Briefing Books: 2010

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March 2010 Briefing Book

A. Call to Order

  • Agenda Item A.3, Supplemental Attachment 1: Council Coordination Committee Agenda, January 13-14, 2010
  • Agenda Item A.3, Supplemental Executive Director’s PowerPoint on “A Healthy, Sustainable Salmon Fishery off California and Oregon: Ideas for Bringing It Back”
  • Agenda Item A.4: Proposed Council Meeting Agenda

B. Open Comment Period

None received at time of briefing book mailing

C. Habitat

  • Agenda Item C.1: Current Habitat Issues
    • Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 1: Draft Letter on the Columbia Basin Biological Opinion
    • Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 1: Letter to Secretary Locke (Original)
    • Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 2: Letter from BOR to NMFS on EFH Conservation Recommendations for the Central Valley Water Project
    • Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 2: 2nd DRAFT Letter to Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke
    • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental Habitat Committee Report
    • Agenda Item C.1.d, Public Comment

D. Administrative Matters

  • Agenda Item D.1: NOAA Report on Activities of the Ocean Policy Task Force and Catch Shares Task Force
    • Agenda Item D.1.a, Attachment 1: NMFS Briefing Presentation on the Ocean Policy Task Force Process
    • Agenda Item D.1.a, Attachment 2: Draft NOAA Catch Share Policy
    • Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Letter to Dr. Lubchenco Regarding Catch Share Policy
    • Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 3; Letter to Dr. Lubchenco
  • Agenda Item D.2: Council Comments on Proposed Revisions to National Standard 2 Guidelines–Scientific Information
    • Agenda Item D.2.a, Attachment 1: Proposed Rule Regarding Revised Guidelines for National Standard 2 – Scientific Information (74 FR 65724)
    • Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item D.3: Legislative Matters
    • Agenda Item D.3.a, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation in the 111th U.S. Congress of Particular Interest to the Pacific Fishery Management Council
    • Agenda Item D.3.a, Attachment 2: April 29, 2009 Letter From Council Executive Director, Dr. Donald McIsaac to U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington
    • Agenda Item D.3.a, Attachment 3: Substitute Senate Bill 6350
    • Agenda Item D.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: Letter From Members of Congress to Hon. Dianne Feinstein on Draft “Emergency Temporary Water Supply Amendment”
    • Agenda Item D.3.b, Supplemental LC Report
  • Agenda Item D.4: Council Meeting Minutes
    • Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 1: DRAFT June 2009 Council Meeting Minutes
  • Agenda Item D.5: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
  • Agenda Item D.6: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
    • Agenda Item D.6.a, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: “Preliminary Year at a Glance Summary”
    • Agenda Item D.6.a, Attachment 2: Preliminary Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, April 8-15, 2010, Portland, Oregon
    • Agenda Item D.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Proposed May Groundfish Allocation Committee Meeting
    • Agenda Item D.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Revised Year at a Glance Summary
    • Agenda Item D.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: Proposed April 8-15, 2010 Council Meeting Agenda
    • Agenda Item D.6.b, Supplemental HC Report on Agenda and Workload Planning

E. Groundfish Fishery Management

  • Agenda Item E.1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report on Groundfish
    • Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 1: Federal Register Notices Published Since the Last Council Meeting
    • Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 2: Letter from Frank Lockhart Declaring Petrale Sole Overfished
    • Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: Pacific Whiting Fishery Summary, All Sectors, 2009
  • Agenda Item E.2: Stock Assessment Planning for 2013-2014 Management Measures
    • Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 1: Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Stock Assessment and Review Process for 2009-2010
    • Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 2: Terms of Reference for Groundfish Rebuilding Analyses
    • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Draft Summary Minutes, Yelloweye Rockfish Survey Design Workshop
    • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: DRAFT Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Stock Assessment and Review Process for 2011-2012
    • Agenda Item E.2.b, NMFS Report: Possible Schedule for West Coast Groundfish Assessments in 2011 and Beyond
    • Agenda Item E.2.b, GMT Report: GMT Report on Assigning Vulnerability Scores to All Species in the Groundfish FMP
    • Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item E.3: Pacific Whiting Harvest Specifications for 2010
    • Agenda Item E.3.a, Attachment 1: Executive Summary of Assessment and Management Advice for Pacific Hake in U.S. and Canadian Waters in 2010
    • Agenda Item E.3.a, Attachment 2: Stock Assessment of Pacific Hake, Merluccius productus, (a.k.a. Whiting) in U.S. and Canadian Waters in 2010 (full version on web/cd only)
    • Agenda Item E.3.a, Attachment 3: Pacific Whiting – The Joint U.S.-Canada STAR Panel Report
    • Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report 2
    • Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental Tribal Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.4: Fishery Management Plan Amendment 23 – Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
    • Agenda Item E.4.a, Attachment 1: A Brief Overview of Harvest Specifications Under the Current FMP Framework Compared With Those Contemplated Under Amendment 23
    • Agenda Item E.4.a, Attachment 2: Draft Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Amendatory Language Proposed Under Amendment 23
    • Agenda Item E.4.a, Attachment 3: Options For Defining The 40-10 Control Rule Under The Amendment 23 Framework
    • Agenda Item E.4.a, Attachment 4: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Current Groundfish Management System To Prevent Overfishing in Consideration of the Annual Catch Target Specification Under Amendment 23
    • Agenda Item E.4.a, Attachment 5: Table 2-1. Specified 2009 and 2010 ABCs (mt) and Projected 2011 and 2012 OFLs (mt) for Assessed stocks and Initial FMP Species Categorizations
    • Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental GMT SLIDE
    • Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental SSC Report 1: “An Approach to Quantifying Scientific Uncertainty in West Coast Stock Assessments”
    • Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental SSC Report 2 on FMP 23 – ACLs and AMs
    • Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item E.5: Consideration of Inseason Adjustments (Including Pacific Whiting Management Measures and Bycatch Limits)
    • Agenda Item E.5.b, Supplemental WDFW Informational Report
    • Agenda Item E.5.b, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item E.5.b, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item E.5.c, Supplemental Public Comment
  • Agenda Item E.6: Regulatory Deeming For Fishery Managements Amendment 20-Trawl Rationalization and Amendment 21-Intersector Allocation, and Planning for Community Fishery Associations
    • Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 1: Trawl Rationalization Approval and Implementation Process
    • Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 2: Council Preferred Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Alternative
    • Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 3: Staff Draft Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Amendatory Language For Amendment 21
    • Agenda Item E.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: Alternative Implementation Schedules
    • Agenda Item E.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 5: Council Staff Review of Draft NMFS Regulations
    • Agenda Item E.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 6: List of Reports
    • Agenda Item E.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 7: Table 1, Detailed schedule for the Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Implementation Process After Final Council Action at the November 2009 PFMC Meeting
    • Agenda Item E.6.b, Supplemental REVISED NMFS Report 1: Clarifications Requested of Council
    • Agenda Item E.6.b, Supplemental REVISED NMFS Report 2: NMFS Interpretation of Council Intent
    • Agenda Item E.6.b, Supplemental REVISED NMFS Report 4: Draft Proposed Regulations for Amendments 20 and 21
    • Agenda Item E.6.b, NMFS Report 1: NMFS Interpretations of Council Intent
    • Agenda Item E.6.b, NMFS Report 2: Clarifications Requested of Council
    • Agenda Item E.6.b, NMFS Report 3: Draft Regulatory Outline
    • Agenda Item E.6.b, NMFS Report 4: Draft Proposed Regulations for Amendments 20 and 21
    • Agenda Item E.6.b, NMFS Report 5: Mandatory Economic Data Collection Program Design For Groundfish Trawl Rationalization
    • Agenda Item E.6.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 6: Groundfish TIQ Schedule Options for Council Consideration
    • Agenda Item E.6.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint (Goen)
    • Agenda Item E.6.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint 2 (Lee)
    • Agenda Item E.6.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item E.6.b, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item E.6.b, Supplemental EC Report
    • Agenda Item E.6.b, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item E.6.c, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item E.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
    • Agenda Item E.6.c, Supplemental PC PowerPoint (Burden)
    • Agenda Item E.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
    • Agenda Item E.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment 4
    • Agenda Item E.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment 5
    • Agenda Item E.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment 6
    • Agenda Item E.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment 7
    • Agenda Item E.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment 8
  • Agenda Item E.7: Informational Briefing on Environmental Impact Statement Development for the 2011-2012 Management Specifications and Measures
  • Agenda Item E.8: Final Consideration of Inseason Adjustments – If Needed
    • Agenda Item E.8.b, Supplemental GMT Report

F. Pacific Halibut Management

  • Agenda Item F.1: Report on the International Pacific Halibut Commission Meeting
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 1: IPHC News Release
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 2: 2010 Area 2A Pacific Halibut Allocations
    • Agenda Item F.1.b, Meeting Summary: Summary of International Pacific Halibut Commission Meeting
  • Agenda Item F.2: Incidental Catch Regulations in the Salmon Troll and Fixed Gear Sablefish Fisheries
    • Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 1: Summary of Pacific Halibut Incidental Catch Management
    • Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental SAS Report
    • Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report

G. Salmon Management

  • Agenda Item G.1: National Marine Fisheries Report on Salmon
    • Agenda Item G.1.a Supplemental NWR LCR PowerPoint (Dygert)
    • Agenda Item G.1.a Supplemental WC GSI PowerPoint (P. Lawson)
    • Agenda Item G.1.c, Supplemental WDFW Report
  • Agenda Item G.2: Review of 2009 Fisheries and Summary of 2010 Stock Abundance Forecasts
    • Review of 2009 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
    • Preseason Report I: Stock Abundance Analysis for 2010 Ocean Salmon Fisheries (Published February 2010)
    • Agenda Item G.2.b: Model Evaluation Workgroup Progress Report: FRAM Modifications to Address Mark-Selective Fisheries Bias
    • Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Hoopa Valley Tribe
  • Agenda Item G.3: Identification of Stocks Not Meeting Conservation Objectives
    • Agenda Item G.3.a, Attachment 1: Excerpt from the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan – § 3.2. Overfishing Criteria
    • Preseason Report I: Stock Abundance Analysis for 2010 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
    • Agenda Item G.3.b, STT Report 1: Salmon Technical Team Report on Queets Coho Overfishing Assessment
    • Agenda Item G.3.b, STT Report 2: Salmon Technical Team Report on Western Strait Juan de Fuca Coho Overfishing Assessment
    • Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental STT Report on Identification of Stocks Not Meeting Conservation Objectives
    • Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental SAS Report
    • Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental Tribal Report (Quinault)
  • Agenda Item G.4: Identification of Management Objectives and Preliminary Definition of 2010 Salmon Management Options
    • Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 1: Guidance for Option Development and Assessment
    • Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 2: Emergency Changes to the Salmon FMP
    • Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 3: FR 97-22094: Policy Guidelines for the Use of Emergency Rules
    • Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental NMFS Report: Guidance Letter
    • Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental NMFS SWR PowerPoint “Sacramento River Winter Chinook:Approach to the 2010 Biological Opinion on the Ocean Salmon Fishery”
    • Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental WDFW/Tribal Recommendations: 2010 Management Objectives for Puget Sound Chinook and Coho Salmon
    • Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental SAS Report: Proposed Initial Salmon Management Options for 2010 Non-Indian Ocean Fisheries
    • Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental Tribal Report (Columbia River Treaty Tribes)
    • Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental Tribal Report 2: Preliminary Definition of 2010 Management Options
    • Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental Tribal Report 3: Hoopa Valley Tribe
    • Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental Tribal Report 4: Quileute and Hoh Tribes
    • Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental STT (Dr. Michael O’Farrell Slide)
    • Agenda Item G.4.d, Supplemental Public Comment
    • Agenda Item G.4.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item G.5: Council Recommendations for 2010 Management Option Analysis
    • Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental STT Report
  • Agenda Item G.6: Further Council Direction for 2010 Management Options
    • Agenda Item G.6.b, Supplemental STT Report
    • Agenda Item G.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment
  • Agenda Item G.7: Adoption of 2010 Management Options for Public Review
    • Agenda Item G.7.b, Supplemental STT Report
    • Agenda Item G.7.b, Supplemental Tribal Report
    • Agenda Item G.7.b, Supplemental Tribal Report 2
    • Agenda Item G.7.d, Supplemental Tribal Motion
  • Agenda Item G.8: Salmon Hearings Officers
    • Agenda Item G.8.a, Attachment 1: Schedule of Salmon Fishery Management Option Hearings

H. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

  • Agenda Item H.1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report on CPS
    • Agenda Item H.1.a: NMFS Report (SWR)
    • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental CPSAS Report
  • Agenda Item H.2: Fishery Management Plan Amendment 13: Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
    • Agenda Item H.2.a, Attachment 1: Preliminary Alternatives and Analyses for Amendment 13 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan
    • Agenda Item H.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 2: Document to Provide Clarity and Correct Errors in Attachment 1
    • Agenda Item H.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item H.2.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
    • Agenda Item H.2.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report 2
    • Agenda Item H.2.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
    • Agenda Item H.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment
    • Agenda Item H.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
    • Agenda Item H.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
  • Agenda Item H.3: Exempted Fishing Permits for 2010
    • Agenda Item H.3.a, Attachment 1: West Coast Aerial Sardine Survey 2010 Application for Exempted Fishing Permit
    • Agenda Item H.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 2: West Coast Sardine Survey – 2010; Response to September 2009 STAR panel Research Recommendations
    • Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
    • Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
    • Agenda Item H.3.c, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item H.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
    • Agenda Item H.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3

Ancillary Meeting Agendas

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) Agenda
  • Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) Agenda
  • Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
  • Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) Agenda
  • Groundfish Management Team (GMT) Agenda, March 2010 Briefing Book
  • Habitat Committee (HC) Agenda
  • Legislative Committee (LC) Agenda
  • Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) Agenda
  • Salmon Technical Team (STT) Agenda
  • Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda
    • Draft November 2009 SSC Minutes

General Information

  • General Information driving directions, seating chart, hotel information, restaurant information
  • Chair’s Reception; Monday, March 8 at 6 p.m.
  • Tax Exempt Form – DoubleTree Hotel Sacramento Must also show proper I.D.

Informational Reports

  • Informational Session on New Council Website
  • Informational Report 1: Council Staff Activities and Comments Concerning Implementation of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program
  • Supplemental Informational Report 2: Letter From Mr. David Cottingham on Proposed Rule to Revise Leatherback Sea Turtle Critical Habitat
  • Supplemental Informational Report 3: Letter to Mr. William Michaels on NS2 Guidelines

Salmon Management Documents

  • Review of 2009 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
  • Preseason Report I: Stock Abundance Analysis for 2010 Ocean Salmon Fisheries (Published February 2010)

April 2010 Briefing Book

A. Call to Order

  • Agenda Item A.4: Proposed April 9-15, 2010 Council Meeting Agenda

B. Open Comment Period

  • Agenda Item B.1  Comments on Non-Agenda Items (No Items Received at Time of Briefing Book Mailing)
    • Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Public Comment (Pettis)
    • Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (Oceana)

C. Enforcement Issues

  • Agenda Item C.1: U.S. Coast Guard Annual West Coast Fishery Enforcement Report
    • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental USCG Report

D. Marine Protected Areas

  • Agenda Item D.1: Update on Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan Review
    • Agenda Item D.1.b, Attachment 1: March 23, 2010 Letter From Carol Bernthal to Chairman Ortmann, Providing an Update on the OCNMS Management Review Process
    • Agenda Item D.1.b, Attachment 2: OCNMS Preliminary Draft Action Plans
    • Agenda Item D.1.c, Supplemental HC Report
    • Agenda Item D.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment (PowerPoint)

E. Habitat

  • Agenda Item E.1: Current Habitat Issues
    • Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 1: Draft Letter on the Bureau of Reclamation/CVPIA
    • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental HC Report

F. Coastal Pelagic Species

  • Agenda Item F.1: Exempted Fishing Permit for Sardine Aerial Survey Research
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 1: West Coast Aerial Sardine Survey 2010 Application for Exempted Fishing Permit, Revised
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 2: Guide to the EFP Application With Respect to Requests Made by PFMC in March 2010
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: West Coast Sardine Survey 2010 EFP Application Addendum: 4-10-2010
    • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
    • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
    • Agenda Item F.1.c, Public Comment

G. Highly Migratory Species

  • Agenda Item G.1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report on HMS
    • Agenda Item G.1.a, Attachment 1: Report on International HMS Activities of Interest to the Pacific Council
    • Agenda Item G.1.b, Attachment 1: Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Council Participation in International Regional Fishery Management Organizations Governing Pacific Highly Migratory Species Management
    • Agenda Item G.1.c, Attachment 1: Letter from Bill Robinson to Council Chairs
    • Agenda Item G.1.c, Attachment 2: National Marine Fisheries Service Highly Migratory Species Report
    • Agenda Item G.1.d, Supplemental HMSAS Report
  • Agenda Item G.2: Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2–Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
    • Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item G.2.b, HMSMT Report
    • Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report 2
    • Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental HMSMT PowerPoint
    • Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
  • Agenda Item G.3: Consideration of Effort Limitation in the Albacore Tuna Fishery
    • Agenda Item G.3.a, Attachment 1: North Pacific Albacore “White Paper”; Possible Management Options for the U.S. West Coast Albacore Fishery
    • Agenda Item G.3.a, Attachment 2: Information on Participation in the West Coast Pole (Baitboat) and Troll Albacore Surface Fishery Relative to Consideration of Fishing Effort Limitation
    • Agenda Item G.3.b, HMSMT Report
    • Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
    • Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental SAS Report
    • Agenda Item G.3.c, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
    • Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
  • Agenda Item G.4: Critical Habitat Designation for Leatherback Turtles
    • Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 1: Proposed Rule to Revise the Critical Habitat Designation for the Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle (75 FR 319)
    • Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 2: Maps of Proposed and Excluded Leatherback Sea Turtle Critical Habitat Designations
    • Agenda Item G.4.b, Supplemental NMFS Powerpoint (Petras)
    • Agenda Item G.4.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
    • Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental HMSMT Report
    • Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental HC Report
    • Agenda Item G.4.c, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item G.4.d, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (Oceana)
    • Agenda Item G.4.d, Supplemental Public Comment

H. Salmon Management

  • Agenda Item H.1: Tentative Adoption of 2010 Ocean Salmon Management Measures for Analysis
    • Preseason Report II Analysis of Proposed Regulatory Options for 2010 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
    • Agenda Item H.1.a, Attachment 1: Emergency Changes to the Salmon FMP
    • Agenda Item H.1.a, Attachment 2: FR 97-22094: Policy Guidelines for the Use of Emergency Rules
    • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 1: Summary of Public Hearings (Westport)
    • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 2: Summary of Public Hearings (Coos Bay)
    • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 3: Summary of Public Hearings (Eureka)
    • Agenda Item H.1.f, NMFS Report; Letter to Mr. David Ortmann From Mr. Rodney McInnis Regarding Consultation Standards
    • Agenda Item H.1.f, Supplemental SAS Report
    • Agenda Item H.1.f, Supplemental SAS Report 2
    • Agenda Item H.1.f, Supplemental Tribal Report
    • Agenda Item H.1.f, Supplemental Tribal Report 2 (CRITFC)
    • Agenda Item H.1.f, Supplemental Comments of Hoopa Valley Tribe
    • Agenda Item H.1.g, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item H.1.g, Supplemental Public Comment 2
    • Agenda Item H.4.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
    • Agenda Item H.4.c, Supplemental Public Comment 4
    • Agenda Item H.4.c, Supplemental Public Comment 5
  • Agenda Item H.2: Clarify Council Direction for 2010 Management Measures
    • Agenda Item H.2.b, Supplemental STT Report
    • Agenda Item H.2.b, Supplemental Tribal Testimony (Upper Skagit)
  • Agenda Item H.3: NMFS Report (Salmon Fisheries Issues) — This Agenda Item Was Cancelled
  • Agenda Item H.4: Methodology Review Process and Preliminary Topic Selection for 2010
    • Agenda Item H.4.b, Supplemental STT Report
    • Agenda Item H.4.b, Supplemental MEW Report
    • Agenda Item H.4.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item H.4.b, Supplemental Staff Report
    • Agenda Item H.4.b, Supplemental Tribal Report
    • Agenda Item H.4.b, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agenda Item H.5: Final Action on 2010 Salmon Management Measures
    • Agenda Item H.5.b, Supplemental STT Report
    • Agenda Item H.5.b, Supplemental NMFS Report
    • Agenda Item H.5.b, Supplemental Tribal Report
    • Agenda Item H.5.b, Supplemental Tribal Report 2
    • Agenda Item H.5.c, Supplemental Public Comment

I. Groundfish Management

  • Agenda Item I.1: Regulatory Deeming for FMP Amendment 20 (Trawl Rationalization) and Amendment 21 (Intersector Allocation)
    • Agenda Item I.1.a, Attachment 1: Select Council Motions on Trawl Rationalization
    • Agenda Item I.1.a, Attachment 2: Council Preferred Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Alternative
    • Agenda Item I.1.a, Attachment 3: Final Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Amendatory Language For Amendment 21
    • Agenda Item I.1.a, Attachment 4: Council Staff Detailed Schedule for the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Amendment Deeming, Review, and Implementation Process
    • Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 5: Staff Report on Draft Initial Issuance Rule
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: NMFS Rulemaking Schedule
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Issues for Further Deliberation
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: NMFS Interpretations of Council Intent
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 4: Clarifications Requested of Council
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 5: Draft Regulatory Outline
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, NMFS Report 6: Draft Proposed Initial Issuance and Appeals Regulations
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 7: Draft Proposed Regulations for Amendment 20 & 21; Program Components Rule
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint (Goen)
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Regulatory Deeming for Fishery Management Plan Amendment 20
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental PSMFC Report: Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Tracking and Implementation Plan
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental EC Report
    • Agenda Item I.1.c, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
    • Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
    • Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 4
    • Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 5
  • Agenda Item I.2: Harvest Specifications for 2011-2012 Fisheries
    • Agenda Item I.2.a, Attachment 1: Tables and Other Information Relevant to Deciding 2011-2012 Groundfish Overfishing Limits and Acceptable Biological Catches
    • Agenda Item I.2.a, Attachment 2: Tables and Graphics Relevant to Deciding 2011-2012 Groundfish Annual Catch Limits
    • Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: (Revised) Tables and Graphics Relevant to Deciding 2011-2012 Groundfish Annual Catch Limits
    • Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: (Slides) Harvest Specifications for 2011-2012 Fisheries
    • Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 5: Table 2-1f. Specified 2010 ABCs (mt), 2011 and 2012 OFLs (mt), and preliminary 2011 and 2012 ABCs
    • Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 6: REVISED Table 2-1f. Specified 2010 ABCs, 2011 and 2012 OFLs, and preliminary 2011 and 2012 ABCs
    • Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental REVISED GMT Report
    • Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report 2
  • Agenda Item I.3: National Marine Fisheries Service Report on Groundfish
    • Agenda Item I.3.a, Attachment 1: Federal Register Notices Published Since the Last Council Meeting
  • Agenda Item I.4: Part I of Management Measures for 2011-2012 Fisheries
    • Agenda Item I.4.a, Attachment 1: Considerations for Draft Alternatives Including Overfished Species Annual Catch Limits and Management Measures
    • Agenda Item I.4.a, Attachment 2: Preliminary Range of Management Measures for 2011-2012 Groundfish Fisheries
    • Agenda Item 1.4.a, Attachment 3: Recent Year Catch Estimates Relevant to Deciding a Range of 2011-2012 Allocations
    • Agenda Item I.4.b, ODFW Report 1: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Preliminary Management Measure Alternatives for the 2011-2012 Oregon Recreational Groundfish Fisheries
    • Agenda Item I.4.b, ODFW Report 2: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Management Measures for the 2011-2012 Commercial Nearshore Groundfish Fishery
    • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Preliminary Management Measure Alternatives for the 2011-2012 Washington Recreational Groundfish Fisheries
    • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental GMT Report 2
    • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental GMT Report 3
    • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental CDFG Report
    • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental EC Report
    • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental Tribal Report
    • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item I.4.c, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item I.4.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
    • Agenda Item I.4.d, Supplemental Decision Making “Check List”
  • Agenda Item I.5: Consideration of Inseason Adjustments
    • Agenda Item I.5.b, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item I.5.c, Supplemental Public Comment
  • Agenda Item I.6: Part II of Management Measures for 2011-2012 Fisheries
    • Agenda Item I.6.b, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item I.6.d, Supplemental PowerPoint (Decision List)

J. Pacific Halibut Management

  • Agenda Item J.1: Incidental 2010 Catch Regulations in the Salmon Troll Fishery
    • Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental SAS Report

K. Administrative Matters

  • Agenda Item K.1: Legislative Matters
    • Agenda Item K.1.a, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation in the 111th U.S. Congress on the Legislative Committee Agenda
    • Agenda Item K.1.a, Attachment 2: H.R. 4363, the National Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2009
    • Agenda Item K.1.a, Attachment 3: S. 2870, the International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act (online/CD only)
    • Agenda Item K.1.b, Supplemental LC Report
  • Agenda Item K.2: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    • Agenda Item K.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 1: Proposed New Ad Hoc Committees
  • Agenda Item K.3: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
    • Agenda Item K.3.a, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: “Preliminary Year at a Glance Summary”
    • Agenda Item K.3.a, Attachment 2: Preliminary Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, June 10-17, 2010, Foster City, California
    • Agenda Item K.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Pacific Council Workload Planning; Year at a Glance Summary
    • Agenda Item K.3.b, Supplemental Attachment 4: Council Review Draft of Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, June 10-17, 2010
    • Agenda Item K.3.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report

Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas)

  • Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
  • Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) Agenda
  • Groundfish Management Team (GMT) Agenda
  • Habitat Committee (HC) Agenda
  • Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) Agenda
  • Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) Agenda
  • Legislative Committee (LC) Agenda
  • Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) Agenda
  • Salmon Technical Team (STT) Agenda
  • Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda
    • Draft March 2010 SSC Minutes
  • SSC Highly Migratory Species Subcommittee and HMSMT Joint Session Agenda

General Information

  • General Information driving directions, seating chart, hotel information, restaurant information
  • Chair’s Reception, Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 6 p.m.
  • Tax Exempt Form, Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel (Must Show Proper I.D.)

Informational Reports

  • Informational Report 1: FWS Mass Marking
  • Informational Report 2: West Coast Hydrokinetic Energy Projects Database
  • Supplemental Informational Report 3: Informational Briefing: Scientific Uncertainty Buffers, Amendment 23 Technicalities, and Agenda Item I.2

Salmon Management Documents

  • Preseason Report II Analysis of Proposed Regulatory Options for 2010 Ocean Salmon Fisheries

June 2010 Briefing Book

A. Call to Order

  • Agenda Item A.3, Attachment 1: Council Coordination Committee May 19-21, 2010 Agenda
  • Agenda Item A.3, Attachment 2: DRAFT Terms of Reference for the Council Coordination Committee
  • Agenda Item A.3, Attachment 3: Review of NOAA Fisheries Enforcement Programs and Operations
  • Agenda Item A.3, Attachment 4: Annual Meeting of the US/Canada Treaty on Pacific Albacore (Rod Moore)
  • Agenda Item A.3, Supplemental EC Report
  • Agenda Item A.4: Proposed Council Meeting Agenda

B. Groundfish Management

  • Agenda Item B.1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report on Groundfish
    • Agenda Item B.1.a, Attachment 1: Federal Register Notices Published Since the Last Council Meeting
  • Agenda Item B.2: Fishery Management Plan Amendment 23, Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
    • Agenda Item B.2.a, Attachment 1: Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment for Amendment 23 — Considerations for a New Harvest Specification Framework That Incorporate Revised National Standard 1 Guidelines to Prevent Overfishing
    • Agenda Item B.2.a, Attachment 2: Draft Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Amendatory Language Proposed Under Amendment 23
    • Agenda Item B.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Comment: Letter from Mr. Frank Lockhart to Chairman David Ortmann Regarding FMP Amendment 23
    • Agenda Item B.2.b, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item B.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item B.2.c, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item B.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint
  • Agenda Item B.3: Tentative Adoption of Harvest Specifications, Rebuilding Plan Revisions, and Management Measures for 2011-2012 Fisheries
    • Agenda Item B.3.a, Attachment 1: Preliminary Analysis of the Integrated Alternatives and Management Measures for 2011-2012 Groundfish Fisheries
    • Agenda Item B.3.a, Attachment 2: Description of Harvest Specifications Alternatives, Rebuilding Alternatives, and 2011-2012 Management Measures
    • Agenda Item B.3.a, Attachment 3: Appendix F: Historical Landings and Revenue in the Groundfish Fisheries
    • Agenda Item B.3.a, Attachment 4: Update of the 2006 Community Vulnerability Analysis
    • Agenda Item B.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 6: Appendix C, Description of Catch Projection Models
    • Agenda Item B.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 7; Estimating Yield for Unassessed Species in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, REVISED DRAFT for SSC Review
    • Agenda Item B.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 8: Summary of Community Impacts Based on Changes to Projected Ex-Vessel Revenue Under the Groundfish Harvest Specifications Alternatives
    • Agenda Item B.3.a, Supplemental Online Attachment: Summary of Community Impacts Based on Changes to Projected Ex-Vessel Revenue Under the Groundfish Harvest Specifications Alternatives; Detailed Ex-Vessel Revenue Projections (Excel Workbook)
    • Agenda Item B.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 9: Groundfish Biennial Spex (Chapters 3.0 and 4.0)
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, GMT Report 1: Groundfish Management Team Report on Harvest Specifications for Complexes and Sub-Complexes
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Management Measure Alternatives for the 2011-2012 Washington Recreational Groundfish Fisheries
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, ODFW Report: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Report Summarizing Public Comment Received Regarding 2011-12 Commercial and Recreational Groundfish Management Measures
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, CDFG Report: Proposed Changes to the California Commercial and Recreational Groundfish Fishery Management Measures for the 2011-2012 Season
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, Joint ODFW/CDFG Report: Oregon and California Departments of Fish and Wildlife Joint Proposal on Management Measures for 2011-2012 Fisheries
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, Supplemental CDFG Report 1: California Department of Fish and Game Report on Changes to Rockfish Conservation Area Lines for 2011-2012
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, Supplemental CDFG Report 2: California Department of Fish and Game Proposed Management Measures for the Recreational Groundfish Fishery in 2011 and 2012
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, Supplemental ODFW Report 2: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Additional Proposed RCA Modifications
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, Supplemental ODFW Report 3
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, Supplemental GMT Report 2
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, Supplemental GMT Report 3
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, Supplemental GMT Report 4
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, Supplemental EC Report
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item B.3.b, Supplemental Tribal Report
    • Agenda Item B.3.c, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item B.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
    • Agenda Item B.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
    • Agenda Item B.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 4
    • Agenda Item B.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 5
    • Agenda Item B.3.d, Supplemental Bullet List; Part One of Decision Steps and Relevant Reports for Each Decision Step
    • Agenda Item B.3.d, Supplemental Bullet List; Part TWO of Decision Steps and Relevant Reports for Each Decision Step
    • Agenda Item B.3.d, Supplemental WDFW Motion
  • Agenda Item B.4: Stock Assessment Planning for 2013-2014 Fishery Guidance
    • Agenda Item B.4.a, Attachment 1: Draft Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Stock Assessment and Review Process for 2011-2012
    • Agenda Item B.4.a, Attachment 2: Draft Terms of Reference for Groundfish Rebuilding Analyses
    • Agenda Item B.4.a, Attachment 3: Considerations for a New Stock Assessment Terms of Reference
    • Agenda Item B.4.b, NMFS Report: Possible Schedule for West Coast Groundfish Assessments in 2011
    • Agenda Item B.4.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Groundfish Stock Assessment Priorities for 2011 (Hastie)
    • Agenda Item B.4.c, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item B.4.c, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item B.4.d, Public Comment
  • Agenda Item B.5: Consideration of Inseason Adjustments
    • Agenda Item B.5.b, NMFS Letter: Letter from Mr. Frank Lockhart Regarding the Court Ruling
    • Agenda Item B.5.b, GMT Report: Groundfish Management Team Report on Inseason Management Measures Related to the Court Ruling
    • Agenda Item B.5.b, Supplemental CDFG Report: CDFG Recreational Inseason Update for 2010
    • Agenda Item B.5.b, Supplemental GMT Report 2
    • Agenda Item B.5.b, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item B.5.c, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item B.5.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item B.6: Continuation of Regulatory Deeming for FMP Amendment 20 (Trawl Rationalization) and Amendment 21 (Intersector Allocation)
    • Agenda Item B.6.a, Attachment 1: Proposed Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Amendment 20 (Trawl Rationalization)
    • Agenda Item B.6.a, Attachment 2: Draft Program Components Rule (5/19/2010)
    • Agenda Item B.6.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint 1 (Goen)
    • Agenda Item B.6.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint 2 (T. Lee)
    • Agenda Item B.6.b, Regulatory Deeming Workgroup Report
    • Agenda Item B.6.b, Congressional Letter
    • Agenda Item B.6.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: NMFS Rulemaking Schedule
    • Agenda Item B.6.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Draft Program Components Rule (June 2010)
    • Agenda Item B.6.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: NMFS Interpretations and Request for Clarifications
    • Agenda Item B.6.b, Supplemental Regulatory Deeming Workgroup Report 2
    • Agenda Item B.6.b, Supplemental EC Report
    • Agenda Item B.6.b, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item B.6.c, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item B.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
    • Agenda Item B.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
    • Agenda Item B.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment 4
  • Agenda Item B.7: Final Adoption of Harvest Specifications, Rebuilding Plan Revisions, and Management Measures for 2011-2012 Fisheries
    • Agenda Item B.7.a, Supplemental Attachment 1: Table 1. Specified 2010 ABCs and OYs (mt) and preliminary preferred 2011 and 2012 OFLs , ABCs, ACLs, and ACTs
    • Agenda Item B.7.a, Supplemental Attachment 2: Preliminary Estimates of Recreational Angler Trips of the 2011-2012 Groundfish Harvest Specifications Alternatives
    • Agenda Item B.7.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: GMT Report, Table 1 and June 2010 Scorecard After Inseason Action
    • Agenda Item B.7.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: Estimated Groundfish Ex-Vessel Revenue by Groundfish Sector Under the Council’s PPA
    • Agenda Item B.7.a, Supplemental Attachment 5: Cowcod South of 40° 10 N. Latitude for 2011-2012
    • Agenda Item B.7.a, Supplemental Attachment 6: Yelloweye and Canary; and Bocaccio South of 40° 10 N. Latitude for 2011-2012
    • Agenda Item B.7.b, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item B.7.b, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item B.7.b, Supplemental CDFG Report: Revised Charts and Tables for the Analysis of the Proposed 30 and 40 fm Recreational Depth Restrictions Within the Cowcod Conservation Area
    • Agenda Item B.7.b, Supplemental ODFW Report 1: ODFW Report on Estimated Anglers Trip Projections Under Various Depth Restrictions Due to Reduced Yelloweye Rockfish ACLs
    • Agenda Item B.7.b, Supplemental ODFW Report 2: ODFW Report Detailing the Preferred Alternative for Management of the Oregon Recreational and Commercial Groundfish Fisheries in 2011 and 2012
    • Agenda Item B.7.b, Supplemental EC Report
    • Agenda Item B.7.d, Supplemental CDFG Motion in Writing

C. Salmon Management

  • Agenda Item C.1: Fishery Management Plan Amendment 16 — Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
    • Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 1: National Standard 1 Guidelines
    • Agenda Item C.1.b, SAC Report: Progress Report on Alternatives for Pacific Coast Salmon Plan Amendment 16: Classifying Stocks, Revising Status Determination Criteria, Establishing Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures, and Establishing De Minimis Fishing Provisions
    • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental SAC Report 2
    • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental SAC PowerPoint
    • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental SAS Report
    • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report

D. Habitat

  • Agenda Item D.1: Current Habitat Issues
    • Agenda Item D.1.a, Attachment 1: Draft Letter on the Reedsport OPT Wave Park Project
    • Agenda Item D.1.a, Attachment 2: Draft WSJF Coho Overfishing Report
    • Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental HC Report

E. Highly Migratory Species

  • Agenda Item E.1: Recommendations to International Fishery Management Organizations
    • Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 1: Proposed New Ad Hoc Committee
    • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report
    • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
    • Agenda Item E.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment
  • Agenda Item E.2: Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2 — Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
    • Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 1: DRAFT Environmental Assessment (Partial), Amendment 2 to the HMS FMP
    • Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 2: Draft Amendment Language, HMS FMP Amendment 2
    • Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental HMSMT PowerPoint
    • Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report
    • Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
  • Agenda Item E.3: Changes to Routine Management Measures for 2011-2012
    • Agenda Item E.3.b, WDFW Report
    • Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report
    • Agenda Item E.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment

F. Coastal Pelagic Species

  • Agenda Item F.1: Pacific Mackerel Management for 2010-2011
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 1: DRAFT Status of the Pacific Coast Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery and Recommended Acceptable Biological Catches – Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation 2010
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 2: July 29, 2009 Letter from Dr. McIsaac to Dr. Bartoo Regarding Pacific Mackerel Assessment Schedule and Research Needs
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 3: August 4, 2009 Letter from Dr. Bartoo to Dr. McIsaac Regarding Research Plans in Support of Pacific Mackerel Assessment
    • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
    • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
    • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
    • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item F.2: Fishery Management Plan Amendment 13 – Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
    • Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 1: Draft Environmental Assessment for Amendment 13 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan
    • Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 2: Draft CPS FMP Amendatory Language Proposed Under Amendment 13
    • Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: ERRATA to Amendment 13 to the CPS FMP – Partial Draft EA
    • Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental HC Report
    • Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental Tribal Report
    • Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
    • Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
    • Agenda Item F.2.c, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item F.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2

G. Administrative Matters

  • Agenda Item G.1: Approval of Council Meeting Minutes
    • Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 1: DRAFT September 11-17, 2009 Council Meeting Minutes
  • Agenda Item G.2: Fiscal Matters
    • Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Budget Committee Report; June 2010 Briefing Book
  • Agenda Item G.3: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    • Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 1: Proposed Ad Hoc Tule Chinook Workgroup
  • Agenda Item G.4: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
    • Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning – Preliminary Year at a Glance Summary
    • Agenda Item G.4.a, Attachment 2: Preliminary Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, September 11-16, 2010, Boise, Idaho
    • Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Year at a Glance Summary
    • Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, September 10-16, 2010 in Boise, Idaho
    • Agenda Item G.4.b, Supplemental Habitat Committee Report
    • Agenda Item G.4.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
    • Agenda Item G.4.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report

Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas)

  • Budget Committee (BC) Agenda
  • Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) Agenda
  • Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) Agenda
  • Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
  • Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) Agenda
  • Groundfish Management Team (GMT) Agenda
  • Habitat Committee (HC) Agenda
  • Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) Agenda
  • Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) Agenda
  • Regulatory Deeming Workgroup (RDW) Agenda
  • Salmon Technical Team (STT) Agenda
  • Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda
  • SSC DRAFT April 2010 Summary Minutes

General Information

  • General Information: driving directions, seating chart, hotel information, restaurant information
  • Chair’s Reception: Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 6 p.m.
  • Tax Exempt Form: Crowne Plaza Hotel (Must Show Proper I.D.)

Informational Reports

  • Supplemental Informational Report 1: Invitation to Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum, September 19-22, 2010

September 2010 Briefing Book

A. Call to Order

  • Agenda Item A.5: Proposed Council Meeting Agenda; September 10-16, 2010

B. Open Comment Period

  • Agenda Item B.1.a: Open Comment Period (Oceana)

C. Salmon Management

  • Agenda Item C.1: 2010 Salmon Methodology Review
    • Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 1: Email to the Agencies From Chuck Tracy Dated July 21, 2010
    • Agenda Item C.1.b, NMFS Report: Letter from Will Stelle to Mark Cedergreen
    • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental MEW Report
    • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental STT Report
    • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental Tribal Comments
  • Agenda Item C.2: Fishery Management Plan Amendment 16, Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
    • Agenda Item C.2.a, Attachment 1: National Standard 1 Guidelines
    • Agenda Item C.2.b, SAC Report: Draft Environmental Assessment for Pacific Coast Salmon Plan Amendment 16: Classifying Stocks, Revising Status Determination Criteria, Establishing Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures, and De Minimis Fishing Provisions
    • Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental SAC Report 2
    • Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental SAC PowerPoint
    • Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental SAS Report
    • Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental Hoopa Valley Report
    • Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental Yurok Tribal Report
    • Agenda Item C.2.d, Supplemental Motion in Writing
  • Agenda Item C.3: Mitchell Act Hatchery Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
    • Agenda Item C.3.a, Attachment 1: Draft Environmental Impact Statement to Inform Columbia River Basin Hatchery Operations and the Funding of Mitchell Act Hatchery Programs: Fact Sheet and Executive Summary
    • Agenda Item C.3.a, Attachment 2: Draft Environmental Impact Statement to Inform Columbia River Basin Hatchery Operations and the Funding of Mitchell Act Hatchery Programs: (Large File, CD/Web Only)
    • Agenda Item C.3.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint (Turner)
    • Agenda Item C.3.b, Supplemental SAS Report
    • Agenda Item C.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment
    • Agenda Item C.3.d, Supplemental Staff Report: List of Potential Issues for Addressing the Mitchell Act DEIS
  • Agenda Item C.4: NMFS Report on Salmon Fishery Management
    • Agenda Item C.4.a, NMFS Science Centers Report: NMFS Salmon Research Report
    • Agenda Item C.4.a, Supplemental FSC PowerPoint (Lawson/Lindley)
  • Agenda Item C.5: Salmon Essential Fish Habitat Review
    • Agenda Item C.5.a, Attachment 1: Pacific Coast Salmon Essential Fish Habitat Review Draft Report
    • Agenda Item C.5.a, Attachment 2: Appendix A – Annotated Bibliography for 2010 Essential Fish Habitat Update
    • Agenda Item C.5.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item C.5.b, Supplemental HC Report

D. Pacific Halibut Management

  • Agenda Item D.1: 2011 Pacific Halibut Fishery Regulations
    • Agenda Item D.1.a, Attachment 1: 2010 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
    • Agenda Item D.1.b, ODFW Report: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Proposed Changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for the 2011 Fishery
    • Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report
    • Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item D.2: Proposed Procedures for Estimating Pacific Halibut Bycatch in the Groundfish Fisheries
    • Agenda Item D.2.b, NMFS Report: Pacific Halibut Bycatch in the U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fishery from 2002 through 2009
    • Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental NWFSC PowerPoint (Heery, Bellman, Majewski);
    • Agenda Item D.2.c, WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on the International Pacific Halibut Commission’s Bycatch Work Group
    • Agenda Item D.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item D.2.c, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item D.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item D.3: Initial Considerations of Proposed Changes to Pacific Halibut Allocation for Bycatch and Catch Sharing in the Groundfish Fisheries
    • Agenda Item D.3.b, ODFW Report: Initial Consideration of Proposed Changes to Pacific Halibut Allocation for Bycatch and Catch Sharing in the Groundfish Fisheries
    • Agenda Item D.3.b, WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Changes to Halibut Allocation for Bycatch and Catch Sharing
    • Agenda Item D.3.b, Supplemental ODFW Report 2: Initial Consideration of Proposed Changes to Pacific Halibut Allocation for Bycatch and Catch Sharing in the Groundfish Fisheries–Part II
    • Agenda Item D.3.b, Supplemental ODFW PowerPoint Regarding Initial Consideration of Proposed Changes to Pacific Halibut Allocation for Bycatch and Catch Sharing in the Groundfish Fisheries
    • Agenda Item D.3.b, Supplemental IPHC Report
    • Agenda Item D.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item D.3.c, Public Comment

E. Habitat

  • Agenda Item E.1: Current Habitat Issues
    • Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 1: Bureau of Reclamation Response Letter
    • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agenda Item E.2: National Marine Fisheries Service National Habitat Assessment Plan Briefing
    • Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 1: Summary of HAIP Report
    • Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint (Yoklavich)

F. Marine Protected Areas

  • Agenda Item F.1: Update and Further Review of the National System of Marine Protected Areas
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 1: August 14, 2009 letter and list of potential MPA sites from Mr. Barry Thom to the Council
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 2: Staff White Paper on the National System of MPAs
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 3: Benefits of a National System of Marine Protected Areas
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 4: Joining the National System of MPAs, FAQs
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 5: Implementing the National System, Nomination Process
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 6: Priority Conservation Objectives
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 7: NMFS Policy Directive 01-114, Regional Fishery Management Council Consultation in MPA Nomination Process
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 8: Executive Order 13158 on Marine Protected Areas
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 9: Framework for the National System of Marine Protected Areas of the United States of America (Full Version on Web/CD Only)
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 10: February 13, 2007 Letter from Dr. Donald McIsaac to Mr. Joseph Uravitch re: Council Comments on the Draft Framework
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 11: April 30, 2009 Letter from Dr. Mark Hixon, Providing FAC Recommendations on Assessing Ecological Resilience and Conservation Gaps
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental NMPAC PowerPoint (Wenzel)
    • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental HC Report

G. Administrative Matters

  • Agenda Item G.1: Briefing on Marine Spatial Planning
    • Agenda Item G.1.a, Attachment 1: Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (Part Four of the Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force)
    • Agenda Item G.1.a, Attachment 2: Executive Order 13547
    • Agenda Item G.1.a, Attachment 3: Title IV: Coordination and Planning (Excerpt from House Bill 3534)
    • Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental NOAA PowerPoint (Rauch)
  • Agenda Item G.2: Legislative Matters
    • Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation in the 111th U.S. Congress
    • Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 2: H.R. 5180, the National Marine Fisheries Service Ombudsman Act of 2010
    • Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 3: H.R. 4914, the Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010
    • Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 4: Written Statements from the July 27, 2010 Hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
    • Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 5: H.R. 3534, the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010, Title VI – Coordination and Planning (Entire Bill on CD/Web Only)
    • Agenda Item G.2.a, Attachment 6: S.3594, the Fishery Conservation Transition Act
  • Agenda Item G.3: Approval of Council Meeting Minutes
    • Agenda Item G.3.a, Attachment 1: September 2009 Correction
  • Agenda Item G.4: Fiscal Matters
    • Agenda Item G.4.b, Supplemental Budget Committee Report
  • Agenda Item G.5: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
  • Agenda Item G.6: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
    • Agenda Item G.6.a, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year at a Glance Summary
    • Agenda Item G.6.a, Attachment 2: Preliminary Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, November 3-9, 2010, Costa Mesa, California
    • Agenda Item G.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Year-at-a-Glance Summary
    • Agenda Item G.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: PROPOSED Council Meeting Agenda, November 3-9, 2010 in Costa Mesa, California
    • Agenda Item G.6.b, Supplemental GMT Report

H. Ecosystem Based Management

  • Agenda Item H.1: Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan
    • Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental EFMP History PowerPoint (Burner)
    • Agenda Item H.1.b, Attachment 1: Ecosystem-Based Management Planning for U.S. West Coast Fisheries
    • Agenda Item H.1.b, Attachment 2: Summary Minutes of the July 21, 2010 Meeting of the EPDT
    • Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental EPDT Report
    • Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental EPDT PowerPoint (deReynier)
    • Agenda Item H.1.c, Attachment 1: Summary Minutes of the May 4, 2010 meeting of the EAS
    • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental EAS Report
    • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental HC Report
    • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Tribal Report
    • Agenda Item H.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment
    • Agenda Item H.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (PowerPoint)

I. Groundfish Management

  • Agenda Item I.1: Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Review
    • Agenda Item I.1.a, Attachment 1: COP 22 – Draft Proposed Changes to Council Operating Procedure 22, Process for Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Review and Modification
    • Agenda Item I.1.a, Attachment 2: Proposed Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Review Process and Schedule
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item I.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment (PowerPoint)
  • Agenda Item I.2: Consideration of Inseason Adjustments – Part I
    • Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental EC Report
    • Agenda Item I.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment
  • Agenda Item I.3: Preliminary Review of Exempted Fishing Permits for 2011
    • Agenda Item I.3.a, Attachment 1: Application to the Pacific Fishery Management Council for an Exempted Fishing Permit to Collect Biological Information from Yelloweye Rockfish Encountered in the Oregon Sport Charter Fishery
    • Agenda Item I.3.a, Attachment 2: Exempted Fishing Permit – Trolled Longline for Chilipepper Rockfish
    • Agenda Item I.3.a, Attachment 3: Morro Bay/Port San Luis Exempted Fishing Permit: Progress Report for the Pacific Fishery Management Council
    • Agenda Item I.3.a, Attachment 4: Oregon Recreational Yellowtail Rockfish EFP 2009 Activities Report
    • Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 5: RFA Oregon Yellowtail Rockfish EFP Application
    • Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 6: West Coast Sanddab EFP
    • Agenda Item I.3.b, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item I.3.b, Supplemental EC Report
    • Agenda Item I.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item I.4: National Marine Fisheries Service Report on Groundfish Activities
    • Agenda Item I.4.a, Attachment 1: Federal Register Notices Published Since the Last Council Meeting
    • Agenda Item I.4.c, WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife White Paper on the Setting of 2011-2012 Harvest Specifications for Stocks Managed Under a Rebuilding Plan
  • Agenda Item I.5: Status and Follow-Up on Implementation of Amendment 20 and Amendment 21
    • Agenda Item I.5.a, Attachment 1: Letter From Will Stelle Approving Amendments 20 and 21 (Dated August 9, 2010)
    • Agenda Item I.5.a, Attachment 2: Amendment 20 to the Groundfish FMP
    • Agenda Item I.5.a, Attachment 3: Amendment 21 to the Groundfish FMP
    • Agenda Item I.5.a, Supplemental Attachment 4 Was Not Available On Time (Rule Published After the Council Meeting)
    • Agenda Item I.5.a, Attachment 5: Proposed Components Rule
    • Agenda Item I.5.a, Attachment 6: Excerpts from the Preamble of the Proposed Components Rule
    • Agenda Item I.5.a, Supplemental Attachment 7: NMFS Response to Council Staff Document — “Areas of the Proposed Components Rule on Which NMFS Has Requested Specific Comment”
    • Agenda Item I.5.c, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item I.5.c, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item I.5.c, Supplemental EC Report
    • Agenda Item I.5.d, Supplemental Public Comment
  • Agenda Item I.6: Potential Trailing Actions to Amendment 20 on Trawl Rationalization
    • Agenda Item I.6.a, Attachment 1: Regulatory Amendment Process Provisions of the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP
    • Agenda Item I.6.a, Attachment 2: Potential Trailing Actions on Trawl Rationalization
    • Agenda Item I.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Initial List of Potential Trailing Actions and Possible Calendar
    • Agenda Item I.6.b, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item I.6.c, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item I.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
    • Agenda Item I.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
    • Agenda Item I.6.c, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (Sullivan)
  • Agenda Item I.7: Consideration of Inseason Adjustments – Part II, If Necessary
    • Agenda Item I.7.b, Supplemental GMT Report

J. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

  • Agenda Item J.1: Terms of Reference for Stock Assessment and Methodology Review Panels
    • Agenda Item J.1.a, Attachment 1: Draft Terms of Reference for a Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessment Review Process
    • Agenda Item J.1.a, Attachment 2: Draft Terms of Reference for Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessment Methodology Review
    • Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
    • Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
    • Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item J.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment

K. Highly Migratory Species Management

  • Agenda Item K.1: NMFS Report on Highly Migratory Species
    • Agenda Item K.1.a, NMFS Report: NMFS Report on Highly Migratory Species
    • Agenda Item K.1.b, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint (Shoffler)
    • Agenda Item K.1.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report
  • Agenda Item K.2: Changes to Biennial Management Measures for 2011-2012
    • Agenda Item K.2.a, Attachment 1: Background Information on Swordfish Retention Limits for the Shallow-set Longline Fishery
    • Agenda Item K.2.b, WDFW Report
    • Agenda Item K.2.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report
    • Agenda Item K.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
    • Agenda Item K.2.c, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item K.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item K.3: Recommendations to International Fishery Management Organizations
    • Agenda Item K.3.a, Attachment 1: Recommendations to International Fishery Management Organizations (Excerpted from June 2010 Council Decision Document)
    • Agenda Item K.3.a, Attachment 2: Meetings Relevant to Pacific Tuna RFMOs, June-September 2010
    • Agenda Item K.3.a, Attachment 3: Report of the Tenth Meeting of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean, Plenary Session (Full Report on CD/Web Only)
    • Agenda Item K.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: Sixth Meeting of the Northern Committee, Summary of Outcomes
    • Agenda Item K.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 5: IATTC 81st Meeting, Document IATTC-81-06b, Conservation Recommendations
    • Agenda Item K.3.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report
    • Agenda Item K.3.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report

Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas)

  • Budget Committee (BC) Agenda
  • Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
  • Groundfish Advisory Subpanel Agenda (GAP)
  • Groundfish Management Team (GMT) Agenda
  • Habitat Committee (HC) Agenda
  • Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) Agenda
  • Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) Agenda
  • Legislative Committee (LC) Agenda
  • Salmon Advisory Subpanel Agenda (SAS)
  • Salmon Amendment Committee (SAC) Agenda
  • Salmon Technical Team (STT) Agenda
  • Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda
    • SSC DRAFT June 2010 Minutes

General Information

  • General Information (Driving Directions, Seating Chart, Hotel Information, Restaurant Information)
  • Chair’s Reception: Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 6 p.m.
  • Tax Exempt Form: DoubleTree Hotel Boise Riverside (Must Show Proper I.D.)

Informational Reports

  • Informational Report 1: Active West Coast Hydrokinetic Projects, Report Developed by the PFMC, Monday, August 23, 2010
  • Informational Report 2: Status Report of the 2010 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California

November 2010 Briefing Book

A. Call to Order

  • Agenda Item A.4: Proposed Council Meeting Agenda; November 3-9, 2010 Council Meeting; 206th Session

B. Open Comment Period

  • Agenda Item B.1: Open Comment Period
  • Agenda Item B.1: Supplemental Open Comment Period 2
  • Agenda Item B.1. Supplemental Open Comment 3 Period PowerPoint (Dunn)

C. Enforcement Issues

  • Agenda Item C.1: Enforcement Issues
    • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental WDFW Report
    • Agenda Item C.1.c, Supplemental USCG Report
    • Agenda Item C.1.c, Supplemental WDFW PowerPoint (Anderson)
    • Agenda Item C.1.c, Supplemental Proposed Penalty Schedule
    • Agenda Item C.1.c, Supplemental EC Report 1
    • Agenda Item C.1.c, Supplemental EC Report 2
    • Agenda Item C.1.c, Supplemental NMFS Report: Letter From Alan Risenhoover Soliciting Comments on Setting Annual Priorities at the National and Regional Level
    • Agenda Item C.1.c, Supplemental CPSAS Report
    • Agenda Item C.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item C.1.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report

D. Ecosystem Based Management

  • Agenda Item D.1: Ecosystem Science Information Session
    • Agenda Item D.1.a, Attachment 1: Overview of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Aleutian Islands Fishery Ecosystem Plan
    • Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental North Pacific PowerPoint (Livingston)

E. Habitat

  • Agenda Item E.1: Current Habitat Issues
    • Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 1: Letter to Bureau of Reclamation
    • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agenda Item E.2: Deepwater Coral Information Report
    • Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 1: West Coast Deep-Sea Coral Workshop Report
    • Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 2: Report to Congress on Implementation of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (Available on Website and CD Only)
    • Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 3: NOAA Strategic Plan for Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems (Available on Website and CD Only)
    • Agenda Item E.2.b: NMFS Report on 2010 Deep-Sea Corals Research off the U.S. West Coast
    • Agenda Item E.2.b Supplemental NOAA PowerPoint (Clarke)
    • Agenda Item E.2.c, Supplemental HC Report
    • Agenda Item E.2.c Supplemental Tribal Comment
    • Agenda Item E.2.d, Supplemental Public Comment 1

F. Salmon Management

  • Agenda Item F.1: Preseason Salmon Management Schedule for 2011
    • Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 1: Pacific Fishery Management Council Schedule and Process for Developing 2011 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures
    • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental STT Report
  • Agenda Item F.2: Fishery Management Plan Amendment 16, Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
    • Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 1: Salmon FMP Amendment 16: Tentative Range of Alternatives for Public Review
    • Agenda Item F.2.a, Attachment 2: Letter to Co-Managers Regarding Status Determination Criteria for Washington Coastal and Puget Sound Coho Stocks
    • Agenda Item F.2.b, SAC Report: Salmon Amendment Committee Issue Paper Regarding Alternative for Amendment 16 to the Salmon Fishery Management Plan
    • Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental SAC PowerPoint
    • Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental SAS Report
    • Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental Tribal Comments
    • Agenda Item F.2.c, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item F.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item F.3: Progress Report on Sacramento River Fall Chinook Overfishing Assessment
    • Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental STT Report
    • Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agenda Item F.4: Mitchell Act Hatchery Draft Environmental Impact Statement
    • Mitchell Act DEIS Available Online at: http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Salmon-Harvest-Hatcheries/Hatcheries/MA-EIS.cfm
    • Agenda Item F.4.a, Attachment 1: List of Questions for Consideration in Preparing Comments on Mitchell Act Hatchery Draft Environmental Impact Statement
    • Agenda Item F.4.b: Management Entity Response to Council Questions Concerning Preparation of Comments on the MA DEIS
    • Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental STT Report
    • Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental SAS Report
    • Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental MAC Report (Includes DRAFT Letter)
    • Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental Management Entity Comments
    • Agenda Item F.4.c, Public Comment
  • Agenda Item F.5: 2010 Salmon Methodology Review
    • Agenda Item F.5.a, Attachment 1: Bias in the Estimation of Impacts of Simultaneous Mark-Selective and Non-selective Fisheries on Ocean Salmon-Sep 23 2010 Draft
    • Agenda Item F.5.a, Attachment 2: Bias-corrected Estimates of Mortality in Mark-selective Fisheries for Coho Salmon
    • Agenda Item F.5.a, Attachment 3: Forecast Models for Oregon Coastal Natural Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Adult Recruitment
    • Agenda Item F.5.a, Attachment 4: Salmon Methodology Review: Coded-Wire Tag Representation for Columbia River Summer Chinook in FRAM
    • Agenda Item F.5.b, Supplemental MEW Report
    • Agenda Item F.5.b, Supplemental TCW Report
    • Agenda Item F.5.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item F.5.b, Supplemental STT Report
    • Agenda Item F.5.b, Supplemental SAS Report

G. Pacific Halibut Management

  • Agenda Item G.1: 2011 Pacific Halibut Regulations
    • Agenda Item G.1.a, Attachment 1: 2010 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan For Area 2A
    • Agenda Item G.1.a, Attachment 2: Fall 2010 Newsletter Excerpt
    • Agenda Item G.1.b, NMFS Report: Report on the 2010 Pacific Halibut Fisheries in Area 2A
    • Agenda Item G.1.b, ODFW Report: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Proposed Changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for the 2011 Fishery
    • Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: NMFS Proposed Changes to Federal Regulations and the 2011 Pacific Halibut CSP for Area 2A
    • Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental GAP Report

H. Groundfish Management

  • Agenda Item H.1: Initial Consideration of Revisions to the Groundfish Biennial Management Process
    • Agenda Item H.1.a, Attachment 1: Relevant Excerpts from the Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
    • Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 2: Initial Consideration of Revisions to the Groundfish Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Process
    • Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item H.2: National Marine Fisheries Service Report (Groundfish)
    • Agenda Item H.2.a, Attachment 1: Federal Register Notices Published Since the Last Council Meeting
    • Agenda Item H.2.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint (Lockhart)
    • Agenda Item H.2.b Supplemental NWFSC PowerPoint
    • Agenda Item H.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Mortality Report (Website Distribution Only)
    • Agenda Item H.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Pacific Halibut Bycatch Report (Website Distribution Only)
  • Agenda Item H.3: Consideration of Inseason Adjustments — Part 1
    • Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental GMT Report (2010)
    • Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental GMT Report 2 (2011)
    • Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental EC Report
  • Agenda Item H.4: Final Review of Exempted Fishing Permits for 2011
    • Agenda Item H.4.a, Attachment 1: Application to the Pacific Fishery Management Council for an EFP to Collect Biological Information From Yelloweye Rockfish Encountered in the Oregon Sport Charter Fishery
    • Agenda Item H.4.a, Attachment 2: Morro Bay/Port San Luis Exempted Fishing Permit Progress Report for the Pacific Fishery Management Council
    • Agenda Item H.4.a, Attachment 3: Morro Bay/Port San Luis Exempted Fishing Permit Electronic Monitoring Pilot Project Progress Report for the Pacific Fisheries Management Council
    • Agenda Item H.4.b, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item H.4.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item H.5: Implementation Update for Amendment 20 (Trawl Rationalization) and Amendment 21 (Intersector Allocation) as Well as Scoping of Prioritized Trailing Amendments
    • Agenda Item H.5.a, Attachment 1: Fall 2010 Scoping Information on Trailing Actions for the Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program
    • Agenda Item H.5.a, Supplemental Attachment 2: Community Fishing Association Hearing Summaries
    • Agenda Item H.5.a, Attachment 3: Historic Data on Trawl Bycatch of Pacific Halibut and Hindcast Allocations
    • Agenda Item H.5.a, Attachment 4: Calendar for Trailing Actions on Trawl Catch Shares
    • Agenda Item H.5.a, Supplemental Attachment 5: PCFFA Lawsuit
    • Agenda Item H.5.a, Supplemental Attachment 6: Pacific Dawn et. al Lawsuit
    • Agenda Item H.5.a, Supplemental Attachment 7: NOAA Catch Share Policy
    • Agenda Item H.5.b, Supplemental NMFS Report: Background Documents for Council Cost Recovery Discussion
    • Agenda Item H.5.c, WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on the Calculation of Halibut Individual Bycatch Quota for the Trawl Rationalization Program
    • Agenda Item H.5.c, Supplemental WDFW Report 2: Letter from Honorable Christine Gregoire, Washington Governor to Honorable Gary Lock, Secretary of Commerce
    • Agenda Item H.5.c, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item H.5.c, Supplemental GAP Report
    • Agenda Item H.5.c, Supplemental Tribal Comment
    • Agenda Item H.5.d, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item H.5.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
    • Agenda Item H.5.d, Supplemental Public Comment 3
    • Agenda Item H.5.d, Supplemental Attachment 1: Template for Council Action
  • Agenda Item H.6: Consideration of Inseason Adjustments — Part II, If Necessary
    • Agenda Item H.6.b, Supplemental GMT Report
    • Agenda Item H.6.b, Supplemental GMT Report 2
    • Agenda Item H.6.b, Supplemental GMT Report 3
    • Agenda Item H.6.b, Supplemental GAP Report

I. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

  • Agenda Item I.1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report (Coastal Pelagic Species)
    • Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS SWR PowerPoint (Helvey)
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Attachment 1: Workshop on Enhancing Stock Assessments of Pacific Sardine in the California Current through Cooperative Surveys
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS SWFSC PowerPoint (Sakagawa)
    • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS SWFSC PowerPoint (Vetter)
  • Agenda Item I.2: Pacific Sardine Stock Assessment and Coastal Pelagic Species Management Measures for 2011
    • Agenda Item I.2.b, Attachment 1: West Coast Aerial Sardine Survey Sampling Results in 2010
    • Agenda Item I.2.b, Attachment 2: Assessment of the Pacific Sardine Resource in 2010 for U.S. Management in 2011 (Full Document Available on Website and CD Only)
    • Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental Aerial Sardine PowerPoint (Jagielo)
    • Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint (Hill)
    • Agenda Item I.2.c, CPSMT Report 1: Management Measures for Monitored Stocks
    • Agenda Item I.2.c, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1 Addendum
    • Agenda Item I.2.c, Supplemental CPSMT Report 2
    • Agenda Item I.2.c, Supplemental CPSAS Report
    • Agenda Item I.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item I.2.d, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item I.2.d, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (Oceana)
  • Agenda Item I.3: Terms of Reference for Stock Assessment and Methodology Review Panels
    • Agenda Item I.3.a, Attachment 1: Draft Terms of Reference for a Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessment Review Process
    • Agenda Item I.3.a, Attachment 2: Draft Terms of Reference for Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessment Methodology Review
    • Agenda Item I.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item I.3.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
    • Agenda Item I.3.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
    • Agenda Item I.3.c, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item I.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
    • Agenda Item I.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (Thon)
  • Agenda Item I.4: CPS Essential Fish Habitat Five Year Review
    • Agenda Item I.4.a, Attachment 1: CPSMT Report on Review of Essential Fish Habitat for Coastal Pelagic Species
    • Agenda Item I.4.a, Attachment 2: Appendix D to the CPS FMP (EFH Descriptions
    • Agenda Item I.4.a, Attachment 3: Excerpt From Amendment 12 to the CPS FMP (EFH Description for Krill Species)
    • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental SSC Report
    • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report 2 (First CPSMT Report is under Agenda Item I.4.a, Attachment 1)
    • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
    • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental HC Report

J. Highly Migratory Species Management

  • Agenda Item J.1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report (Highly Migratory Species)
    • Agenda Item J.1.b, SWFSC Report
    • Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint (Vetter)
    • Agenda Item J.1.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report
    • Agenda Item J.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment
    • Agenda Item J.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (Bissell)
  • Agenda Item J.2: Changes to Biennial Management Measures Beginning April 2011
    • Agenda Item J.2.a, Attachment 1: Implement Trip Bag Limits for North Pacific Albacore Caught by Recreational Anglers in Federal Exclusive Economic Zone Waters Adjacent to Washington
    • Agenda Item J.2.a, Attachment 2: Modify Federal Regulations for Swordfish Trip Limits the Deep-set Tuna Longline Fishery (Action Pursuant to Modification of Routine Management Measures under the Framework in the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species) November 2010 Briefing Book
    • Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report
    • Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
    • Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental WDFW Report
    • Agenda Item J.2.c, Public Comment
    • Agenda Item J.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
    • Agenda Item J.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
  • Agenda Item J.3: Recommendations to Regional Fishery Management Organizations
    • Agenda Item J.3.a, Attachment 1: 81st Meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Summary of Outcomes
    • Agenda Item J.3.a, Attachment 2: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Seventh Regular Session Provisional Annotated Agenda
    • Agenda Item J.3.a, Attachment 3: Issues Arising at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Seventh Regular Session
    • Agenda Item J.3.a, Attachment 4: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Recommendations on Conservation and Management of Bigeye Tuna
    • Agenda Item J.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 5: Recommendations of the WCPFC Technical and Compliance Committee
    • Agenda Item J.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 6: WCPFC Advice and Recommendations on Conservation and Management Measures
    • Agenda Item J.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 7: WCPFC FFA Members Proposed CMM for North Pacific Blue Striped Marlin
    • Agenda Item J.3.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report
    • Agenda Item J.3.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
    • Agenda Item J.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment

K. Administrative Matters

  • Agenda Item K.1: Approval of Council Meeting Minutes
    • Agenda Item K.1.a, Attachment 1: Draft Minutes: 201st Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council
  • Agenda Item K.2: Fiscal Matters
    • Agenda Item K.2.b, Supplemental Budget Committee Report
  • Agenda Item K.3: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    • Agenda Item K.3.a, Supplemental Attachment 1: Response to Final Rule for Regional Council Operations and 2010 Advisory Body Stipend Program
    • Agenda Item K.3.b, Supplemental Tribal Report (Quileute)
  • Agenda Item K.4: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
    • Agenda Item K.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: “Preliminary Year at a Glance Summary”
    • Agenda Item K.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 2: Preliminary Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, March 4-10, 2011, Vancouver, Washington
    • Agenda Item K.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Pacific Council Workload Planning; Year-at-a-Glance Summary
    • Agenda Item K.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, March 4-10, 2011 in Vancouver, Washington
    • Agenda Item K.4.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report

Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas)

  • Budget Committee (BC) Agenda
  • Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) Agenda
  • Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) Agenda
  • Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
  • Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) Agenda
  • Groundfish Management Team (GMT) Agenda
  • Habitat Committee (HC) Agenda
  • Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) Agenda
  • Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) Agenda
  • Mitchell Act Committee (MAC) Agenda
  • Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) Agenda
  • Salmon Technical Team (STT) and Salmon Amendment Committee (SAC) Agenda
  • Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda
  • SSC DRAFT September 2010 Minutes

General Information

  • General Information (Driving Directions, Seating Chart, Hotel Information, Restaurant Information)
  • Annual Banquet, Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 6 p.m. (Honor of Eileen Cooney, Steve Ralston, and Usha Varanasi
  • Tax Exempt Form: Hilton Hotel Orange County/Costa Mesa (Must Show Proper I.D.)

Informational Reports

  • Informational Report 1: West Coast Salmon Genetic Identification Collaboration, Project Summary as of October 15, 2010
  • Supplemental Informational Report 2: Status Report of the 2010 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California