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Summer newsletter now available

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

The summer edition of the Pacific Council News is now available on our website.

Posted in Coastal Pelagic Species, Ecosystem-based management, Groundfish, Habitat and communities, Highly migratory species, Hot topics, Pacific halibut, Salmon

Salmon Technical Team and Habitat Committee Subcommittees to Hold Joint Work Session (August 31, 2010)

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Subcommittees of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Salmon Technical Team (STT) and Habitat Committee (HC) will hold a joint work session to develop an overfishing assessment for Sacramento River fall Chinook. This meeting is open to the public.

When a salmon stock managed by the Council fails to meet its conservation objective for three consecutive years, an overfishing concern is triggered according to the terms of the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan (Salmon Plan).  The Salmon Plan requires the Council to direct its STT and HC to undertake a review of the status of the stock in question and determine if excessive harvest was responsible for the shortfall, if other factors were involved, and the significance of the stock depression with regard to achieving maximum sustainable yield.

The meeting will be held Tuesday, August 31, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the following location:

California Department of Fish and Game
Santa Rosa Field Office
475 Aviation Blvd., Suite 130
Santa Rosa, California, 95403
Phone: (707) 576-2878

Posted in Habitat and communities, Salmon, Salmon

Updated hydrokinetics database posted

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

An updated version of the Council’s wave and tidal energy database has been posted here.  There have been no new projects added since the database was last posted in April, although some projects, like the Reedsport OPT project and the Humboldt WaveConnect project (PGE), are moving ahead.

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Follow the Council meeting agenda on Twitter!

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

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 will be 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.

Posted in Coastal Pelagic Species, Ecosystem-based management, Groundfish, Habitat and communities, Highly migratory species, Pacific halibut, Salmon

Wave energy database updated

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

The Council’s database of wave energy projects off the West Coast was updated today. The database explains which projects are now being proposed, the status of the projects, their location, and other information. The database is linked from this website’s Wave, Tidal, and Offshore Wind Energy page.

Posted in Habitat and communities