Groundfish Management Team and Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee Meeting

August 27-28, 2002

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) and Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC GF Subcommittee) will hold a work session, which is open to the public.

The GMT and SSC GF Subcommittee will meet Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at 10 a.m. This meeting may go into the evening until business for the day is completed. The GMT and SSC GF Subcommittee meeting will reconvene from 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday, August 28, 2002.

The primary purpose of the GMT and SSC GF Subcommittee meeting is to discuss a new yelloweye rockfish stock assessment and any other pertinent information in order to prepare final recommendations regarding groundfish harvest levels and management measures for 2003.

The meeting will be held at the following location:

Shilo Inn
11707 Airport Way
Portland, OR 97220
(503) 252-7500

The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter at (503) 820-2280 at least five days prior to the meeting date.

Contact John DeVore at (503) 820-2280 for more information.