April 2021 Briefing Book

April 2021 Council Meeting

A. Call to Order

• A.3 Situation Summary: Executive Director’s Report
  • A.3, Supplemental Attachment 1: BOEM-PFMC Coordination E-Mail Correspendence
  • A.3. Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• A.4 Situation Summary: Supplemental Detailed April 2021 Agenda

B. Open Comment Period

• B.1 Situation Summary: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
  • B.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

C. Habitat Issues

• C.1 Situation Summary: Current Habitat Issues
  • C.1.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • C.1.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

D. Salmon Management

• D.1 Situation Summary: Tentative Adoption of 2021 Management Measures for Analysis
  • Preseason Report II: Proposed Alternatives and Environmental Assessment – Part 2 for 2021 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations (Electronic Only)
  • D.1, Attachment 1: Emergency Changes to the Salmon FMP
  • D.1, Attachment 2: FR 97-22094: Policy Guidelines for the Use of Emergency Rules
  • D.1.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
  • D.1.b, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 1 (WA)
  • D.1.b, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 2 (OR)
  • D.1.b, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 3 (CA)
  • D.1.c, Supplemental PSC Report 1
  • D.1.e, Supplemental Tribal Report 1: Testimony of the Quinault Indian Nation
  • D.1.e, Supplemental Tribal Report 2: Testimony of the Columbia River Treaty Tribes
  • D.1.e, Supplemental SAS Report 1: Proposed 2021 Ocean Salmon Management Measures For Tentative Adoption
  • D.1.f, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• D.2 Situation Summary: Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
  • D.2.a, Supplemental MEW Report 1
  • D.2.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
  • D.2.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • D.2.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 1: Joint Testimony from the Western Washington Treaty Tribes
  • D.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• D.3 Situation Summary: Clarify Council Direction on 2021 Management Measures
  • D.3.a, Supplemental STT Report 1: Preliminary Analysis of Tentative 2021 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures
  • D.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• D.4 Situation Summary: Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Endangered Species Act Consultation
  • D.4.a, Supplemental SONCC Coho Workgroup Report 1
  • D.4.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• D.5 Situation Summary: Further Direction for 2021 Management Alternatives
  • D.5.a, Supplemental STT Report 1: Preliminary Analysis of Tentative 2021 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures
  • D.5.a, Supplemental STT Report 2: Preliminary Analysis of Tentative 2021 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures (04/14/21)
  • D.5.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• D.6 Situation Summary: 2021 Management Measures – Final Action
  • D.6.a, Supplemental STT Report 1: STT Analysis of Tentative 2021 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures
  • D.6.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 1 (The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation)
  • D.6.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 2 (Testimony of the Columbia River Treaty Tribes)
  • D.6.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

E. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

• E.1 Situation Summary: National Marine Fisheries Service Report
  • E.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1
  • E.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: Coastal Pelagic Species Research Updates
  • E.1.d, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• E.2 Situation Summary: Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) for 2021-2022 – Final Action
  • E.2 Attachment 1: West Coast Pelagic Conservation Group Proposal
  • E.2 Attachment 2: California Wetfish Producers Association Point Sets Proposal
  • E.2 Attachment 3: California Wetfish Producers Association Biological Sampling Proposal
  • E.2.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • E.2.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • E.2.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • E.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• E.3 Situation Summary: Review of Essential Fish Habitat
  • E.3.a, CPSMT Report 1
  • E.3.a, Supplemental CPSMT Presentation 1
  • E.3.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • E.3.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • E.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• E.4 Situation Summary: Pacific Sardine Assessment, Harvest Specifications, and Management Measures – Final Action
  • E.4, Attachment 1: Catch-Only Projection Estimate
  • E.4, Supplemental Attachment 2: Addendum to Catch-Only Projection of the Pacific Sardine Resource in 2021 for U.S. Management in 2021-2022
  • E.4.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1
  • E.4.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 2
  • E.4.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 3
  • E.4.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • E.4.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • E.4.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • E.4.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1 (California Wetfish Producers Association)
  • E.4.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 2 (Oceana)
  • E.4.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

F. Groundfish Management

• F.1 Situation Summary: National Marine Fisheries Service Report
  • F.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Recently Published Rulemakings and Workload
  • F.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: Groundfish Science Report
  • F.1.d, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• F.2 Situation Summary: Humpback Whale Endangered Species Act Consultation
  • F.2, Attachment 1: Groundfish ESA Workgroup Report: Excerpted Humpback Whale Section
  • F.2, Attachment 2: Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological and Conference Opinion – Continuing Operation of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
  • F.2, Supplemental Attachment 3: Pacific Coast Groundfish and Endangered Species Work Group Terms of Reference
  • F.2.a, NMFS REVISED Presentation 1: Overview of Humpback Whale ESA Consultation and Next Steps
  • F.2.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1
  • F.2.a, Supplemental ODFW Report 1
  • F.2.a, Supplemental WDFW Report 1
  • F.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • F.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • F.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• F.3 Situation Summary: Scoping of Prioritized Non-trawl Sector Area Management Measures
  • F.3, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1: Scoping of Non-Trawl Sector Area Management Measures (Todd Phillips)
  • F.3, Attachment 1: Informational Report 4: Non-Trawl Scoping Section Excerpt (June 2020)
  • F.3, Attachment 2: Non-Trawl Sector Groundfish Area Management Modifications: Scoping Discussion Document
  • F.3.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • F.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • F.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • F.3.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  • F.3.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  • F.3.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1 (Enticknap, Oceana)
  • F.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• F.4 Situation Summary: Sablefish Gear Switching – Identify the Gear Switching Level to Use in Developing Alternatives
  • F.4 Supplemental Staff Presentation 1 (Doerpinghaus)
  • F.4, Attachment 1: Analysis of Gear Switching Levels
  • F.4.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1
  • F.4.a, Supplemental REVISED GMT Report 1
  • F.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • F.4.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1 (Pacific Seafood, Gonzalez)
  • F.4.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 2 (Oceanbeat Consulting, Robinson)
  • F.4.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• F.5 Situation Summary: Cost Recovery Report and Final Regulations
  • F.5.a, NMFS Report 1: Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Cost Recovery Annual Report Fee Calculation for 2021 and Fishing Year 2020 Payments
  • F.5.a, NMFS Report 2: National Marine Fisheries Service Report on Cost Recovery Calculations for the Mothership and Catcher-Processor Sectors
  • F.5.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: Cost Recovery Annual Report (Fee Calculation for 2021 and Fishing Year 2020 Payments)
  • F.5.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • F.5.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• F.6 Situation Summary: Inseason Adjustments for 2021 – Final Action
  • F.6.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1
  • F.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • F.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report 2
  • F.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • F.6.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• F.7 Situation Summary: Implementation of the 2021 Pacific Whiting Fishery Under the U.S./Canada Agreement
  • F.7.b, Supplemental DFO Report 1
  • F.7.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • F.7.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

G. Pacific Halibut Management

• G.1 Situation Summary: Incidental Catch Limits for 2021 Salmon Troll Fishery – Final Action
  • G.1, Attachment 1: Summary of Pacific Halibut Incidental Catch Management
  • G.1.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  • G.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

H. Administrative Matters

• H.1 Situation Summary: Research and Data Needs Update
  • H.1, Supplemental RDN Database Briefing
  • H.1.a, EWG Report 1
  • H.1.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • H.1.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • H.1.a, Supplemental GAP Report
  • H.1.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • H.1.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • H.1.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • H.1.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
  • H.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.2 Situation Summary: Update on Executive Order 13921
  • H.2, Attachment 1: E.O. Federal Register Notice; Executive Order 13921 of May 7, 2020: Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth
  • H.2, Attachment 2: Letter to Chris Oliver with Council’s response to EO 13921
  • H.2b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.3 Situation Summary: Legislative Matters
  • H.3, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation
  • H.3, Attachment 2: Oregon House Bill 3375
  • H.3, Supplemental Attachment 3: Draft letter to the Department of Interior and Department of Commerce on EO 14008
  • H.3, Supplemental Attachment 4: Draft letter to Dr. Paul Doremus on EO 14008
  • H.3, Supplemental Attachment 5: Proposed Amendments to HB 3375
  • H.3, Supplemental Attachment 6: California Assembly Bill 525
  • H.3, Supplemental Attachment 7: REVISED Draft Letter to the Secretary of Commerce re: Executive Order Section 216(a)
  • H.3, Supplemental Attachment 8: Revised Draft letter to Dr. Paul Doremus on EO 14008
  • H.3.a, Supplemental Legislative Committee Report 1
  • H.3.b, Supplemental WDFW Report 1: Letter from WDFW to Paul Doremus re: Federal Executive Order 14008
  • H.3.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • H.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • H.3.b, Supplemental EAS Report 1
  • H.3.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.4 Situation Summary: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
  • H.4.a, CPSMT Report 1
  • H.4.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • H.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • H.4.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • H.4.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.5 Situation Summary: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
  • H.5, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
  • H.5, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, June 2021
  • H.5, Supplemental Attachment 3: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (v. 04/14/2021; 16:42)
  • H.5, Supplemental Attachment 4: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, June 2021 (v. 4/14/2021 4:39 PM)
  • H.5.a, Supplemental State Report 1 (CDFW, ODFW, WDFW and IDFG)
  • H.5.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • H.5.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
  • H.5.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • H.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • H.5.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • H.5.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

Advisory Body and Committee Agendas AND Committee Memos

Advisory Body and Committee Agendas

• Committee agendas for the April 2021 briefing book (bookmarked in alphabetical order for easy navigation)

Advisory Body and Committee Memos

• Committee memos for the April 2021 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 2020 Report to the PFMC
• Informational Report 2: U.S. Coast Guard Report – Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Strategic Outlook
• Informational Report 3: NOAA Fisheries 2020 West Coast Whale Entanglement Summary
• Supplemental Informational Report 4: Whiting Mothership Cooperative; An Amendment 20 Mothership Catcher Vessel Cooperative Final Report on the 2020 Pacific Whiting Fishery
• Supplemental Informational Report 5: Pacific Whiting Conservation Cooperative; Amendment 20 Catcher/Processor Cooperative Annual Report 2020
• Supplemental Informational Report 6: Secretary of Commerce Announces Allocation of an Additional $255 Million in CARES Act Funding to States and Territories
• Supplemental Informational Report 7: FACT SHEET: Biden Administrative Jumpstarts Offshore Wind Energy Projects to Create Jobs
• Supplemental Informational Report 8: Withdrawal of Klamath Project-Related Memoranda, Letters, and Analyses
• Supplemental Informational Report 9: Secretary of the Interior – Secretary’s Duties under Subsection 8(p)(4) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act When Authorizing Activities on the Outer Continental Shelf

General Information and Membership Roster

• Membership Roster (dated March 23, 2021 for the April 2021 briefing book)
• “Seating Chart“
• Council Meeting Schedule (as of 03/23/2021)