A. Call to Order

• A.3 Situation Summary: Executive Director’s Report
  • A.3, Supplemental Attachment 1: Draft Minutes of the CCC’s Legislative Workgroup Meeting, March 23, 2020
  • A.3. Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• A.4 Situation Summary: Revised 4/9/20: Detailed April 4-10, 2020 Agenda via Webinar

B. Open Comment Period

• B.1 Situation Summary: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
  • B.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Update to West Coast Groundfish and Highly Migratory Species Fleets on Observer and Catch Monitor Coverage and COVID-19
  • B.1.a, Supplemental USFWS Report 1: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
  • B.1.a, Supplemental WDFW Report 1: Impacts to Fisheries in 2020 Resulting From COVID-19
  • B.1.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 1: Written tribal testimony on SRKW ESA Consultations
  • B.1.b, Supplemental Public PPT 1: 40-10 map (Helliwell)
  • B.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

D. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

• D.3 Situation Summary: Pacific Sardine Assessment, Harvest Specifications, and Management Measures — Final Action
  • D.3, Attachment 1: Stock Assessment Report Executive Summary: Assessment of the Pacific Sardine Resource in 2019 for U.S. Management in 2019-20 (Full document Electronic Only)
  • D.3, Attachment 2: STAR Panel Report (Electronic Only)
  • D.3.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1: Details on commercial Pacific sardine landings
  • D.3.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 2: California Coastal Pelagic Species Survey Results from Summer 2017 and 2019 for Pacific Sardine (Sardinops sagax) – REVISED 3/11/20
  • D.3.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 3
  • D.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • D.3.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • D.3.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • D.3.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1: Sardines in California – Fishery in Crisis (Diane Pleschner-Steele)
  • D.3.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 2: Sardines California (Diane Pleschner-Steele) available from Council’s YouTube channel
  • D.3.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 3: Pacific Sardine Fishery Management Time to Rebuild & Reform (Enticknap-Oceana)
  • D.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

E. Salmon Management

• E.1 Situation Summary: Tentative Adoption of 2020 Management Measures for Analysis
  • Preseason Report II: Proposed Alternatives and Environmental Assessment – Part 2 for 2020 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations (Electronic Only)
  • E.1, Attachment 1: Emergency Changes to the Salmon FMP
  • E.1, Attachment 2: FR 97-22094: Policy Guidelines for the Use of Emergency Rules
  • E.1.a, Supplemental STT Report 1: Update of Estimated Impacts of March 2020 Alternatives for Ocean Salmon Fisheries
  • E.1.b, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 1: Washington
  • E.1.b, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 2: Oregon
  • E.1.b, Supplemental REVISED Public Hearing Report 3: California
  • E.1.c, PSC Report 1: Calendar Year Exploitation Rate (CYER) Workgroup Letter for Management Entities
  • E.1.c, Supplemental PSC Report 2: AABM Fisheries Preseason Abundance Indices and allowable catches for 2020
  • E.1.e, Supplemental Tribal Report 1: Letter from Yurok Tribe to PFMC re: Klamath River Fall Chinook management objective for 2020
  • E.1.e, Supplemental Tribal Report 2: Letter from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation to PFMC comments on salmon fisheries
  • E.1.e, Supplemental Tribal Report 3: Hoopa Valley Tribal Comments on E.1.e Salmon Management–Tentative Adoption of 2020 Management Measures for Analysis –Reports and Comments of Management Entities and Advisory Bodies
  • E.1.e, Supplemental Tribal Report 4: Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribes’ Concerns with the State of Washington’s Proposal to Increase the Critical Exploitation Rate for the ESA Protected Mid-Hood Canal Chinook Stock
  • E.1.e, Supplemental SAS Report 1: Proposed 2020 Ocean Salmon Management Measures For Tentative Adoption (April 5, 2020)
  • E.1.f, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• E.3 Situation Summary: Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Endangered Species Act Consultation Process
  • E.3, Attachment 1: Hoopa Valley Tribe and National Marine Fisheries Service Stipulated Agreement and Motion to Stay Case
  • E.3.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Ad Hoc Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Fishery Technical Work Group Draft Terms of Reference and Timeline
  • E.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• E.4 Situation Summary: Clarify Council Direction on 2020 Management Measures
  • E.4.a, Supplemental STT Report 1: Preliminary Analysis of Tentative 2020 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures (April 6, 2020)
  • E.4.a, Supplemental STT Report 2: Ramifications of Curtailed Sampling of Ocean Salmon Fisheries in 2020
  • E.4.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Excerpt from 2020 Guidance for 2020 Ocean Salmon Fisheries Amended Table 4
  • E.4.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• E.7 Situation Summary: Further Direction on 2020 Management Measures
  • E.7.a, Supplemental STT Report 1: Preliminary Analysis of Tentative 2020 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures (April 7, 2020)
  • E.7.a, Supplemental STT Report 2: Preliminary Analysis of Tentative 2020 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures (April 8, 2020)
  • E.7.a, Supplemental STT Report 3: Preliminary Analysis of Tentative 2020 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures (April 9, 2020)
  • E.7.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• E.9 Situation Summary: 2020 Management Measures — Final Action
  • E.9.a, Supplemental STT Report 1: Analysis of Tentative 2020 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures (April 10, 2020)
  • E.9.a, Supplemental Joint State Agency Report 1: California, Oregon, and Washington Joint Report on Ocean Salmon Fishery Sampling and Estimation Plans Under Potential COVID-19 Constraints During the 2020 Season
  • E.9.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 1: Comments from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
  • E.9.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

G. Groundfish Management

• G.3 Situation Summary: Implementation of the 2020 Pacific Whiting Fishery Under the U.S./Canada Agreement
  • G.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • G.3.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• G.4 Situation Summary: Biennial Harvest Specifications for 2021-2022 Fisheries – Final Action
  • G.4, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 1: Excerpted Sections of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery 2021-2022 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Draft Environmental Assessment
  • G.4.a, Supplemental GMT Presentation 1: Final Preferred Alternatives for the 2021-2022 Biennial Harvest Specifications
  • G.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • G.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • G.4.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• G.5 Situation Summary: Electronic Monitoring Program Review
  • G.5, Attachment 1: Final Regulations for West Coast EM Program (Electronic Only)
  • G.5, Attachment 2: Council Recommendation to Delay EM Final Rule Effectiveness
  • G.5, Attachment 3: NMFS Response to Delay of EM Final Rule Effectiveness
  • G.5, Supplemental Attachment 4: NMFS Procedure 04-115-03; Third Party Minimum Data Retention Period in Electronic Monitoring Programs for Federally Managed U.S. Fisheries
  • G.5.a, NMFS Report 1: Electronic Monitoring Regulatory Changes
  • G.5.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1 (Hooper/Alger)
  • G.5.a, Supplemental GEMPAC Report 1
  • G.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • G.5.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  • G.5.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• G.6 Situation Summary: Preliminary Preferred Management Alternatives for 2021-2022 Fisheries
  • G.6, Attachment 1: Action Item Checklist
  • G.6, Attachment 2: 2021-2022 Management Measure Analytical Document (Electronic Only)
  • G.6, Attachment 3: Yellowtail Rockfish Retention within the Non-Trawl RCA in the Salmon Troll Fishery North of 40°10’ N. lat. Analysis
  • G.6, Supplemental Attachment 4: Joint Analyst Report: Analysis of Additional Management Measures for 2021-22
  • G.6, Supplemental Attachment 5: DRAFT Socioeconomic Analysis
  • G.6, Supplemental Attachment 6: Corrections to Tables in Agenda Item G.6, Attachment 2
  • G.6.a, ODFW Report 1
  • G.6.a, CDFW Report 1
  • G.6.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 2
  • G.6.a, Supplemental WDFW Report 1
  • G.6.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 1: Preliminary 2021-2022 Tribal Management Measures
  • G.6.a, Supplemental GMT Presentation 1: 2021-2022 Management Measures PPA
  • G.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • G.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report 2
  • G.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • G.6.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  • G.6.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• G.8 Situation Summary: Inseason Adjustments – Final Action
  • G.8.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: 2020 trawl gear exempted fishing permit
  • G.8.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1: Inseason Adjustments to Fisheries in 2020 Due to COVID-19
  • G.8.a, Supplemental ODFW Report 1: Inseason Adjustments to Fisheries in 2020 Due to COVID-19
  • G.8.a, Supplemental ODFW/CDFW Report 1: Joint Groundfish Inseason Report
  • G.8.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1: Informational Report on Early Covid-19 Impacts to Fisheries
  • G.8.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • G.8.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

H. Pacific Halibut Management

• H.1 Situation Summary: Incidental Catch Limits for 2020 Salmon Troll Fishery – Final Action
  • H.1, Attachment 1: Summary of Pacific Halibut Incidental Catch Management
  • H.1.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  • H.1.d, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

I. Administrative

• I.4 Situation Summary: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
  • I.4, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
  • I.4, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, June 12-18, 2020, San Diego, California
  • I.4, Attachment 3: Summary of Candidate Agenda Items for the June 2020 Council Meeting and Non-Routine Agenda Items Postponed from the April 2020 Council Meeting
  • I.4, Supplemental Attachment 4: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (v. 4/8/20 18:46)
  • I.4, Supplemental Attachment 5: Proposed Pacific Council Meeting Agenda, June 12-18, 2020 in San Diego, California (v. 4/8/2020 7:49 PM)
  • I.4, Supplemental Attachment 6: Candidate Agenda Items for the June 2020 Council Meeting and Non-Routine Items Postponed From the April 2020 Council Meeting
  • I.4, Supplemental Attachment 7: Draft Letter Requesting Observer Coverage Waiver for West Coast Fisheries
  • I.4.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Rulemaking and Other Major Activities Schedule
  • I.4.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 1: Letter from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation request to reschedule presentation until September PFMC meeting
  • I.4.a, Supplemental CCCT Report 1: Climate and Communities Initiative Future Steps
  • I.4.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • I.4.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • I.4.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • I.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • I.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • I.4.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

J. Mothership and Catcher-Processor Seasonal Processing Limitations

• J.1 Supplemental Situation Summary: Mothership and Catcher-Processor Seasonal Processing Limitations
  • J.1, Supplemental Attachment 1: FR notice – Policy Guidelines for the Use of Emergency Rules
  • J.1.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • J.1.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1

Ancillary Meetings

(Advisory Body and Committee Agendas AND Committee Memos)

Ancillary Agendas

• All Committee Agendas for the April 2020 briefing book (bookmarked in alphabetical order for easy navigation)

Advisory Body and Committee Memos

• All Committee Memos for the April 2020 briefing book (bookmarked in alphabetical order for easy navigation)

Informational Reports, General Information, and Membership Roster

Informational Reports

• Informational Report 1: U.S. Coast Guard 2019 Report (April 2020)
• Informational Report 2: Letter from WDFW appointing Ron Warren as designee
• Supplemental Informational Report 3: Letter to The Honorable Donald J. Trump from Seafood Producers Coalition re: Domestic Seafood Infrastructure
• Supplemental Informational Report 4: Pacific Whiting Conservation Cooperative – Amendment 20 Catcher/Processor Cooperative Annual Report 2019
• Supplemental Informational Report 5: Whiting Mothership Cooperative; An Amendment 20 Mothership Catcher Vessel Cooperative Final Report on the 2019 Pacific Whiting Fishery
• Supplemental Informational Report 6: Staff Summary of CARES Act and Other Efforts to Assist Fishing Businesses
• Supplemental Informational Report 7: NOAA Fisheries Coronavirus (COVID- 19) Update
• Supplemental Informational Report 8: U.S. Coast Guard – Novel Coronavirus – Update (Change 3)

General Information and Membership Roster

• General Information for April 2020: Future Meeting Schedule and Membership Roster