Briefing Book Archive: April 2007 Briefing Book
The Council meeting proposed agendas, agenda item situation summaries, attachments, and supplemental materials from the April 2007 Council Meeting are found below.
A. Call to Order
- Agenda Item A.4 Council Meeting Agenda
B. Enforcement Issues
- Agenda Item B.1 Fishery Enforcement Activity Report
C. Administrative Matters
- Agenda Item C.1 Future Council Meeting Agenda Planning
- Agenda Item C.2 Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization Implementation
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Report (Rick Methot)
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 2
- Agenda Item C.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item C.2.c, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item C.2.c, Supplemental LC Report
- Agenda Item C.2.c, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item C.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item C.2.d, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item C.4 Appointments to Advisory bodies, Standing Committees, and Other Forums, and Changes to COP as Needed
- Agenda Item C.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 2 (Council Coordination Committee)
- Agenda Item C.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 3 (Excerpt from Pacific Whiting Act of 2006)
- Agenda Item C.5 Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan
- Agenda Item C.6 Legislative Matters
- Agenda Item C.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 3 State of Alaska Analysis of “National Offshore Aquaculture Act”
- Agenda Item C.6.b, Supplemental LC Report
- Agenda Item C.7 Council Three Meeting Outlook, Draft June 2007 Council Meeting Agenda, and Workload Priorities
D. Open Public Comment
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental Public Comments (Received at the Meeting)
E. Groundfish Management
- Agenda Item E.1 National Marine Fisheries Service Report
- Agenda Item E.2 Consideration of Inseason Adjustments
- Agenda Item E.3 Amendment 15: American Fisheries Act
- Agenda Item E.4 Final Consideration of Inseason Adjustments (If Necessary)
F. Habitat Issues
- Agenda Item F.1 Current Habitat Issues
G. Salmon Management
- Agenda Item G.1 NMFS Klamath River Coho Recovery Plan
- Agenda Item G.2 Tentative Adoption of 2007 Ocean Salmon Management Measures for Analysis
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 1 (Amendment 15 Approval Letter)
- Agenda Item G.2.c, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 1 (Westport)
- Agenda Item G.2.c, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 2 (Coos Bay)
- Agenda Item G.2.c, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 3 (Santa Rosa)
- Agenda Item G.2.g, Supplemental Comments of Hoopa Valley Tribe
- Agenda Item G.2.g, Supplemental CRITFC Comments
- Agenda Item G.2.g, Supplemental Tentative Adoption of Treaty Troll Quotas
- Agenda Item G.2.i, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item G.2.k, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item G.2.k, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (Includes Items Received at the Meeting)
- Agenda Item G.3 Methodology Review Process and Preliminary Topic Selection for 2007
- Agenda Item G.4 Clarify Council Direction on 2007 Management Measures (If Necessary)
- Agenda Item G.5 Final Action on 2007 Salmon Management Measures
- Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental STT Report
- Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental STT Report 2
- Agenda Item G.5.c, Supplemental CRITFC Comments
- Agenda Item G.5.c, Supplemental Comments of Hoopa Valley Tribe
- Agenda Item G.5.c, 2007 Ocean Treaty Troll Fishery Measures
- Agenda Item G.5.f, Supplemental Treaty Indian Ocean Troll Final Measures
- Agenda Item G.6 Clarify Final Action on 2007 Management Measures (If Necessary)
H. Pacific Halibut
- Agenda Item H.1 Incidental Catch Regulations for the Salmon Troll and Fixed Gear Sablefish Fisheries
I. Marine Protected Areas
- Agenda Item I.1 Review of Oregon Ocean Policy Advisory Council Report
J. Highly Migratory Species
- Agenda Item J.1 NMFS Report on HMS
- Agenda Item J.2 Exempted Fishing Permit for Longline Fishing in the West Coast EEZ
- Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Report (PowerPoint by Yonat Swimmer, PhD)
- Agenda Item J.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item J.2.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item J.2.c, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item J.2.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item J.2.d, Supplemental Public Comment 3, 4, and 5
- Agenda Item J.3 Albacore Fishing Effort Characterization
- Agenda Item J.4 Yellowfin Tuna Overfishing
- Agenda Item J.5 Council Operating Procedure for Highly Migratory Species Recommendations to Regional Fishery Management Organizations
- Agenda Item J.6 Council Recommendations on Conservation Measures to be Considered by the IATTC
Ancillary Meetings (links are to agendas)
Various technical and administrative committees, advisory bodies, work groups, and state delegations will meet throughout the week.
- Ancillary A Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP)
- Ancillary B Groundfish Management Team (GMT)
- Ancillary C Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS)
- Ancillary D Salmon Technical Team (STT)
- Ancillary E Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)
- Ancillary F Habitat Committee (HC)
- Ancillary G Legislative Committee (LC)
- Ancillary H Model Evaluation Workgroup (MEW)
- Ancillary I Enforcement Consultants (EC)
- Ancillary J Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS)
- Ancillary K Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT)
General Information
- General Information driving directions, hotel information, restaurant information
- Tax Exempt Form (Must also show proper I.D.)
- Hotel Parking Notice! (Special Discounted Parking Rate for PFMC Meeting Participants)
- PFMC Council Meeting Secretariat Handbook: A Guide Outlining the Purpose of the Secretariat and the Services Provided
- NOAA News Release Announcing Chairman Don Hansen to Receive a Special Recognition Award (Received at the Meeting)
Informational Reports
- Informational Report 1 FWS Salmon Mass Marking Report
- Supplemental Informational Report 2 PSC Genetic Stock Identification Workshops Report