Briefing Book Archive: April 2010 Briefing Book
April 2010 Briefing Book
The Council meeting proposed agendas, agenda item situation summaries, attachments, and supplemental materials for the April 2010 Council Meeting are found below.
- A. Call to Order
- B. Open Comment Period
- C. Enforcement Issues
- D. Marine Protected Areas
- E. Habitat
- F. Coastal Pelagic Species
- G. Highly Migratory Species
- H. Salmon Management
- I. Groundfish Management
- J. Pacific Halibut Management
- K. Administrative Matters
- Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body Agendas)
- General Information
- Informational Reports
- Salmon Management Documents
- Roster
A. Call to Order
- Agenda Item A.4: Proposed April 9-15, 2010 Council Meeting Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
- Agenda Item B.1 Comments on Non-Agenda Items (No Items Received at Time of Briefing Book Mailing)
C. Enforcement Issues
- Agenda Item C.1: U.S. Coast Guard Annual West Coast Fishery Enforcement Report
D. Marine Protected Areas
- Agenda Item D.1: Update on Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan Review
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Attachment 1: March 23, 2010 Letter From Carol Bernthal to Chairman Ortmann, Providing an Update on the OCNMS Management Review Process
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Attachment 2: OCNMS Preliminary Draft Action Plans
- Agenda Item D.1.c, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item D.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment (PowerPoint)
E. Habitat
- Agenda Item E.1: Current Habitat Issues
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 1: Draft Letter on the Bureau of Reclamation/CVPIA
- Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
F. Coastal Pelagic Species
- Agenda Item F.1: Exempted Fishing Permit for Sardine Aerial Survey Research
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 1: West Coast Aerial Sardine Survey 2010 Application for Exempted Fishing Permit, Revised
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 2: Guide to the EFP Application With Respect to Requests Made by PFMC in March 2010
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: West Coast Sardine Survey 2010 EFP Application Addendum: 4-10-2010
- Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item F.1.c, Public Comment
G. Highly Migratory Species
- Agenda Item G.1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report on HMS
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Attachment 1: Report on International HMS Activities of Interest to the Pacific Council
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Attachment 1: Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Council Participation in International Regional Fishery Management Organizations Governing Pacific Highly Migratory Species Management
- Agenda Item G.1.c, Attachment 1: Letter from Bill Robinson to Council Chairs
- Agenda Item G.1.c, Attachment 2: National Marine Fisheries Service Highly Migratory Species Report
- Agenda Item G.1.d, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item G.2: Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2–Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
- Agenda Item G.3: Consideration of Effort Limitation in the Albacore Tuna Fishery
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Attachment 1: North Pacific Albacore “White Paper”; Possible Management Options for the U.S. West Coast Albacore Fishery
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Attachment 2: Information on Participation in the West Coast Pole (Baitboat) and Troll Albacore Surface Fishery Relative to Consideration of Fishing Effort Limitation
- Agenda Item G.3.b, HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item G.3.c, Public Comment
- Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item G.4: Critical Habitat Designation for Leatherback Turtles
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 1: Proposed Rule to Revise the Critical Habitat Designation for the Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle (75 FR 319)
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 2: Maps of Proposed and Excluded Leatherback Sea Turtle Critical Habitat Designations
- Agenda Item G.4.b, Supplemental NMFS Powerpoint (Petras)
- Agenda Item G.4.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item G.4.d, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (Oceana)
- Agenda Item G.4.d, Supplemental Public Comment
H. Salmon Management
- Agenda Item H.1: Tentative Adoption of 2010 Ocean Salmon Management Measures for Analysis
- Preseason Report II Analysis of Proposed Regulatory Options for 2010 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Attachment 1: Emergency Changes to the Salmon FMP
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Attachment 2: FR 97-22094: Policy Guidelines for the Use of Emergency Rules
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 1: Summary of Public Hearings (Westport)
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 2: Summary of Public Hearings (Coos Bay)
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 3: Summary of Public Hearings (Eureka)
- Agenda Item H.1.f, NMFS Report; Letter to Mr. David Ortmann From Mr. Rodney McInnis Regarding Consultation Standards
- Agenda Item H.1.f, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item H.1.f, Supplemental SAS Report 2
- Agenda Item H.1.f, Supplemental Tribal Report
- Agenda Item H.1.f, Supplemental Tribal Report 2 (CRITFC)
- Agenda Item H.1.f, Supplemental Comments of Hoopa Valley Tribe
- Agenda Item H.1.g, Public Comment
- Agenda Item H.1.g, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item H.4.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item H.4.c, Supplemental Public Comment 4
- Agenda Item H.4.c, Supplemental Public Comment 5
- Agenda Item H.2: Clarify Council Direction for 2010 Management Measures
- Agenda Item H.3: NMFS Report (Salmon Fisheries Issues) — This Agenda Item Was Cancelled
- Agenda Item H.4: Methodology Review Process and Preliminary Topic Selection for 2010
- Agenda Item H.5: Final Action on 2010 Salmon Management Measures
I. Groundfish Management
- Agenda Item I.1: Regulatory Deeming for FMP Amendment 20 (Trawl Rationalization) and Amendment 21 (Intersector Allocation)
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Attachment 1: Select Council Motions on Trawl Rationalization
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Attachment 2: Council Preferred Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Alternative
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Attachment 3: Final Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Amendatory Language For Amendment 21
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Attachment 4: Council Staff Detailed Schedule for the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Amendment Deeming, Review, and Implementation Process
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 5: Staff Report on Draft Initial Issuance Rule
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: NMFS Rulemaking Schedule
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Issues for Further Deliberation
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: NMFS Interpretations of Council Intent
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 4: Clarifications Requested of Council
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 5: Draft Regulatory Outline
- Agenda Item I.1.b, NMFS Report 6: Draft Proposed Initial Issuance and Appeals Regulations
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 7: Draft Proposed Regulations for Amendment 20 & 21; Program Components Rule
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint (Goen)
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Regulatory Deeming for Fishery Management Plan Amendment 20
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental PSMFC Report: Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Tracking and Implementation Plan
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental REVISED GMT Report
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item I.1.c, Public Comment
- Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 4
- Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 5
- Agenda Item I.2: Harvest Specifications for 2011-2012 Fisheries
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Attachment 1: Tables and Other Information Relevant to Deciding 2011-2012 Groundfish Overfishing Limits and Acceptable Biological Catches
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Attachment 2: Tables and Graphics Relevant to Deciding 2011-2012 Groundfish Annual Catch Limits
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: (Revised) Tables and Graphics Relevant to Deciding 2011-2012 Groundfish Annual Catch Limits
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: (Slides) Harvest Specifications for 2011-2012 Fisheries
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 5: Table 2-1f. Specified 2010 ABCs (mt), 2011 and 2012 OFLs (mt), and preliminary 2011 and 2012 ABCs
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 6: REVISED Table 2-1f. Specified 2010 ABCs, 2011 and 2012 OFLs, and preliminary 2011 and 2012 ABCs
- Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report 2
- Agenda Item I.3: National Marine Fisheries Service Report on Groundfish
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Attachment 1: Federal Register Notices Published Since the Last Council Meeting
- Agenda Item I.4: Part I of Management Measures for 2011-2012 Fisheries
- Agenda Item I.4.a, Attachment 1: Considerations for Draft Alternatives Including Overfished Species Annual Catch Limits and Management Measures
- Agenda Item I.4.a, Attachment 2: Preliminary Range of Management Measures for 2011-2012 Groundfish Fisheries
- Agenda Item 1.4.a, Attachment 3: Recent Year Catch Estimates Relevant to Deciding a Range of 2011-2012 Allocations
- Agenda Item I.4.b, ODFW Report 1: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Preliminary Management Measure Alternatives for the 2011-2012 Oregon Recreational Groundfish Fisheries
- Agenda Item I.4.b, ODFW Report 2: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Management Measures for the 2011-2012 Commercial Nearshore Groundfish Fishery
- Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Preliminary Management Measure Alternatives for the 2011-2012 Washington Recreational Groundfish Fisheries
- Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental GMT Report 2
- Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental GMT Report 3
- Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental CDFG Report
- Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental Tribal Report
- Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.4.c, Public Comment
- Agenda Item I.4.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item I.4.d, Supplemental Decision Making “Check List”
- Agenda Item I.5: Consideration of Inseason Adjustments
- Agenda Item I.6: Part II of Management Measures for 2011-2012 Fisheries
J. Pacific Halibut Management
- Agenda Item J.1: Incidental 2010 Catch Regulations in the Salmon Troll Fishery
K. Administrative Matters
- Agenda Item K.1: Legislative Matters
- Agenda Item K.1.a, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation in the 111th U.S. Congress on the Legislative Committee Agenda
- Agenda Item K.1.a, Attachment 2: H.R. 4363, the National Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2009
- Agenda Item K.1.a, Attachment 3: S. 2870, the International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act (online/CD only)
- Agenda Item K.1.b, Supplemental LC Report
- Agenda Item K.2: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
- Agenda Item K.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 1: Proposed New Ad Hoc Committees
- Agenda Item K.3: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item K.3.a, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: “Preliminary Year at a Glance Summary”
- Agenda Item K.3.a, Attachment 2: Preliminary Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, June 10-17, 2010, Foster City, California
- Agenda Item K.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Pacific Council Workload Planning; Year at a Glance Summary
- Agenda Item K.3.b, Supplemental Attachment 4: Council Review Draft of Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, June 10-17, 2010
- Agenda Item K.3.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas)
- Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
- Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) Agenda
- Groundfish Management Team (GMT) Agenda
- Habitat Committee (HC) Agenda
- Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) Agenda
- Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) Agenda
- Legislative Committee (LC) Agenda
- Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) Agenda
- Salmon Technical Team (STT) Agenda
- Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda
- SSC Highly Migratory Species Subcommittee and HMSMT Joint Session Agenda
General Information
- General Information driving directions, seating chart, hotel information, restaurant information
- Chair’s Reception, Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 6 p.m.
- Tax Exempt Form, Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel (Must Show Proper I.D.)
Informational Reports
- Informational Report 1: FWS Mass Marking
- Informational Report 2: West Coast Hydrokinetic Energy Projects Database
- Supplemental Informational Report 3: Informational Briefing: Scientific Uncertainty Buffers, Amendment 23 Technicalities, and Agenda Item I.2
Salmon Management Documents
- Preseason Report II Analysis of Proposed Regulatory Options for 2010 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
