Monday, December 19th, 2011

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a meeting via conference call of the Ecosystem Plan Development Team (EPDT) that is open to the public. Please note, this is not a public hearing; it is a work session for the primary purpose of drafting a report and recommendations to the Council on the Development of a Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP).

The EPDT will meet on Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., or when business for the day is completed. A listening station will be made available to the public, at the Council office:

Pacific Fishery Management Council
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101
Portland, Oregon 97220-1384
503-820-2280
Driving Directions

The EPDT will primarily address Council requests from the November 2011 Council meeting. The primary purpose of the meeting is to revise and expand sections of the Council’s developing Fishery Ecosystem Plan, discuss the content and format of an annual ecosystem report, explore mechanisms for incorporating ecosystem science into stock assessments, and revisit the need and mechanisms for expanding protective measures for unexploited forage species. The EPDT may also develop recommendations for the March 2012 Council meeting.

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at 503-820-2280 at least five days prior to the meeting date.

For further information about the EPDT work session, please contact Mr. Mike Burner at 503-820-2280, ext. 414; toll free 1-866-806-7204.

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Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Ecosystem-Based Management Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee and the Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel to Hold Work Sessions to Develop recommendations on an Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene meetings of the Ecosystem-Based Management Subcommittee (Subcommittee) of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) that are open to the public.  Please note, this is not a public hearing; it is a work session for the primary purpose of considering recommendations to the Council on the development of an Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan (EFMP).

These work sessions will be held on Tuesday, April 19 through Thursday, April 21, 2011 with each day beginning at 8:30 a.m. and concluding at 5:00 p.m., or when business for the day is completed. The Subcommittee will begin on Tuesday, April 19 and adjourn on Wednesday April 20.  The EAS will formally join the Subcommittee in a joint session beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20. The EAS session will continue on Thursday, April 21.

The meeting will be held at the following location:

Pacific Fishery Management Council
Large Conference Room
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101
Portland, Oregon  97220
Telephone: 503-820-2280
Driving Directions

The Subcommittee session will focus on incorporating ecosystem science into the Council management process.  The joint session of the Subcommittee and the EAS will focus on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment.  The EAS will also discuss available science and its potential application with the SSC and will develop recommendations on the EFMP’s purpose and need, regulatory authority, and management unit species for the June 2011 Council meeting in Spokane, Washington.

For further information regarding the ecosystem-based management advisory subpanel and subcommittee work sessions, please contact Mr. Mike Burner at 503-820-2280 ext. 414; or toll free 1-866-806-7204.

The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.  Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at 503-820-2280, at least five days prior to the meeting date.

Posted in Ecosystem-based management, Ecosystem-based management

Monday, January 24th, 2011

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a meeting of the Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) that is open to the public. Please note, this is not a public hearing; it is a work session for the primary purpose of reviewing a report of the Ecosystem Plan Development Team (EPDT) and considering recommendations to the Council on the development of an Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan (EFMP).

The EAS will meet on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and concluding at 5:00 p.m., or when business for the day is completed.

The meeting will be held at the following location:

Hyatt Place – Portland Airport
Meeting Place #3
9750 NE Cascades Parkway
Portland, Oregon 97220
Telephone: 503-288-2808

Hyatt Place Website

At the September 2010 Council meeting, the Council tasked the EPDT with a review of the Council’s four fishery management plans (FMPs) to identify existing ecosystem-based principles as well as common management needs that may benefit from a coordinated overarching EFMP framework. The EPDT is meeting January 26 – 27, 2011 and plans to provide its final report in advance of the EAS meeting. The EPDT report is also scheduled to be included in the March 2011 Council Briefing Book and be presented to the Council and its Advisory Bodies at the March 5-10, 2011 Council meeting in Vancouver, Washington. EAS recommendations to the Council on the development of an EFMP are anticipated to be discussed on February 16th and may be presented to the Council in March.

The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at 503-820-2280, at least five days prior to the meeting date.

Posted in Ecosystem-based management, Ecosystem-based management

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a meeting of the Ecosystem Plan Development Team (EPDT) that is open to the public. Please note, this is not a public hearing; it is a work session for the primary purpose of drafting a report and recommendations to the Council on the development of an Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan (EFMP).

The EPDT will meet on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, beginning at 1:30 p.m. and on Thursday, January 27 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Both meeting sessions will conclude at 5:00 p.m., or when business for each day is completed.

The meeting will be held at the following location:

National Marine Fisheries Service
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Conference Room
110 Shaffer Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-420-3900

At the September 2010 Council meeting, the EPDT and the Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel provided an initial report on EFMP development that included a draft statement of purpose and need, a list of initial goals and objectives, and options for the EFMP’s geographic range, managed species, and regulatory scope. In response, the Council tasked the EPDT with a review of the Council’s four fishery management plans (FMPs) to identify existing ecosystem-based principles as well as common management needs that may benefit from a coordinated overarching EFMP framework. A draft version of an EPDT report responding to the Council’s direction will be reviewed at this meeting and is ultimately scheduled to be presented to the Council and its Advisory Bodies at the March 2011 Council meeting in Vancouver, Washington.

The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter at 503-820-2280, at least five days prior to the meeting date.

For further information regarding the EPDT work session, please contact Mr. Mike Burner at 503-820-2280 ext. 414.

Posted in Ecosystem-based management, Ecosystem-based management

Monday, June 28th, 2010

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a meeting of the Ecosystem Plan Development Team (EPDT) that is open to the public.  Please note, this is not a public hearing; it is a work session for the primary purpose of reviewing comments of the Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) and drafting a report to the Council on initial stages of developing an Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan (EFMP).

The EPDT will meet on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, beginning at 10:00 a.m. and concluding at 5:00 p.m., or when business that day is completed.  The EPDT meeting will include a working lunch session.

The meeting will be held at the following location:

Pacific Fishery Management Council Office
Large Conference Room
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101
Portland, Oregon  97220
Telephone: 503-820-2280
Driving Directions

The Council’s EPDT has taken the lead in preparing a Council-requested report on developing an EFMP that includes a draft statement of purpose and need, a draft list of possible initial goals and objectives, and a draft range of options on the geographic range, managed species, and regulatory scope of the EFMP.  The EAS met on May 4, 2010 to review a draft of the report and to provide comments to the EPDT.  The final report is scheduled to be presented to the Council at its September 2010 meeting in Boise, Idaho.

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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel to Review a Draft Report on the Development of an Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a meeting of the Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) which is open to the public. Please note, this is not a public hearing, it is a work session for the primary purpose of reviewing and commenting on a draft report to the Council on initial stages of developing an Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan (EFMP).

• Download the May 4, 2010 Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel Agenda

The EAS will meet Tuesday, May 4, 2010, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and concluding at 5:00 p.m. or when business that day is completed.

The meeting will be held at the following location:

Pacific Fishery Management Council Office
Large Conference Room
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101
Portland, Oregon 97220
Telephone: 503-820-2280
Get Driving Directions

The Council’s Ecosystem Plan Development Team (EPDT) has taken the lead in preparing a Council requested report on developing an EFMP that includes a draft statement of purpose and need, a draft list of possible initial goals and objectives, and a draft range of options on the geographic range, managed species, and regulatory scope of the EFMP. Members of the EPDT will be in attendance to review the report and respond to EAS questions and comments. The final report is scheduled to be presented to the Council at its June 2010 meeting in Foster City, California.

For further information about the May 4, 2010 EAS meeting, please contact Mr. Mike Burner at 503-820-2280 ext. 414 or toll free 1-866-806-7204.

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