Council to Adopt for Public Review:
Proposed 2003 Groundfish Management Measures and Proposed Groundfish Rebuilding Plans
June 16-21, 2002
Foster City, CA
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory entities will meet June 16-21, 2002, in Foster City (San Francisco area), California to address fishery management issues for groundfish, coastal pelagic species, highly migratory species, marine reserves, and habitat. Get the agenda (available in PDF format).
Key action items include:
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Adoption of proposed 2003 groundfish management measures and draft rebuilding plans for public review.
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Consider adoption of inseason adjustments to groundfish fisheries.
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Adoption of draft Amendment 17, multi-year groundfish management, for public review.
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Adoption of draft alternatives for the groundfish fishery management plan programmatic environmental impact statement.
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Adoption of Amendment 10 to the coastal pelagic species fishery management plan.
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Response to the proposal for marine reserves in state waters of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
For more information on the meetings, refer to the agenda or call the Council office at 1-866-806-7204 (toll free). A schedule of advisory group meetings is provided on the last page of the agenda.
Meetings of the Council and its advisory entities will be held at:
Crowne Plaza San Francisco Mid Peninsula
1221 Chess Drive
Foster City, California (San Francisco Airport Area)
Phone: 650-570-5700
All meetings are open to the public, except a closed session to be held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 18, to discuss litigation and personnel matters. A block of sleeping rooms is being held under "Pacific Fishery Management Council." To receive the Council room rate, give the hotel reservationist the three-letter code "PAF", identify yourself as a participant in the Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting and make your reservation immediately.
Evening Events
Monday, June 17, Liz Clarke and personnel from the NWFSC will conduct a special session to promote clearer understanding of some of the scientific substance about the current bocaccio, yelloweye, and canary crisis. This will begin at 7 pm in the Council room, and will target questions from fishing industry people and the general public. Please make any of your constituency who have questions aware of this opportunity.
On Wednesday, June 19 after the Council breaks, with the hotel setup scheduled for 5:15, there will be a reception in either the GAP room or the meeting room near it. We will toast Dr. Hastie in honor of his recent receipt of a prestigious national award. There will be light hors d'oeuvres and a no host bar. While there will be no formal invitation, the entire Council entourage is invited.
Public Comment Guidelines
The public is encouraged to comment, either verbally at the meeting, or in writing. Oral public comments on action items on the agenda will be accepted prior to action on each item. The timing of agenda items may change as the meeting progresses. Items not completed on the scheduled day will be carried over to the next day. Public comments on fishery issues not on the agenda will be accepted on Tuesday, June 18, at 4 p.m.
Written public comments are accepted by the Council at any time. However, the public is encouraged to submit written comments as far in advance of the meeting as possible. Comments received by May 31, 2002 will be included in the briefing books mailed to Council members prior to the meeting. Comments received by June 11, 2002 will be distributed to Council members at the onset of the meeting.
If you cannot meet this latter deadline, but would like your written comments distributed to Council members at this meeting, please bring 40 copies to the meeting for distribution. Each copy must include the Agenda Item Topic Number in the upper right corner of the front page.
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 (866) 806-7204 at least five days prior to the meeting date.
For further information, contact Dr. Donald O. McIsaac, Executive Director at (866) 806-7204.
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