Friday, May 24th, 2013
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory bodies will meet June 18-25, 2013 in Garden Grove, California to address issues related to groundfish, highly migratory species, coastal pelagic species, ecosystem based management, and habitat matters.
Please visit the “Current Council Meeting” webpage for the meeting notice and agenda details.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
The Briefing Book for the April 2013 Council meeting has been posted to the Council’s website on the “Briefing Book” webpage. The Briefing Book contains “situation summaries” (brief summaries that provide background for each agenda item), reports and materials for each agenda item, and written public comment.
Friday, March 22nd, 2013
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) is requesting nominations of qualified candidates to its Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) for the 2013-2015 advisory body term. The reopening is due to a vacancy in one of the three California at-large positions. The successful nominee will be notified following the Council’s June 2013 meeting. To ensure consideration, nominations should be received at the Council office no later than Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
Please visit the Council’s “Current Advisory Body Vacancies” webpage to get the full vacancy announcement and instructions on how to submit nominations.
Monday, March 11th, 2013
Public comment materials received by 11:59 pm, March 19, 2013, will be mailed to Council members and appropriate advisory bodies prior to the meeting. This is known as the “Advance Briefing Book Deadline.”
Public comments or materials received at the Council office after March 19 but by 11:59 pm, March 31 will be included in the supplemental materials distributed to the Council on the first day of the meeting. This is known as the “Supplemental Public Comment Deadline.”
See the Council’s Briefing Book Webpage for complete details on how to submit comments.
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
The Briefing Book for the March 2013 Council meeting has been posted to the Council’s website on the “Current Briefing Book” webpage. The Briefing Book contains “situation summaries” (brief summaries that provide background for each agenda item), reports and materials for each agenda item, and written public comment.
Monday, February 18th, 2013
The chair of the Council’s Ecosystem Plan Development team, Ms. Yvonne deReynier, has prepared a short (~11 min.) video guide recorded on February 14, 2013, that applies to the February 2013 draft version of the Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP).
The Council is tentatively scheduled to review and provide direction on revisions to the FEP on April 9, 2013, at its meeting in Portland, Oregon.
If you have further questions, please contact Mr. Mike Burner, staff officer at 503-820-2280 ext. 414; toll free 1-866-806-7204.
Monday, February 18th, 2013
The Council has made available the DRAFT Research and Data Needs document (February 2013) which has been revised in response to comments since September 2012. Visit the Council’s Research and Data Needs webpage for the document and details.
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
The Council has made available for Public Review, the DRAFT Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) and the Public Review Draft FEP Ecosystem Initiatives Appendix. Both documents are together provided for public review, in compliance with the Council direction from November 2012. The Council is scheduled to consider adopting a final FEP at its April 6-11, 2013 meeting in Portland, Oregon.
See the FEP Public Review Draft webpage to download the documents.
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
Appointments to Council Advisory Bodies
At its November meeting, the Council made the following appointments for the 2013-2015 advisory body term. For more information on the nomination process and those nominated, see the November briefing book materials.
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel
California Commercial Seats
Oregon Commercial Seat
Washington Commercial Seat
California Processor Seat
Oregon Processor Seat
Washington Processor Seat
California Sport/Charter Seat
Conservation Seat
California Seats
Oregon Seats
Washington Seats
Fixed Gear At-Large Seats
Bottom Trawl Seat
Mid-Water Trawl Seat
Trawl At-Large Seats
Open Access South of Cape Mendocino Seat
Open Access North of Cape Mendocino Seat
Processors At-Large Seats
At-Sea Processor Seat
California Charter South of Point Conception Seat
California Charter North of Point Conception Seat
Oregon Charter Seat
Washington Charter Seat
Sport Fisheries At-Large Seats
Conservation Seat
Tribal Seat
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel
Commercial Troll Seat
Commercial Purse Seine Seat
Commercial Gillnet Seat
Commercial Fisheries At-Large Seats
Processor South of Cape Mendocino Seat
Processor North of Cape Mendocino Seat
California Charter Seat
Washington/Oregon Charter Seat
Private Sport Seat
Conservation Seat
Public At-Large
California Troll Seat
Oregon Troll Seat
Washington Troll Seat
Commercial Gillnet Seat
Processor Seat
California Charter Seat
Oregon Charter Seat
Washington Charter Seat
California Sport Seat
Oregon Sport Seat
Washington Sport Seat
Idaho Sport Seat
Washington Tribal Seat
California Tribal Seat
Conservation Seat
Commercial Fishery Seat
Sport Fishery Seat
Conservation Seat
Northwest or Columbia River Tribal Seat
California Tribal Seat
Public At-Large
Scientific and Statistical Committee
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team
Tribal Seat
Monday, November 5th, 2012
Just a Reminder! If you ever wonder what agenda item the Council is on during a Council meeting, wonder no more. The status of the Council meeting agenda is posted on Twitter at @PFMCagenda. See how to sign up for cell phone notifications here. You can also follow the regular Council Twitter feed at @PacificCouncil.
