A. Call to Order | B. Open Comment Period | C. Habitat | D. Administrative Matters | E. Enforcement | F. Coastal Pelagic Species | G. Salmon Management | H. Pacific Halibut Management | I. Groundfish Management | J. Highly Migratory Species Management | P. Public Comment | Ancillary, Info Reports, Gen Info
A. Call to Order
- Agenda Item A.3: Executive Director’s Report
- Agenda Item A.4: Proposed June 19-25, 2019 Council Meeting Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
- Agenda Item B.1: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
- Agenda Item B.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Report on the WCR Web Transition and Quick Guide
- Agenda Item B.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: West Coast Geographic Strategic Planning Presentation to Pacific Fishery Management Council (Kristen Koch)
- Agenda Item B.1.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1: Diane Pleschner-Steele Video (available from PFMC YouTube channel)
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 2: Oceana
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comments (Electronic Only)
C. Habitat
- Agenda Item C.1: Current Habitat Issues
Agenda Item C.1., Supplemental Attachment 1: Letter to Bureau of Reclamation- Agenda Item C.1, Supplemental Attachment 2: Draft letter to FERC, re: Jordan Cove LNG project
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
D. Administrative Matters
- Agenda Item D.1: Council Coordination Committee Meeting Report
- Agenda Item D.1, Attachment 1: Final Agenda, Council Coordination Committee Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, May 14-16, 2019
- Agenda Item D.1, Supplemental Attachment 2: Meeting Report, Council Coordination Committee; May 14-16, 2019
- Agenda Item D.2: Update on Implementation of the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Act of 2018
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: The Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Act of 2018; Overview & Implementation (Kelly Ames)
- Agenda Item D.3: Legislative Matters
- Agenda Item D.3, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation
- Agenda Item D.3, Attachment 2: Draft CCC Working Paper (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.3, Supplemental Attachment 3: Draft letter to Cantwell re: response request for comment on HR 2236, the Forage Fish Conservation Act
- Agenda Item D.3, Supplemental Attachment 4: Draft Letter to Senator Cantwell
- Agenda Item D.3.a, Supplemental Legislative Committee Report 1
- Agenda Item D.3.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item D.3.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item D.3.c, Public Comments (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.4: Allocation Review Procedures — Final Action
- Agenda Item D.4, Attachment 1: Procedural Directive 01-119-01: Criteria for Initiating Fisheries Allocation Reviews (Council Coordinating Committee Allocation Workgroup Guidance Document)
- Agenda Item D.4, Attachment 2: Draft Council Operating Procedure 27, Process for Initiating Allocation Reviews
- Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item D.5: Phased in Approaches to Changing Catch Limits — Scoping
- Agenda Item D.5, Attachment 1: Excerpt of Section 600.310(f) from the National Standard 1 Guidelines
- Agenda Item D.5.a, NMFS Report 1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report on Phased-In Approaches to Changing Harvest Limits: Scoping
- Agenda Item D.5.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: Phased-in Approaches to Changing Harvest Limits (Szumylo)
- Agenda Item D.5.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 2: Phased in Approaches to Changing Catch Limits National Standard 1 – Technical Guidance (Hastie)
- Agenda Item D.5.a, Supplemental ODFW Report 1: Phased-In Approaches to Changing Harvest Control Limits: Scoping
- Agenda Item D.5.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item D.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item D.5.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item D.6: Electronic Monitoring Program Procedural Directive
- Agenda Item D.6.a, NMFS Report 1: Revised Electronic Technologies Policy Directive
- Agenda Item D.6.a, NMFS Report 2: Final EM Cost Allocation Procedural Directive
- Agenda Item D.6.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: Electronic Technologies Policy Development (Brett Alger, Electronic Technologies Coordinator, Office of Science and Technology)
- Agenda Item D.6.b, Supplemental GEMPAC Report 1
- Agenda Item D.6.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item D.7: Fiscal Matters
- Agenda Item D.7, Supplemental Attachment 1: Budget Committee Agenda, June 2019
- Agenda Item D.7, Supplemental Attachment 2: Executive Director’s Report to the Budget Committee Agenda, June 2019
- Agenda Item D.7.a, Supplemental Budget Committee Report 1
- Agenda Item D.8: Approval of Council Meeting Record
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 1: Draft Council Meeting Record: 248th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (March 5-12, 2019)
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 2: Draft Council Meeting Record: 249th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (April 9-16, 2019)
- Agenda Item D.9: Membership Appointments; Statement of Organization, Practices, and Procedures; and Council Operating Procedures
- Agenda Item D.10: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item D.10, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
- Agenda Item D.10, REVISED Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, September 11-18, 2019, Boise, Idaho
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental Attachment 3: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (v. 06/24/19)
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, September 11-18, 2019, Boise, Idaho (v. 06/25/19)
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental Attachment 5: Candidate Items for Future Council Meeting and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental Attachment 6: Draft letter to Secretary Ross; Re: Need for Secure Joint Enforcement Agreement (JEA) Funding and Budget Line Item
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental CCCT Report 1
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental EC Report from Washington/Oregon/California
- Agenda Item D.10.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1: (Mark Helvey; California Pelagic Fisheries Association)
E. Enforcement
- Agenda Item E.1: Annual U.S. Coast Guard Fishery Enforcement Report
- Agenda Item E.1.a, USCG Report 1: U. S. Coast Guard 2018 Report to the Pacific Fishery Management Council, June 2019; Prepared by Thirteenth and Eleventh Coast Guard Districts
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental USCG Presentation 1: U.S. Coast Guard Districts 11 & 13
F. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
- Agenda Item F.1: NMFS Report (CPS)
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Regulatory Activities
- Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental SWFSC Presentation 1: SWFSC Activities Center and Coastal Pelagic Species (Sweetnam and Koch)
- Agenda Item F.1.d, Supplemental Public Presentation 1: Oceana
- Agenda Item F.1.d, Public Comments (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.2: Stock Assessment Prioritization Process
- Agenda Item F.3: Pacific Mackerel Assessment, Harvest Specifications, and Management Measures — Final Action
- Agenda Item F.3, Attachment 1: Stock Assessment Report: Pacific Mackerel Stock Assessment for U.S. Management in the 2019-20 and 2020-2021 Fishing Years. (Full report electronic only)
- Agenda Item F.3, Attachment 2: STAR Panel Report
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item F.3.b, Public Comments (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.4: Review of Management Categories
G. Salmon Management
- Agenda Item G.1: Review of Salmon Rebuilding Plans
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 1: Draft Salmon Rebuilding Plan – Klamath River Fall Chinook (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 2: Draft Salmon Rebuilding Plan – Sacramento River Fall Chinook (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 3: Draft Salmon Rebuilding Plan – Strait of Juan de Fuca Coho (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 4: Draft Salmon Rebuilding Plan – Queets River Coho (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 5: Draft Salmon Rebuilding Plan – Snohomish River Coho (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2: Southern Resident Killer Whale Endangered Species Act Consultation Reinitiation Progress Report
H. Pacific Halibut Management
- Agenda Item H.1: Commercial Directed Fishery Workshop Planning
- Agenda Item H.1, Attachment 1: Workgroup Report on the Commercial Directed Fishery: Transition Process and Workshop Planning
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item H.1.b, Public Comments (Electronic Only)
I. Groundfish Management
- Agenda Item I.1: NMFS Report (Groundfish)
- Agenda Item I.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Groundfish and Halibut Federal Register Notices
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Rulemakings
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Program Implementation Schedule
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS NWFSC Presentation 1: Factors Contributing to the Reduction in Vessels Contracted for the 2019 Groundfish Bottom-Trawl Survey (Hastie)
- Agenda Item I.2: Workload and New Management Measures Update
- Agenda Item I.3: Trawl Logbook Requirements
- Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 1: Excerpt from Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Amendment 4
- Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 2: NMFS Trawl Logbook Program Regulation
- Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 3: Trawl Logbook Form
- Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 4: Excerpt from MSA Sec. 402(a)(1)
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item I.4: Groundfish Endangered Species Workgroup Report
- Agenda Item I.4.a, Groundfish Endangered Species Act Workgroup Report
- Agenda Item I.4.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: Groundfish Endangered Species Workgroup Report (Brian Hooper)
- Agenda Item I.4.a, NMFS Report 1: Fishing Effort in the 2002-2017 U.S. Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.4.a, NMFS Report 2: Observed and Estimated Bycatch of Eulachon in 2002–2017 US West Coast Groundfish Fisheries (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.4.a, NMFS Report 3: Observed and Estimated Bycatch of Green Sturgeon in 2002–2017 US West Coast Groundfish Fisheries (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.4.a, NMFS Report 4: Humpback whale bycatch in 2016 – 2017 in the U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.4.a, NMFS Report 5: 2018 Leatherback Sea Turtle Estimated Bycatch Reporting Requirements As Set Out In The NMFS Biological Opinion For The Continuing Authorization Of The Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.4.a, NMFS Report 6: Observed and Estimated Bycatch of Short-tailed Albatross in U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries 2016-2017 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item I.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item I.5: ESA Seabird Mitigation Measures — Final Action
- Agenda Item I.5, Attachment 1: Final Review Draft Regulatory Impact Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Proposed Regulatory Amendment under the Pacific Groundfish FMP
- Agenda Item I.5, Attachment 2: Maps Showing Alternative Depth Contours
- Agenda Item I.5, Attachment 3: Proposed Seabird Steamer Line Requirements
- Agenda Item I.5.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item I.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item I.5.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1: (Weinstein)
- Agenda Item I.6: Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Process for 2021-2022 Fisheries
- Agenda Item I.6, Attachment 1: Proposed Schedule for Developing the 2021-2022 Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
- Agenda Item I.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item I.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item I.6.b, Public Comments (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.7: Final Action on Inseason Adjustments
- Agenda Item I.7.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: 2019 Trawl Gear EFP
- Agenda Item I.7.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item I.7.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item I.7.b, Supplemental REVISED Public Presentation 1: (Karl Haflinger, Sea State)
- Agenda Item I.7.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 2: (Heather Mann, MTC; link to PFMC YouTube Channel)
- Agenda Item I.7.b, Public Comments (Electronic Only)
J. Highly Migratory Species Management
- Agenda Item J.1: NMFS Report (HMS)
- Agenda Item J.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Report on Highly Migratory Species Activities
- Agenda Item J.1.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item J.1.d, Public Comments (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item J.2: Recommend International Management Activities
- Agenda Item J.2, Attachment 1: Report for the First Round of North Pacific Albacore Management Strategy Evaluation, Document SAC-10 INF-L
- Agenda Item J.2, Attachment 2: Response to requests from IATTC-WCPFC NC Joint Working Group, ISC PBFWG, Document SAC-10 INF-M
- Agenda Item J.2, Attachment 3: Meeting Notice: Fifteenth Regular Session of the Northern Committee (NC15)
- Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: ISC Pacific Bluefin MSE Workshop Outcomes
- Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Summary of Recent RFMO-Related Meetings
- Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: Pacific Bluefin Tuna Stakeholder Meeting and Input to Development of Council Harvest Strategy
- Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental SWFSC Presentation 1: Provisional results of 1st round of MSE and proposed work plan for North Pacific Albacore (Teo)
- Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report 2: IATTC DRAFT Resolution (attachment for Supplemental HMSAS Report 1)
- Agenda Item J.2.c, Public Comments (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item J.3: Yellowfin Tuna Overfishing Response
- Agenda Item J.3, Attachment 1: November 2, 2018, Letter to Phil Anderson from Barry Thom Notifying Council on EPO Yellowfin Tuna Overfishing
- Agenda Item J.3, Attachment 2: Status Of Yellowfin Tuna In The Eastern Pacific Ocean In 2018 And Outlook For The Future, Document SAC-10-07
- Agenda Item J.3, Attachment 3: Stock Status Indicators For Yellowfin Tuna In The Eastern Pacific Ocean, Document SAC-10-08
- Agenda Item J.3.a, NMFS Report 1: Report on Yellowfin Tuna Overfishing Response
- Agenda Item J.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item J.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item J.3.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item J.4: Drift Gillnet Performance Metrics Review
- Agenda Item J.5: Exempted Fishing Permits
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 1: Summary of DSBG EFP applications received for the June 2019 Council meeting
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 2: DSBG EFP Application from Nathan Lins
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 3: DSBG EFP Application from J.J Gerritsen
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 4: DSBG EFP Application from Jordan McCaffrey
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 5: DSBG EFP Application from Nathan Smith
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 6: DSBG EFP Application from Zachary Roach
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 7: DSBG EFP Application from Douglas and Lucas Dirkse
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 8: DSBG EFP Application from Nicholas Guglielmo
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 9: DSBG EFP Application from John Gibbs and Anthony Grey
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 10: DSBG EFP Application from Michael Flynn
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 11: DSBG EFP Application from Dave Stephens
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 12: DSBG EFP Application from Antonio Estrada
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 13: DSBG EFP Application from Anthony Green
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 14: DSBG EFP Application from Sean Burke
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 15: DSBG EFP Application from John Bateman
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 16: DSBG EFP Application from Brock Marvin
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 17: DSBG EFP Application from Nathan Perez and Thomas Carson
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 18: DSBG EFP Application from John Kirkpatrick
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 19: DSBG EFP Application from John Doljanin
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 20: 2018 Deep-Set Buoy Gear Exempted Fishing Permit Activity Reports
- Agenda Item J.5, Attachment 21: 84 FR 20108, Notice Announcing Issuance of Exempted Fishing Permits
- Agenda Item J.5.a, NMFS Report 1: EFP Performance, Issuance, and Renewals
- Agenda Item J.5.a, PIER Report 1: 2018-2019 PIER Research Update; Progress and Preliminary Summary
- Agenda Item J.5.a, Supplemental Pier Presentation 1: (Chugey Sepulveda)
- Agenda Item J.5.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item J.5.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item J.6: Deep-Set Buoy Gear Authorization
- Agenda Item J.6, Attachment 1: Council’s Final Range of Alternatives for Authorization of a DSBG Fishery
- Agenda Item J.6.a, NMFS Report 1: DSBG Authorization/Biological Impact Analysis
- Agenda Item J.6.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Biological Impact Sensitivity Analysis
- Agenda Item J.6.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: Deep-Set Buoy Gear Authorization and Review of Analyses (Enriquez)
- Agenda Item J.6.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1
- Agenda Item J.6.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item J.6.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item J.6.b, Public Comments (Electronic Only)
P. Public Comments for All Agenda Items
- P. Public Comments for All Agenda Items (both Advanced and Supplemental)
Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas AND Committee Memos)
ANCILLARY AGENDAS
- All Committee Agendas for June 2019 briefing book (bookmarked in alphabetical order for easy navigation)
ADVISORY BODY AND COMMITTEE MEMOS
- All Committee Memos for June 2019 briefing book (bookmarked in alphabetical order for easy navigation)
Informational Reports, General Information, and Membership Roster
INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
- Informational Report 1: NOAA Fisheries Annual Report to the Pacific Fishery Management Council; West Coast Enforcement Division, June 2019
- Informational Report 2: Sablefish Management and Trawl Allocation Attainment Committee Progress Report to the Council (June 2019)
- Informational Report 3: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife description of proposed research for the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s information: Assessing benthic habitat impacts and recovery processes in association with major changes in bottom trawl closed areas off the Oregon coast
- Supplemental Informational Report 4: Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program 2020
- Supplemental Informational Report 5: NMFS Report on Recreational Fisheries Engagement Plans
GENERAL INFORMATION AND MEMBERSHIP ROSTER
- General Information: Chair’s Reception, Tax Exempt Form, Future Meeting Schedule, Seating Chart, and Hotel Information
- Membership Roster dated May 30, 2019 (for the June 2019 Briefing Book)