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.
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.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory bodies will meet March 6-11, 2013 in Tacoma, Washington to address issues related to salmon, Pacific halibut, groundfish, coastal pelagic species, highly migratory species, and habitat matters.
Please visit the “Current Council Meeting” webpage for the meeting notice and agenda details.
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
The Winter 2012-13 issue of the Pacific Council News is now available. Please visit the Council’s Newsletters webpage for details.
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Registration is now open for the third Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries conference, to be held May 7-9, 2013 in Washington, D.C., with a welcome reception on the evening of May 6. The conference is convened by the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils and hosted by the Pacific Fishery Management Council.
This conference follows up on the highly successful Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries conferences held in 2003 and 2005. Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries 3 will focus on how concepts, policies, and practice of fishery sustainability can be advanced to a higher level. Sessions will be of interest to members of the public, fishery participants, environmental advocates, fishery scientists and managers, policymakers, legislators, and journalists.
The discussion will address Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization issues, as well as adjustments to current management that do not require legislation to implement. The conference will provide a forum for information exchange and an opportunity to hear a wide range of perspectives on the sustainability of fish stocks and ecosystem functions, and the fishing communities that depend on them.
Monday, December 3rd, 2012
Public comments or materials received by 11:59 pm, February 11, 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 February 11 but by 11:59 pm, February 25 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.”
Written public comments and materials on matters before the Council are accepted by the Council at any time prior to the Supplemental Public Comment Deadline (February 25, 11:59 pm). If you cannot meet the “Supplemental deadline” and are planning to testify at the meeting, written copies of your comments can be distributed to Council members at the time you testify. Please bring 40 copies to the meeting with the Agenda Item Topic Number in the upper right corner of the front page of each copy. Comments in electronic format are most welcome as they expedite posting to the Council’s website. Please email your comments to: pfmc.comments@noaa.gov. Of course, we accept comments by “snail mail” and fax; please see our “Contact Us” page.
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012
Download The Line, Volume 1, No. 4, a publication of the Pacific Fishery Management Council. The Line is a summary of West Coast fisheries news, for fishermen, published five times per year. This issue reports on the decisions made at the November 2012 PFMC meeting.
If you have comments, questions, or suggestions regarding The Line, please direct them to: Ms. Jennifer Gilden, Information and Communications Specialist at (503) 820-2280 ext. 418 or toll free: 1-866-806-7204.
Friday, November 9th, 2012
The Pacific Fishery Management Council met November 3-7, 2012 in Costa Mesa, California. The November 2012 Council Meeting Decision Summary Document summarizes the decisions made during that meeting.
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
