Council to Consider Various Groundfish Plan Amendment Issues
Council Meeting Dates: June 9-15, 2007
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory entities will meet June 9-15, 2007, in Foster City, California to address issues related to coastal pelagic species, groundfish, and essential fish habitat.
Agenda
Key agenda items include Council action to:
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Approve stock assessments and adopt a process and schedule for developing 2009-2010 groundfish fishery management measures.
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Adopt a final preferred shore-based Pacific whiting monitoring program.
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Provide initial recommendations for developing alternatives for limiting entry in the open access groundfish fishery.
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Craft or refine management alternatives for: (1) intersector allocation; (2) trawl rationalization (trawl individual quotas and cooperatives); and (3) American Fisheries Act issues.
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Consider inseason adjustments in the 2007 groundfish fishery.
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Approve Pacific mackerel harvest guidelines for the 2007-2008 fishing season.
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Direct planning and action on implementation of new requirements under the reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Act.
For more information on the meetings, please refer to the Agenda for a complete list of issues to be addressed. A schedule of advisory group meetings is provided on the last pages of the June agenda.
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Meeting Location and Arrangements
Meetings of the Council and its advisory entities will be held at:
Crowne Plaza Hotel
1221 Chess Drive
Foster City, California 94404
Phone: (650) 570-5700
or (800) 227-6963
All meetings are open to the public, except a closed session to be held from 2 pm to 3 pm on Monday, June 11, to discuss litigation and personnel matters. For more information on the meetings, refer to the Agenda or call the Council office at 503-820-2280 or toll free 1-866-806-7204.
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Public Comment Guidelines
The public is encouraged to comment, either verbally at the meeting or in writing.
Timing of agenda items may change as the meeting progresses, and items not completed
on the scheduled day will be carried over to later in the meeting, usually the next day.
Oral Public Comments
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Oral public comments will be accepted prior to action on each agenda item.
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Public comments on fishery issues NOT on the agenda will be accepted as listed in the agenda on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 (Agenda Item C. Open Public Comment).
Written Public Comments
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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.
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Comments received by close of business May 23, 2007 will be included in the briefing books mailed to Council members prior to the meeting.
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Comments received after May 23, 2007 but by close of business June 5, 2007 will be distributed to Council members at the onset of the meeting. Comments received at the Council office after June 5 will not be distributed at the meeting, and will not be included in the meeting record.
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If you cannot meet this latter deadline, but would like your written comments
distributed to Council members when you testify at the meeting, please bring 40 copies to the meeting with the Agenda Item Topic Number in the upper right corner of the front page of each copy. Refer to the agenda for the topic numbers; for example, Agenda Item B.1.c refers to public comment on the first item under Administrative Matters on the June agenda.
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Additional Information
These meetings are open to the public and are 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 ext. 411 or (866) 806-7204; fax (503) 820-2299 at least five days prior to the meeting date.
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