April 2016 Briefing Book

A. Call to Order

• Agenda Item A.3: Executive Director’s Report
• Agenda Item A.4:  April 8-14, 2016 Council Meeting Agenda (includes floor map and quick reference)

B. Open Comment Period

• Agenda Item B.1: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
  • Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment: Thank you for protecting the Pacific’s forage fish
  • Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2: Letter dated March 29, 2016 from California Coastal Commission to NMFS re: NOAA-NMFS-2015-0063, March 1, 2016, Federal Register (FR) Notice of Application for Exempted Fishing Permit to Test Modified Drift Gillnet Gear to Fish for Swordfish in the Pacific Leatherback Conservation Area (PLCA)

C. Administrative Matters

• Agenda Item C.1: Marine Planning Update
  • Agenda Item C.1, Attachment 1: West Coast Regional Planning Body Final Charter
  • Agenda Item C.1, Attachment 2: West Coast Regional Planning Body Charter Approval Form
  • Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: West Coast Regional Planning Body Status Update & Charter Finalization (Stein/Hansen)
• Agenda Item C.2: Comments on Bycatch Strategy and Bycatch Reduction Plans
  • Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 1: NMFS Draft National Bycatch Reduction Strategy
  • Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 2: Proposed Rule, Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology (81 FR 9413)
  • Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 3: FMP description of SBRMs
  • Agenda Item C.2, Supplemental Attachment 4: Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan as Amended Through Amendment 15 [Excerpt] February 2016
  • Agenda Item C.2.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: National Bycatch Update 2016; Sam Rauch (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental STT Report
• Agenda Item C.3: Catch Share Program Review: Comments on National Guidance and Preliminary Plan for West Coast Trawl Catch Share Program Review
  • Agenda Item C.3, Attachment 1: January 12, 2016 Letter from Dorothy M. Lowman to Alan Risenhoover on the Draft Guidance for Conducting Reviews of Catch Share Programs
  • Agenda Item C.3.a, NMFS PowerPoint: NOAA Fisheries Draft Guidance for Conducting 5/7 Year Reviews of Catch Share Programs Overview of Key Components and a Summary of Council Feedback, February 25, 2016
  • Agenda Item C.3.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint 2: NOAA Fisheries Draft Guidance for Conducting 5/7 Year Reviews of Catch Share Programs (Harley)
  • Agenda Item C.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item C.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment
• Agenda Item C.4: Legislative Matters
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 2: Notice of Ratification of the Antigua Convention
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 3: Letter from Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations on S. 2533, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act (Feinstein)
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 4: New York Times article on IUU fisheries, Port State Measures agreement, and NOAA actions in relation to tracking imported seafood
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 5: Testimony of Kitty Simonds (WPFMC) and Dan Hull (NPFMC) on the North Pacific and South Pacific Fisheries Convention Acts
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 6: Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Hearing Memo on HR 4576
  • Agenda Item C.4, Supplemental Attachment 7: Congressional Letter dated March 16, 2016, to PFMC requesting PFMC consider and evaluate S. 2533, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Teram Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act (Senator Feinstein)
  • Agenda Item C.4, Supplemental Attachment 8: Senate Bill 1114
  • Agenda Item C.4, Supplemental Attachment 9: Summary of Senate Bill 1114 for Deep Set Buoy Gear
  • Agenda Item C.4.a Supplemental LC Report
• Agenda Item C.5: Electronic Technologies Plan Update
  • Agenda Item C.5, Attachment 1: NMFS Policy on Electronic Technologies and Fishery-Dependent Data Collection
  • Agenda Item C.5, Attachment 2: Regional Electronic Technologies Implementation Plan for West Coast Marine Fisheries
  • Agenda Item C.5.a, NMFS Report: WCR-Pacific Fishery Management Council Regional Electronic Technologies Implementation Plan April 2016 Update
  • Agenda Item C.5.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item C.5.b, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agenda Item C.5.b, Supplemental REVISED EC Report
• Agenda Item C.6: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
  • Agenda Item C.6, Attachment 1: Draft Excerpt from Council Operating Procedure 9 – Management and Activity Cycles
  • Agenda Item C.6, Supplemental Attachment 2: Draft Revised Excerpt from COP 9
  • Agenda Item C.6.a, Supplemental Budget Committee Report:  COPs
  • Agenda Item C.6.a, Supplemental MEW Report:  MEW Membership
• Agenda Item C.7: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
  • Agenda Item C.7, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (dated March 23, 2016)
  • Agenda Item C.7, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, June 23-28, 2016 in Tacoma, Washington
  • Agenda Item C.7, Attachment 3: Groundfish Workload Priorities
  • Agenda Item C.7, Attachment 4: Supplemental HMSMT Report from March 2016: Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel Report on Future Council Meeting and Workload Planning
  • Agenda Item C.7, Attachment 5: Supplemental HMSAS Report from March 2016: Highly Migratory Species Management Team Report on Future Council Meeting and Workload Planning
  • Agenda Item C.7, Supplemental Attachment 6: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (dated April 14, 2016)
  • Agenda Item C.7, Supplemental Attachment 7: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, June 21-28, 2016 in Tacoma, Washington (updated 04/14/2016)
  • Agenda Item C.7.a, NMFS Report: Western Regional Action Plan (WRAP) for implementing the NMFS National Climate Science Strategy (NCSS)
  • Agenda item C.7.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2:  Future Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning for HMS Issues
  • Agenda Item C.7.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report
  • Agenda Item C.7.a, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item C.7.a, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item C.7.b, Public Comment

D. Enforcement Issues

• Agenda Item D.1: Annual U.S. Coast Guard Fishery Enforcement Report
  • Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental USCG Report: U.S. Coast Guard’s 2015 Annual Report to the Council
  • Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental USCG PowerPoint
• Agenda Item D.2: Vessel Movement Monitoring Alternatives
  • Agenda Item D.2, Supplemental Agenda Item Overview PowerPoint: (Wiedoff)
  • Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 1: Vessel Movement Monitoring Public Scoping Document
  • Agenda Item D.2.a, HMSMT Report
  • Agenda Item D.2.a, HMSAS Report
  • Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental EC Report
  • Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item D.2.b, Public Comment
  • Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3

E. Salmon Management

• Agenda Item E.1: Tentative Adoption of 2016 Ocean Salmon Management Measures for Analyis
  • Preseason Report II: Proposed Alternatives and Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2016 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations; Regulation Identifier Number 0648-BF56 (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item E.1, Attachment 1: Emergency Changes to the Salmon FMP
  • Agenda Item E.1, Attachment 2: FR 97-22094: Policy Guidelines for the Use of Emergency Rules
  • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 1: Westport, Washington
  • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 2: Coos Bay, Oregon
  • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 3: Fort Bragg, California
  • Agenda Item E.1.c, Supplemental PSC Report 1: Letter from Anderson to Farlinger re: status of the PSC Chinook model calibration for 2016
  • Agenda Item E.1.c, Supplemental PSC Report 2: Letter from Farlinger to Anderson; response on status of the PSC Chinook model calibration for 2016
  • Agenda Item E.1.e, Supplemental NWIFC Report: Letter from NWIFC to Bob Turner dated March 24, 2016 regarding 2016 PFMC Salmon Season Setting Process
  • Agenda Item E.1.e, Supplemental Tribal Report: Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Testimony and Statement
  • Agenda Item E.1.e, Supplemental Tribal Report 2: Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Skagit River Coho Escapement Needs – 2016
  • Agenda Item E.1.e, Supplemental Tribal Report 3: CRITFC
  • Agenda Item E.1.e, Supplemental CDFW Report: Recommendations on Additional Winter-Run Protections in 2016 Ocean Fisheries
  • Agenda Item E.1.e, Supplemental SAS Report: Proposed 2016 Ocean Salmon Management Measures For Tentative Adoption
  • Agenda Item E.1.f, Public Comment
  • Agenda Item E.1.f, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item E.1.f, Supplemental Public Comment 3
  • Agenda Item E.1.f, Supplemental Public Comment 4 (Gorelnik PowerPoint)
  • Agenda Item E.1.f, Supplemental Public Comment 5
  • Agenda Item E.1.f, Supplemental Public Comment 6
  • Agenda Item E.1.f, Supplemental Public Comment 7
• Agenda Item E.2: Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental MEW Report
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental SSC Report
• Agenda Item E.3: Clarify Council Direction on 2016 Salmon Management Measures
  • Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental STT Report: Preliminary Analysis of Tentative 2016 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures, Dated April 10, 2016
  • Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental SAS Report:  Dated April 11, 2016
• Agenda Item E.4: Final Action on 2016 Salmon Management Measures
  • Agenda Item E.4.a, Supplemental STT Report: STT Analysis of Tentative 2016 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures
  • Agenda Item E.4.a, Supplemental Tribal Report:  (CRITFC)
  • Agenda Item E.4.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 2:  (Tulalip)
• Agenda Item E.5: Annual Management Schedule Changes Amendment Scoping
  • Agenda Item E.5, Attachment 1: March 4, 2016 letter from Phil Anderson, Pacific Salmon Commission (Commission) Chair, to Bob Turner, NMFS Assistant Regional Administrator, West Coast Region, regarding the U.S. Section of the Commission’s recommended consideration of annual season-setting schedule adjustments
  • Agenda Item E.5.a, Supplemental STT Report
  • Agenda Item E.5.a, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agenda Item E.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report

F. Groundfish Management

• Agenda Item F.1: NMFS Report (Groundfish)
  • Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Groundfish and Halibut Federal Register Notices
  • Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report 2: Rulemaking Plan for 2016, Groundfish and Halibut
  • Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report 3: Update on the Widow Reallocation Rulemaking
  • Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report 4: TRAT Compliance Summary, 2015
  • Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 5: Trawl Rationalization Program Cost Recovery Annual Report Fee Calculation for 2016 and Fishing Year 2015 Payments
  • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental NWFSC PowerPoint: Groundfish Science Center Report (Stein)
  • Agenda Item F.1.c, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item F.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report
• Agenda Item F.2: Final Action to Implement the 2016 Pacific Whiting Fishery Under the U.S.-Canada Pacific Whiting Agreement
  • Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 1: Status of the Pacific Hake (Whiting) Stock in U.S. and Canadian Waters in 2016. (Full Version Available Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 2: Table 1. Estimates of Pacific whiting mortality from 2007-2014 for Research and the Pink Shrimp Fishery
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental JMC Report
  • Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
• Agenda Item F.3: Final Action to Adopt Biennial Harvest Specifications for 2017-2018 Fisheries
  • Agenda Item F.3, Attachment 1: 2017-2018 Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Including Changes to Groundfish Stock Designations (Amendment 27 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan): Description and Analysis for Council Decision-making
  • Agenda Item F.3, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 2: 2017 and 2018 Groundfish Harvest Specifications
  • Agenda Item F.3, Attachment 3: Draft of the 2016 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Document (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item F.3, Supplemental Attachment 4: Revised Fishery Harvest Guidelines and Allocations
  • Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental WDFW Report
  • Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
  • Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental REVISED GAP Report
  • Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment
• Agenda Item F.4: Final Action to Adopt Fixed Gear Electronic Monitoring Alternative and Deem Whiting and Fixed Gear Electronic Monitoring Regulations
  • Agenda Item F.4, Attachment 1: Fixed Gear Fishery Final Preferred Alternatives and Options, September 2014
  • Agenda Item F.4, Attachment 2: An Electronic Monitoring Program for the Limited Entry Groundfish Trawl Fishery (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item F.4.a, NMFS Report, Including Recommended CFR-style Regulations:
  • Deeming of Electronic Monitoring Regulations for Whiting and Fixed Gear Fisheries, Prepared by NMFS West Coast Regional Office
  • Agenda Item F.4.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Electronic Monitoring Regulation Deeming (Hooper)
  • Agenda Item F.4.a, Supplemental GEMPAC Report
  • Agenda Item F.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item F.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item F.4.a, Supplemental EC Report
• Agenda Item F.5:  Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat and Rockfish Conservation Area Amendment
  • Agenda Item F.5.a, EFH and RCA Project Team Report
  • Agenda Item F.5.a, Supplemental EFH/RCA Project Team Report 2
  • Agenda Item F.5.a, Supplemental EFH and RCA Project Team PowerPoint: Consideration of Modifying Essential Fish Habitat and Rockfish Conservation Areas
  • Agenda Item F.5.b, Supplemental NMFS Report:  Preliminary Summary of Public Comments on the NOI to Prepare an EIS on Amendment 28 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP
  • Agenda Item F.5.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item F.5.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item F.5.b, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agenda Item F.5.c, Public Comment
  • Agenda Item F.5.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (Full Version Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item F.5.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3 (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item F.5.c, Supplemental Public Comment 4
  • Agenda Item F.5.c, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint 1 (PEW, Rudolph)
  • Agenda Item F.5.c, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint 2 (Oceana)
• Agenda Item F.6: Preliminary Preferred Management Measure Alternatives
  • Agenda Item F.6, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 1: Action Item Checklist
  • Agenda Item F.6, Attachment 2: Draft Two-Year Allocation Options for Canary Rockfish
  • Agenda Item F.6, Attachment 3: Draft Appendix B – Additional Management Measure Analysis and New Management Measures Analysis
  • Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental ODFW Report: Modification to the ODFW canary rockfish allocation proposal and revised ODFW recreational mortality projections to account for targeting of canary rockfish in traditional groundfish fishery and adoption of the new longleader opportunity
  • Agenda Item F.6.a REVISED Supplemental ODFW Report 2
  • Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental WDFW Report
  • Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental NMFS Report
  • Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
  • Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 2
  • Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental EC Report
  • Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental REVISED GMT Report 1: Rockfish Conservation Area Updates, Allocations, and Harvest Guidelines
  • Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report 2: 2017-2018 Season Structures
  • Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report 3: 2017-2018 New and Emerging Management Measures
  • Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental Tribal Report: Preliminary 2017-2018 Tribal Management Measures
  • Agenda Item F.6.a, REVISED Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item F.6.b, Public Comment
  • Agenda Item F.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item F.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
  • Agenda Item F.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment 4
• Agenda Item F.7: Initial Stock Assessment Plans and Terms of Reference for Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic Species
  • Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 1: Prioritization of Species for Stock Assessments in 2017 and Beyond
  • Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 2: Excel Workbook of Data Informing Stock Assessment Prioritization (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 3: Stock Assessment Prioritization for West Coast Groundfish
  • Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 4: Prioritizing Fish Stock Assessments. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-152, August 2015
  • Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 5: Draft Terms of Reference for the Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessment and Review Process for 2017-2018
  • Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 6: Draft Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Rebuilding Analysis for 2017-2018
  • Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 7: Draft Terms of Reference for the Methodology Review Process for Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic Species for 2017-2018
  • Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 8: Draft Minutes of the Groundfish Stock Assessment Process Review Workshop
  • Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Prioritizing Fish Stock Assessments Draft Ranks for Pacific Coast Groundfish (Hastie)
  • Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental NMFS Excel Workbook (Hastie)
  • Agenda Item F.7.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item F.7.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item F.7.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item F.7.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
  • Agenda Item F.7.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
• Agenda Item F.8: Inseason Adjustments
  • Agenda Item F.8.a, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item F.8.a, Supplemental GAP Report

G. Habitat

• Agenda Item G.1: Current Habitat Issues
  • Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 1: Draft Letter to BOR on Sacramento winter-run Chinook salmon
  • Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agenda Item G.1.c, Public Comment

H. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

• Agenda Item H.1: Final Action on Sardine Assessment, Specifications, and Management Measures
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, Stock Assessment Report: Assessment of the Pacific Sardine Resource in 2016 for U.S.A Management in 2016-17 (FULL DOCUMENT ELECTRONIC ONLY)
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint: Assessment of the Pacific Sardine Resource in 2016 for USA Management in 2016-17 (Dinardo)
  • Agenda Item H.1.b, Tribal Report: Letter from Ed Johnstone, Quinault Fisheries Policy Spokesperson, regarding the Quinault Indian Nation’s intent to establish a tribal allocation and to enter the 2016-17 Pacific sardine fishery
  • Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
  • Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
  • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment
  • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3 (Shester PowerPoint)

I. Pacific Halibut Management

• Agenda Item I.1: Final Incidental Landing Restrictions for 2016-2017 Salmon Troll Fishery
  • Agenda Item I.1, Attachment 1: Summary of Pacific Halibut Incidental Catch Management
  • Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental SAS Report

Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas AND Committee Memos)

Advisory Body and Committee Agendas

• Budget Committee (BC) Agenda
  • Budget Committee Attachment 1: Pertinent History of the Pacific Council’s Budget Committee
• Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) Agenda
• Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) Agenda
• Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
• Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) Agenda
• Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy and Technical Advisory Committee (GEMPAC/GEMTAC) Agenda
• Groundfish Management Team (GMT) Agenda
• Habitat Committee (HC) Agenda – meeting at the Heathman Lodge
• Legislative Committee (LC) Agenda
• Model Evaluation Workgroup (MEW) Agenda
• Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) Agenda
• Salmon Technical Team (STT) Agenda
• Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda
  • SSC DRAFT March 2016 Minutes

Advisory Body and Committee Memos

• Budget Committee: Budget Committee Memo
• Coastal Pelagic Species: Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team, Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel, and Interested Persons Memo
• Enforcement: Enforcement Consultants Memo
• Groundfish Electronic Monitoring: Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee (GEMPAC) and Technical Advisory Committee (GEMTAC) and Interested Persons Memo
• Groundfish: Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, Groundfish Management Team, and Groundfish Interested Persons Memo
• Salmon: Salmon Advisory Subpanel, Salmon Technical Team, Model Evaluation Workgroup, and Interested Persons Memo
• Scientific and Statistical Committee: SSC Memo

Informational Reports, General Information, and Membership Roster

Informational Reports

• Informational Report 1: NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy (NCSS) Western Regional Action Plan (WRAP); Draft version 20 March 2016

General Information, Chair’s Reception, Membership Roster

• General Information, April 2016: General Information, April 2016: Chairs’ Reception, Council Seating Chart, Membership Roster