September 2018 Briefing Book
A. Call to Order
B. Open Comment Period
- Agenda Item B.1: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
- Agenda item B.1.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 1: Quinault Indian Nation letter of intent to enter into the Northern Anchovy fishery for 2019
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 1: Letters From Joe Pennisi Regarding Trawl Gear
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 2: Public Comment Regarding Salmon Issues
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 3: Salmon Watch education opportunity
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 4: Letter from Bay Fresh Seafoods re: economic impact on the fishing industry and communities in California
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 5: Public comments related to salmon topics not on the Council agenda
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 6: Pacific Seafoods, Sardine Bycatch Data from 3 Pacific Whiting WDFW Fish tickets for deliveries into Westport WA on 08/31/2018; 09/01/2018 and WDFW & ODFW data for sardine bycatch in the midwater trawl fishery from 2000 to 2018
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 7: UW Student Capstone Project; Pacific Groundfish Catch Shares: Options for the Adaptive Management Program
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 8: Letter from Port of Friday Harbor re: SRKW
C. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
D. Habitat
E. Salmon Management
F. Administrative Matters
- Agenda Item F.1: Research and Data Needs Document – Final Adoption
- Agenda Item F.2: Legislative Matters
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 2: HR 200 (Most Recent Version) (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 3: MSA with Changes Proposed in HR 200 and S 1520 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 4: Letter from the Council Coordination Committee to Rep. Young on HR 200
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 5: S 1520 (Most Recent Version) (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 6: Comparison Between Current and Previous Versions of S. 1520
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 7: S 3138 (AQUAA Act) with Recent Changes Noted (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 8
- Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 9
- Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 10
- Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 11
- Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental Legislative Committee Report 1
- Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item F.3: Electronic Monitoring Program Review and Cost Allocation Procedural Directive
- Agenda Item F.4: Fiscal Matters
- Agenda Item F.5: Approval of Council Meeting Record
- Agenda Item F.6: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
- Agenda Item F.7: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
- Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, November 1-8, 2018 in San Diego, California
- Agenda Item F.7, Supplemental Attachment 3: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (version 09/11/2018)
- Agenda Item F.7, Supplemental Attachment 4: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Quick Reference Agenda, November 1-8, 2018 in San Diego, California (version 09/11/2018)
- Agenda Item F.7, Supplemental Attachment 5: Proposed Highly Migratory Species Calendar for Workload and Agenda Planning
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental EWG Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.a Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.b, Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item F.7.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item F.7.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1: (Pacific Seafoods, Gonzalez)
G. Ecosystem Management
- Agenda Item G.1: West Coast Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Roadmap Implementation
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 1: Letter from PFMC to NMFS, September 2016
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 2: NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Western Road Map Implementation Plan – Public Review Draft
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: Video Guide to the Western Road Map Implementation Plan, 2018-2022 Review Draft (Posted to YouTube)
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 2: (deReynier PowerPoint)
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental EWG Report 1
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item G.2: Fishery Ecosystem Plan Five-Year Review — Scoping
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Ecosystem Workgroup Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental EWG Report 2
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item G.3: Climate and Communities Initiative Update
- Agenda Item G.3, Attachment 1: The Nature Conservancy Climate and Communities Workshop Report
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental Nature Conservancy Presentation 1: May 15-16, 2018, The Nature Conservancy Climate and Communities Initiative Workshop (Kirchner)
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Ecosystem Workgroup Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental EWG Report 2
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental EWG Presentation 1: (Yvonne deReynier)
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental EAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental SAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental HC Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
H. Highly Migratory Species Management
I. Groundfish Management
- Agenda Item I.1: NMFS Report (Groundfish)
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Rulemaking Plans and Major Activities
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Groundfish and Halibut Federal Register notices since the last Council meeting
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: Trawl Gear Proposed Rule 83FR45396
- Agenda Item I.1.b, NMFS NWFSC Report 1: Estimated Discard and Catch of Groundfish Species in the 2017 U.S. West Coast Fisheries (Electronic only)
- Agenda Item I.1.b, NMFS NWFSC Report 2: Pacific Halibut Bycatch in U.S. West Coast Fisheries (2002-2017) (Electronic only)
- Agenda Item I.1 b, NMFS NWFSC Report 3: Marine Mammal Mortality in U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries (2002-2016) (Electronic only)
- Agenda Item I.1 b, NMFS NWFSC Report 4: Seabird Mortality in U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries: 2002-2016) (Electronic only)
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS NWFSC Report 5: Observed and estimated total bycatch of salmon in the 2002-2016 U.S. west coast fisheries; July 2018 (Excel workbook, Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS NWFSC Presentation 1: Groundfish Science Report (McClure)
- Agenda Item I.2: Amendment 28 — Essential Fish Habitat and Rockfish Conservation Area Implementation Update
- Agenda Item I.3: Endangered Species Act Consultation on Eulachon
- Agenda Item I.4: Stock Assessment Terms of Reference — Final Action
- Agenda Item I.5: Methdology Review — Preliminary Topic Selection
- Agenda Item I.6: Science Improvement Report
- Agenda Item I.7: Five-Year Catch Share Follow-On Action — Preliminary Action
- Agenda Item I.8: Continuing Midwater Trawl and Gear EFP and Salmon Bycatch Provisions in New EFPs
- Agenda Item I.9: Omnibus Workload Planning Process
- Agenda Item I.10: Inseason Adjustments–Final Action
J. Pacific Halibut Management
- Agenda Item J.1: 2019 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations
- Agenda Item J.1, Attachment 1: 2018 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
- Agenda Item J.1, Attachment 2: Visual Representation of the 2018 Area 2A Catch Sharing Plan for Pacific Halibut
- Agenda Item J.1, Attachment 3: Excerpts from the ‘Pacific Halibut Management-Scoping Exercise’
- Agenda Item J.1, Supplemental Attachment 4: Past Reports from the IPHC Regarding the Area 2A Non-Treaty Commercial Directed Pacific Halibut Fishery
- Agenda Item J.1.a, IPHC Report 1: IPHC Regulatory Area 2A Non-Treaty Directed Commercial Pacific Halibut Fishery
- Agenda Item J.1.a, Supplemental IPHC Presentation 1 (Steve Keith)
- Agenda Item J.1.b, NMFS Report 1: Report on the 2018 Pacific Halibut Fisheries in Area 2A
- Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental ODFW Report 1
- Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental WDFW Report 1
- Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental CDFW Report 1
- Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item J.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 1
Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas AND Committee Memos)
Ancillary Agendas
Advisory Body and Committee Memos
Informational Reports, General Information, and Membership Roster
Informational Reports
- Informational Report 1: Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States
- Informational Report 2: Letters to Dan Hull, Chairman, NPFMC from Chris Oliver regarding council research priorities and integration of those priorities in the NMFS science planning
- Informational Report 3: 2018 Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Summit NOAA Fisheries announces the release of the final report and discussion highlights from the March 2018 summit
- Informational Report 4: 33rd biannual meeting of the Committee on Fisheries
- Informational Report 5: Future Seas MSE Workshop Report – Management Strategy Evaluation Workshop for the NOAA OAR/NMFS Project “Future Climate Change and the California Current – A Physics to Fisheries Management Strategy Evaluation”
- Supplemental Informational Report 6: Status Report of the 2018 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California. Preliminary data through July 31, 2018
- Supplemental Informational Report 7: Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program – 2018 Recipients
General Information and Membership Roster