Groundfish Allocation Committee to Meet
Meeting Dates: May 15-17, 2007
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Groundfish Allocation Committee (GAC) will hold a working meeting, which is open to the public. The GAC meeting will be held Tuesday, May 15, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. until business for the day is completed. The GAC will reconvene on Wednesday and Thursday, May 16-17, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. each day until their business is completed.
Purpose of the Meeting
The purpose of the GAC meeting is to consider draft alternatives, preliminary analyses, and other material for rationalizing the Pacific Coast limited entry groundfish trawl industry (trawl rationalization), and for allocating Pacific Coast groundfish stocks and stock complexes to the various Pacific Coast fishery sectors (intersector allocation). Trawl rationalization issues will be discussed by the GAC on Tuesday, May 15 and Wednesday, May 16; and intersector allocation issues will be discussed on Thursday, May 17. No management actions will be decided by the GAC. The GAC's role will be development of recommendations and refinement of draft alternatives for analysis in two contemplated Environmental Impact Statements. The GAC recommendations will be provided for consideration by the Council at its June 2007 meeting in Foster City, California.
Meeting location
The GAC meeting will be held at the following location:
Hilton-Vancouver Hotel
Hemlock-Oak Room
301 W. 6th St.
Vancouver, WA 98660
Telephone: 360-993-4500
For further information
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 15-17, 2007, Groundfish Allocation Committee meeting, please contact Mr. John DeVore at (503) 820-2280 ext. 413, or toll free 1-866-806-7204.
PFMC
04/24/07
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