.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item G.9.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item G.9.b, Supplemental GMT Report 2
  • Agenda Item G.9.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item G.9.b, Supplemental EC Report
  • Agenda Item G.9.c, Public Comment
  • Agenda Item G.9.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2



• Agenda Item G.10  Part 2 -- Inseason Adjustments to 2009 and 2010 Groundfish Fisheries
  • Agenda Item G.10.b, Supplemental GMT Report

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H.  Salmon Management

• Agenda Item H.1  2009 Salmon Methodology Review
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, Attachment 1  Multiple Encounters in Salmon Mark Selective Fisheries: Bias Levels Introduced in FRAM Estimated Exploitation Rate of Unmarked Coho and Chinook Stocks
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, Attachment 2  Assessment of Fall Ocean Chinook Salmon Fisheries South of Cape Falcon, Oregon
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, Attachment 3  Is the September 1 River Return Date Approximation Appropriate for Klamath River Fall Chinook?
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, Attachment 4  Proposed Updates for Puget Sound Coho Conservation Objectives
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, Attachment 5  Salmon Fishery Management Plan Table 3-1 Coho Excerpt
  • Agenda Item H.1.b, STT Report
  • Agenda Item H.1.b, MEW Report
  • Agenda Item H.1.b, NMFS Report
  • Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental Tribal Comments
  • Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental SAS Report

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I.  Coastal Pelagic Species Management

• Agenda Item I.1  Pacific Sardine Stock Assessment and Management Measures
  • Agenda Item I.1.b, Attachment 1  West Coast Aerial Sardine Survey, (Full Document on the Briefing Book CD and Website Only)
  • Agenda Item I.1.b, Attachment 2  Assessment of the Pacific Sardine Resource in 2009 for U.S. Management in 2010. (Full Document on the Briefing Book CD and Website Only)
  • Agenda Item I.1.b, Attachment 3  Satellite Sardine Imaging Report (Color Images Best Viewed from the Briefing Book CD or the Council Website)
  • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental Aerial Sardine PowerPoint (Tom Jagielo)
  • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental Sardine PowerPoint (Kevin Hill)
  • Agenda Item I.1.c, STAR Panel Report
  • Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental CPSMT Report
  • Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental CPSAS Report
  • Agenda Item I.1.d, Public Comment
  • Agenda Item I.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item I.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment 3 (On-Screen)



• Agenda Item I.2  Fishery Management Plan Amendment 13: Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
  • Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 1  Amendment 13 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan: National Standard 1 Guidelines, Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures; Summary of Issues and Potential Alternatives
  • Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
  • Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
  • Agenda Item I.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment
  • Agenda Item I.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item I.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3

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J.  Administrative Matters

• Agenda Item J.1  Fiscal Matters
  • Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental Budget Committee Report



• Agenda Item J.2  Approval of Council Meeting Minutes
  • Agenda Item J.2.a, Attachment 1  Draft April 2009 Council Meeting Minutes



• Agenda Item J.3  Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
  • Agenda Item J.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 1  Complete Listing of Nominations for the 2010-2012 Advisory Body Term
  • Agenda Item J.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 2  Letter from Mr. Russell Svec
  • Agenda Item J.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 3 All Advisory Body Nominations for 2010-2012 Term



• Agenda Item J.4  Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
  • Agenda Item J.4.a, Attachment 1  Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year at a Glance Summary
  • Agenda Item J.4.a, Attachment 2  Council Meeting Agenda Worksheet, March 5-11, 2010, Sacramento, California
  • Agenda Item J.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 3  Letter to Churchill Grimes Regarding About Integrating Research Results Into the Council's Salmon Management Process
  • Agenda Item J.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 4  Pacific Council Workload Planning; Revised Preliminary Year at a Glance Summary (March 2010-November 2010)
  • Agenda Item J.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 5  Revised Council Meeting Agenda Worksheet, March 5-11, 2010, Sacramento, CA
  • Agenda Item J.4.b, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agenda Item J.4.b, Supplemental HC Report

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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  Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda
  • Ancillary A  DRAFT Summary Minutes, September 11-13, 2009 SSC Meeting



• Ancillary B  Habitat Committee (HC) Agenda


• Ancillary C  Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) Agenda


• Ancillary D  Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) Agenda


• Ancillary E  Budget Committee (BC) Agenda


• Ancillary F  Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) Agenda


• Ancillary G  Groundfish Management Team (GMT) Agenda


• Ancillary H  Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda


• Ancillary I  Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) Agenda


• Ancillary J  Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) Agenda

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General Information

• General Information  driving directions, hotel information, restaurant information
• Annual Banquet Flyer  Sunday, November 1 - Honoring Outgoing Council Members: Ms. Kathy Fosmark, Mr. Donald K. Hansen, Mr. Frank Warrens; and Honoring Outgoing Council Staff: Mr. Merrick Burden and Ms. Carrie Montgomery
• Tax Exempt Form - Hilton  Must also show proper I.D.

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Informational Reports

• Informational Report 1  Preaseason Salmon Management Schedule for 2010
• Informational Report 2  Status Report of the 2009 Ocean Salmon Fisheries Off Washington, Oregon, and California
• Informational Report 3  Letter to Dr. Donald McIsaac from Ms. Carol Bernthal, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS), Regarding Revisions to the OCNMS Management Plan

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Roster

• November 2009 Council Roster (Supplemental)

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