Council to Adopt 2008 Ocean Salmon Management Measures
Council Meeting Dates: April 6-12, 2008
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory entities will
meet April 6-12, 2008, in Seattle, Washington to address issues related to salmon,
Pacific halibut, groundfish, highly migratory species, essential fish habitat, and
marine protected areas.
Agenda
Key agenda items include Council action to:
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Adopt final 2008 ocean salmon management measures.
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Adopt 2008 incidental catch regulations for Pacific halibut in salmon
troll and sablefish fisheries.
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Consider inseason adjustments to the 2008 groundfish fishery.
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Adopt the preferred alternative under Amendment 21 to the
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan for implementing intersector
allocations.
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Adopt for public review, a preliminary range of management
measures and consider a preferred alternative for 2009-10 groundfish
fisheries.
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Adopt final recommendations for a longline exempted fishing permit
in the highly migratory species fishery in the West Coast exclusive
economic zone.
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Develop recommendations to the U.S. Section of the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission for management of eastern Pacific highly
migratory species.
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 April agenda.
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Meeting Location and Arrangements
Meetings of the Council and its advisory entities will be held at:
Seattle Marriott Hotel, Sea Tac
3201 S. 176th Street
Seattle, Washington 98188
Phone: (206) 241-2000
or (800) 314-0925
All meetings are open to the public, except a closed session to be held from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm on Monday, April 7, 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 Monday, April 7.
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 11:59 p.m. April 1, 2008 will be distributed to Council members at the onset of the meeting.
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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; i.e. Agenda Item F.1.k refers to public comment on the first item under Salmon Management.
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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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PFMC
03/26/08
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