June 2023 briefing book

June 2023 Council Meeting

A. Call to order

• A.3, Situation Summary: June 2023 Detailed Agenda
• A.4, Situation Summary: Executive Director’s Report

B. Open comment period

• B.1 Situation Summary: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
  • B.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Potentially Update National Standard 4, 8 and 9 Guidelines   (Wendy Morrison)
  • B.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: National Standard 4, 8, and 9 Guidelines
  • B.1.a, Supplemental NMS Presentation 1 (Karen Reyna)
  • B.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

C. Administrative matters

• C.1 Situation Summary:  Council Coordination Committee (CCC) Meeting Update
  • C.1, Attachment 1: Draft Agenda, Council Coordination Committee Meeting, May 22-25, 2023
  • C.1, Supplemental Attachment 2:  Meeting Report, CCC May 23-25, 2023
  • C.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.2 Situation Summary:  Council and Process Efficiencies
  • C.2, Attachment 1: Implementing Council Efficiencies in Line with the Grant Application Process
  • C.2, Supplemental Attachment 2:  The Council’s Grant Renewal; Planning for our next grant while considering the topic of “Council and Process Efficiencies”
  • C.2.a, Supplemental BC Report 1
  • C.2.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • C.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.3 Situation Summary:  Marine Planning Update
  • C.3, Supplemental Attachment 1:  Letter to BOEM from The Honorable Governor Tina Kotek (OR), et al., re:  Oregon’s coastal communities about the BOEM’s ongoing process for identifying wind energy areas and preparing lease sales for floating offshore wind off the Oregon coast
  • C.3.a, MPC Report 1
  • C.3.a, Supplemental MPC Report 2
  • C.3.a, Supplemental MPC Presentation 1:  PFMC Council Marine Planning (Susan Chambers and Mike Conroy)
  • C.3.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  • C.3.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • C.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • C.3.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • C.3.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • C.3.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.4 Situation Summary:  Legislative Matters
  • C.4, Attachment 1: Summary of Federal Legislation in the 118th U.S. Congress
  • C.4, Supplemental Attachment 2: Congressional Activities Report, 118th Congress, May 2023, Submitted to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
  • C.4.a, Supplemental LC Report 1
  • C.4.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.5 Situation Summary:  Fiscal Matters
  • C.5, Supplemental Attachment 1:  Budget Committee June 21, 2023 Proposed Agenda
  • C.5, Supplemental Attachment 2:  June 2023 Executive Director’s Report to the Budget Committee
  • C.5.a, Supplemental BC Report 1
  • C.5.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.6 Situation Summary:  Approval of Council Meeting Records
  • C.6, Attachment 1: Draft Council Meeting Record: 270th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council, March 4-10, 2023 (Electronic Only)
  • C.6, Attachment 2: Draft Council Meeting Record: 271st Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council, April 1-7, 2023 (Electronic Only)

• C.7 Situation Summary:  Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
  • C.7, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1:  Respectful Workplace (Kelly Ames)
  • C.7, Attachment 1: PSMFC Oliver Appointment
  • C.7, Attachment 2: ODFW Harrington Appointment
  • C.7, Attachment 3: WCR Quan Appointment
  • C.7, Attachment 4: CDFW Kraus Appointment
  • C.7, Attachment 5: COP 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 Edits
  • C.7, Attachment 6: Recommendations for a Respectful and Harassment-Free Workplace
  • C.7.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • C.7.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
  • C.7.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  • C.7.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • C.7.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.8 Situation Summary:  Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
  • C.8, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
  • C.8, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, September 2023
  • C.8, Supplemental Attachment 3: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (v. 06/26/2023; 14:26)
  • C.8, Supplemental Attachment 4:  Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, September 2023 (v. 06/26/2023; 2:57 PM)
  • C.8.a, Supplemental ONMS Report 1
  • C.8.a, Supplemental ONMS Report 2
  • C.8.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • C.8.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • C.8.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • C.8.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • C.8.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • C.8.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • C.8.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

D. Habitat issues

• D.1 Situation Summary:   Current Habitat Issues
  • D.1, Supplemental Attachment 1: Draft Letter from Honorable Oregon Representatives Boomer Wright and Court Boice; re: Concerns With the State of the Oregon Rogue River Spring Chinook
  • D.1.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • D.1.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

E. Pacific halibut management

• E.1 Situation Summary: Scoping Topics for the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan and Commercial Regulations Changes
  • E.1, Supplemental Presentation 1:  Scoping Report – Topics for Potential Change to the Pacific Halibut CSP and Non-Tribal Commercial Halibut Fishery Regulations (prepared by PFMC, with input from NMFS, WDFW, ODFW, and CDFW staff)
  • E.1, Attachment 1: Scoping Topics for Potential Changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan and Non-Tribal Commercial Regulations
  • E.1, Supplemental Attachment 2:  Preliminary Draft Area 2A Non-Tribal Pacific Halibut Catch and Preseason Allocation
  • E.1.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • E.1.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  • E.1.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  • E.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

F. Ecosystem management

• F.1 Situation Summary: Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative 4 – Ecosystem Workgroup Update
  • F.1.a, Supplemental EWG Report 1
  • F.1.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
  • F.1.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • F.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

G. Coastal pelagic species management

• G.1 Situation Summary: National Marine Fisheries Service Report
  • G.1.b, Supplemental SWFSC Presentation 1:  Coastal Pelagic Species Research Update
  • G.1.c, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • G.1.d, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• G.2 Situation Summary: Pacific Mackerel Assessment and Biennial Management Measures – Final Action
  • G.2, Attachment 1: Assessment of Pacific mackerel (Scomber japonicus) for U.S. management in the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 fishing years (Electronic only)
  • G.2, Attachment 2: STAR Panel Report
  • G.2.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • G.2.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • G.2.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • G.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• G.3 Situation Summary: Essential Fish Habitat Amendment – Final Action
  • G.3, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1 (Kerry Griffin & Eric Chavez)
  • G.3, Attachment 1: CPS EFH Alternatives Document
  • G.3, Attachment 2: CPS EFH Appendix (Electronic Only)
  • G.3, Attachment 3: Draft FMP Amendatory text
  • G.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • G.3.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • G.3.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • G.3.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • G.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

H. Groundfish management

• H.1 Situation Summary: National Marine Fisheries Service Report (Groundfish)
  • H.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1
  • H.1.d, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.2 Situation Summary: Sablefish Gear Switching – Initial Preliminary Preferred Alternative
  • H.2, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1:  Sablefish Gear Switching- Initial Preliminary Preferred Alternative (Seger/Doerpinghaus)
  • H.2, Attachment 1: Synopsis of Gear Switching Alternatives, Options, Comparisons, and Issues
  • H.2, Attachment 2: Range of Gear Switching Alternatives Adopted for Analysis by the Council at its September 2021, June 2022, November 2022, and April 2023 Meetings
  • H.2, Attachment 3 (Electronic Only): Analysis to Inform Selection of Initial Preliminary Preferred Alternative for Sablefish Gear Switching
  • H.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • H.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.3 Situation Summary: Amendment 31 Stock Definitions – Final Action
  • H.3, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1:  Amendment 31 Stock Definitions – Final Action (Todd Phillips)
  • H.3, Attachment 1: Analysis for Proposed Amendment 31 to the Pacific Groundfish Fishery Management Plan in Support of the Final Preferred Alternative (Electronic Only)
  • H.3, Attachment 2: Draft Language for Amendment 31 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (Electronic Only)
  • H.3.a, NWFSC Report 1: Proposed Approaches For Calculating Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC), Applying 40-10 And 25-5 Rules, And Determining Stock Status From Multiple Sub-Area Assessments With Varying Assessment Categories Or Sigma (σ) Values
  • H.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • H.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • H.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • H.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.4 Situation Summary: Limited Entry Fixed Gear Follow On Actions and Fixed Gear Marking – Scoping
  • H.4, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1:  Limited Entry Fixed Gear (LEFG) Follow On Actions and Fixed Gear Marking (Doerpinghaus)
  • H.4, Attachment 1 – LEFG Follow-on Actions and Fixed Gear Marking Scoping Document
  • H.4.a, NMFS Report 1 – LEFG Follow-on Actions and Fixed Gear Marking – Scoping
  • H.4.a, NMFS Report 2 – Proposal for a Sablefish Tier Stacking Cost Recovery Program
  • H.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • H.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • H.4.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  • H.4.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.5 Situation Summary: Electronic Monitoring Implementation Update
  • H.5.a, GEMPAC/TAC Supplemental Report 1
  • H.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • H.5.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  • H.5.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.6 Situation Summary: Endangered Species Workshop Report
  • H.6.a, Groundfish Endangered Species Workgroup Report 1
  • H.6.a, Supplemental GESW Presentation 1 (Brian Hooper)
  • H.6.a, NMFS Report 1: Observed and Estimated Bycatch of Eulachon in 2002–2021 U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries (Electronic Only)
  • H.6.a, NMFS Report 2: Observed and Estimated Bycatch of Green Sturgeon in 2002–2021 U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries
  • H.6.a, NMFS Report 3: Leatherback Sea Turtle Bycatch in U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries 2002-2021
  • H.6.a, NMFS Report 4: Estimated Short-tailed Albatross Bycatch in U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries 2002-2021
  • H.6.a, NMFS Report 5: Estimated Humpback Whale Bycatch in the U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries, 2002-2021 (Electronic Only)
  • H.6.a, NMFS Report 6: Fishing Effort in the 2002-2021 U.S. Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries (Electronic Only)
  • H.6.a, NMFS Report 7: Fishing Effort in the 2002-2021 U.S. Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries – Data (Excel file, Electronic Only)
  • H.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • H.6.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.7 Situation Summary: 2025-2026 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Planning
  • H.7, Attachment 1: Proposed Schedule for Developing the 2025-2026 Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
  • H.7, Attachment 2: Prioritized Groundfish Management Measures
  • H.7.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • H.7.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • H.7.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.8 Situation Summary: Inseason Management – Final Action
  • H.8.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1
  • H.8.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 2
  • H.8.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • H.8.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • H.8.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

I. Salmon management

• I.1 Situation Summary: Sacramento River Fall Chinook and Klamath River Fall Chinook Conservation Objectives – Scoping
  • I.1, Supplemental Presentation 1:  Scoping Report – SRFC and KRFC Conservation Objectives (prepared by PFMC, NMFS, and CDFW staff)
  • I.1 Attachment 1: Sacramento River Fall Chinook and Klamath River Fall Chinook Conservation Objectives – Scoping Report
  • I.1, Supplemental Attachment 2:  Klamath River Fall Chinook Ad Hoc Workgroup Draft Terms of Reference and General Timeline (June 14, 2023)
  • I.1, Supplemental Attachment 3: Sacramento River Fall Chinook Ad Hoc Workgroup Draft Terms of Reference and General Timeline (June 14, 2023) 
  • I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Sacramento River and Klamath River Fall Chinook Conservation Objectives
  • I.1.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
  • I.1.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  • I.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

J. Highly migratory species management

• J.1 Situation Summary: National Marine Fisheries Service Report (HMS)
  • J.1.a, NMFS Report 1
  • J.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2
  • J.1.b, Supplemental SWFSC Presentation 1: Temperature Observations To Avoid Loggerheads (TOTAL) tool (Heather M. Welch/Elliot Hazen)
  • J.1.d, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• J.2 Situation Summary: International Management Activities
  • J.2, Supplemental Attachment 1:  Joint IATTC and WCPFC-NC Working Group Meeting on the Management of Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Eighth Session (JWG-08); Proposed Amendments to Conservation and Management Measure for Pacific Bluefin Tuna
  • J.2, Supplemental Attachment 2:  Joint IATTC and WCPFC-NC Working Group Meeting on the Management of Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Eighth Session (JWG-08); Refining Candidate Reference Points and Harvest Control Rules for Pacific Bluefin Tuna
  • J.2, Supplemental Attachment 3: Northern Committee 19th Regular Session; Proposed Revisions to the Harvest Strategy for North Pacific Albacore Fishery
  • J.2.a, NMFS Report 1, Summary of the April 19, 2023, U.S. Stakeholder Meeting on Harvest Strategy Components for a Management Strategy Evaluation for Pacific Bluefin Tuna
  • J.2.a, NMFS Report 2, International Issues
  • J.2.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • J.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• J.3 Situation Summary: Exempted Fishing Permits – Preliminary
  • J.3, Attachment 1: EFP Application from Nathan Perez, Donald Krebs, and Stephen Mintz
  • J.3, Attachment 2: EFP Application from Donald Krebs
  • J.3, Attachment 3: Request from Nathan Perez to extend his current NSBG EFP and include Donald Krebs
  • J.3, Attachment 4: EFP Application from Andrew Hemstreet
  • J.3, Attachment 5: EFP Application from Kenton Efhan
  • J.3, Attachment 6: Compiled Reports on 2022 EFP Activity
  • J.3.a, NMFS Report 1
  • J.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • J.3.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • J.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• J.4 Situation Summary: Drift Gillnet Bycatch Performance Report
  • J.4.a, NMFS Report 1
  • J.4.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • J.4.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• J.5 Situation Summary: Swordfish Fishery Management Workshop – Scoping
  • J.5.a, HMSMT Report 1
  • J.5.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 2
  • J.5.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • J.5.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

Advisory body and committee agendas

• Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS)
• Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT)
• Enforcement Consultants (EC)
• Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP)
• Groundfish Management Team (GMT)
• Habitat Committee (HC)
• Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS)
• Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT)
• Legislative Committee (LC)
• Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS)
• Salmon Technical Team (STT)
• Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)

Advisory body and committee memos

• Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team and Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel and Interested Persons
• Enforcement Consultants
• Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, Groundfish Management Team, and Groundfish Interested Persons
• Habitat Committee and Interested Persons
• Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel, Highly Migratory Species Management Team, and Interested Persons
• Salmon Advisory Subpanel, Salmon Technical Team, Model Evaluation Workgroup, and Interested Persons
• Scientific and Statistical Committee

SSC materials

For SSC meeting discussion, the following items are available (Electronic Only)

• Scientific and Statistical Committee DRAFT April 1-2, 2023 minutes
• Preliminary estimation of nearshore groundfish catch distribution shoreward and seaward of 3 nmi to inform future fishery management planning
• Technical Guidance for Estimating Status Determination Reference Points and their Proxies in Accordance with the National Standard 1 Guidelines

Informational reports

• Informational Report 1: Pacific Whiting Conservation Cooperative Amendment 20 Catcher/Processor Cooperative Annual Report 2022
• Informational Report 2:  Whiting Mothership Cooperative – An Amendment 20 Mothership Catcher Vessel Cooperative; Annual Report on the 2022 Pacific Whiting Fishery
• Informational Report 3:  Shorebased Whiting Cooperative; Salmon Mitigation Plan Postseason Report on the 2022 Pacific Whiting Fishery
• Informational Report 4: In Loving Memory, Mr. Frank Warrens
• Informational Report 5:  FY22 Annual Enforcement Report to the Pacific Fishery Management Council; West Coast Enforcement Division (June 2023)
• Informational Report 6:  Notice from NOAA – Reminder to all vessel owners and operators of the responsibility to provide a safe working environment for fisheries observers carried on their vessels
• Informational Report 7: MREP 2023 Workshop Series Flyer
• Informational Report 8:  Applications Open for Limited Entry Deep-Set Buoy Gear Permits and Endorsements
• Informational Report 9: NOAA’s public outreach event – Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey
• Supplemental Informational Report 10:  Federal Register Notice, June 5, 2023 U.S. Coast Guard Port Access Route Study: The Pacific Coast From Washington to California
• Supplemental Informational Report 11: Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Program Fact Sheet; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

General Information

• Chair’s Reception Thursday, June 22, 2023
• Hilton Vancouver map
• Hilton Vancouver “Day Event Parking” information
• Covid steps
• Pacific Council Meeting Schedule 2023-2025
• Pacific Council Seating Diagram