Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
The first bilateral meeting of the Pacific Whiting Scientific Review Group (SRG) will be held in Seattle, WA on Tuesday through Friday, February 21-24, 2012.
The meeting will be held at:
Watertown Hotel
4242 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105Hotel Phone: 1-866-866-797
For further information, please contact the Groundfish Branch of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Region at 206-526-6140; or visit their Pacific Whiting Treaty webpage.
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Salmon Technical Team (STT) will hold two work sessions.
January 17-20, 2012: The STT will meet at the Council office in a public work session to draft “Review of 2011 Ocean Salmon Fisheries” and to consider any other estimation or methodology issues pertinent to the 2012 ocean salmon fisheries.
February 21-24, 2012: The STT will meet at the Council office in a public work session to draft “Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance Analysis and Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2012 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations” and to consider any other estimation or methodology issues pertinent to the 2012 ocean salmon fisheries.
The two work sessions will be held at the following location:
Pacific Fishery Management Council
Large Conference Room
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101
Portland, OR 97220-1384
503-820-2280
Driving Directions
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 work sessions, please contact Mr. Chuck Tracy at 503-820-2280, ext. 415; toll free 1-866-806-7204.
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold a work session, which is open to the public. The HMSMT work session will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day, and continue until business is completed.
The HMSMT will discuss work assignments to be delivered at the March 2012 Council meeting in Sacramento, California. The first assignment is the development of recommendations for a management framework for North Pacific albacore tuna fisheries. This will help inform the Council in relation to the development of such a framework planned by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Northern Committee. The second assignment is to provide information to the Council about future management of the U.S. west coast swordfish fishery. The HMSMT will also begin work on the next SAFE (Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation) document, which is prepared annually, summarizing information from the previous year. Informational topics may also be discussed, time permitting.
The meetings will be held at the following location:
Large Conference Room, Torrey Pines Court
National Marine Fisheries Service
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
3333 North Torrey Pines Court
La Jolla, California 92037
858-546-7000
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.
For further information about the work session, please contact Dr. Kit Dahl at 503-820-2280, ext. 422; toll free 1-866-806-7204.
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
OPB’s Oregon Field Guide has produced a video that does a good job explaining how trawl catch shares work, from the perspective of a trawl fisherman. See it here.
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a work session which is open to the public.
The GMT meeting will be held Monday, October 3, 2011, from 1 p.m. until business for the day is completed. The GMT meeting will reconvene Tuesday, October 4 through Friday, October 7, from 8:30 a.m. until business for each day is completed.
The primary purpose of the GMT working meeting is to develop recommendations for 2013-2014 groundfish harvest specifications and management measures and consider inseason adjustments to 2011-2012 groundfish fisheries. The GMT may also address other assignments relating to groundfish management. No management actions will be decided by the GMT. The GMT’s task will be to develop recommendations for consideration by the Council at its November meeting in Costa Mesa, California.
The GMT will meet in Seattle, Washington at the following location:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Western Regional Center’s Sand Point Facility
Building 9; Rooms A and B
7600 Sand Point Way N.E.,
Seattle, WA 98115‑6349
Telephone: 206-526-6150
Entry to the NOAA Western Regional Center’s Sand Point Facility requires visitors to show a valid picture ID and register with security. A visitor’s badge, which must be worn while at the NOAA Western Regional Center’s Facility, will be issued to non‑Federal employees participating in the meeting.
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.
For more information regarding the GMT meeting, please contact Ms. Kelly Ames at 503-820-2280, ext. 426; toll free 1-866-806-7204.
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Salmon Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a joint work session with the Salmon Technical Team (STT) and Model Evaluation Workgroup (MEW), which will be open to the public. The work session will be held October 4-5, 2011. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, October 4 and 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 5.
The purpose of the work session is to brief the STT and SSC Salmon Subcommittee on:
• An abundance‐based management framework for Lower Columbia River tule fall Chinook,
• Management framework and harvest model for Sacramento River Winter Run Chinook,
• Review and evaluation of mark‐selective fishery reports, and
• An analysis of bias in Chinook and Coho Fishery Regulation Assessment Models due to multiple encounters in mark-selective fisheries.
The work session will be held at the Council office:
7700 NE Ambassador Place
Suite 101, Large Conference Room
Portland, Oregon 97220
503-820-2280
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 joint work session, please contact Mr. Chuck Tracy at 503-820-2280, ext. 415; toll free 1-866-806-7204.
Friday, August 19th, 2011
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory bodies will meet September 12-19, 2011 in San Mateo, California to address issues related to groundfish, highly migratory species, salmon, Pacific halibut, and habitat matters. Please visit the “Current Council Meeting” webpage for the meeting notice and agenda details.
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Amendment 2 to the HMS FMP was approved by NMFS on June 29, 2011. An updated version of the FMP incorporating these changes is available on the Council website. Visit the HMS FMP page.
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
The following information is adapted from 2011 “To Do” & Regulatory Hassles List for U.S. Albacore Fishermen distributed by the Western Fishboat Owners Association (visit WFOA permits webpage)
2011 Albacore Permits General Information
HMS Permit Application (Under PFMC HMS FMP; all areas and all west coast based boats fishing HMS species)
High Seas Fisheries Compliance Act Permit Application (If fishing outside of 200 nm EEZ)
For information call Chris Fanning, NOAA/NMFS SW Region, 562 980 4198
Both applications can be obtained and sent to: Permits Office, NOAA NMFS SWR, 501 W Ocean Blvd #4200, Long Beach, CA 90802
Note on HSFCA Permit: Payment of the fee must be included with any application for the high seas fishing permit. The regulations for the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act, 50 CFR 300.13, state that NMFS will charge a fee of $129.00 to recover the administrative expenses of permit issuance.
Pacific Islands Region Permits (West of 150W)
U.S. / Canada Albacore Treaty
NOTICE: Sign in with NMFS for the upcoming treaty year at least 7 days before traveling to Canada, call 562.980.4198 or email john.childers@noaa.gov.
