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March 2003 Briefing Book
A. Call to Order
- Exhibit A.4: March 2003 Council Meeting Agenda
- Exhibit A.5: DRAFT June 2002 Council Minutes
- Exhibit A.5: DRAFT September 2002 Council Minutes
- Exhibit A.5: DRAFT November 2002 Council Minutes
B. Salmon Management
- Exhibit B.1: NMFS Report (Salmon)
- Exhibit B.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: Letter to Hans Radtke from Bob Lohn Dated March 7, 2003 on Amendment 14
- Exhibit B.2: Final SSC Methodology Review Recommendations on the Chinook and Coho Fishery Regulation Assessment Models for 2003 Management
- Exhibit B.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report: Scientific and Statistical Committee Comments on Salmon Methodology Review
- Exhibit B.2.c, STT Report: Salmon Technical Team Comments on Salmon Methodology Review
- Exhibit B.2.c, Supplemental WDFW Report
- Exhibit B.3: Review of 2002 Fisheries and Summary of 2003 Stock Abundance Estimates
- Review of 2002 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
- Preseason Report I Stock Abundance Analysis for 2003 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
- Exhibit B.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit B.3.b, Supplemental WDFW Report
- Exhibit B.4: Inseason Management Recommendations for Openings Prior to May 1 North of Cape Falcon
- Exhibit B.5: Identification of Management Objectivies and Preliminary Definition of 2003 Salmon Management Options
- Exhibit B.5, Attachment 1: Guidance for Option Development and Assessment
- Exhibit B.5, Attachment 2: Emergency Changes to the Salmon FMP
- Exhibit B.5.b: Supplemental PSC Report, PSC Activities, PFMC Briefing Paper
- Exhibit B.5.b.2: Supplemental PSC Report, Manager-to-Manager Meeting
- Exhibit B.5.c, Supplemental KFMC Report
- Exhibit B.5.d, Supplemental CFCG Report
- Exhibit B.5.f, Supplemental Quileute Recommendation
- Exhibit B.5.f, Supplemental WDFW/Tribal Recommendations
- Exhibit B.5.f, Supplemental Tribal Recommendations: Statement of Jim Harp, March 11, 2003
- Exhibit B.5.g, Supplemental ODFW Report
- Exhibit B.5.h, Supplemental SAS Report: SAS Proposed Initial Salmon Management Options for 2003 Non-Indian Ocean Fisheries
- Exhibit B.5.i, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit B.6: Status of Model Evaluation Workgroup
- Exhibit B.6.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit B.7: Status of Marking Programs for Selective Fisheries
- Exhibit B.7, Supplemental Attachment 1: News From Congressman Norm Dicks, February 26, 2003
- Exhibit B.7.b, STT Report: Summary of West Coast Chinook Salmon Mass Marking Programs and Selective Fisheries
- Exhibit B.8: Conservation Objectives for Central Valley Winter and Spring Chinook
- Exhibit B.8.b, Workgroup Report: Report of the Sacramento River Winter and Spring Chinook Workgroup
- Exhibit B.9: Council Recommendations for 2003 Management Option Analysis
- Exhibit B.9.b, Supplemental STT Report: Collation of Preliminary Salmon Management Options for 2003 Ocean Fisheries
- Exhibit B.10: Council Direction for 2003 Management Options
- Exhibit B.11: Salmon Hearings Officers
- Exhibit B.11, Attachment 1: Schedule of Salmon Fishery Management Option Hearings
- Exhibit B.12: Adoption of 2003 Management Options for Public Review
- Exhibit B.12, Supplemental STT Report: Analysis of Preliminary Salmon Management Options for 2003 Ocean Fisheries
C. Habitat
- Exhibit C.1: Essential Fish Habitat Issues
- Exhibit C.l, Attachment 1: Letter From the Department of Commerce on Klamath River Flows
- Exhibit C.1.a, Supplemental HC Report
D. Marine Reserves
- Exhibit D.1: Considerations for Integrating Marine Reserves With Effective Fishery Management
- Exhibit D.1.a, Attachment 1: Invitation Letters to Drs. Lubchenco and Fluharty from Donald McIsaac Dated December 3, 2002 and January 24, 2003, Respectively
- The Science of Marine Reserves (Separate Handout)
- Exhibit D.1.b, Attachment 1: “Fishery Effects of Existing West Coast Marine Reserves: Scientific Evidence”
- Exhibit D.1.b, Supplemental Attachment 2: Biographical Sketches of Presenters
- Exhibit D.1.b, Supplemental Attachment 3: Letter From PISCO to Alliance of Communities for Sustainable Fisheries Regarding Sharing New Scientific Information About Marine Reserves
- Exhibit D.1.b, Supplemental Attachment 4: Letter to Dr. Ray Hilborn From Jane Lubchenco, et al Regarding the Science of Marine Reserves and Video
- Exhibit D.1.b, Supplemental Attachment 5: Presentation From Dr. Mark Hixon, Regarding Fishery Effects of Existing West Coast Marine Reserves
- Exhibit D.1.c, Supplemental HC Report
- Exhibit D.1.c, Supplemental SAS Report
- Exhibit D.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit D.2: Update on Marine Reserves Activities
- Exhibit D.2.a, Attachment 1: “Marine Reserves to Supplement Management of West Coast Groundfish Resources, Phase 2-Draft Concepts for California Waters” by Richard H. Parrish
- Exhibit D.2.a, Attachment 2: Comments on ASA Report Entitled “No Take Marine Protected Areas (nMPAs) as a Fishery Management Tool, A Pragmatic Perspective“ by Robert L. Shipp, Ph.D. Carr et. al.
- Exhibit D.2.a, Attachment 3: “Integrating Marine Reserves Science into the Fisheries Management System” NFCC
- Exhibit D.2.a, Attachment 4: Press Release: Commerce and Interior Departments Select Candidates for National Marine Protected Area Federal Advisory Committee
- Exhibit D.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 5: Handout of the Central California National Marine Sanctuaries Management Plan Review
- Exhibit D.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit D.2.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Exhibit D.2.c, Public Comment
- Exhibit D.3: Planning for Federal Waters Portion of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
- Exhibit D.3.a, Attachment 1: Letter from Vice Admiral Lautenbacher
- Exhibit D.3.a, Attachment 2: Letter to Vice Admiral Lautenbacher from Dr. Donald McIsaac
- Exhibit D.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 3 was never received
- Exhibit D.3.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Exhibit D.3.c, Public Comment
- Exhibit D.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
E. Groundfish Management
- Exhibit E.1: NMFS Report on Groundfish Management
F. Pacific Halibut Management
- Exhibit F.1: NMFS Report on Pacific Halibut Management
- Exhibit F.1, Revised Supplemental Attachment 1: NMFS Update on 2003 Pacific Halibut Management
- Exhibit F.1, Attachment 2: Proposed 2003 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2a
- Exhibit F.2: Report on IPHC Annual Meeting
- Exhibit F.2, Attachment 1: Report on International Pacific Halibut Commission Annual Meeting
- Exhibit F.2, Attachment 2: Conference Board Report 80th IPHC Annual Meeting
- Exhibit F.2, Attachment 3: Processor Advisory Group Eighth Annual Meeting Report
- Exhibit F.2, Attachment 4: International Pacific Halibut Commission News Release
- Exhibit F.2, Attachment 5: Issues and Tradeoffs in the Implementation of a Conditional Constant Catch Harvest Policy
- Exhibit F.3: Public Review Options for the 2003 Incidental Catch Regulations in the Salmon Troll and Fixed Gear Sablefish Fisheries
- Exhibit F.3.b, Supplemental WDFW Report
- Exhibit F.3.c, Supplemental WDFW Report
- Exhibit F.3.e, Supplemental SAS Report
G. Highly Migratory Species Management
- Exhibit G.1: NMFS Report on Highly Migratory Species
- Exhibit G.1.a, NMFS Report
- Exhibit G.2: Status of the Pacific Council HMS FMP
- Exhibit G.2.b, NMFS Report
- Exhibit G.2.d, Public Comment
- Exhibit G.2.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
H. Administrative Matters
- Exhibit H.1: Improvements in Meeting NEPA Requirements for Council Action
- Exhibit H.1, Attachment 1: Scoping Proposal
- Exhibit H.2: Planning Session on Improving Council Meeting Efficiency
- Exhibit H.2, Supplemental Attachment 1: SAFMC Meeting March 2003 Agenda (Sample Purposes)
- Exhibit H.2, Supplemental Attachment 2: Memo From Wayne Swingle Regarding GFMC January 2003 Agenda (Sample Purposes)
- Exhibit H.2, Supplemental Attachment 3: NPFMC April 2003 Meeting Grid (Sample Purposes)
- Exhibit H.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit H.3: Legislative Matters
- Exhibit H.3, Attachment 1: Excerpt from H.J. Res 2 – 2003 Omnibus Appropriations
- Exhibit H.3, Attachment 2: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
- Exhibit H.3, Attachment 3: House Resolution 30
- Exhibit H.3, Supplemental Attachment 4: Senate Bill 482
- Exhibit H.3, Supplemental Attachment 5: H.R. 1024
- Exhibit H.3, Supplemental Attachment 6: S. 487
- Exhibit H.3.b, Supplemental Legislative Committee Report
- Exhibit H.4: Appointments to Advisory Bodies, Standing Committees, and Other Forums
- Exhibit H.5: Financial Matters
- Exhibit H.5.a, Supplemental Budget Committee Report
- Exhibit H.6: Council Staff Work Load Priorities
- Exhibit H.6.a, Attachment 1: Council Staff Workload Priorities for November 4, 2002 Through April 11, 2003
- Exhibit H.7: April 2003 Draft Council Meeting Agenda
- Exhibit H.7.a: Draft April Agenda
- Exhibit H.7.a, Supplemental Attachment 1: Other Possible Agenda Items for the April 2003 Council Meeting Agenda
- Exhibit H.7.b, Supplemental GMT Report
I. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
- Exhibit I.1: NMFS Report on CPS Management
- Exhibit I.1, NMFS Report
- Exhibit I.1, Attachment 1: Federal Register notice for Amendment 10 Final Rule
- Exhibit I.2: Draft Regulatory Amendment and Analysis for Changes to Sardine Allocation
- Exhibit I.2.b, CPSMT Report: Discussion and Analysis of Management Alternatives for an Interim Revision to the Pacific Sardine Allocation Framework within the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan
- Exhibit I.2.b, Supplemental CPSMT Presentation
- Exhibit I.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit I.2.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Exhibit I.2.c, Public Comment
- Exhibit I.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Exhibit I.2.c, Supplemental Congressional Comment
- Exhibit I.3: Update on Sardine Stock Assessment Review Process
- Exhibit I.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report: Draft CPS STAR Terms of Reference
Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas)
- Ancillary Agendas for March 2003 (all one file)
Informational Reports, Roster, Non-Agenda Open Comment, General Information
- Membership Roster (March 2003)
- Info Reports
April 2003 Briefing Book
A. Call to Order
- Exhibit A.4: April 2003 Council Meeting Agenda
B. Administrative Matters
- Exhibit B.1: USCG Report (PowerPoint Handout Only)
- Exhibit B.2: Planning Session on Enhancing Communication With Fishing Communities
- Exhibit B.2.b, Supplemental PowerPoint: An Investment in Trust: Communication in the Commercial Fishing and Fisheries Management Communities (Conway)
- Exhibit B.2.b, Handout: An Investment in Trust (Link to the Publication Website for ISBN 1-8881826-26-0, or contact one of the authors, Ms. Jennifer Gilden)
- Exhibit B.2.c, Supplemental SAS Report
- Exhibit B.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit B.2.c, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Exhibit B.2.c, Supplemental HC Report
- Exhibit B.3: Legislative Matters
- Exhibit B.3.b, Supplemental Legislative Committee Report
- Exhibit B.4: Appointments to Advisory Bodies, Standing Committees, and Other Forums
- Exhibit B.5: Staff Workload Priorities (No Situation Summary
- Exhibit B.5.a: Supplemental Staff Workload Priorities April 14-June 20, 2003
- Exhibit B.6: Supplemental Draft June 2003 Agenda
- Exhibit B.6.a, Supplemental Draft Agendas: Planning Example: Three Meeting Outlook for the Pacific Council (June/September/November 2003)
- Exhibit B.6.b, Supplemental GAP Report
C. Salmon Management
- C.1 was removed from the Agenda
- Exhibit C.2: Identification of Stocks Not Meeting Escapement Goals for Three Consecutive Years
- Exhibit C.2, Attachment 1: Table C.2
- Exhibit C.2.b, Supplemental STT Report
- Exhibit C.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit C.3: Establish Salmon Model Documentation and Evaluation Process
- Exhibit C.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit C.3.b, Supplemental STT Report
- Exhibit C.4: Methodology Review Process for 2003
- Exhibit C.4.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit C.4.c, Supplemental Tribal Comments (Jim Harp)
- Exhibit C.4.d, Supplemental STT Report
- Exhibit C.4.e, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit C.5: Tentative Adoption of 2003 Ocean Salmon Management Measures for Analysis
- Preseason Report II Analysis of Proposed Regulatory Options for 2003 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
- Exhibit C.5, Attachment 1: Definitions of Fishing Gear
- Exhibit C.5, Supplemental Attachment 2: Draft Environmental Assessment of Council Proposed Management Options for West Coast Ocean Salmon Fisheries
- Exhibit C.5.c, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 1: Westport, WA
- Exhibit C.5.c, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 2: Coos Bay, OR
- Exhibit C.5.c, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 3
- Exhibit C.5.d, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit C.5.d, Supplemental Summary of Written Public Comment
- Exhibit C.5.e, Supplemental Recommendations of the PSC
- Exhibit C.5.f, Supplemental North of Falcon Recommendations
- Exhibit C.5.g, Supplemental KFMC Report
- Exhibit C.5.i, Supplemental NMFS Guidance
- Exhibit C.5.j, Supplemental Tentative Adoption of Treaty Troll 2003 Management Measures
- Exhibit C.5.j, Supplemental Tribal Recommendations (CRITFC)
- Exhibit C.5.k, Supplemental CDFG Report
- Exhibit C.5.k, Supplemental ODFW Report
- Exhibit C.5.l, Supplemental SAS Report
- Exhibit C.5.l, Supplemental SAS Report 2
- Exhibit C.6: Clarify Council Direction on 2003 Management Measures (If Necessary)
- Exhibit C.6.b, Supplemental STT Report
- C7_April2013BB.pdf
- Exhibit C.5, Attachment 1: Definitions of Fishing Gear
- Exhibit C.7.b, Supplemental STT Report: STT Analysis of Tentative 2003 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures
- Exhibit C.7.e, Supplemental Tribal Comments Regarding Final Action on 2003 Measures
- Exhibit C.7.e, Supplemental Treaty Ocean Troll; Adopt Final Measures, Thursday, April 10, 2003
- Exhibit C.8: Clarification of Final Action on Salmon Management Measures (If Necessary)
D. Habitat
- Exhibit D.1: Essential Fish Habitat Issues
- Exhibit D.1, Attachment 1: Letter on FERC relicensing
- Exhibit D.1: Supplemental REVISED FERC Letter
- Exhibit D.1, Attachment 2: Letter from U.S. Department of the Interior on Klamath River flows
- Exhibit D.1, Attachment 3: Letter from Klamath Fishery Management Council to the U.S. Department of the Interior
- Exhibit D.1, Supplemental Attachment 4: Letter on Klamath River flows
- Exhibit D.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Exhibit D.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit D.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
E. Groundfish Management
- Exhibit E.1: NMFS Report on Groundfish Management
- Exhibit E.1.c, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Exhibit E.2: Report on the Bycatch Workshop and Observer Data Update
- Exhibit E.2, Attachment 1: Final Report Council Bycatch Model Review Workshop
- Exhibit E.2, Attachment 2: Observer Data Analysis Status Report, March 2003, NWFSC
- Exhibit E.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit E.2.c, Supplemental SAS Report
- Exhibit E.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit E.2.c, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit E.2.d, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit E.3: Status of Groundfish Fisheries and Consideration of Inseason Adjustments
- Exhibit E.3.c, Supplemental EC Report
- Exhibit E.3.d, Public Comment
- Exhibit E.3.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Exhibit E.4: Review of the Process for Setting 2004 Groundfish Specifications
- Exhibit E.4.b, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Exhibit E.4.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit E.4.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit E.5: Groundfish FMP Amendment 16- Rebuilding Plans
- Exhibit E.5, Attachment 1: Proposed Timeline for Completing Groundfish and Annual Specifications NEPA documents and Rebuilding Plans
- Exhibit E.5, Attachment 2: Draft Amendment 16-1 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Process and Standards for Rebuilding Plans; Including Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Analyses
- Exhibit E.5, Attachment 3Draft Amendment 16-2, Part II to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Draft Darkblotched Rockfish Rebuilding Plan
- Exhibit E.5, Attachment 4: Draft Amendment 16-2, Part III to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Draft Pacific Ocean Perch Rebuilding Plan
- Exhibit E.5, Attachment 5: Draft Amendment 16-2, Part III to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Draft Canary Rockfish Rebuilding Plan
- Exhibit E.5, Attachment 6: Draft Amendment 16-2, Part III to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Draft Lingcod Rebuilding Plan
- Exhibit E.5.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit E.5.c, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Exhibit E.5.e, Supplemental Motion in Writing for Agenda Item E.5 (Instruction for Council Staff from Bill Robinson)
- Exhibit E.6: Vessel Monitoring System
- Exhibit E.6, Attachment 1: Draft Summary Meeting Minutes of the Ad Hoc VMS Committee, December 18, 2002
- Exhibit E.6.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit E.6.b, Supplemental EC Report
- Exhibit E.6.b, Supplemental GAP
- Exhibit E.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit E.7: Standards and Criteria for Approving Exempted Fishing Permits
- Exhibit E.7, Attachment 1: Section 7.0 of the Groundfish FMP
- Exhibit E.7, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 2: Draft Council Operating Procedure: Protocol for Council Consideration of Exempted Fishing Permits for Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries
- Exhibit E.7, Supplemental Attachment 3: Proposed Council Process for Consideration of Exempted Fishing Permits
- Exhibit E.7.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit E.7.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit E.7.b, Supplemental GAP Statement
- Exhibit E.7.b, Supplemental EC Report
- Exhibit E.8: Final Action on Groundfish Inseason Management
- Exhibit E.8.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit E.8.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit E.8.b, Supplemental EC Report
- Exhibit E.8.d, Supplemental GMT/GAP Report on Council Action
- Exhibit E.9: Status of the Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Environmental Impact Statement
- Exhibit E.9, Attachment 1: Preliminary Recommendations of the Ad Hoc Groundfish Habitat Technical Review Committee
F. Pacific Halibut Management
- Exhibit F.1: Adopt Final 2003 Incidetnal Catch Regulations for the Salmon Troll and Fixed gear Sablefish Fisheries
- Exhibit F.1.b, Supplemental GAP Report
G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
- Exhibit G.1: NMFS Report on Coastal Pelagic Species Management
- Exhibit G.2: Approve Final Regulatory Amendment and Analysis for Changes to the Sardine Allocation
- Exhibit G.2.b, CPSMT Report: Discussion and Analysis of Management Alternatives for an Interim Revision to the Pacific Srdine Allocation Framework within the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan
- Exhibit G.2.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report 2
- Exhibit G.2.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report 3
- Exhibit G.2.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Exhibit G.2.c, Supplemental Congressional Comment
- Exhibit G.2.c, Public Comment
- Exhibit G.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit G.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Exhibit G.3: CPS Stock Assessment Terms of Reference
- Exhibit G.3, Attachment 1: Preliminary CPS STAR Terms of Reference
- Exhibit G.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit G.3.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas)
- Ancillary Meetings Agendas from April 2003 (combined into one file)
Informational Reports, Roster, Non-Agenda Open Comment
June 2003 Briefing Book
A. Call to Order
- Exhibit A.4: June 2003 Council Meeting Agenda
B. Groundfish Management
- Exhibit B.1: NMFS Report on Groundfish Management
- Exhibit B.1, Supplemental Attachment 1:
- Exhibit B.1, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit B.2: Observer Data Implementation Status
- Exhibit B.2, Attachment 1: Observer Data and Bycatch Modeling Status Report, June 2003, NWFSC
- Exhibit B.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit B.2.c, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit B.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit B.3: Stock Assessments and Rebuilding Analyses for 2004 Groundfish Management
- Exhibit B.3, Attachment 1: Status and Future Prospects for the Pacific Ocean Perch Resource in Waters off Washington and Oregon as Assessed in 2003
- Exhibit B.3, Attachment 2: Rebuilding Analysis for Pacific Ocean Perch for 2003
- Exhibit B.3, Attachment 3: Pacific Ocean Perch STAR Panel Meeting Report
- Exhibit B.3, Attachment 4: Status of the Widow Rockfish Resource in 2003
- Exhibit B.3, Attachment 5: Rebuilding Analysis for Widow Rockfish in 2003
- Exhibit B.3, Attachment 6: Widow Rockfish STAR Panel Meeting Report
- Exhibit B.3, Attachment 7: Status of Bocaccio Off California in 2003
- Exhibit B.3, Attachment 8: Bocaccio Rebuilding Analysis for 2003
- Exhibit B.3, Attachment 9: Bocaccio STAR Panel Report
- Exhibit B.3, Attachment 10: The Status of Black Rockfish (Sebastes melanops) Off Oregon and Northern California in 2003
- Exhibit B.3, Attachment 11: Black Rockfish STAR Panel Report
- Exhibit B.3, Attachment 12: Cowcod Rebuilding Review
- Exhibit B.3, Attachment 13: Draft STAR Lite Panel Report
- Exhibit B.3, Attachment 14: Status of the Yellowtail Rockfish Resource in 2003
- Exhibit B.3, Attachments 15 and 16 Combined: Darkblotched Rockfish Stock Assessment; and Darkblotched Rockfish Rebuilding Analysis
- Exhibit B.3, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit B.3, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit B.3, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit B.4: Preliminary Range of Harvest Levels for 2004
- Exhibit B.4, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 1: TABLE 2.1-1, Acceptable biological catches and total catch optimum yield alternatives for 2004
- Exhibit B.4.d, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit B.4.d, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit B.5: Status of Groundfish Fisheries and Initial Policy Consideration of Inseason Adjustments
- Exhibit B.5.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit B.5.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit B.5.b, Supplemental EC Report
- Exhibit B.5.d, Public Comment
- Exhibit B.5.d, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit B.5.e, Supplemental ODFW Report
- Exhibit B.6: Standards and Criteria for Approving Exempted Fishing Permits
- Exhibit B.6.b, GMT Report 1: GMT Report on Standards and Criteria for Approving EFPs
- Exhibit B.6.b, GMT Report 2: Proposed Council Process for Consideration of Exempted Fishing Permits for Multi-Year Management
- Exhibit B.6.b, GMT Report 3: Revised Proposed Council Operating Procedure: Protocol for Council Consideration of Exempted Fishing Permits for Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries
- Exhibit B.6.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit B.7: Exempted Fishing Permit Update and New Proposals for 2004
- Exhibit B.7.b, Supplemental WDFW Report
- Exhibit B.8: Final Action on Groundfish Inseason Management
- Exhibit B.8.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit B.8.b, Supplemental GMT Report 2
- Exhibit B.8.b, Supplemental GMT Report 3
- Exhibit B.8.b, Supplemental GMT Report 4
- Exhibit B.8.b, Supplemental Tribal Comments
- Exhibit B.9: Implementation of a Vessel Monitoring System
- Exhibit B.9, Attachment 1: Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for a Program to Monitor Time-Area Closures in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, NMFS, Northwest Region
- Exhibit B.9, Attachment 2: Proposed Rule on VMS, NMFS, Northwest Region
- Exhibit B.9.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit B.9.c, Public Comment
- Exhibit B.10: Groundfish Stock Assessment Review Process for 2005 Through 2006
- Exhibit B.10, Attachment 1: Draft Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Stock Assessment and Review Process During 2005-2006
- Exhibit B.10.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit B.10.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit B.11: Status of the Groundfish EFH EIS
- Exhibit B.11, Attachment 1: Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to Amend December 17, 2001 Joint Stipulation and Order as to the Pacific Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
- Exhibit B.11, Attachment 2: Draft Timeline and Major Milestones for the EIS on EFH for Pacific Coast Groundfish
- Exhibit B.11, Attachment 3: Preliminary Recommendations of the ad hoc Groundfish Habitat Technical Review Committee
- Exhibit B.11, Attachment 4: PSMFC Work Plan for a Project to Determine Fishing Effort in State and Federal Waters off the West Coast
- Exhibit B.11, Attachment 5: Pacific Coast Groundfish EFH Analytical Framework Version 1 (28 May 2003)
- Exhibit B.11.b, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Exhibit B.11.c, Supplemental HC Report
- Exhibit B.11.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit B.11.d, Public Comment
- Exhibit B.12: Upgrade on Groundfish FMP Programmatic EIS
- Exhibit B.12, Attachment 1: 68 FR 26557; notice of intent to revise the scope of the PEIS
- Exhibit B.12, Attachment 2: DRAFT Bycatch Alternatives writeup, Council’s Ad Hoc Groundfish FMP EIS Oversight Committee, April 22-23, 2003
- Exhibit B.12.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit B.12.d, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit B.13: Final Adoption of FMP Amendment 16-1 and Amendment 16-2
- Exhibit B.13, Attachment 1: Draft Amendment 16-1 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Process and Standards for Rebuilding Plans; Including Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Analyses
- Exhibit B.13, Attachment 2: Draft Amendment 16-2 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Rebuilding Plans For Darkblotched Rockfish, Pacific Ocean Perch, Canary Rockfish, And Lingcod; Including Preliminary Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Regulatory Analyses
- Exhibit B.13, Attachment 3: Cumulative Effects Section (Chapter 5) for the Amendment 16-2 DEIS
- Exhibit B.13, Attachment 4: Public Scoping Comment Letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Exhibit B.13, Attachment 5: Email Correspondence from Chris Gebhardt, Regarding EPA’s Preliminary Comments on the DEIS
- Exhibit B.13.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit B.13.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit B.13.c, Public Comment
- Exhibit B.14: Adoption of a Proposed Range of 2004 Groundfish Management Measures
- Exhibit B.14, Attachment 1: 2003 Specifications of Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC), Optimum Yields (OYs), and Limited Entry and Open Access Allocations, by International North Pacific Fisheries Commission (INPFC) Areas (weights in metric tons)
- Exhibit B.14, Attachment 2: Scoping Information Document: Acceptable Biological Catch and Optimum Yield Specifications and Management Measures for the 2004 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Draft Environmental Impact Statement outline
- Exhibit B.14.b, Supplemental Ad Hoc Allocation Committee Report
- Exhibit B.14.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit B.14.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit B.14.c, Supplemental Tribal Comment
- Exhibit B.14.c, Supplemental Proposed Treaty Indian Management Measures
- Exhibit B.14.d, REVISED Supplemental EC Report
- Exhibit B.14.d, Supplemental ODFW Report
- Exhibit B.14.e, Public Comment
- Exhibit B.14.e, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Exhibit B.15: Alternative Long-Term Groundfish Management Strategies
- Exhibit B.15.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit B.15: Alternative Long-Term Groundfish Management Strategies
- Exhibit B.15.b, Supplemental GMT Report
C. Salmon Management
- Exhibit C.1: Salmon Fishery Update
- Exhibit C.1, Supplemental Attachment 1: STT Status Report of the 2003 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California
- Exhibit C.2: Mitchell Act Update
- Exhibit C.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Exhibit C.3: Progress Report on the Establishment of the Model Evalution Workgroup
- Exhibit C.3, Attachment 1: Letter requesting nominee for the MEW
D. Habitat
- Exhibit D.1: Current Habitat Issues
- Exhibit D.1, Attachment 1: Letter from California Resources Agency to Secretary of the Interior
- Exhibit D.1, Supplemental REVISED 2nd Time, Attachment 2: Draft Letter to FERC on Priest Rapids dam relicensing
- Exhibit D.1, Supplemental Attachment 3: Draft letter to the BOR on Klamath River flows
- Exhibit D.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Exhibit D.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment
E. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
- Exhibit E.1: NMFS Report on CPS Management
- Exhibit E.2: Pacific Mackerel Harvest Guideline for 2003 Through 2004
- Exhibit E.2, Attachment 1: Status of the Pacific Coast Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery and Recommended Harvest Guidelines – Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) – 2003
- Exhibit E.2.b, CPSMT Report
- Exhibit E.2.b, CPSAS Report
- Exhibit E.2.b, SSC Report
F. Highly Migratory Species Management
- Exhibit F.1: NMFS Report on HMS Management
- Exhibit F.1.a, NMFS Report on HMS Management
- Exhibit F.2: Potential Modification of FMP Preferred Alternative for High Seas Longline Fishing in Response to Sea Turtle Impact Analysis
- Exhibit F.2.b, NMFS Report: An Analysis of Sea Turtle Take Rates in the High-Seas Longline Fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
- Exhibit F.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Report: White Paper to assist the Council in its decision about management of the West Coast longline fishery
- Exhibit F.2.b, Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation (James V. Carretta)
- Exhibit F.2.c, Supplemental Second Revision of the HMSPDT Report
- Exhibit F.2.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Exhibit F.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit F.2.d, Public Comment
- Exhibit F.2.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Exhibit F.2.d, Supplemental Public Comment 3
G. Marine Reserves
- Exhibit G.1: Planning for Federal Waters Portion of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
- Exhibit G.1, Attachment 1: Letter from the Council to CINMS dated April 24, 2003
- Exhibit G.1, Attachment 2: Environmental Review Process to Consider CINMS Reserves
- Exhibit G.1, Attachment 3: Notice of Intent to Initiate the Process to Consider Marine Reserves in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary; Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
- Exhibit G.1, Attachment 4: National Marine Sanctuaries Act
- Exhibit G.1, Attachment 5: Final Designation Document of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
- Exhibit G.1, Attachment 6: Key Steps and Requirements for Changing a Term of Designation of a National Marine Sanctuary
- Exhibit G.1, Attachment 7: Letter from Department of Commerce regarding review of CINMS management plan
- G.1 Insert: California Marine Protected Area Update; California Sea Grant Publication #T-051; Authors: D.A. McArdle, S. Hastings and J. Ugoretz
- Exhibit G.1.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit G.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit G.1.c, Supplemental EC Report
- Exhibit G.1.c, Supplemental HC Report
- Exhibit G.1.d, Public Comment
- Exhibit G.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Exhibit G.2: Central California Sanctuary Processes Including Krill Ban
- Exhibit G.2, Attachment 1: Letter from the Council to the three Sanctuaries dated April 29, 2003
- Exhibit G.2, Attachment 2: Letter from the three Sanctuaries to the Council dated May 28, 2003, with attachments
- Exhibit G.2.c, HC Report
- Exhibit G.2.d, Supplemental HC Report
H. Administrative Matters
- Exhibit H.1: Legislative Matters
- Exhibit H.1, Attachment 1: Senate Bill 1106 – May 22, 2003
- Exhibit H.1, Attachment 2: Congressional Record, pp. S6985-6988
- Exhibit H.1, Attachment 3: Notice of Proposed Fishing Capacity Reduction Program, 68FR31653-31677
- Exhibit H.1, Supplemental Attachment 4: Senate Bill 1193 – June 5, 2003
- Exhibit H.1, Supplemental Attachment 5: HR 1960 – April 9, 2003
- Exhibit H.1.b, Supplemental Legislative Committee Report
- Exhibit H.2.b, Supplemental Budget Committee Report (Not SitSum for this agenda item)
- Exhibit H.3: Appointments to Advisory Bodies, Standing Committees, and Other Forums
- Exhibit H.3, Supplemental Attachment 1: Letter from Patty Wolf to Donald McIsaac Regarding CDFG’s Appointment of Represntative on the Council’s Salmon Model Evaluation Workgroup
- Exhibit H.4 Future Agenda Items and Workload (Combined All One File)
Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas)
- Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas) All One File
General Information, Informational Reports, 4 PM Public Comment, and Membership Roster
- General Information and Membership Roster: General Information, Informational Reports, 4 PM Public Comment, and Membership Roster
September 2003 Briefing Book
A. Call to Order
- Exhibit A.5: September 2003 Council Meeting Agenda
B. Administrative and Other Matters
- Exhibit B.2 Draft April 2003 Minutes
- Exhibit B.3 (no situation summary
- Exhibit B.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit B.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit B.3.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Exhibit B.4 Legislative Matters
- Exhibit B.4, Attachment 1: Rep. Gilchrest Letter
- Exhibit B.4, Attachment 2: H.r. 2621
- Exhibit B.4, Attachment 3: S. 1106
- Exhibit B.4, Attachment 4: H.4. 2890
- Exhibit B.4.b, Supplemental Legislative Committee Report
- Exhibit B.5: Fiscal Matters (Not situation summary)
- Exhibit B.5.b, Supplemental Budget Committee Report
- Exhibit B.6: Appointments to Advisory Bodies, Standing Committees, and Other Forums
- Exhibit B.6, Attachment 1: Council Operating Procedure 6, Habitat Committee
- Exhibit B.6, Attachment 2: Council Operating Procedure 4, Scientific and Statistical Committee
- Exhibit B.6, Attachment 3: Council Operating Procedure 2, Advisory Subpanels
- Supplemental Exhibit B.7: Council Staff Work Load Priorities and November 2004 Council Meeting Agenda
- Exhibit B.7, Supplemental Attachment 1: Letter from Drs. Usha Varanasi and Michael Tillman Regarding Stock Assessment analytical methods review
- Exhibit B.7, Supplemental Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Three Meeting Outlook for the Pacific Council
- Exhibit B.7, Supplemental Attachment 3: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, November 2-7, San Diego, California
- Exhibit B.7, Supplemental Attachment 4: Draft Council Staff Workload Priorities, September 15 – November 7, 2004
C. Groundfish
- Exhibit C.1: NMFS Report on Groundfish Management
- Exhibit C.1.a: Amendment 17, Letter to Mr. Donald Hansen from Mr. Robert Lohn
- Exhibit C.1, Supplemental NMFS Report: National Bycatch Plan
- Exhibit C.1, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Preliminary Report #6 – 2003 Pacific Whiting Fishery
- Exhibit C.2: Observer Data Implementation Status
- Exhibit C.2, Attachment 1: Observer Data Analysis and Bycatch Modeling Status Report, September 2003, NWFSC
- Exhibit C.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Exhibit C.2.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit C.2.b, Supplemental GMT Attachment 1: Proposed Inseason Scenarios
- Exhibit C.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit C.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit C.3: Final Harvest Levels for 2004
- Exhibit C.3, Attachment 1: Table 2.1.1-1. PFMC-Recommended Alternatives for ABCs and Total Catch OYS for 2004
- Exhibit C.6, Attachment 1: The Draft Proposed ABC and OY Specifications and Management Measures for the 2004 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
- Exhibit C.3.c, Supplemental WDFW Informational Report
- Exhibit C.3.d, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit C.3.d, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit C.4: Status of Groundfish Fisheries and Inseason Adjustments
- Exhibit C.4.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit C.5: Final Criteria for Exempted Fishing Permits and Consideration of Proposals for the 2004 Season
- Exhibit C.5.b, GMT Attachment 1: Revised Proposed Council Process for Consideration of Exempted Fishing Permits for Multi-Year Management
- Exhibit C.5.b, GMT Attachment 2: Revised Proposed Council Operating Procedure: Protocol for Council Consideration of Exempted Fishing Permits for Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries
- Exhibit C.5.c, CDFG Report 1: Application for Issuance of an Exempted Fishing Permit for the sport harvest of rockfish from partyboats is waters deeper than 20 fathoms off the south central coast to duplicate the sampling program conducted by the Department of Fish and Game from 1988-1998)
- Exhibit C.5.c, CDFG Report 2: Application for Issuance of an Exempted Fishing Permit to Test a Selective Flatfish Trawl [including Scottish Seine] in and area otherwise closed to fishing, 2004
- Exhibit C.5.c, WDFW Report 1: Application for Issuance of an Exempted [Experimental] Fishing Permit for Arrowtooth Flounder
- Exhibit C.5.c, WDFW Report 2: Application for Issuance of an Exempted [Experimental] Fishing Permit for Nearshore Flatfish
- Exhibit C.5.c, WDFW Report 3: Application for Issuance of an Exempted [Experimental] Fishing Permit for Pollock
- Exhibit C.5.c, WDFW Report 4: Application for Issuance of an Exempted [Experimental] Fishing Permit for Spiny Dogfish
- Exhibit C.5.c, ODFW Report: ODFW July 11, 2003 Memorandum: Flatfish Trawl EFP Bycatch Data for May-June Period
- Exhibit C.5.c, Supplemental ODFW Report: ODFW September 5, 2003 Memorandum: Flatfish Trawl EFP Bycatch Data Preliminary Report
- Exhibit C.5.c, Supplemental ODFW Report 2: Application for Exempted Fishing Permit to Test a Reduced-Discard Strategy for the Deepwater Complex Fishery
- Exhibit C.5.d, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit C.5.d, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit C.5.d, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit C.6 Groundfish Management Measures for 2004: Tentative Adoption
- Exhibit C.6, Attachment 1: The Draft Proposed Acceptable Biological Catch and Optimum Yield Specifications and Management Measures For The 2004 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
- Exhibit C.6, Attachment 2: Annual Specifications Data and Analyses
- Supplemental Annual Specifications Analyses
- Exhibit C.6.c, Public Comment
- Exhibit C.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Exhibit C.6.d, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit C.6.e, Supplemental EC Report
- Exhibit C.6.f, Supplemental Proposed Treaty Indian Management Measures
- Exhibit C.6.n, Supplemental Attachment 4: Commercial Fishery Revenue Projections for EIS Alternatives (Jim Seger)
- Exhibit C.6.o, Supplemental GMT Report 2
- Exhibit C.6.o, Supplemental GMT Report 3
- Exhibit C.6.p, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit C.6.p, Supplemental EC Report 2
- Exhibit C.6.q, Supplemental Makah Report
- Exhibit C.6.q, Supplemental ODFW Report
- Exhibit C.6.s, Supplemental Treaty Indian Management Measures
- Exhibit C.7: Proposed Monitoring Program for the Shore-based Pacific Whiting Fishery
- Exhibit C.7, Attachment 1: Preliminary Environmental Assessment, Implementing a Monitoring Program to Provide a Full Retention Opportunity in the Shore-based Pacific Whiting Fishery, NMFS, Northwest Region
- Exhibit C.7.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint Presentation: Prelimnary Draft EA
- Exhibit C.7.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit C.8: Stock Assessment of Canary Rockfish
- Exhibit C.8.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit C.8.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit C.9: Groundfish Bycatch Program Environmental Impact Statement
- Exhibit C.9, Attachment 1: West Coast Groundfish Bycatch Program EIS – Initial Public Review Draft
- Exhibit C.9, Attachment 2: Appendix A. Biological Environment: Distribution, Life History, and Status of Relevant Species
- Exhibit C.9, Supplemental Replacement Chapter 3 Pages for Attachment 1
- Exhibit C.9.b, Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation (Jim Glock)
- Exhibit C.9.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit C.9.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit C.9.c, Supplemental HC Report
- Exhibit C.9.d, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit C.10: Consideration of Individual Quota Programs
- Exhibit C.10.a, Attachment 1: Background Information on Council Consideration of Individual Quota Programs
- Exhibit C.10.a, Attachment 2: Letter from Congressional Representative Wayne T. Gilchrest, July 8, 2003
- Exhibit C.10.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: August 27, 2003 Letter to Mr. Walpole, NOAA GC, From R. Hewitt Pate, Assistant Attorney General DOJ
- Exhibit C.10.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: September 5, 2003 Seattle Times Article “Senate bill would divvy up market for crab harvest”
- Exhibit C.10.b, Canadian Symposium Report: Memo and Report on Meeting with British Columbia Individual Vessel Quota Participants, August 19, 2003
- Exhibit C.10.b, Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation: BC Individual Vessel Quote Experience: What Can We Learn? (Lowman)
- Exhibit C.10.b, Supplemental Brochure: IVQs and Multi-Species Groundfish Fisheries: The British Columbia Experience
- Exhibit C.10.c, MTC Letter: Letter from MTC, August 13, 2003
- Exhibit C.10.f, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit C.10.f, Supplemental EC Report
- Exhibit C.10.g, Supplemental Public Comment
D. Habitat
- Exhibit D.1: Current Habitat Issues
- Exhibit D.1, Attachment 1: Letter from Grant County Public Utility District acknowledging comments from the Council
- Exhibit D.1, Supplemental Attachment 2: Letter from DOI Concerning the Flows in the Klamath River for 2003
- Exhibit D.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
E. Marine Reserves
- Exhibit E.1: Update on Marine Reserves Issues
- Exhibit E.1, Attachment 1: West Coast Demonstration Project Fact Sheet
- Exhibit E.1, Attachment 2: Letter from the Ocean Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, and Save Our Shores to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
- Exhibit E.1, Attachment 3: Testimony of Ms. Kathy Fosmark before the Sanctuary Advisory Council
- Exhibit E.1, Attachment 4: Letter from Mr. William Douros to Mr. Tom Canale regarding the Special Marine PRotected Areas Workgroup of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
- Exhibit E.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit E.2: Marine Reserves in the Federal Waters Portion of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
- Exhibit E.2, Attachment 1: Proposed Activities and Timeline
- Exhibit E.2, Attachment 2: Letter from the Council to CINMS dated July 14, 2003
- Exhibit E.2, Attachment 3: Summary of CINMS Scoping Comments
- Exhibit E.2.d, Supplemental Public Comment
F. Salmon
- Exhibit F.1: Salmon Fishery Update
- Exhibit F.1, Attachment 1: Table F.1-1. Sequence of Events in Ocean Salmon Fishery Management through August 15, 2003
- Exhibit F.1.a, Supplemental STT Report: Status Report of the 2003 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California
- Exhibit F.2: Salmon Methodology Review: Final Prioritization of Modeling Issues for SSC
- Exhibit F.2, Attachment 1: Email to the agencies from Chuck Tracy dated August 12, 2003
- Exhibit F.2.c, Supplemental MEW Report
- Exhibit F.2.d, Supplemental STT Report
- Exhibit F.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit F.3: Mitchell Act Program Update
- Exhibit F.3, Attachment 1: Letter from Dr. Don McIsaac to Mr. Randy Fisher (PSMFC)
- Exhibit F.3, Attachment 2: Letter from Mr. Randy Fisher (PSMFC) to Dr. Don McIsaac
- Exhibit F.3, Attachment 3: Letter from Mr. RZ Smith (NMFS) to Mr. Dan Diggs (USFWS)
- Exhibit F.3.b, Supplemental NMFS Overhead (RZ Smith) Draft FY 2005 Budget Work Table
- Exhibit F.3.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: DRAFT FY 03 Mitchell Act Cooperative Agreement Funding Table
- Exhibit F.3.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Three issues over the Mitchell Act Administration that could come up at the Seattle PFMC Meeting
- Exhibit F.3.f, Supplemental Tribal Report (Jim Harp)
G. Pacific Halibut Management
- Exhibit G.1: Status of 2003 Pacific Halibut Issues
- Exhibit G.1.a, NMFS Report: Preliminary Report on the 2003 Pacific Halibut Fisheries in Area 2A
- Exhibit G.2 Status of Pacific Halibut Bycatch Estimates for Use by the International Pacific Halibut Commission
- Exhibit G.2, Supplemental Replacement Attachment 1: Pacific Halibut Bycatch in IPHC Area 2A in 2002
- Exhibit G.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit G.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit G.3: Proposed Changes to the Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations
- Exhibit G.3, Attachment 1: 2003 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
- Exhibit G.3.b, Supplemental WDFW Report
- Exhibit G.3.b, Supplemental ODFW Report
- Exhibit G.3.c, Supplemental Tribal Comments
Ancillary Meetings (links are to agendas)
- Ancillary Agendas for September 2003 (all one file)
General Information
November 2003 Briefing Book
A. Call to Order
- Exhibit A.4 Proposed Council Meeting Agenda
B. Marine Protected Areas
- Exhibit B.1 Jurisdiction and Authority Issues for Marine Protected Areas
- Exhibit B.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit B.2 Update on West Coast Marine Protected Areas Issues
- Exhibit B.2, Attachment 1: Integrating the Science of Fishery Management and Marine Protected Areas
- Exhibit B.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit B.2.c, Supplemental CINMS Marine Reserves Process
- Exhibit B.2.d, Supplemental HC Report
- Exhibit B.2.d, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit B.2.e, Supplemental Public Comment
C. Habitat
- Exhibit C.1 Current Habitat Issues
- Exhibit C.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
D. Groundfish Management
- Exhibit D.1 National Marine Fisheries Service Report on Groundfish Management
- Exhibit D.1.a, Supplemental Letter from Robert Lohn
- Exhibit D.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: Preliminary Report #9 — 2003 Pacific Whiting Fishery
- Exhibit D.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Federal Register Notice Dated November 4, 2003 Regarding Fishing Capacity Reduction Payment Tender (Coastal Dungeness Crab and Pink Shrimp Fishery)
- Exhibit D.2 Makah Rockfish Enhancement Proposal
- Exhibit D.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit D.3 Feasibility of Using Real-Time Electronic Logbook Data in Groundfish Fishery Management
- Exhibit D.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit D.3.c, Supplemental OceanLogic Report
- Exhibit D.4 Observer Data Flow for Fishery Years 2004-2006
- Exhibit D.4.b, NMFS Report: Proposed Observer Data Flow for Fishery Years 2004-2006
- Exhibit D.8, Supplemental Attachment 3: Proposed Preseason Management Schedule for Setting 2005-2006 Groundfish Fishery Specifications and Management Measures
- Exhibit D.4.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Observer Data Flow 2004
- Exhibit D.4.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit D.4.c, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit D.4.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit D.4.d, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit D.5 Status of Groundfish and Inseason Adjustments
- Exhibit D.5.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit D.5.c, Supplemental EC Report
- Exhibit D.5.d, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit D.6 Cabezon and Lingcod Stock Assessments and Lingcod Rebuilding Analysis for 2005-2006
- Exhibit D.6 Attachment 1: Status and Future Prospects for the Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) as Assessed in 2003 (Electronic Only)
- Exhibit D.6 Attachment 2: Cabezon STAR Panel Meeting Report
- Exhibit D.6 Attachment 3: Assessment of Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) for the Pacific Fishery Management Council in 2003 (Electronic Only)
- Exhibit D.6 Attachment 4: Lingcod STAR Panel Meeting Report
- Exhibit D.6.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit D.6.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit D.7 Update on RecFIN Data Improvements
- Exhibit D.7, Supplemental Attachment 1: California Recreational Fisheries Survey: A Plan to Collect and Estimate Recreational Fishing Catch and Effort
- Exhibit D.7.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit D.7.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit D.8 Preseason Management Schedule and Process, Acceptable Biological Catch, Preliminary Optimum Yield, and Management Measures for 2005-2006 Fisheries
- Exhibit D.8, Attachment 1: Amendatory Language for Amendment 17 to the Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
- Exhibit D.8, Attachment 2: Tables 2.1.1-1 & -2. GMT-Recommended Alterantives for ABCs and Total Catch Oys for 2005 and 2006, Respectively
- Exhibit D.8, Draft Supplemental Attachment 3: (Option A) Proposed PFMC Schedule and Process for Developing 2005-2006 Groundfish Fishery Specifications and Management Measures
- Exhibit D.8, Draft Supplemental Attachment 4: (Option B) Proposed PFMC Schedule and Process for Developing 2005-2006 Groundfish Fishery Specifications and Management Measures
- Exhibit D.8, Supplemental Scoping Session Report
- Exhibit D.8.b, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Exhibit D.8.b, Supplemental GMT Report 2
- Exhibit D.8.b, Supplemental GMT Report 3
- Exhibit D.8.c, Supplemental Tribal Recommendations
- Exhibit D.8.d, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit D.8.d, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit D.9 Planning of “Off-Year” Non-Regulatory Science Activities
- Exhibit D.9, Attachment 1: Transition to Biennial Management Process Under Adopted Alternative 3
- Exhibit D.9.b, Supplemental NMFS Report: Proposed Stock Assessment Activities for 2004-2005
- Exhibit D.9.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit D.9.c, Supplemental GMT Report
- Exhibit D.9.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit D.10 Vessel Monitoring System: Transiting Requirements and Expansion of the Program
- Exhibit D.10.b, Supplemental Attachment 1: Report of the Ad Hoc VMS Committee
- Exhibit D.10.b, Supplemental Attachment 2: Draft Summary Minutes of the October 7, 2003 Meeting of the Ad Hoc VMS Committee
- Exhibit D.10.c, Supplemental EC Report
- Exhibit D.10.c, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Exhibit D.10.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit D.10.d, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit D.11 Groundfish Bycatch Program Environmental Impact Statement
- Exhibit D.11.b, Attachment 1: Executive Summary Groundfish Bycatch Programmatic EIS
- Exhibit D.11.b, Attachment 2: (Electronic Only) Preliminary Draft Bycatch Programmatic EIS
- Exhibit D.11.b, Supplemental Attachment 3: Draft Economic Analysis for Bycatch Programmatic EIS
- Exhibit D.11.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit D.11.c, Supplemental HC Report
- Exhibit D.12 Development of Groundfish Trawl Individual Quotas and Control Date
- Exhibit D.12, Attachment 1: Ad Hoc Groundfish TIQC Appointed Press Release
- Exhibit D.12, Attachment 2: Proposed Agenda for the Ad Hoc TIQC Meeting October 28-29, 2003
- Exhibit D.12, Attachment 3: Federal Register Notice, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
- Exhibit D.12.b, Supplemental TIQC Report
- Exhibit D.12.b, Supplemental TIQC Report 2
- Exhibit D.12.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit D.12.c, Supplemental EC Report
- Exhibit D.13 Final Approval of Exempted Fishing Permits for the 2004 Season
- Exhibit D.13.b, ODFW Report 1: Joint ODFW, WDFW, CDFG Application for Issuance of an Exempted
Fishing Permit to Allow Retention on Incidentally Caught Species in the Shore-based Pacific Whiting Fishery - Exhibit D.13.b, ODFW Report 2: Application for Issuance of an Exempted Fishing Permit to Test a
Reduced-Discard Strategy for The Deepwater Complex Fishery - Exhibit D.13.b, Supplemental ODFW Report 3: Summary of Oregon’s Discard Reduction EFP for 2004
- Exhibit D.13.b, Supplemental CDFG Report 1: Application for Issuance of an Exempted Fishing Permit to Test a Selective Flatfish Trawl (including Scottish Seine) in and area otherwise closed to fishing, 2004
- Exhibit D.13.b, Supplemental WDFW Report 1: Application for Issuance of an Exempted (Experimental) Fishing Permit for Arrowtooth Flounder
- Exhibit D.13.b, Supplemental WDFW Report 2: Application for Issuance of an Exempted (Experimental) Fishing Permit for Nearshore Flatfish
- Exhibit D.13.b,Supplemental WDFW Report 3: Application for Issuance of an Exempted (Experimental) Fishing Permit for Pollock
- Exhibit D.13.b, Supplemental WDFW Report 4: Application for Issuance of an Exempted (Experimental) Fishing Permit for Spiny Dogfish
- Exhibit D.13.c, GMT Attachment 1
- Exhibit D.13.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit D.13.b, ODFW Report 1: Joint ODFW, WDFW, CDFG Application for Issuance of an Exempted
- Exhibit D.14 Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Amendment 16-3: Rebuilding Plans for Bocaccio, Cowcod, Widow, and Yelloweye Rockfish
- Exhibit D.14, Attachment 1: Amendment 16-3 to the Pacific Coast Gorundfish Fishery Management Plan: Rebuilding Plans for Bocaccio, Cowcod, Widow Rockfish, and Yelloweye Rockfish; Scoping Information Document
- Exhibit D.14.b, Supplemental Scoping Session Report
- Exhibit D.14.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit D.14.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Exhibit D.15 Open Access Limitation Discussion and Planning
- Exhibit D.15, Attachment 1: Purpose and Need: Preliminary Draft Chapter 1 for Open Access EIS
- Exhibit D.15, Attachment 2: Control Date: Federal Register Notice on Control Date for the Open Access Fishery, 65(28)6577-6578
- Exhibit D.15.b, Supplemental GAP Report
E. Salmon Management
- Exhibit E.1 Salmon Fishery Update
- Exhibit E.1, Attachment 1: Table E.1-1. Sequence of Events in Ocean Salmon Fishery Management through October 15, 2003
- Exhibit E.1.a, Supplemental STT Report
- Exhibit E.1.a, Supplemental Letter from Robert Lohn
- Exhibit E.2 Inseason Consideration of Scheduled 2004 Commercial and Recreational Openings South of Cape Falcon
- Exhibit E.3 Preseason Planning for 2004 Management
- Exhibit E.3, Attachment 1: PFMC Schedule and Process for Developing 2004 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures
- Exhibit E.4 Salmon Methodology Review
- Exhibit E.4.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit E.4.c, Supplemental MEW Report
- Exhibit E.4.c, Supplemental Attachment 1: Fishery Regulation Assessment Model Documentation (DRAFT), Revised October 2003
- Exhibit E.4.d, Supplemental STT Report
- Exhibit E.4.d, Supplemental Tribal Comment (Jim Harp)
F. Pacific Halibut Management
- Exhibit F.1 Status of 2003 Pacific Halibut Fisheries
- Exhibit F.1.a, NMFS Report: Preliminary Report on the 2003 Pacific Halibut Fisheries in Area 2A
- Exhibit F.2 Proposed Changes to the Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Specifications
- Exhibit F.2, Attachment 1: 2003 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
- Exhibit F.2, Attachment 2: Council Newsletter Article on Proposed Changes to the Area 2A Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan
- Exhibit F.2.b, Supplemental WDFW Report
- Exhibit F.2.b, Supplemental ODFW Report
- Exhibit F.2.c, Supplemental Tribal Comments
- Exhibit F.2.d, Supplemental GAP Report
- Exhibit F.2.e, Public Comment
- Exhibit F.2.e, Supplemental Public Comment 2
G. Highly Migratory Species Management
- Exhibit G.1 National Marine Fisheries Service Report on Highly Migratory Species Management
- Exhibit G.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Exhibit G.2 Fishery Management Plan Update: High Seas Longline Limited Entry and Other Issues
- Exhibit G.2, Attachment 1: Draft HMSMT Meeting Summary
- Exhibit G.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Exhibit G.2.c, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Exhibit G.2.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report
H. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
- Exhibit H.1 National Marine Fisheries Service Report on Coastal Pelagic Species Management
- Exhibit H.2 Pacific Sardine Stock Assessment and Harvest Guideline for 2004
- Exhibit H.2, Attachment 1: Status ofthe Pacific Sardine Resource and Fishery in 2003 with Management Recommendations for 2004
- Exhibit H.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Exhibit H.2.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Exhibit H.2.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
I. Administrative and Other Matters
- Exhibit I.1 Legislative Matters (no supplemental received at this meeting)
- Exhibit I.2 Fiscal Matters
- Exhibit I.2.b, Supplemental Budget Committee Report
- Exhibit I.3 Appointments to Advisory Bodies
- Exhibit I.3, Attachment 1: SSC Nominations
- Exhibit I.3, Attachment 2: CPSAS Nominations
- Exhibit I.3, Attachment 3: GAP Nominations
- Exhibit I.3, Attachment 4: HMSAS Nominations
- Exhibit I.3, Attachment 5: SAS Nominations
- Exhibit I.3, Attachment 6: Habitat Committee Nominations
- Exhibit I.3, Supplemental Attachment 7: SSC Nomination
- Exhibit I.3, Supplemental Attachment 8: Late Nominations to Advisory Bodies
- Exhibit I.3.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Exhibit I.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment
- Exhibit I.4 Staff Work Load Priorities and Draft March 2004 Council Meeting Agenda
- Exhibit I.4, Attachment 1: Draft Proposed Three-Meeting Outlook for the Pacific Council
- Exhibit I.4, Supplemental Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, March 7-12, Tacoma, WA
- Exhibit I.4, Supplemental Attachment 3: Draft Council Staff Work Load Priorities, November 10, 2003 – March 12, 2004
Ancillary Meetings (links are to agendas)
Various technical and administrative committees, advisory bodies, work groups, and state delegations will meet throughout the week of Sunday, November 2 through Friday, November 7, 2003.
- Ancillary Agendas (combined)
General Information, Informational Reports, Roster, and 4 PM Public Comment
- Public Comments
- Supplemental Informational Report 1: NMFS NW Enforcement Division Report During the Fourth Quarter of FY03
- Membership Roster (November 2003)