Briefing Book Archive: September 2010 Briefing Book
September 2010 Briefing Book
The Council meeting proposed agendas, agenda item situation summaries, attachments, and supplemental materials for the September 2010 Council Meeting are found below.
- A. Call to Order
- B. Open Comment Period
- C. Salmon Management
- D. Pacific Halibut Management
- E. Habitat
- F. Marine Protected Areas
- G. Administrative Matters
- H. Ecosystem Based Management
- I. Groundfish Management
- J. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
- K. Highly Migratory Species Management
- Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas)
- General Information
- Roster
- Informational Reports
A. Call to Order
- Agenda Item A.5: Proposed Council Meeting Agenda; September 10-16, 2010
B. Open Comment Period
- Agenda Item B.1.a: Open Comment Period (Oceana)
C. Salmon Management
- Agenda Item C.1: 2010 Salmon Methodology Review
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 1: Email to the Agencies From Chuck Tracy Dated July 21, 2010
- Agenda Item C.1.b, NMFS Report: Letter from Will Stelle to Mark Cedergreen
- Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental MEW Report
- Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental STT Report
- Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental Tribal Comments
- Agenda Item C.2: Fishery Management Plan Amendment 16, Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
- Agenda Item C.2.a, Attachment 1: National Standard 1 Guidelines
- Agenda Item C.2.b, SAC Report: Draft Environmental Assessment for Pacific Coast Salmon Plan Amendment 16: Classifying Stocks, Revising Status Determination Criteria, Establishing Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures, and De Minimis Fishing Provisions
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental SAC Report 2
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental SAC PowerPoint
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental Hoopa Valley Report
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental Yurok Tribal Report
- Agenda Item C.2.d, Supplemental Motion in Writing
- Agenda Item C.3: Mitchell Act Hatchery Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
- Agenda Item C.3.a, Attachment 1: Draft Environmental Impact Statement to Inform Columbia River Basin Hatchery Operations and the Funding of Mitchell Act Hatchery Programs: Fact Sheet and Executive Summary
- Agenda Item C.3.a, Attachment 2: Draft Environmental Impact Statement to Inform Columbia River Basin Hatchery Operations and the Funding of Mitchell Act Hatchery Programs: (Large File, CD/Web Only)
- Agenda Item C.3.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint (Turner)
- Agenda Item C.3.b, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item C.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item C.3.d, Supplemental Staff Report: List of Potential Issues for Addressing the Mitchell Act DEIS
- Agenda Item C.4: NMFS Report on Salmon Fishery Management
- Agenda Item C.4.a, NMFS Science Centers Report: NMFS Salmon Research Report
- Agenda Item C.4.a, Supplemental FSC PowerPoint (Lawson/Lindley)
- Agenda Item C.5: Salmon Essential Fish Habitat Review
- Agenda Item C.5.a, Attachment 1: Pacific Coast Salmon Essential Fish Habitat Review Draft Report
- Agenda Item C.5.a, Attachment 2: Appendix A – Annotated Bibliography for 2010 Essential Fish Habitat Update
- Agenda Item C.5.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item C.5.b, Supplemental HC Report
D. Pacific Halibut Management
- Agenda Item D.1: 2011 Pacific Halibut Fishery Regulations
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Attachment 1: 2010 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
- Agenda Item D.1.b, ODFW Report: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Proposed Changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for the 2011 Fishery
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item D.2: Proposed Procedures for Estimating Pacific Halibut Bycatch in the Groundfish Fisheries
- Agenda Item D.2.b, NMFS Report: Pacific Halibut Bycatch in the U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fishery from 2002 through 2009
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental NWFSC PowerPoint (Heery, Bellman, Majewski);
- Agenda Item D.2.c, WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on the International Pacific Halibut Commission’s Bycatch Work Group
- Agenda Item D.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item D.2.c, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item D.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item D.3: Initial Considerations of Proposed Changes to Pacific Halibut Allocation for Bycatch and Catch Sharing in the Groundfish Fisheries
- Agenda Item D.3.b, ODFW Report: Initial Consideration of Proposed Changes to Pacific Halibut Allocation for Bycatch and Catch Sharing in the Groundfish Fisheries
- Agenda Item D.3.b, WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Changes to Halibut Allocation for Bycatch and Catch Sharing
- Agenda Item D.3.b, Supplemental ODFW Report 2: Initial Consideration of Proposed Changes to Pacific Halibut Allocation for Bycatch and Catch Sharing in the Groundfish Fisheries–Part II
- Agenda Item D.3.b, Supplemental ODFW PowerPoint Regarding Initial Consideration of Proposed Changes to Pacific Halibut Allocation for Bycatch and Catch Sharing in the Groundfish Fisheries
- Agenda Item D.3.b, Supplemental IPHC Report
- Agenda Item D.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item D.3.c, Public Comment
E. Habitat
- Agenda Item E.1: Current Habitat Issues
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 1: Bureau of Reclamation Response Letter
- Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item E.2: National Marine Fisheries Service National Habitat Assessment Plan Briefing
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 1: Summary of HAIP Report
- Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint (Yoklavich)
F. Marine Protected Areas
- Agenda Item F.1: Update and Further Review of the National System of Marine Protected Areas
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 1: August 14, 2009 letter and list of potential MPA sites from Mr. Barry Thom to the Council
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 2: Staff White Paper on the National System of MPAs
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 3: Benefits of a National System of Marine Protected Areas
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 4: Joining the National System of MPAs, FAQs
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 5: Implementing the National System, Nomination Process
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 6: Priority Conservation Objectives
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 7: NMFS Policy Directive 01-114, Regional Fishery Management Council Consultation in MPA Nomination Process
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 8: Executive Order 13158 on Marine Protected Areas
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 9: Framework for the National System of Marine Protected Areas of the United States of America (Full Version on Web/CD Only)
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 10: February 13, 2007 Letter from Dr. Donald McIsaac to Mr. Joseph Uravitch re: Council Comments on the Draft Framework
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 11: April 30, 2009 Letter from Dr. Mark Hixon, Providing FAC Recommendations on Assessing Ecological Resilience and Conservation Gaps
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental NMPAC PowerPoint (Wenzel)
- Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
G. Administrative Matters
- Agenda Item G.1: Briefing on Marine Spatial Planning
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Attachment 1: Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (Part Four of the Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force)
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Attachment 2: Executive Order 13547
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Attachment 3: Title IV: Coordination and Planning (Excerpt from House Bill 3534)
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental NOAA PowerPoint (Rauch)
- Agenda Item G.2: Legislative Matters
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation in the 111th U.S. Congress
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 2: H.R. 5180, the National Marine Fisheries Service Ombudsman Act of 2010
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 3: H.R. 4914, the Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 4: Written Statements from the July 27, 2010 Hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 5: H.R. 3534, the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010, Title VI – Coordination and Planning (Entire Bill on CD/Web Only)
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 6: S.3594, the Fishery Conservation Transition Act
- Agenda Item G.3: Approval of Council Meeting Minutes
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Attachment 1: September 2009 Correction
- Agenda Item G.4: Fiscal Matters
- Agenda Item G.5: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
- Agenda Item G.6: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item G.6.a, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year at a Glance Summary
- Agenda Item G.6.a, Attachment 2: Preliminary Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, November 3-9, 2010, Costa Mesa, California
- Agenda Item G.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Year-at-a-Glance Summary
- Agenda Item G.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: PROPOSED Council Meeting Agenda, November 3-9, 2010 in Costa Mesa, California
- Agenda Item G.6.b, Supplemental GMT Report
H. Ecosystem Based Management
- Agenda Item H.1: Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental EFMP History PowerPoint (Burner)
- Agenda Item H.1.b, Attachment 1: Ecosystem-Based Management Planning for U.S. West Coast Fisheries
- Agenda Item H.1.b, Attachment 2: Summary Minutes of the July 21, 2010 Meeting of the EPDT
- Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental EPDT Report
- Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental EPDT PowerPoint (deReynier)
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Attachment 1: Summary Minutes of the May 4, 2010 meeting of the EAS
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental EAS Report
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Tribal Report
- Agenda Item H.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item H.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (PowerPoint)
I. Groundfish Management
- Agenda Item I.1: Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Review
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Attachment 1: COP 22 – Draft Proposed Changes to Council Operating Procedure 22, Process for Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Review and Modification
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Attachment 2: Proposed Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Review Process and Schedule
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment (PowerPoint)
- Agenda Item I.2: Consideration of Inseason Adjustments – Part I
- Agenda Item I.3: Preliminary Review of Exempted Fishing Permits for 2011
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Attachment 1: Application to the Pacific Fishery Management Council for an Exempted Fishing Permit to Collect Biological Information from Yelloweye Rockfish Encountered in the Oregon Sport Charter Fishery
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Attachment 2: Exempted Fishing Permit – Trolled Longline for Chilipepper Rockfish
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Attachment 3: Morro Bay/Port San Luis Exempted Fishing Permit: Progress Report for the Pacific Fishery Management Council
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Attachment 4: Oregon Recreational Yellowtail Rockfish EFP 2009 Activities Report
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 5: RFA Oregon Yellowtail Rockfish EFP Application
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 6: West Coast Sanddab EFP
- Agenda Item I.3.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item I.3.b, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item I.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.4: National Marine Fisheries Service Report on Groundfish Activities
- Agenda Item I.4.a, Attachment 1: Federal Register Notices Published Since the Last Council Meeting
- Agenda Item I.4.c, WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife White Paper on the Setting of 2011-2012 Harvest Specifications for Stocks Managed Under a Rebuilding Plan
- Agenda Item I.5: Status and Follow-Up on Implementation of Amendment 20 and Amendment 21
- Agenda Item I.5.a, Attachment 1: Letter From Will Stelle Approving Amendments 20 and 21 (Dated August 9, 2010)
- Agenda Item I.5.a, Attachment 2: Amendment 20 to the Groundfish FMP
- Agenda Item I.5.a, Attachment 3: Amendment 21 to the Groundfish FMP
- Agenda Item I.5.a, Supplemental Attachment 4 Was Not Available On Time (Rule Published After the Council Meeting)
- Agenda Item I.5.a, Attachment 5: Proposed Components Rule
- Agenda Item I.5.a, Attachment 6: Excerpts from the Preamble of the Proposed Components Rule
- Agenda Item I.5.a, Supplemental Attachment 7: NMFS Response to Council Staff Document — “Areas of the Proposed Components Rule on Which NMFS Has Requested Specific Comment”
- Agenda Item I.5.c, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item I.5.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.5.c, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item I.5.d, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item I.6: Potential Trailing Actions to Amendment 20 on Trawl Rationalization
- Agenda Item I.6.a, Attachment 1: Regulatory Amendment Process Provisions of the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP
- Agenda Item I.6.a, Attachment 2: Potential Trailing Actions on Trawl Rationalization
- Agenda Item I.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Initial List of Potential Trailing Actions and Possible Calendar
- Agenda Item I.6.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.6.c, Public Comment
- Agenda Item I.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item I.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item I.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (Sullivan)
- Agenda Item I.7: Consideration of Inseason Adjustments – Part II, If Necessary
J. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
- Agenda Item J.1: Terms of Reference for Stock Assessment and Methodology Review Panels
- Agenda Item J.1.a, Attachment 1: Draft Terms of Reference for a Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessment Review Process
- Agenda Item J.1.a, Attachment 2: Draft Terms of Reference for Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessment Methodology Review
- Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item J.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment
K. Highly Migratory Species Management
- Agenda Item K.1: NMFS Report on Highly Migratory Species
- Agenda Item K.1.a, NMFS Report: NMFS Report on Highly Migratory Species
- Agenda Item K.1.b, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint (Shoffler)
- Agenda Item K.1.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item K.2: Changes to Biennial Management Measures for 2011-2012
- Agenda Item K.2.a, Attachment 1: Background Information on Swordfish Retention Limits for the Shallow-set Longline Fishery
- Agenda Item K.2.b, WDFW Report
- Agenda Item K.2.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item K.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item K.2.c, Public Comment
- Agenda Item K.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item K.3: Recommendations to International Fishery Management Organizations
- Agenda Item K.3.a, Attachment 1: Recommendations to International Fishery Management Organizations (Excerpted from June 2010 Council Decision Document)
- Agenda Item K.3.a, Attachment 2: Meetings Relevant to Pacific Tuna RFMOs, June-September 2010
- Agenda Item K.3.a, Attachment 3: Report of the Tenth Meeting of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean, Plenary Session (Full Report on CD/Web Only)
- Agenda Item K.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: Sixth Meeting of the Northern Committee, Summary of Outcomes
- Agenda Item K.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 5: IATTC 81st Meeting, Document IATTC-81-06b, Conservation Recommendations
- Agenda Item K.3.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item K.3.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas)
- Budget Committee (BC) Agenda
- Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
- Groundfish Advisory Subpanel Agenda (GAP)
- 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 Agenda (SAS)
- Salmon Amendment Committee (SAC) Agenda
- Salmon Technical Team (STT) Agenda
- Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda
General Information
- General Information (Driving Directions, Seating Chart, Hotel Information, Restaurant Information)
- Chair’s Reception: Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 6 p.m.
- Tax Exempt Form: DoubleTree Hotel Boise Riverside (Must Show Proper I.D.)
Roster
- Roster for September Briefing Book (Dated August 25, 2010)
Informational Reports
- Informational Report 1: Active West Coast Hydrokinetic Projects, Report Developed by the PFMC, Monday, August 23, 2010
- Informational Report 2: Status Report of the 2010 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California
