Pacific Council to Address Variety of Fishery Issues - Including Inseason Groundfish Management Measures for 2010
Council Meeting Dates: October 30-November 5, 2009
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory entities will meet October 30-November 5, 2009, in Costa Mesa, California to address issues related to groundfish, Pacific halibut, highly migratory species, coastal pelagic species, salmon, habitat issues, and ecosystem management.
Agenda
Key agenda items include Council considerations to:
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Consider inseason changes to further conserve petrale sole and canary rockfish in 2010.
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Adopt petrale sole reference points relative to an overfished designation.
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Adopt Pacific sardine harvest guideline and management measures for 2010.
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Conduct initial scoping and planning for the development of a new Ecosystem-based Fishery Management Plan.
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Adopt final changes to the 2010 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan and annual fishery regulations.
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Adopt a range of preliminary acceptable biological catches and optimum yields (OY), for groundfish species for 2011-2012.
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Consider the final trawl rationalization program with regard to the initial individual quota for overfished species, regulatory deeming, and miscellaneous implementation matters.
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Appoint new advisory body members for the 2010-2012 term.
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 November agenda.
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Meeting Location and Arrangements
Meetings of the Council and its advisory entities will be held at:
Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa
3050 Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: 714-540-7000
All meetings are open to the public, except a closed session of the Council to be held
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, 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. Testifiers must register at the entry desk inside the meeting room prior to the beginning of comment on that agenda item.
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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Written comments received by the following deadlines will be provided to
Council members in their entirety, including the name and address of the person
submitting the comment, and will be made part of the full public.accessible
meeting record.
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Comments received by 11:59 p.m. October 14, 2009 will be distributed with
briefing book materials prior to the meeting.
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Comments received after October 14 but by 11:59 p.m. October 25, 2009 will be
distributed at the onset of the meeting.
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After the above deadlines, only written comments received from individuals
registered to testify on the pertinent agenda item will be distributed to Council
members. 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. If you have an electronic version, please submit your electronic version along with your hard copy (if available). Refer to the Agenda for the topic numbers; i.e. Agenda Item B.1.d refers to public comment under Current Habitat Issues.
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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 toll free (866) 806-7204 at least five days prior to the meeting date.
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