Scientific and Statistical Committee's Salmon Subcommittee, Salmon Technical Team, and Model Evaluation Workgroup to Hold Joint Work Session

Work Session Dates: October 5-6, 2009

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Salmon Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a joint work session with the Salmon Technical Team (STT) and Model Evaluation Workgroup (MEW), which will be open to the public.

The work session will be held October 5-6, 2009. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 5 and 8 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6.

The purpose of the work session is to brief the STT and SSC Salmon Subcommittee on:

• The Klamath River fall Chinook maturity boundary;
• An assessment of September ocean fishing impacts for Klamath and Sacramento River fall Chinook;
• Methods to forecast ocean abundance of Columbia River fall Chinook;
• An analysis of bias in Chinook and Coho Fishery Regulation Assessment Models (FRAM) due to multiple encounters in mark-selective fisheries, and;
• Proposed changes to the conservation objectives for Puget Sound coho.

The work session will be held at the following location:

Pacific Fishery Management Council
Large Conference Room
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101
Portland, Oregon 97220-1384
Phone:  503-820-2280
Driving Directions

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 October 5-6, 2009, joint meeting, please contact Mr. Chuck Tracy at (503) 820-2280 or toll free 1-866-806-7204.

PFMC
09/08/09