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March 2004 Briefing Book

A. Call to Order

• Exhibit A.4: March 7-12, 2004 Council Meeting Agenda

B. Administrative Matters

• Exhibit B.1: Supplemental Draft June 2003 Council Minutes
• Exhibit B.1: Supplemental Draft September 2003 Council Minutes
• Exhibit B.2: Legislative Matters
  • Exhibit B.2.a, Attachment 1: S. 2066
  • Exhibit B.2.a, Attachment 2: Gilchrest Discussion Draft
  • Exhibit B.2.a, Attachment 3: Gilchrest Request
  • Exhibit B.2.a, Attachment 4: S.1953
  • Exhibit B.2.a, Attachment 5: NMFS Response Letter
  • Exhibit B.2.a, Attachment 6: HR 2654
  • Exhibit B.2.b: Supplemental Legislative Committee Report
• Exhibit B.3: Appointments to Advisory Bodies, Standing Committees, and Other Forums
  • Exhibit B.3.a, Attachment 1: Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel Nominations
  • Exhibit B.3.a, Attachment 2: Groundfish Advisory Subpanel Nominations
• SUPPLEMENTAL Exhibit B.4: Draft April 2004 Council Meeting Agenda
  • Exhibit B.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 1: Proposed Preliminary Three-Meeting Outlook for the Pacific Council
  • Exhibit B.4.a, Supplemental SECOND REVISION Attachment 2: Preliminary Draft Council Meeting Agenda, April 4-9, Sacramento, California
  • Exhibit B.4.c, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Exhibit B.4.c, Supplemental GMT Report 2
• SUPPLEMENTAL Exhibit B.5: Regional Council and NMFS Conference: Magnuson-Stevens Act – the First 25 Years
  • Exhibit B.5, Supplemental Attachment 1: The Council Family, Managed Fisheries, Current Issues, and Plans for the Future

C. Salmon Management

• Exhibit C.1: Update on Pacific Salmon Commission Coho Fishery Regulation Assessment Model for 2004 Salmon Management
  • Exhibit C.1.b, STT Report: STT Comments on the Pacific Salmon Commission Regional Coho Planning Model
• Exhibit C.2: Review of 2003 Fisheries and Summary of 2004 Stock Abundance Estimates
  • Review of 2003 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
  • Preseason Report I, Stock Abundance Analysis for 2004 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
  • Exhibit C.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit C.2.b, Supplemental WDFW Report
• Exhibit C.3: Inseason Management Recommendations for Seasons Prior to May 1 for the Commercial Fishery Between Horse Mountain and Point Arena (Fort Bragg Area)
• Exhibit C.4: Identification of Management Objectives and Preliminary Definition of 2004 Salmon Management Options
  • Exhibit C.4.a, Attachment 1: Guidance for Option Development and Assessment
  • Exhibit C.4.a, Attachment 2: Emergency Changes to the Salmon FMP
  • Exhibit C.4.b, Supplemental PSC Report: PSC Summary Review
  • Exhibit C.4.c, Supplemental KFMC Report
  • Exhibit C.4.d, Supplemental lNMFS Recommendations: NOAA Fisheries’ Consultation Standards and Guidance for the 2004 Season for Listed Species
  • Exhibit C.4.e, Supplemental Tribal Recommendations (Preliminary, Mr. Jim Harp)
  • Exhibit C.4.e, Supplemental Tribal Recommendations 2 (CRITFC)
  • Exhibit C.4.e, Supplemental WDFW/Tribal Recommendations: WDFW and Tribal 2004 Management Objectives for Puget Sound Chinook and Coho Salmon
  • Exhibit C.4.f, Attachment 1: Integration of Management in Ocean and Columbia River Fisheries in 2004 to Meet Conservation Requirements for Oregon Coastal Natural and Lower Columbia River Natural Coho Salmon
  • Exhibit C.4.g, Supplemental SAS Report: SAS Proposed Initial Salmon Management Options for 2004 Non-Indian Ocean Fisheries
  • Exhibit C.4.h, Supplemental Public Comment
  • Exhibit C.4.h, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Exhibit C.4.i, Supplemental Tribal Management Options (Jim Harp, March 9, 2004)
• Exhibit C.5: Update on Mitchell Act Hatchery Issues
  • Agenda Item C.5.c, Supplemental CRITFC Comments
• Exhibit C.6: Council Recommendations for 2004 Management Option Analysis
  • Exhibit C.6.b, Supplemental STT Report: Collation of Preliminary Salmon Management Options for 2004 Ocean Fisheries
• Exhibit C.7: Salmon FMP Amendment Issues
  • Exhibit C.7.a, Attachment 1: November 2000 minutes excerpt on the Final Report of the Oregon Coastal Natural Coho Work Group
  • Exhibit C.7.b, SRWSC Workgroup Report: Recommendations for developing fishery management plan conservation objectives for Sacramento River winter chinook and Sacramento River spring chinook
• Exhibit C.8: Council Direction for 2004 Management Options
  • Exhibit C.8.b, Supplemental STT Report
  • Exhibit C.8.c, Supplemental EC Report
• Exhibit C.9: Adoption of 2004 Management Options for Public Review
  • Exhibit C.9.b, Supplemental STT Report: Analysis of Prelimnary Salmon Management Options for 2004 Ocean Fisheries
  • Exhibit C.9.e, Supplemental Revised Treaty Troll Options
• Exhibit C.10: Salmon Hearings Officers
  • Exhibit C.10.a, Attachment 1: Schedule of Salmon Fishery Management Option Hearings

D. Enforcement Issues

• Exhibit D.1: U.S. Coast Guard Fishery Enforcement
  • Exhibit D.1.a, Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation: U.S. Coast Guard Presentation 13th and 11th Districts

E. Groundfish Management

• Exhibit E.1: NMFS Report on Groundfish Management
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Control Date Letter
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Notice of Rulemaking and Control Date
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Amendment 16-1 Letter
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Amendment 16-2 Letter
  • Exhibit E.1.a, NMFS Vessel Monitoring System Report
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Whiting EFP Letter
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Whiting Report
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Supplemental Buyback Analysis
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Supplemental NMFS IPQ Control Date Letter
  • Exhibit E.1.c, NMFS NWR Bycatch Report
  • Exhibit E.1.c, NMFS SWR Bycatch Report
  • Exhibit E.1.c, Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation: NOAA Fisheries National Bycatch Strategy (Regional Bycatch Plans for NWR and SWR)
  • Exhibit E.1.e, Public Comment
• Exhibit E.2: Lingcod and Cabezon Stock Assessments for 2005-2006
  • Exhibit E.2.a, Attachment 1: (All One File, Available on Briefing Book Website and CD Only) – Assessment of Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) for the PFMC in 2003; Lingcod STAR Panel Meeting Report, September 2003; Status and Future Prospects for the Cabezon Assessed in 2003; and the Cabezon STAR Panel Meeting Report, September 2003
  • Exhibit E.2.a, Attachment 2: Addendum to “Assessment of Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) for the Pacific Fishery Management Council in 2003”
  • Exhibit E.2.a, Attachment 3: Cabezon Addendum – “SSC Requests from the November PFMC Meeting”
  • Exhibit E.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit E.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit E.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment
• Exhibit E.3: Stock Assessment Planning for 2007-2008 Fishery Management
  • Exhibit E.3.a, Attachment 1: Biennial Management Process, 2005-2006 and 2007-2008
  • Exhibit E.3.a, Attachment 2: SSC Report on Planning of “Off-year” Non-regulatory Science Activities, from the November 2003 Council meeting
  • Exhibit E.3.a, Attachment 3: GMT Report on Planning of “Off-year” Non-regulatory Science Activities, from the November 2003 Council meeting
  • Exhibit E.3.a, Attachment 4: GAP Report on Planning of “Off-year” Non-regulatory Science Activities, from the November 2003 Council meeting
  • Exhibit E.3.b, Attachment 1: Proposed Groundfish Stock Assessment Activities for 2004-2005
  • Exhibit E.3.b
    Supplemental NWFSC PowerPoint (Dr. Clarke)
  • Exhibit E.3.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit E.3.c, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Exhibit E.3.c, Supplemental GAP Report
• Exhibit E.4: Status of Groundfish Fisheries and Inseason Adjustments
  • Exhibit E.4.a, Supplemental NMFS Letter
  • Exhibit E.4.b, CDFG News Release: Recreational Lingcod Minimum Size and Bag Limits to Change
  • Supplemental REVISED CDFG Report: State Changes to 2004 Recreational Groundfish Regulations Approved Prior to March 2004 Council Meeting
  • Exhibit E.4.c, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Exhibit E.4.d, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit E.4.d, Supplemental EC Report
  • Exhibit E.4.e, Public Comment
  • E.4.e, Supplemental Public Comment 2
• Exhibit E.5: Pacific Whiting Management
  • Exhibit E.5.a, Attachment 1: Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America on Pacific Hake/Whiting
  • Exhibit E.5.a., Attachment 2: Stock Assessment of Pacific Hake (Whiting) in U.S. and Canadian Waters in 2003
  • Exhibit E.5.a, Attachment 3: STAR Panel Report on the Stock Assessment of Pacific Hake (Whiting) in U.S. and Canadian Waters in 2003
  • Exhibit E.5.b, Pacific Whiting Management
  • Exhibit E.5.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit E.5.c, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Exhibit E.5.c, Supplemental GMT Report 2
  • Exhibit E.5.c, Supplemental GAP Report

F. Pacific Halibut Management

• Exhibit F.1: NMFS Report on Pacific Halibut Management
  • Exhibit F.1.a, Attachment 1: Proposed Changes to the 2004 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
  • Exhibit F.1.a, NMFS Report: NMFS Update on 2004 Pacific Halibut Management
• Exhibit F.2: Report on IPHC Annual Meeting
  • Exhibit F.2.a, IPHC Newsletter
  • Exhibit F.2.b, Supplemental Meeting Summary
• Exhibit F.3: Public Review Options for the 2004 Incidental Catch Regulations in the Salmon Troll and Fixed Gear Sablefish Fisheries
  • Exhibit F.3.d, Supplemental Tribal Comments
  • Exhibit F.3.e, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Exhibit F.3.e, Supplemental GAP Report

G. Habitat Issues

• Exhibit G.1: Current Habitat Issues
  • Exhibit G.1, Attachment 1: Letter from Chairman Don Hansen to Mr. Robert Lohn, NMFS on the 2000 Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion
  • Exhibit G.1, Supplemental Attachment 2: HC Proposed Action Form – Columbia River Hydrosystem Summer Spill
  • Exhibit G.1.a, Supplemental HC Report
  • Exhibit G.1.b, Supplemental SAS Report
• Exhibit G.2: Corals and Living Substrate Report
  • Exhibit G.2.a, Attachment 1: Occurrences of Habitat-forming Deep Sea Corals in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
  • Exhibit B.2.a, Attachment 4: S.1953
  • Exhibit G.2.c, Supplemental HC Report
• Exhibit G.3: Artificial Reefs in Southern California
  • Exhibit G.3.a, Attachment 1: Letter to Mr. Timothy Keeney, U.S. Department of Commerce, from the Pacific Council, January, 2004
  • Exhibit G.3.a, Attachment 2: “Rigs-to-Reefs Policy, Progress and Perspective,” by Les Dauterive, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2000
  • Exhibit G.3.a, Attachment 3: General Report of the R2R Natural Sciences Committee, September 2003
  • Exhibit G.3.a, Attachment 4: “An Economic Analysis of a Rigs to Reefs Program for the California Outer Continental Shelf,” by Robert W. Hahn and Anne Layne-Farrar, National Economic Research Associates, October 2003
  • Exhibit G.3.a, Attachment 5: Executive summary of “The Ecological Role of Oil and Gas Platforms and Natural Outcrops on Fishes in Southern and Central California,” by Milton Love, Donna Schroeder and Mary Nishimoto, June 2003
  • Exhibit G.3.a, Attachment 6: “The Role of Fishermen and Other Stakeholders in the North Sea Rigs-to-Reefs Debate,” by Mark Baine and Jon Side, in Fisheries, Reefs, and Offshore Development (American Fisheries Society Symposium 36), 2003
  • Exhibit G.3.c, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Exhibit G.3.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit G.3.c, Supplemental HC Report
  • Exhibit G.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment

H. Marine Protected Areas

• Exhibit H.1: SSC Review of Marine Reserves Issues
  • Exhibit H.1.a, Attachment 1: SSC white paper titled “Marine Reserves: Objectives, Rationales, Management Implications and Regulatory Requirements”
  • Exhibit H.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit H.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit H.1.c, Supplemental HC Report
• Exhibit H.2: Updated on Other Marine Protected Area Activities
  • Exhibit H.2.a, Supplemental Staff Report
  • Exhibit H.2.b, MBNMS Report: MBNMS’s Special Marine Protected Areas Action Plan
  • Exhibit H.2.e, Public Comment
  • Exhibit H.2.e, Supplemental Public Comment 2

Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas)

• Ancillary Meetings Agendas from March 2004 (combined into one file)

Informational Reports, Roster, Non-Agenda Open Comment

• Roster (March 2004)
• General Information
• Info Reports
• Public Comments
• Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP Bycatch Mitigation Program DEIS
• Review of 2003 Ocean Salmon Fisheries (Published February 2004); included with briefing book mailing
• Preseason Report I, Stock Abundance Analysis for 2004 Ocean Salmon Fisheries; included with briefing book mailing

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April 2004 Briefing Book

A. Call to Order

• Exhibit A.4: April Council Meeting Agenda

B. Administrative Matters

• Exhibit B.1: Draft November 2003 Council Minutes
• Agenda Item B.2, Fiscal Matters was removed from the agenda
• Exhibit B.3, Appointments to Advisory Bodies, Standing Committees, and Other Forums
• Supplemental Exhibit B.4: Workload Priorities and Draft June 2004 Council Meeting Agenda
  • Exhibit B.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 1: Proposed Preliminary Three-Meeting Outlook for the Pacific Council
  • Exhibit B.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 2: Preliminary Draft Council Meeting Agenda, June 14-18, Foster City, California
  • Exhibit B.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Council Workload Priorities April 12, 2004 Through June 18, 2004

C. Groundfish Management

• Exhibit C.1: NMFS Report on Groundfish Management
  • Exhibit C.1.a, Supplemental Pacific Whiting Letter
  • Exhibit C.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: Sablefish Permit Stacking Regulations – Amendment 14b
• Exhibit C.2: Groundfish Allocation Recommendations for 2005-06 Management
  • Exhibit C.2.b, Supplemental Ad Hoc Allocation Committee Report
• Supplemental Exhibit C.3: GMT Check-in On Inseason Management Issues (If Necessary)
  • Exhibit C.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report
• Exhibit C.4: Observer Data and Model Implementation
  • Exhibit C.4.a, Attachment 1: Modeling bycatch and discard in the limited entry trawl fishery: A review of data and model updates for fishery analysis during 2004
  • Exhibit C.4.a, Attachment 2: Modeling sablefish discard and bycatch of overfished species in the 2004 limited entry fixed gear sablefish fishery
  • Exhibit C.4.a, Attachment 3: Scientific and Statistical Committee Report to the Groundfish Management Team on the groundfish observer data and bycatch model for 2004
  • Exhibit C.4.c, Supplemental SSC Report
• Exhibit C.5: Policy on Groundfish Management Information Usage
  • Exhibit C.5.a, Attachment 1: Draft Agenda for the March 23, 2004 GIPC meeting
  • Exhibit C.5.b, Supplemental Report of the GIPC
  • Exhibit C.5.c, Supplemental GAP Report
• Exhibit C.6: Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Environmental Impact Statement Analytical Model
  • Exhibit C.6.b, Attachment 1: Pacific Coast Groundfish EFH Analytical Framework
  • Exhibit C.6.b, Attachment 2: Appendices to EFH (on BB CD and website only)
    • Exhibit C.6.b, Attachment 2 (Appendix 1): Active Tectonics and Seafloor Mapping Laboratory Publication 02-01
      Interim Seafloor Lithology Maps for Oregon And Washington, Version 1.0
    • Exhibit C.6.b, Attachment 2 (Appendix 2): Final Report – Essential Fish Habitat Characterization and Mapping of the California Continental Margin
    • Exhibit C.6.b, Attachment 2 (Appendix 3): Shadow Maps of Data Density & Quality for the Seafloor Habitat and Lithology Maps of Oregon & Washington
    • Exhibit C.6.b, Attachment 2 (Appendix 4): List of Groundfish Species in Life Histories
    • Exhibit C.6.b, Attachment 2 (Appendix 5): Description of Habitat Suitability Index Modeling Conducted by NOS
    • Exhibit C.6.b, Attachment 2 (Appendix 6): Useful Websites on Bayesian Belief Networks
    • Exhibit C.6.b, Attachment 2 (Appendix 7): Identification of Essential Fish Habitat for the Pacific Groundfish FMP
    • Exhibit C.6.b, Attachment 2 (Appendix 8): NMFS Survey HSP Data Comparison With the Life Histories Appendix
    • Exhibit C.6.b, Attachment 2 (Appendix 9): Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP Habitat Use Database User Manual for Version 15B (Draft)
    • Exhibit C.6.b, Attachment 2 (Maps)
  • Exhibit C.6.b, Attachment 3: Revised Draft Timeline and Major Milestones for the Environmental Impact Statement on Essential Fish Habitat for Pacific Coast Groundfish
  • Exhibit C.6.b, Attachment 4: Previous Draft Timeline and Major Milestones for the Environmental Impact Statement on Essential Fish Habitat for Pacific Coast Groundfish
  • Exhibit C.6.c, Attachment 1: A Review of Analytical Portions of the Environmental Impact Statement for Designating Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat; A Report of the SSC Groundfish Subcommittee (DRAFT)
  • Exhibit C.6.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit C.6.d, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit C.6.d, Supplemental HC Report
  • Exhibit C.6.e, Supplemental PowerPoint Public Comment (Oceana)
  • Exhibit C.6.e, Supplemental Public Comment: Oceana – Scientists’ Statement on Protecting the World’s Deep-sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems
• Exhibit C.7: Status of Groundfish Fisheries and Inseason Adjustments
  • Exhibit C.7.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Exhibit C.7.b, Supplemental GMT Report 2
  • Exhibit C.7.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit C.7.d, Public Comment
  • Exhibit C.7.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
• Exhibit C.8: Preferred Alternative Harvest Levels for 2005-06 Fisheries
  • Exhibit C.8.b, Attachment 1: Groundfish Management Team Recommendations for the Range of 2005-06 Harvest Levels
  • Exhibit C.8.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Exhibit C.8.c, Supplemental Tribal Recommendations
  • Exhibit C.8.d, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit C.8.d, Supplemental GAP Report
• Exhibit C.9: Review of Exempted Fishing Permit Activities for 2003 and Initial Concepts for 2005-06
  • Exhibit C.9.b, WDFW Report
  • Exhibit C.9.b, Supplemental WDFW Report 2
  • Exhibit C.9.b, Supplemental ODFW Report
  • Exhibit C.9.b, Supplemental CDFG Report
  • Exhibit C.9.c, Supplemental GAP Report
• Exhibit C.10: Initial Refinement of Management Measure Alternatives for 2005-06 Fisheries
  • Exhibit C.10.a, Attachment 1: Background information relative to state management of nearshore commercial and recreational groundfish fisheries
  • Exhibit C.10.a, Attachment 2: Background information relative to converting Exempted Fishing Permits into regulations
  • Exhibit C.10.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Pacific Fishery Management Council Schedule and Process for Developing 2005-2006 Groundfish Fishery Specifications and Management Measures
  • Exhibit C.10.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: Oregon Recreational Total Boat Catch by Species and Year – Ocean Areas Only
  • Exhibit C.10.c, Supplemental IPHC Report
  • Exhibit C.10.c, Supplemental NMFS Report
  • Exhibit C.10.c, Proposed Treaty Indian Management Measures
  • Exhibit C.10.e, Supplemental Public Comment
• Exhibit C.11: Stock Assessment Planning for 2007-08 Management
  • Exhibit C.11.b, Supplemental NMFS Report
  • Exhibit C.11.c, Supplemental SSC Report
• Exhibit C.12: FMP Amendment 16-3: Rebuilding Plans for Bocaccio, Cowcod, and Yelloweye Rockfish
  • Exhibit C.12.a, Attachment 1: Amendment 16-3 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Rebuilding Plans For Bocaccio, Cowcod, Widow Rockfish and Yelloweye Rockfish; Draft Environmental Impact Statement Including Regulatory Impact Review and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
  • Exhibit C.12.a, Attachment 2: Appendices to Amendment 16-3 Draft Environmental Impact
    Statement (on Briefing Book CD and Website Only)
    • Appendix A: Affected Environment
    • Appendix B: Tables from Amendment 16-2
    • Appendix C: Council Fisheries Income Impact Modeling
  • Exhibit C.12.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Appendix D: Proposed Groundfish FMP Amendment 16-3 Language
  • Exhibit C.12.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit C.12.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit C.12.d, Supplemental NMFS Motion for a Friendly Amendment
• Exhibit C.13: Bycatch Monitoring Program DEIS
  • Exhibit C.13.a, Attachment 1: Executive Summary, West Coast Groundfish Bycatch Mitigation Program Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
  • Exhibit C.13.b, Supplemental Proposal for Preferred Alternative
  • Exhibit C.13.b, Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation
  • Exhibit C.13.c, Supplemental TIQC Report
  • Exhibit C.13.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit C.13.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit C.13.c, Supplemental HC Report
  • Exhibit C.13.d, Supplemental Public Comment
  • Exhibit C.13.d, Supplemental Public Comment: Bibliography of 169 Recommended References for Consideration (Shester)
• Exhibit C.14: Clarify Council Direction on 2005-06 Management Alternatives (If Necessary)
  • Exhibit C.14.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Exhibit C.14.b, Supplemental GMT Report 2
• Exhibit C.15: Adoption of 2005-06 Management Alternatives for Public Review
  • Exhibit C.15.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Exhibit C.15.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit C.15.c, Supplemental ODFW Report
• Exhibit C.16: Update on Trawl Individual Quotas Program (If Necessary)
  • Exhibit C.16.a, Draft Workplan: Phase I Work Plan for Consideration of a Trawl Individual Quota (IQ) Program
  • Exhibit C.16.b, Supplemental TIQC Report
  • Exhibit C.16.d, Public Comment
• Exhibit C.17: Latent Limited Entry Trawl Permits
  • Exhibit C.17.b, Supplemental NMFS Report: The After Effects of the Pacific Groundfish Limited Entry Trawl Buyback Program, A Preliminary Analysis (PowerPoint with Report attached)
  • Exhibit C.17.b, Supplemental GAP Report

D. Salmon Management

• Exhibit D.1: Identification of Stocks Not Meeting Conservation Objectives for Three Consecutive Years
  • Exhibit D.1.a, Attachment 1: Table D-1
  • Exhibit D.1.b, Supplemental STT Report: Report of the Salmon Technical Team
  • Exhibit D.1.c, Supplemental SSC Report
• Exhibit D.2: Tentative Adoption of 2004 Ocean Salmon Management Measures for Analysis
  • Preseason Report II Analysis of Proposed Regulatory Options for 2004 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
  • Exhibit D.2.a, Attachment 1: Definitions of Fishing Gear
  • Exhibit D.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 2: Draft environmental assessment of Council proposed management options for West Coast ocean salmon fisheries
  • Exhibit D.2.c, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 1: Westport, WA
  • Exhibit D.2.c, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 2: Coos Bay, OR
  • Exhibit D.2.c, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 3: Fort Bragg, CA
  • Exhibit D.2.d, Supplemental Pacific Salmon Commission Report
  • Exhibit D.2.f, Supplemental KFMC Report
  • Exhibit D.2.h, Supplemental Tentative Adoption of Treaty Troll Management Measures
  • Exhibit D.2.j, Supplemental SAS Report, April 6, 2004
  • Exhibit D.2.k, Written Public Comment
  • Exhibit D.2.k, Supplemental Written Public Comment 2
  • Exhibit D.2.k, Supplementary Summary of Written Public Comment
• Exhibit D.3: Methodology Review Process for 2004
  • Exhibit D.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit D.3.d, Supplemental STT Report
  • Exhibit D.3.e, Supplemental Public Comment
• Exhibit D.4: Clarify Council Direction on 2004 Management Measures (If Necessary)
  • Exhibit D.4.b, Supplemental STT Report (April 7, 2004)
• Exhibit D.5: Final Action on 2004 Salmon Management Measures
  • Exhibit D.2.a, Attachment 1: Definitions of Fishing Gear
  • Exhibit D.5.b, Supplemental STT Report: STT Analysis of Tentative 2004 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures (April 8, 2004)
  • Exhibit D.5.d, Supplemental Tribal Recommendation
  • Exhibit D.5.d, Supplemental Final Action on 2004 Measures: Statement by Jim Harp to the PFMC Regarding th3 2004 Ocean Traty Troll Fishery
  • Exhibit D.5.g, Supplemental Treaty Ocean Troll Motion: Thursday, April 8, 2004
• Exhibit D.6: Clarification of Final Action on Salmon Management Measures (If Necessary)

E. Habitat

• Exhibit E.1: Current Habitat Issues
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Attachment 1: Letter regarding summer spill requirements in the Columbia River
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Attachment 2: Letter regarding FERC relicensing in Klamath River
  • Exhibit E.1, Supplemental Final Attachment 2: Letter Regarding FERC relicensing in Klamath River
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: DRAFT Letter to Mr. Rolland A. Schmitten, Regarding Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Essential Fish Habitat Guidelines
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Supplemental Final Attachment 3: DRAFT Letter to Mr. Rolland A. Schmitten, Regarding Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Essential Fish Habitat Guidelines
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: Letter from Oceana to Secretary Evans Regarding Petition to Protect Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Habitat
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 5: Letter from Timothy Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary For Oceans and Atmosphere to Donald McIsaac Regarding the PFMC’s interest in evaluating the use of decommissioned oil and gas platforms as artificial reefs
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Supplemental HC Report
  • Exhibit E.1.b, Supplemental SAS Report

F. Pacific Halibut Management

• Exhibit F.1: Adopt Final 2004 Incidental Catch Regulations for the Salmon Troll and Fixed Gear Sablefish Fisheries
  • Exhibit F.1.b, Supplemental Tribal Comments

G. Highly Migratory Species Management

• Exhibit G.1: NMFS Report on Highly Migratory Species Management
  • Exhibit G.1.a, Attachment 1: Supplemental NMFS Report on HMS
  • Exhibit G.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Letter
• Exhibit G.2: ESA Considerations Related to Sea Turtle/Longline Fishery
  • Exhibit G.2.a, Attachment 1: NMFS Letter
  • Exhibit G.2.a, Attachment 2: ESA-based Final Rule
  • Exhibit G.2.a, Attachment 3: WPFMC Proposed Rule
  • Although anticipated, No reports from advisory bodies were received for this agenda item
• Exhibit G.3: FMP Amendment for Limited Entry in the High Seas Pelagic Longline Fishery
  • Exhibit G.3.a, Attachment 1: Draft HMSMT Meeting Summary
  • Exhibit G.3.c, Supplemental HMSMT Report
  • Exhibit G.3.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report

Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas)

• Ancillary Meetings Agendas from April 2004 (combined into one file)

Informational Reports, Roster, Non-Agenda Open Comment

• Informational Reports
• Salmon Pre-Season II

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June 2004 Briefing Book

A. Call to Order

• Exhibit A.4: June Council Meeting Agenda

B. Administrative Matters

• Exhibit B.1: Draft March 2004 Meeting Minutes
• Exhibit B.2: Council Communication Plan – Phase I (Communication During Council Session
  • Exhibit B.2.a, Attachment 1: The Council Communication Enhancement Process Action Plan (Table of Contents and Chapters I and II)
  • Exhibit B.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit B.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit B.2.c, Supplemental HC Report
• Exhibit B.3: Update of Council Operating Procedures (this agenda item was postponed until the September 2004 Council meeting; situation summary provided as reference only)
• Exhibit B.4: Legislative Matters
  • Exhibit B.4.a, Attachment 1: Response to US Commission on Ocean Policy
  • Exhibit B.4.a, Attachment 2: Gilchrest Discussion Draft
  • Exhibit B.4.a, Attachment 3: S2244 – “Freedom to Fish Act”
  • Exhibit B.4.a, Attachment 4: S2066
  • Exhibit B.4.b, Supplemental Legislative Committee Report
  • Exhibit B.4.c, Supplemental GAP Report
• Exhibit B.5: Fiscal Matters
  • Exhibit B.5.b, Supplemental Budget Committee Report
• Exhibit B.6: Appointments to Advisory Bodies, Standing Committees, and Other Forums
• Exhibit B.7: Workload Priorities and Draft September 2004 Council Meeting Agenda
  • Exhibit B.7.a, Supplemental Attachment 1: Proposed Preliminary Three-Meeting Outlook for the Pacific Council
  • Exhibit B.7.a, Supplemental Attachment 2: Preliminary Draft Council Meeting Agenda, September 13-17, San Diego, California
  • Exhibit B.7.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Council Workload Priorities June 21, 2004 Through September 17, 2004
  • Exhibit B.7.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: Letter to Dr. Hogarth Regarding Essential Fish Habitat Five-Year Review

C. Groundfish Management

• Exhibit C.1: Initial Consideration of Status of Fisheries and Inseason Adjustments (If Necessary)
  • Exhibit C.1.b, Supplemental GMT Report
• Exhibit C.2: NMFS Report on Groundfish Management
  • Exhibit C.2.a, Attachment 1: Federal Register notice of 2004 Pacific whiting fishery specifications final rule and stock status
  • Exhibit C.2.a, Supplemental NMFS VMS Report
• Exhibit C.3: Final Consideration of 2004 Inseason Adjustments
• Exhibit C.3.b, Supplemental GMT Report
• Exhibit C.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report
• Exhibit C.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment
• Exhibit C.4: Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat EIS Analytical Framework–Fishing Gear Impact Model Component
  • Exhibit C.4.b, Attachment 1: EFH Impacts Assessment for the Pacific Groundfish FMP
  • Exhibit C.4.b, Attachment 2: Appendices to the EFH Impacts Assessment (Available on Briefing Book Website and CD Only)
  • Exhibit C.4.b, Attachment 3: EFH Timeline (Revised May 2004)
  • Exhibit C.4.b, Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation
  • Exhibit C.4.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit C.4.d, Supplemental HC Report
• Exhibit C.5: Preliminary Considerations of Exempted Fishing Permit Applications for 2005-2006
  • Exhibit C.5.b, CDFG Report: Application for Issuance of an Exempted Fishing Permit to Test a Selective Flatfish Trawl (including Scottish Seine) in and area otherwise closed to fishing, 2005
  • Exhibit C.5.b, Supplemental CDFG Report 2
  • Exhibit C.5.b, ODFW Report: Application for Exempted Fishing Permit to Examine Groundfish Behavior During Capture in Bottom Trawls
  • Exhibit C.5.b, WDFW Report: Exempted Fishing Permit Applications for 2005-2006
  • Exhibit C.5.b, WDFW Report Attachment 1: Application for Issuance of an Exempted (Experimental) Fishing Permit for Arrowtooth Flounder
  • Exhibit C.5.b, WDFW Report Attachment 2: Application for Issuance of an Exempted (Experimental) Fishing Permit for Spiny Dogfish
  • Exhibit C.5.c, REVISED Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit C.5.d, Supplemental Public Comment
• Agenda Item C.6: Tentative Adoption of Groundfish Management Measures for 2005-2006 Fisheries
  • Exhibit C.6.a, Attachment 1: Proposed Acceptable Biological Catch and Optimum Yield Specifications and Management Measures for the 2005 and 2006 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Preliminary Draft Environmental Impact Statement
  • Exhibit C.6.a, Attachment 2: Appendix A, Affected Environment (Available on Briefing Book website and CD Only)
  • Exhibit C.6.a, Attachment 3: Appendix B, Proposed Arrowtooth Flounder – Rockfish Conservation Area (AT-RCA) Trawl Fishing Program Scoping Document (Available on Briefing Book website and CD Only)
  • Exhibit C.6.a, Attachment 4: Appendix C, Widow Rockfish Area Management (Available on Briefing Book website and CD Only)
  • Exhibit C.6.a, Attachment 5: Appendix D, Council Fisheries Income Impact Modeling(Available on Briefing Book website and CD Only)
  • Exhibit C.6.a, WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Summary of Groundfish Public Meetings
  • Exhibit C.6.b, Supplemental Attachment 1: Ad Hoc Allocation Committee Report
  • Exhibit C.6.b, Supplemental ODFW Report
  • Exhibit C.6.c, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Exhibit C.6.c, Supplemental GMT Report 2
  • Exhibit C.6.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit C.6.c, Supplemental Proposed Treaty Indian Management Measures
  • Exhibit C.6.e, Written Public Comment
  • Exhibit C.6.e, Supplemental Public Comment 2
• Exhibit C.7: Monitoring Program Alternatives for the Shore-Based Pacific Whiting Fishery
  • Exhibit C.7.a, Attachment 1: Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment, Establishing a Full Retention and Monitoring Program in the Shore-based Pacific Whiting Fishery, NMFS, Northwest Region
  • Exhibit C.7.a, Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation (Carrie Nordeen, NMFS)
  • Exhibit C.7.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit C.7.c, Supplemental EC Report
• Exhibit C.8: Council Clarification of Tentatively Adopted 2005-2006 Management Measures (If Necessary)
  • Exhibit C.8.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Exhibit C.8.b, Supplemental EC Report
• Exhibit C.9: Update on Trawl Individual Quota Program
  • Exhibit C.9.a, Attachment 1: Membership on the Ad Hoc Groundfish Trawl IQ Independent Experts Panel
  • Exhibit C.9.a, Attachment 2: Draft Public Scoping Document: Dedicated Access Privileges for the Pacific Coast Limited Entry Trawl Groundfish Fishery
  • Exhibit C.9.a, Attachment 3: Process for Consideration of Trawl Individual Quota Programs
  • Exhibit C.9.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit C.9.c, Public Comment
  • Exhibit C.9.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
• Exhibit C.10: Final Adoption of 2005-2006 Groundfish Management Measures
  • Exhibit C.10.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Exhibit C.10.b, Supplemental GMT Report 2
  • Exhibit C.10.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit C.10.d, Supplemental Tribal Comments

D. Enforcement Issues

• Exhibit D.1: Preliminary Report on Contact to Violation Ratio in Groundfish Recreational Fisheries
  • Exhibit D.1.b, Recreational Fishery Compliance Report: Compliance in the Recreational Groundfish Fishery
  • Exhibit D.1.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit D.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report

E. Habitat

• Exhibit E.1: Current Habitat Issues
  • Exhibit E.1.a, Supplemental HC Report

F. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

• NMFS Report on Coastal Pelagic Species Management
  • Exhibit F.1.a, Attachment 1: May 18, 2004 letter from Mr. Rod McInnis
• Exhibit F.2: Pacific Mackerel Harvest Guideline for the 2004/2005 Season
  • Exhibit F.2.a, Attachment 1: Status of the Pacific Coast Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery and Recommended Harvest Guidelines – Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) – 2004
  • Exhibit F.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit F.2.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
  • Exhibit F.2.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
• Exhibit F.3: FMP Amendment–Sardine Allocation
  • Exhibit F.3.a, Attachment 1: Sardine Allocation Final Rule, September 4, 2003
  • Exhibit F.3.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
  • Exhibit F.3.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
  • Exhibit F.3.c, Public Comment
  • Exhibit F.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2

G. Marine Protected Areas

• Exhibit G.1: Federal Waters Portion of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary – Schedule Update
  • Exhibit G.1.b, Attachment 1: CINMS Marines Reserves Process Schedule as of November, 2003
  • Exhibit G.1.b, Attachment 2: CINMS Preliminary Draft Analytical Documents (On Briefing Book website and CD Only)
  • Exhibit G.1.b, Supplemental Replacement Figures 3-1, 3-2, 3-3
  • Exhibit G.1.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit G.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit G.1.c, Supplemental HC Report
  • Exhibit G.1.d, Public Comment
  • Exhibit G.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Exhibit G.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment 3
• Exhibit G.2: Guidelines for Review of Marine Reserve Issues
  • Exhibit G.2.b, Attachment 1: SSC white paper titled “Marine Reserves: Objectives, Rationales, Management Implications and Regulatory Requirements”
  • Exhibit G.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit G.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit G.2.c, Supplemental Makah Comments
  • Exhibit G.2.d, Supplemental HC Report
  • Exhibit G.2.d, Public Comment
  • Exhibit G.2.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
• Exhibit G.3: Update on Miscellaneous Marine Protected Area Activities
  • Exhibit G.3.b, Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Report
  • Exhibit G.3.b, Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation (Cordell Banks, Gulf of the Farallones, and Monterey Bay Sanctuaries)
  • Exhibit G.3.c, MPA Science Institute Report
  • Exhibit G.3.c, Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation: Overview, NOAA Science Integration Project
  • Exhibit G.3.d, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Exhibit G.3.e, Public Comment
  • Exhibit G.3.e, Supplemental Public Comment 2
• Exhibit G.4: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Krill Harvest Ban Proposal
  • Exhibit G.4.a, Attachment 1: BSAI Amendment 36, Forage Fish Protection
  • Exhibit G.4.b, MBNMS Letter
  • Exhibit G.4.b, Supplemental MBNMS Letter
  • Exhibit G.4.b, Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation
  • Exhibit G.4.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Exhibit G.4.c, Supplemental HC Report
  • Exhibit G.4.d, Supplemental Public Comment

Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas)

• Ancillary Meetings Agendas from June 2004 (combined into one file)

Informational Reports, Roster, Non-Agenda Open Comment

• Membership Roster (June 2004)
• Public Comment

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September 2004 Briefing Book

A. Call to Order

• Agendum A.3: GAP Statement in Memory of Randy Fry
• Agendum A.4: September Council Meeting Agenda

B. Administrative Matters

• Agendum B.1: Draft April 2004 Council Minutes
• Agendum B.2.a, Agendum Overview: NMFS Revision of National Standard 1
  • Agendum B.2.a, Attachment 1: Memo from William Hogarth and Attached Draft Codified Text for National Standard 1 Guidelines
  • Agendum B.2.a, Attachment 2: Council Staff Comments on Proposed Revisions to National Standard 1 Guidelines
  • Agendum B.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Letter to Bill Hogarth from the NPFMC
  • Agendum B.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: Letter to Jack Dunnigan from PFMC
  • Agendum B.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agendum B.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • NO Supplemental STT Report Received on this Agenda Item
• Agendum B.3.a, Agendum Overview: Update of Council Operating Procedures and Statement of Organization, Practices and Procedures Documents
  • Agendum B.3.a, Attachment 1: draft Council Operating Procedures As Amended Through September, 2004
  • Agendum B.3.a, Supplemental Summary of Attachment 1: Summary of Council Operation Procedure Proposed Changes
  • Agendum B.3.a, Attachment 2: draft Pacific Fishery Management Council Statement of Organization, Practices, and Procedures, adopted September, 2004
  • Agendum B.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agendum B.3.b, Supplemental SAS Report
• Agendum B.4.a, Agendaum Overview: Council Communication Plan
  • Agendum B.4.a., Attachment 1: The Council Communication Enhancement Process Action Plan (Table of Contents)
  • Agendum B.4.a., Attachment 2: The Council Communication Enhancement Process Action Plan, Phase I: Implementation Status
  • Agendum B.4.a, Attachment 3: Roster of the Communications Enhancement Team
  • Agendum B.4.b, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agendum B.4.b, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agendum B.4.b, Supplemental ODFW Report
• Agendum B.5.a, Agendum Overview: Legislative Matters
  • Agendum B.5.a, Attachment 1: HR 4706
  • Agendum B.5.a, Supplemental Attachment 2: Letter from the WPFMC to Senator Daniel K. Akaka
  • Agendum B.5.b, Supplemental Senate Budget Proposal
• Agendum B.6.a, Agendum Overview: Fiscal Matters
  • Agendum B.6.b, Supplemental Budget Committee Report
• Agendum B.7.a, Agendum Overview: Interim Appointments to Advisory Bodies
• Agendum B.8.a, Agendum Overview: Workload Priorities and Draft November 2004 Council Meeting Agenda
  • Agendum B.8.a, Supplemental Attachment 1: Proposed Preliminary Three-Meeting Outlook for the Pacific Council
  • Agendum B.8.a, Supplemental Attachment 2: Preliminary Draft Council Meeting Agenda, November 1-5, 2004, Portland, Oregon
  • Agendum B.8.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Council Work Load Priorities September 20, 2004 Through November 5, 2004

C. Groundfish Management

• Agendum C.1.a, Agendum Overview: California Recreational Fishery Survey 2004 Program Review
  • Agendum C.1.b, Attachment 1: California Recreational Fisheries Survey (CRFS), A Review of the New Sampling Methods for 2004>
  • Agendum C.1.b, Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation
  • Agendum C.1.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agendum C.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report
• Agendum C.2.a, Agendum Overview: Initial Consideration of Status of Fisheriesw and Inseason Adjustments
  • Agendum C.2.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agendum C.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agendum C.2.c, Supplemental NMFS Report
  • Agendum C.2.d, Supplemental Public Comment
• Agendum C.3.a, Agendum Overview: Consideration of Limited Refinements to the 2005/2006 Fishery Management Specifications
  • Agendum C.3.a, Attachment 1: Table 2-29c. Revised 2006 sablefish primary fishery tier limits and projected bycatch of depleted species associated with all sablefish catch in the limited entry fixed-gear fishery to be considered by the Council in September 2004
  • Agendum C.3.b, Supplemental WDFW/ODFW Report
  • Agendum C.3.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agendum C.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agendum C.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment
• Agendum C.4.a, Agendum Overview: Red Light/Green Light Threshold for Optimum Yield Adjustments
  • Agendum C.4.a, Attachment 1: Revised Supplemental GMT Report from the November 2002 Council meeting
  • Agendum C.4.a, Attachment 2: Amendment 17 transmittal letter from Dr. Donald McIsaac to Mr. Robert Lohn dated May 14, 2003
  • Agendum C.4.a, Attachment 3: FMP Amendment 17 amendatory language (Section 5.7.1 as amended)
  • Agendum C.4.a, Attachment 4: Amendment 17 approval letter from Mr. Robert Lohn to Mr. Donald Hansen dated August 19, 2003
  • Agendum C.4.a, Attachment 5: Excerpt from summary minutes of the February 2003 GMT meeting
  • Agendum C.4.a, Attachment 6: Excerpt from summary minutes of the March 2003 SSC meeting
  • Agendum C.4.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agendum C.4.b, Supplemental GAP Report
• Agendum C.5: NMFS Report on Groundfish Management
• Agendum C.6.a, Agendum Overview: Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Environmental Impact Statement — Preliminary Alternatives
  • Agendum C.6.b, EFH EISOC Report 1: Report of the Ad Hoc EFH EIS Oversight Committee
  • Agendum C.6.b, Supplemental EFH EISOC Report 2
  • Agendum C.6.c, SSC Report
  • Agendum C.6.c, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agendum C.6.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agendum C.6.c, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agendum C.6.c, Supplemental Tribal Comments
  • Agendum C.6.d, Public Comment
  • Agendum C.6.d, Supplemental Public Comment
  • Agendum C.6.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agendum C.6.d, Supplemental Public Comment 3
• Agendum C.7.a, Agendum Overview: Off-Year Science Improvements Report
  • Agendum C.7.c, Supplemental SSC Report
• Agendum C.8.a, Agendum Overview: Terms of Reference for Groundfish Rebuilding Plan Review and Stock Assessment Review Panels
  • Agendum C.8.b, Attachment 1: Groundfish Stock Assessment and Review Process for 2005-2006
  • Agendum C.8.b, Attachment 2: SSC Terms of Reference for Groundfish Rebuilding Analyses
  • Agendum C.8.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agendum C.8.c, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agendum C.8.c, Supplemental Tribal Comments
  • Agendum C.8.d, Public Comment
• Agendum C.9, Agendum Overview: Final Consideration of 2004 Inseason Adjustments
  • Agendum C.9.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agendum C.9.b, Supplemental GMT Report 2
  • Agendum C.9.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agendum C.9.c, Supplemental Public Comment
• Agendum C.10.a, Agendum Overview: Expansion of the Vessel Monitoring System
  • Agendum C.10.b, Attachment 1: Draft Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Expanded Coverage of the Program to Monitor Time-Area Closures in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, NMFS, Northwest Region
  • Agendum C.10.b, Supplemental Attachment 2: Overview of Draft EA/RIR/RFA
  • Agendum C.10.c, Supplemental EC Report
  • Agendum C.10.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agendum C.10.c, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agendum C.10.d, Public Comment
  • Agendum C.10.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
• Agendum C.11.a, Agendum Overview: Trawl Individual Quota Environmental Impact Statement
  • Agendum C.11.a, Attachment 1: Trawl IQ Process: Phase I through 1st Steps of Phase II
  • Agendum C.11.a, Attachment 2: Information for Public Scoping of Dedicated Access Privileges for the Pacific Coast Limited Entry Trawl Groundfish Fishery
  • Agendum C.11.a, Attachment 3: Draft Proposed Agenda for Next Ad Hoc Allocation Committee Meeting and Meeting Schedule
  • Agendum C.11.b, Formal Scoping Summary
  • Agendum C.11.b, Summary of Public Comment
  • Agendum C.11.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agendum C.11.d, Public Comment
  • Agendum C.11.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2

D. Salmon Management

• Agendum D.1, Agendum Overview: Salmon Fishery Update
  • Agendum D.1, Attachment 1: Table D.1-1. Sequence of Events in Ocean Salmon Fishery Management through August 23, 2004
  • Agendum D.1.a, Supplemental STT Report: Status Report of the 2004 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California
• Agendum D.2.a, Agendum Overview: Salmon Methodology Review
  • Agendum D.2.a, Attachment 1: email to the agencies from Mr. Chuck Tracy dated July 28, 2004
  • Agendum D.2.c, Supplemental MEW Report
  • Agendum D.2.d, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agendum D.2.d, Supplemental STT Report
  • Agendum D.2.d, Supplemental SAS Report
• Agendum D.3.a, Agendum Overview: Fishery Management Plan Amendment Update
  • Agendum D.3.b, STT Report 1: STT memo to Sacramento River Winter and Spring Chinook Workgroup
  • Agendum D.3.b, Supplemental STT Report 2: Selective Coho Fisheries and Allocation in the North of Cape Falcon Salmon Fisheries

E. Marine Protected Areas

• Agendum E.1.a, Agendum Overview: Guidelines for Review of Marine Reserves Issues
  • Agendum E.1.b, Attachment 1: SSC white paper – Marine Reserves: Objectives, Rationales, Fishery Management Implications and Regulatory Requirements
  • Agendum E.1.b, Supplemental Attachment 1: Executive Summary of SSC Whie Paper
  • Agendum E.1.b, Supplemental SSC PowerPoint Presentation
  • Agendum E.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agendum E.1.c, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agendum E.1.c, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agendum E.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment
• Agendum E.2.a, Agendum Overview: Update on Miscellaneous Marine Protected Areas Activities
  • Agendum E.2.a, Attachment 1: NFCC Consensus Statement Abstract
  • Agendum E.2.b, GFNMS – Information on Seabirds and Effects of Lights
  • Agendum E.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agendum E.2.d, Public Comment
• Agendum E.3.a, Agendum Overview: Krill Harvest Ban Proposal
  • Agendum E.3.a, Attachment 1: Executive Summary (annotated) from Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Impact Review for Amendment 36 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area and Amendment 39 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska–Council Review Draft, November 1996
  • Agendum E.3.a, Attachment 2: Final Rule implementing Amendment 36 and Amendment 39
  • Agendum E.3.a, Attachment 3: Southwest Fisheries Science Center report
  • Agendum E.3.b, Supplemental NMFS Report: Options for Controlling Fishing for Krill
  • Agendum E.3.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint Presentation: US Pacific Coast Krill; Susan E. Smith and Roger Hewitt
  • Agendum E.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agendum E.3.b, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agendum E.3.b, Supplemental HC Report

F. Pacific Halibut Management

• Agendum F.1: Pacific Halibut Fishery Update
  • Agendum F.1.a, NMFS Report: Preliminary Report on the 2004 Pacific Halibut Fisheries in Area 2A
• Agendum F.2.a: Proposed Changes to the Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations
  • Agendum F.2.a, Attachment 1: 2004 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
  • Agendum F.2.b, Supplemental ODFW Report
  • Agendum F.2.b, Supplemental WDFW Report
  • Agendum F.2.c, Supplemental Tribal Comments
  • Agendum F.2.e, Public Comment: Letter to Bruce Leaman from Mark Elliot and Response
  • Agendum F.2.e, Supplemental Public Comment 2
• Agendum F.3.a, Agendum Overview: Review of Pacific Halibut Bycatch Estimates for Use by the IPHC
  • Agendum F.3.b, Supplemental Attachment 1: Pacific Halibut Bycatch in IPHC Area 2A in 2003
  • Agendum F.3.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint Presentation (Jim Hastie/John Wallace)
  • Agendum F.3.c, Supplemental SSC Report

G. Habitat

• Agendum G.1: Current Habitat Issues
  • Agendum G.1.a, Supplemental HC Report

H. Highly Migratory Species Management

• Agendum H.1, Agendum Overview: NMFS Report on HMS Management
  • Agendum H.1, Attachment 1: NMFS Report on Highly Migratory Species Management
  • Agendum H.1, Attachment 2: Transhipment Permit Approval Letter
  • Agendum H.1, Attachment 3: WPFMC IATTC Letter
  • Agendum H.1.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report
  • Agendum H.1.d, Public Comment
• Agendum H.2.a, Agendum Overview: FMP Amendment for Limited Entry in the High Seas Pelagic Longline Fishery
  • Agendum H.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agendum H.2.c, Supplemental HMSMT Report
  • Agendum H.2.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report
  • Agendum H.2.d, Public Comment
• Agendum H.3.a, Agendum Overview: Stock Assessments for Albacore and Blue Fin Tuna
  • Agendum H.3.b, Attachment 1: Report of the Plenary Session of the Fourth Meeting of the Interim Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific, February 2-4, 2004
  • Agendum H.3.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint Presentation (Gary Sakagawa)
  • Agendum H.3.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agendum H.3.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report

I. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

• Agendum I.1, Agendum Overview: NMFS Report on Coastal Pelagic Species Management
  • Agendum I.1.a, NMFS Report
  • Agendum I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS-SWFSC Report
• Agendum I.2.a, Agendum Overview: Coastal Pelagic Species STAR Panel Report
  • Agendum I.2.b, Pacific Mackerel STAR Report
  • Agendum I.2.b, Pacific Sardine STAR Report
  • Agendum I.2.b, Supplemental STAR Panel PowerPoint Presentation (Tom Barnes)
  • Agendum I.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agendum I.2.c, CPSMT Report
  • Agendum I.2.c, CPSAS Report
  • Agendum I.2.d, Public Comment
• Agendum I.3.a, Agendum Overview: FMP Amendment–Sardine Allocation
  • Agendum I.3.a, Attachment 1: May 18, 2004 NMFS letter
  • Agendum I.3.b, CPSMT Report
  • Agendum I.3.b, CPSAS Report
  • Agendum I.3.c, Public Comment

Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas)

• Ancillary Meetings Agendas from September 2004 (combined into one file)

Informational Reports, Roster, Non-Agenda Open Comment

• Informational Reports
• Public Comment

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November 2004 Briefing Book

A. Call to Order

• Agenda Item A.4: November 2004 Council Meeting Agenda

B. Administrative Matters

• Agenda Item B.1: Approval of Draft Minutes (No Situation Summary)
• Agenda Item B.2: Update of Council Operating Procedures Document
  • Agenda Item B.2, Attachment 1: draft Council Operating Procedures As Amended Through September, 2004
  • Agenda Item B.2.a, Supplemental Summary of Attachment 1
  • Agenda Item B.2.b, CPSMT Report
  • Agenda Item B.2.b, CPSAS Report
  • Agenda Item B.2.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item B.2.b, Supplemental MEW Report
  • Agenda Item B.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item B.2.b, Supplemental EC Report
• Agenda Item B.3: Election of Council Chair and Vice Chair
• Agenda Item B.4: Legislative Matters
  • Agenda Item B.4.a: Hearing Testimony
  • Agenda Item B.4.b, Supplemental Legislative Committee Report
  • Agenda Item B.4.c, Supplemental GAP Report
• Agenda Item B.5: Fiscal Matters
  • Agenda Item B.5.b, Supplemental Budget Committee Report
• Agenda Item B.6: Appointments to Advisory Bodies
  • Agenda Item B.6.a, Attachment 1: GAP Nominationsx
  • Agenda Item B.6.a, Attachment 2: SAS Nominations
  • Agenda Item B.6.a, Attachment 3: CPSAS Nominations
  • Agenda Item B.6.a, Attachment 4: Ad Hoc Allocation Committee Advisor Nominees
• Agenda Item B.7: Workload Priorities and Draft March 2005 Council Meeting Agenda
  • Agenda Item B.7.a, Supplemental Attachment 1: Proposed Preliminary Three-Meeting Outlook for the Pacific Council
  • Agenda Item B.7.a, Supplemental Attachment 2: Preliminary Draft Council Meeting Agenda, March 7-11, 2005, Sacramento, California
  • Agenda Item B.7.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Council Workload Priorities November 8, 2004 through April 9, 2005

C. Pacific Halibut Management

• Proposed Changes to the Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations
  • Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 1: 2004 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
  • Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 2: Council Newsletter Article on Proposed Changes to the Area 2A Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan
  • Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: EA and RIR for Changes to the Catch Sharing Plan for Pacific Halibut in Area 2A
  • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental ODFW Report
  • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental ODFW Report 2
  • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental WDFW Report
  • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental WDFW Report 2
  • Agenda Item C.1.c, Tribal Comments
  • Agenda Item C.1.d, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item C.1.e, Public comment
  • Agenda Item C.1.e, Supplemental Public comment 2
  • Agenda Item C.1.f, Supplemental WDFW Report

D. Salmon Management

• Agenda Item D.1: Inseason Consideration of the 2005 Opening Date for Oregon Commercial and Recreational Fisheries South of Cape Falcon
  • Agenda Item D.1.c, Supplemental SAS Report
• Agenda Item D.2: Salmon Methodology Review
  • Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item D.2.c, Supplemental MEW Report
  • Agenda Item D.2.d, Supplemental STT Report
  • Agenda Item D.2.d, Supplemental Tribal Comments
• Agenda Item D.3: Preseason Salmon Management Schedule for 2005
  • Agenda Item D.3.a, Attachment 1: Pacific Fishery Management Council Schedule and Process for Developing 2005 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures
• Agenda Item D.4: FMP Amendment Issues
  • Agenda Item D.4.a, Attachment 1: Letter from Dr. Hogarth to Dr. Radtke dated November 14, 2001 regarding NEPA requirements for Council actions
  • Agenda Item D.4.a, Attachment 2: NMFS proposal for salmon EFH update process
  • Agenda Item D.4.c, Supplemental STT Report
  • Agenda Item D.4.c, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agenda Item D.4.c, Supplemental HC Report

E. Groundfish Management

• Agenda Item E.1: NMFS Report on Groundfish
  • Agenda Item E.1.a, Amendment 17 Letter: letter from Dr. McIsaac to Mr. Lohn; Council recommendation for modifying the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan amendatory language adopted under Amendment 17
  • Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: Preliminary Report #9, Pacific Whiting Fishery (October 25, 2004)
  • Agenda Item E.1.b, NMFS Science Report: Commercial Cost-Earnings Survey of the Limited Entry Trawl Fleet
  • Agenda Item E.1.c, Supplemental SSC Report
• Agenda Item E.2: Terms of Reference for Groundfish Rebuilding Plan Review and Stock Assessment Review Panels
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 1: Draft Groundfish Stock Assessment and Review Process for 2005-2006
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 2: Supplemental SSC Report from the September 2004 meeting on Terms of Reference for Groundfish Rebuilding Plan Review and Stock Assessment Review Panels
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 3: Supplemental GMT Report from the September 2004 meeting on Terms of Reference for Groundfish Rebuilding Plan Review and Stock Assessment Review Panels
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 4: SSC Terms of Reference for Groundfish Rebuilding Analyses
  • Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item E.2.c, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item E.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report
• Agenda Item E.3: Exempted Fishing Permits for 2005
  • Agenda Item E.3.b, WDFW Report
  • Agenda Item E.3.b, ODFW Report: 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
  • Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental ODFW Report
  • Agenda Item E.3.b, 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, 2005
  • Agenda Item E.3.b, CDFG Report 2: 2002-2003 Shelf Flatfish Exempted Fishing Permit Reports
  • Agenda Item E.3.c, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item E.3.c, Supplemental GAP Report
• Agenda Item E.4: Initial Consideration of Status of Fisheries and Inseason Adjustments
  • Agenda Item E.4, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item E.4, Supplemental GAP Report
• Agenda Item E.5: Bycatch Programmatic EIS
  • Agenda Item E.5.a, Attachment 1: Alternative 7 (The Preferred Alternative) excerpted from the Bycatch Program EIS and Summary Description of The Catch Cap Component of The Preferred Alternative
  • Agenda Item E.5.a, Attachment 2: Fishery Management Plan Elements Potentially Addressed by the Bycatch Program Amendment (Amendment 18)
  • Agenda Item E.5.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item E.5.b, Supplemental GAP Report
• Agenda Item E.6: Trawl Individual Quotas
  • Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 1: Record of Major Activity on Trawl IQ Considerations
  • Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 2: Trawl IQ Process: Phase I through 1st Steps of Phase II
  • Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 3: Decision Step Summary
  • Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 4: Decision Steps Appendix A: IFQ Design Elements
  • Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 5: Scoping Results on Dedicated Access Privileges for the Pacific Coast Limited Entry Trawl Groundfish Fishery
  • Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 6: Formal Scoping Period Comments on Dedicated Access Privileges (Individual Quotas) For the Pacific Coast Limited Entry Trawl Groundfish Fishery
  • Agenda Item E.6.b, Ad Hoc TIQ Independent Experts Panel Report
  • Agenda Item E.6.b, Ad Hoc TIQ Analytical Team Report
  • Agenda Item E.6.b, Ad Hoc TIQ Enforcement Group Report
  • Agenda Item E.6.b, Ad Hoc TIQC Report
  • Agenda Item E.6.b, Supplemental Ad Hoc TIQC Report 2
  • Agenda Item E.6.b, Supplemental Ad Hoc TIQ Analytical Team PowerPoint Presentation (Kate Quigley, NMFS)
  • Agenda Item E.6.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item E.6.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item E.6.d, Public Comment
  • Agenda Item E.6.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
• Agenda Item E.7: Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Environment Impact Statement
  • Agenda Item E.7.a, Attachment 1: Description of Decision Process for the North Pacific Council EFH EIS
  • Agenda Item E.7.b, NMFS Report – EFH EIS: Pacific Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Preliminary Draft EIS; Including Supplemental Figures for the Risk Assessment
  • Agenda Item E.7.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item E.7.c, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item E.7.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item E.7.c, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agenda Item E.7.c, Supplemental EC Report
  • Agenda Item E.7.c, Supplemental Tribal Comments
  • Agenda Item E.7.d, Public Comment (California Artificial Reef Enhancement Program, Oceana, The Nature Conservancy)
  • Agenda Item E.7.d, Supplemental Public Comment
  • Agenda Item E.7.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
• Agenda Item E.8: Final Consideration of Inseason Adjustments
  • Agenda Item E.8.b, Supplemental GMT Report

F. Highly Migratory Species Management

• Agenda Item F.1: HMS FMP Implementation Issues
  • Agenda Item F.1.a: WPFMC Letter

G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

• Agenda Item G.1: NMFS Report on CPS Management
• Agenda Item G.2: Pacific Sardine 2005 Stock Assessment and Harvest Guideline
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, 2004 Pacific Sardine Stock Assessment (Draft, November 2004)
  • Agenda Item G.2.b, CPSMT Report
  • Agenda Item G.2.b, CPSAS Report
  • Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
• Agenda Item G.3: FMP Amendment–Sardine Allocation
  • Agenda Item G.3.b, CPSAS Report
  • Agenda Item G.3.c, Public Comment
  • Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2

H. Marine Protected Areas

• Agenda Item H.1: Federal Waters Portion of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, CINMS Staff Update
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental CINMS Information
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, Council Advisory Body Reports
  • Agenda Item H.1.c, CIMRC Report
  • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental CIMRC Meeting Summary
  • Agenda Item H.1.d, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agenda Item H.1.d, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agenda Item H.1.d, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item H.1.e, Public Comment
  • Agenda Item H.1.e, Supplemental Public Comment 2
• Agenda Item H.2: Cordell Banks National Marine Sanctuary
  • Agenda Item H.2.b and H.3.b, Supplemental CBNMS and MBNMS: Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.2.b and H.3.b, Supplemental CBNMS and MBNMS: Report 2
  • Agenda Item H.2.b and H.3.b, Supplemental CBNMS and MBNMS: Report 3
  • Agenda Item H.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item H.2.c, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agenda Item H.2.c and H.3.c, Supplemental EC Report
• Agenda Item H.3: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
  • Agenda Item H.2.b and H.3.b, Supplemental CBNMS and MBNMS: Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.2.b and H.3.b, Supplemental CBNMS and MBNMS: Report 2
  • Agenda Item H.2.b and H.3.b, Supplemental CBNMS and MBNMS: Report 3
  • Agenda Item H.3.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item H.3.c, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agenda Item H.2.c and H.3.c, Supplemental EC Report
  • Agenda Item H.3.d, Public Comment (Supplemental)
• Agenda Item H.4: Krill Harvest Ban
  • Agenda Item H.4.b, NMFS Report: Options for Controlling Fishing for Krill
  • Agenda Item H.4.c, CPSMT Report
  • Agenda Item H.4.c, CPSAS Report
  • Agenda Item H.4.c, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agenda Item H.4.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item H.4.c, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agenda Item H.4.d, Supplemental Public Comment

I. Habitat

• Agenda Item I.1: Current Habitat Issues
  • Agenda Item I.1, Biological Opinion Letter: Letter to NMFS on Columbia River Biological Opinion, Dated October 8, 2004
  • Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental HC Report

Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas)

• Ancillary Meetings Agendas from November 2004 (combined into one file)

Informational Reports, Roster, Non-Agenda Open Comment

• Membership Roster (November 2004)
• Info Reports