Groundfish Allocation Committee to Meet

Meeting Dates: September 25-27, 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, September 25, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. until business for the day is completed. The GAC will reconvene on Wednesday and Thursday, September 26-27, 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 and Wednesday, September, 25-26; and intersector allocation issues will be discussed on Thursday, September 27. 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 November 2007 meeting in San Diego, California.

Meeting location

The GAC meeting will be held at the following location:

Pacific Fishery Management Council
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101
Portland, Oregon 97220-1384
Phone:  503-820-2280
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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 Montgomery 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 September 25-27, 2007, Groundfish Allocation Committee meeting, please contact Mr. John DeVore at (503) 820-2280 ext. 413, or toll free 1-866-806-7204.

PFMC
08/20/07