Scientific and Statistical Committee Groundfish Subcommittee Meeting Scheduled to Review New Rebuilding Analyses

Work Session Dates: September 30-October 1, 2009

The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Groundfish Subcommittee will hold a public meeting to review new rebuilding analyses for eight groundfish species. This meeting is a work session which is open to the public.

The purpose of the SSC Groundfish Subcommittee meeting is to review draft rebuilding analyses for bocaccio, canary rockfish, cowcod, darkblotched rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, widow rockfish, yelloweye rockfish, and petrale sole; any other pertinent information, work with the rebuilding analysis authors to make necessary revisions, and produce an SSC report for use by the Council family and other interested persons. No management actions will be decided by the SSC Groundfish Subcommittee. The SSC Groundfish Subcommittee's role will be development of recommendations and reports for consideration by the Council at its November meeting in Costa Mesa, California.

The SSC Groundfish Subcommittee meeting to review new groundfish rebuilding analyses will begin at 9 a.m., Wednesday, September 30, 2009 and will end at 5:30 p.m. or as necessary to complete business. The meeting will reconvene at 9 a.m., Thursday, October 1, 2009 and will end at 5:30 p.m. or as necessary to complete business.

The SSC Groundfish Subcommittee will meet at the following location:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Western Regional Center's Sand Point Facility
Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Observer Training Room 1055
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98115-6349
Telephone: 206-526-4000

Entry to the NOAA Western Regional Center's Sand Point Facility requires visitors to show a valid picture ID and register with security. A visitor's badge, which must be worn while at the NOAA Western Regional Center's Facility, will be issued to non-Federal employees participating in the meeting.

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 30-October 1, SSC Groundfish Subcommittee work session, please contact Mr. John DeVore at (503) 820-2280 ext. 413, or toll free 1-866-806-7204.

PFMC
09/08/09