Stock Assessment Review Panel and Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Groups to Review Pacific Mackerel Stock Assessment and Management Measures for the 2006-2007 Fishery

Various Dates - May 2007

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel and meetings of the Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) and the Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS), which are open to the public. The primary purpose of the meetings is to review the current Pacific mackerel stock assessment. The CPSMT and CPSAS will also develop harvest guideline and seasonal structure recommendations for the 2007-2008 Pacific mackerel fishery.

CPS STAR Panel

The CPS STAR Panel will meet Tuesday, May 1, 2007, from 10 a.m. until business for the day is completed and will reconvene Wednesday, May 2, 2007, through Thursday, May 3, 2007, from 8:00 a.m. until business for the day is completed.

The CPS STAR Panel will be held at:

National Marine Fisheries Service
Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Green Room
8604 La Jolla Shores Drive
La Jolla, California 92037
858-546-7000

Entry to the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) requires visitors to register with the front office each morning. A visitor's badge, which must be worn while at the SWFSC, will be issued to non-federal employees participating in the meeting. Since parking is at a premium at the SWFSC, car pooling, and mass transit are encouraged.

CPSMT and CPSAS

The CPSMT will hold a work session Tuesday, May 8, 2007, from 1 p.m. until business for the day is completed and will reconvene on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, from 8:00 a.m. until business for the day is completed.

The CPSAS will meet Thursday, May 10, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. until business for the day is completed.

The CPSMT and CPSAS meetings will be held at the following location:

National Marine Fisheries Service
Southwest Regional Office
Glenn M. Anderson Federal Office Building
Suite 4200, Large Conference Room
501 West Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 980-4000

Entry to the Southwest Regional Office in the Glenn M. Anderson Federal Office Building requires a valid picture ID and there are no weapons (including pocket knives), cameras, or cell phones with camera capability allowed.

Further Information

The CPSMT will also review the 2007 CPS Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) document. The CPSMT and CPSAS will develop recommendations for Council consideration at its June meeting in Foster City, California, and address other issues relating to CPS management, including implementation of the reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, review of State reduction fishery regulations, the Council's proposed Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan, and CPS fishery sampling methods.

If you have received this notice by mail, but would like to be notified of future meetings via email, please contact Ms. Carrie Compton at (503) 820-2280 to provide your email address.

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.

For more information on the May 2007 CPS advisory group and STAR panel meetings, please contact Mr. Mike Burner at (503) 820-2280 ext. 414 or toll free 1-866-806-7204.

PFMC
04/12/07