Pacific Fishery Management Council http://www.pcouncil.org Fri, 10 May 2013 15:26:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Press Release: Successful Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries 3 Conference Brings Together Diverse Voices http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/05/25567/press-release-successful-managing-our-nation%e2%80%99s-fisheries-conference-brings-together-diverse-voices/ http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/05/25567/press-release-successful-managing-our-nation%e2%80%99s-fisheries-conference-brings-together-diverse-voices/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:15:30 +0000 Sandra http://www.pcouncil.org/?p=25567 Washington, D.C., May 9, 2013 — The Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries 3 conference wrapped up on a successful note, with conference participants developing 128 recommendations for improving fishery sustainability. Please see the full Press Release dated May 9, 2013.

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]]> http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/05/25562/biological-opinion-for-the-california-drift-gillnet-fishery-available/feed/ 0 Council Coordination Committee (CCC) Briefing Book Materials http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/05/25485/council-coordination-committee-ccc-briefing-book-materials-2/ http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/05/25485/council-coordination-committee-ccc-briefing-book-materials-2/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 13:58:55 +0000 Sandra http://www.pcouncil.org/?p=25485 http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/05/25485/council-coordination-committee-ccc-briefing-book-materials-2/feed/ 0 PFMC Announces Request for Proposals to Modify Pacific Coast Groundfish EFH http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/05/25450/rfp-gf-efh-may2013/ http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/05/25450/rfp-gf-efh-may2013/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 18:32:47 +0000 Sandra http://www.pcouncil.org/?p=25450 The PFMC announces a Request for Proposals to modify Pacific Coast groundfish essential fish habitat. The Council’s Essential Fish Habitat Review Committee has completed Phase 1 of the EFH review, and will consider proposals during Phase 2.

The following documents should be used as a basis for any proposals to modify groundfish EFH:

  1. EFHRC Phase 1 Report, Including Addendum
  2. EFH Data Portal
  3. NMFS Synthesis Report
  4. NMFS Synthesis Report Appendices

Please refer to the RFP for any further questions.

]]> http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/05/25450/rfp-gf-efh-may2013/feed/ 0 Latest Version of The Line, Summary of West Coast Fisheries News http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/04/25385/the-line-april2013/ http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/04/25385/the-line-april2013/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:03:05 +0000 Sandra http://www.pcouncil.org/?p=25385 Download The Line, Volume 2, No. 2, a publication of the Pacific Fishery Management Council. The Line is a summary of West Coast fisheries news, for fishermen, published five times per year. This issue reports on the decisions made at the April 2013 PFMC meeting.

If you have comments, questions, or suggestions regarding The Line, please direct them to: Ms. Jennifer Gilden, Information and Communications Specialist at (503) 820-2280 ext. 418 or toll free: 1-866-806-7204.

]]> http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/04/25385/the-line-april2013/feed/ 0 Council Coordination Committee (CCC) Briefing Book Materials http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/04/25326/council-coordination-committee-ccc-briefing-book-materials/ http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/04/25326/council-coordination-committee-ccc-briefing-book-materials/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:44:30 +0000 Sandra http://www.pcouncil.org/?p=25326 http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/04/25326/council-coordination-committee-ccc-briefing-book-materials/feed/ 0 NMFS Proposes to reclassify the CA thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet fishery from Category II to Category I under the MMPA http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/04/25231/nmfs-proposes-to-reclassify-the-ca-thresher-sharkswordfish-drift-gillnet-fishery-from-category-ii-to-category-i-under-the-mmpa/ http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/04/25231/nmfs-proposes-to-reclassify-the-ca-thresher-sharkswordfish-drift-gillnet-fishery-from-category-ii-to-category-i-under-the-mmpa/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:41:13 +0000 kdahl http://www.pcouncil.org/?p=25231 The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published its proposed List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2013, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), on April 22.

NMFS proposes to reclassify the ‘‘CA thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet’’ fishery from Category II to Category I. NMFS has observed this fishery from 2005 through 2010 at coverage levels ranging from 11.9% to 20.9%. NMFS reclassified this fishery from Category III to Category II on the 2012 LOF. NMFS has observed this fishery from 2005 through 2010 at coverage levels ranging from 11.9% to 20.9%.  NMFS reclassified this fishery from Category III to Category II on the 2012 LOF.

Category I fisheries have been found to cause frequent incidental mortality or serious injury of marine mammals.

For more information see the Federal Register notice.

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]]> http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/04/25221/salmon-pre3-2013-online/feed/ 0 IATTC General Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee Meeting http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/04/25201/iattc-general-advisory-committee-and-scientific-advisory-subcommittee-meeting/ http://www.pcouncil.org/2013/04/25201/iattc-general-advisory-committee-and-scientific-advisory-subcommittee-meeting/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:52:23 +0000 kdahl http://www.pcouncil.org/?p=25201 NMFS announces a combined meeting of the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee (SAS) and the General Advisory Committee (GAC) to the U.S. Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) on May 15, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT (or until business is concluded). The meeting will be held at the NMFS Long Beach office: 501 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802. Please notify Ms. Heidi Taylor, Southwest Region, NMFS, (562) 980-4039) prior to May 10, 2013, of your plans to attend either meeting, or interest in a teleconference option.

Read the Federal Register Notice dated April 19, 2013 .

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