Yelloweye Rockfish STAR Panel Meeting

August 11-14, 2002

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Yelloweye Rockfish Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel will convene a working meeting, which is open to the public.

The STAR Panel meeting will be held on Sunday, August 11, 2002 from 11:30 a.m - 5 p.m. or until business for the day is completed. The yelloweye STAR Panel will reconvene at 8 a.m. on August 12 through August 14. The meetings will end at 5 p.m. each day or until business for the day is completed. The purpose of the Yelloweye Rockfish STAR Panel meeting is to review draft 2002  yelloweye rockfish stock assessment documents and any other pertinent information, work with the Stock Assessment Team to make necessary revisions, and produce a STAR Panel report for use by the Council family and other interested persons for use in developing management recommendations for 2003 fisheries.

The Yelloweye Rockfish STAR Panel will meet at the following location:

National Marine Fisheries Service
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
2725 Montlake Boulevard
The Auditorium: August 11-13
Room 370W: August 14
Seattle, WA 98112
Contact: Dr. Richard Methot (206) 860-3365

Entry to the Northwest Fisheries Science Center requires identification with photograph (such as a student ID, state driver's license, etc.). A security guard will review the identification and issue a Visitor's Badge valid only for the date of the meeting.

The Yelloweye Rockfish STAR Panel 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.