March 2018 Briefing Book

A. Call to Order

• Agenda Item A.3: Executive Director’s Report
• Agenda Item A.4: Proposed March 2018 Council Meeting Agenda

B. Open Comment Period

• Agenda Item B.1: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
  • Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 1: February 7, 2018 letter to Council Chair Anderson regarding Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat
  • Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 2: February 8, 2018 letter from Oceana to Council Chair Anderson regarding Pelagic Longline Swordfish Fisheries

C. Administrative Matters

• Agenda Item C.1: Council Coordination Committee Update
  • Agenda Item C.1, Attachment 1: DRAFT 2018 Council Coordination Committee Meeting, Holiday Inn Capitol Hill – Washington, DC, Agenda
  • Agenda Item C.1, Supplemental Attachment 2: Executive Directors Report from the February 27-28, 2018 Council Coordination Committee Meeting
• Agenda Item C.2: Marine Planning Update
  • Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 1: RPB Fact Sheet
  • Agenda Item C.2, Supplemental Attachment 2: 2017 Annual Meeting Report, Executive Summary
  • Agenda Item C.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: West Coast Regional Planning Body PFMC Update (Werner)
• Agenda Item C.3: National Marine Sanctuaries Coordination Report
  • Agenda Item C.3.a, National Marine Sanctuaries Report
  • Agenda Item C.3.a, Supplemental NMS Presentation 1: National Marine Sanctuaries Coordination Report (Douros)
  • Agenda Item C.3.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.3.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.3.b, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 1
• Agenda Item C.4: Legislative Matters
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 2: Letter to Senator Maria Cantwell on MSA reauthorization
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 3: Letter to Representative Ken Calvert on HR 3916
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 4: Letter to Representative Jimmy Panetta on HR 3916
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 5: Letter to Representatives Jared Huffman and Mike Thompson on HR 23
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 6: Summary of changes proposed by MSA bills
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 7: HR 200 “Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute” (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 8: Letter from CCC on MSA Reauthorization (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 9: MSA with changes proposed by HR 200 and HR 2023 (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 10: American Forest Resource Council Summary of HR 2936
  • Agenda Item C.4.a, Supplemental LC Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.4.b, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.4.c, Supplemental Public Comment 1
• Agenda Item C.5: Approval of Council Meeting Record
  • Agenda Item C.5, Attachment 1: Draft Council Meeting Record: 242nd Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (November 14-20, 2017)
• Agenda Item C.6: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
  • Agenda Item C.6, Supplemental Attachment 1: NMFS PFMC Designations Letter
  • Agenda Item C.6.b, Public Comment 1
  • Agenda Item C.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
• Agenda Item C.7: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
  • Agenda Item C.7, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
  • Agenda Item C.7, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, April 5-11, 2018 in Portland, Oregon
  • Agenda Item C.7, Attachment 3: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, June 7-13, 2018 in Spokane, Washington
  • Agenda Item C.7, Attachment 4: Groundfish Workload Priorities
  • Agenda Item C.7, Supplemental Attachment 5: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (updated 3/13/18 15:54)
  • Agenda Item C.7, Supplemental Attachment 6: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, April 5-11, 2018 in Portland, Oregon (updated 3/13/2018 5:06 PM)
  • Agenda Item C.7, Supplemental Attachment 7: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, June 7-13, 2018 in Spokane, Washington (updated 3/13/2018 5:07 PM)
  • Agenda Item C.7, Supplemental Attachment 8: Groundfish Workload Priorities (updated 3/13/18 16:53)
  • Agenda Item C.7.a, Supplemental EWG Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.7.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.7.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.7.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.7.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.7.b, Supplemental Public Comment 1

D. Habitat

• Agenda Item D.1: Current Habitat Issues
  • Agenda Item D.1, Attachment 1
  • Agenda Item D.1, Supplemental Attachment 2: Draft BOEM Letter
  • Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental HC Report 1

E. Salmon Management

• Agenda Item E.1: NMFS Report (Salmon)
  • Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Federal Register Notice Dated February 22, 2018 – Proposed Rule – Management Measures to Limit Fishery Impacts on Sacramento River Winter Chinook Salmon
  • Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Federal Register Notice Dated February 27, 2018, 90-day finding on a petition to list as threatened or endangered the Upper Klamath-Trinity Rivers Chinook salmon Evolutionarily Significant Unit (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
  • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: (Lindley)
• Agenda Item E.2: Review of 2017 Fisheries and Summary of 2018 Stock Abundance Forecasts
  • Review of 2017 Ocean Salmon Fisheries (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item E.2, Attachment 1: Excerpts from Chapter 3 of the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan
  • Supplemental Preseason Report I: Stock Abundance Analysis and Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2018 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Letter dated February 22, 2018 from Barry Thom (NMFS), to Hoopa Valley Tribe re: exceedance of the Klamath River fall Chinook 2017 fishery preseason expectations
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 1: Hoopa Valley Comments on E.2.a Review of 2017 Fisheries and Summary of 2018 Stock Forecasts
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 2: Yurok Tribe Comments on Overharvest of Klamath Fall Chinook Salmon in 2017
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 3: Hoopa Valley Tribe
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental STT Report 1: Excerpts from Review of 2017 Ocean Salmon Fisheries and 2018 Preseason Report I (March 10, 2018)
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Revised Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 1
• Agenda Item E.3: Identification of Management Objectives and Preliminary Definition of 2018 Salmon Management Alternatives
  • Agenda Item E.3, Attachment 1: Guidance for Alternative Development and Assessment
  • Agenda Item E.3, Attachment 2: Emergency Changes to the Salmon FMP
  • Agenda Item E.3, Attachment 3: FR 97-22094: Policy Guidelines for the Use of Emergency Rules
  • Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental PSC Report 1: Letter dated February 12, 2018 from PSC to DFO
  • Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: NMFS Guidance Letter
  • Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental SAS Report 1: SAS Proposed Initial Salmon Management Alternatives for 2018 Non-Indian Ocean Fisheries (March 10, 2018)
  • Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental Tribal Report 1: Testimony of CRITFC, March 10, 2018
  • Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental WDFW/Tribal Recommendations: Tribal and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 2018 Management Objectives for Puget Sound Chinook and Coho Salmon
  • Agenda Item E.3.c, Public Comment 1
  • Agenda Item E.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item E.3.c, Supplemental Public Presentation 1: 40:10 (Helliwell)
• Agenda Item E.4: Recommendations for 2018 Management Alternative Analysis
  • Agenda Item E.4.a, Supplemental STT Report: Collation of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2018 Ocean Fisheries (March 11, 2018)
• Agenda Item E.5: Further Council Direction for 2018 Management Alternatives
  • Agenda Item E.5.a, Supplemental STT Report 1: Collation of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2018 Ocean Fisheries (March 12, 2018)
  • Agenda Item E.5.a, Supplemental STT Report 2: Collation of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2018 Ocean Fisheries (March 13, 2018)
  • Agenda Item E.5.a Supplemental Tribal Report 1 (CRITFC) March 13, 2018
• Agenda Item E.6: Adoption of 2018 Management Alternatives for Public Review
  • Agenda Item E.6.a, Supplemental STT Report 1: Analysis of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2018 Ocean Fisheries (March 14, 2018)
  • Agenda Item E.6.a, Supplemental Tribal Presentation 1: (CRITFC) Columbia Basin and Tribal Lands
  • Agenda Item E.6.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 1 (CRITFC) March 14, 2018
• Agenda Item E.7: Appoint Salmon Hearing Officers
  • Agenda Item E.7, Attachment 1: Schedule of Salmon Fishery Management Alternative Hearings

F. Ecosystem

• Agenda Item F.1: California Current Ecosystem and Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Report and Science Review Topics
  • Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report 1: California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Team, California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (CCIEA) State of the California Current Report, 2018
  • Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report 2: Appendices to the California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Team, California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (CCIEA) State of the California Current Report, 2018
  • Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report 3: Ecosystem Science Topics Proposed for Scientific and Statistical Committee Review in 2018
  • Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental CCIEA Team Presentation 1: 2018 California Current Ecosystem Status Report (Garfield/Harvey)
  • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental EAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental EWG Report 1
  • Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item F.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 1
• Agenda Item F.2: Fishery Ecosystem Plan Climate and Communities Initiative Update
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Tribal Report 1: Climate Change and Our Natural Resources; A Report from the Treaty Tribes in Western Washington Executive Summary (Full version Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup Report 1
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental EWG Presentation 1: Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative 3: Climate and Communities Initiative (deReynier)
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental EWG Report 2
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 1
• Agenda Item F.3: Sablefish Ecosystem Indicators: Management Strategy Evaluation
  • Agenda Item F.3, Attachment 1: Assessing the Effects of Climate Change on U.S. West Coast Sablefish Productivity and on the Performance of Alternative Management Strategies
  • Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: Assessing the effects of climate change on U.S. West Coast sablefish productivity and on the performance of alternative management strategies (Haltuch)
  • Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental EWG Report 1
  • Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 1

G. Pacific Halibut Management

• Agenda Item G.1: International Pacific Halibut Commission Annual Meeting Report
  • Agenda Item G.1.a, IPHC News Release: International Pacific Halibut Commission Completes 94th Annual Meeting
  • Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental IPHC Report 1: Report of the 94th Session of the IPHC Annual Meeting (AM094)
  • Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental IPHC Presentation 1: Outcomes of the 94th Session of the IPHC Annual Meeting (Wilson)
  • Agenda Item G.1.b, IPHC Representative Report 1: Report on the 2018 International Pacific Halibut Commission Annual Meeting
  • Agenda Item G.1.b, MSAB Representative Report 1: Update on the Management Strategy Evaluation Process for Pacific Halibut
  • Agenda Item G.1.c, Supplemental NMFS Report 1
  • Agenda Item G.1.c, Supplemental WDFW Report 1
  • Agenda Item G.1.c, Supplemental Tribal Report 1
• Agenda Item G.2: Incidental Catch Recommendations: Options for the Salmon Troll and Final Recommendations for Fixed Gear Sablefish Fisheries
  • Agenda Item G.2, Attachment 1: Summary of Pacific Halibut Incidental Catch Management
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1

H. Groundfish Management

• Agenda Item H.1: NMFS Report (Groundfish)
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Groundfish and Halibut Federal Register Notices
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Rulemaking and other Major Activities for Groundfish in Late 2017 and Early 2018
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: Progress Report on Project to Clarify Confidentiality of Certain State and PacFin Data
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 4: Status Update on Whiting Discards Issue in the Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Exempted Fishing Permit
  • Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental NWFSC Presentation 1: Groundfish Science Report (McClure)
  • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental EC Report 1
• Agenda Item H.2: Trawl Catch Shares – Gear Switching and Trawl Sablefish Area Management
  • Agenda Item H.2, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1: Agenda Item Overview (Seger)
  • Agenda Item H.2, Attachment 1: Gear Switching and Trawl Sablefish Area Management—Preliminary Data
  • Agenda Item H.2, Supplemental Attachment 2: Expanded Agenda Item H.2., Attachment 1 Tables (expanded with the addition of data for vessels that only gear switch)
  • Agenda Item H.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.2.b, Public Comment 1
  • Agenda Item H.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item H.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
  • Agenda Item H.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 4
  • Agenda Item H.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 5
• Agenda Item H.3: Implementation of the 2018 Pacific Whiting Fishery Under the U.S./Canada Agreement
• Agenda Item H.4: Initial Stock Assessment Plan and Terms of Reference
  • Agenda Item H.4, Attachment 1: Data and Analysis Supporting the Prioritization of Species for Stock Assessments in 2019 and 2021
  • Agenda Item H.4, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 2: NMFS Prioritization Workbook (Excel File – Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item H.4, Attachment 3: Draft Terms of Reference for the Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessment and Review Process for 2019-2020
  • Agenda Item H.4, Attachment 4: Draft Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Rebuilding Analysis for 2019-2020
  • Agenda Item H.4, Attachment 5: Draft Terms of Reference for the Methodology Review Process for Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic Species for 2019-2020
  • Agenda Item H.4, Attachment 6: SSC Groundfish Subcommittee Report on Groundfish Stock Assessment Process Review Workshop Webinar Held on 01 December 2017
  • Agenda Item H.4, Supplemental Attachment 7: Supplemental Additions to the Data and Analysis Supporting the Prioritization of Species for Stock Assessments in 2019 and 2021
  • Agenda Item H.4.a, Supplemental NWFSC Presentation 1: Draft Analysis and Ranking of Pacific Coast Groundfish Species for Assessment in 2019 (and 2021) – Hastie
  • Agenda Item H.4.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
• Agenda Item H.5: Endangered Species Act Biological Opinion on the Take of Listed Salmon in Groundfish Fisheries
  • Agenda Item H.5, Attachment 1: Incidental Take Statement (Pages 2-180–2-193) From Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion; Reinitiation of Section 7 Consultation Regarding the Pacific Fisheries Management Council’s Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (Full document Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item H.5.a, Groundfish Management Team Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.5.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Analysis of the West Coast Groundfish Fisheries for the 2017 Salmon ESA Biological Opinion
  • Agenda Item H.5.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: Salmon Bycatch in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries: Overview of Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement (Bishop)
  • Agenda Item H.5.a, Supplemental GMT Presentation 1: Salmon ITS: Mitigation Measures and Reserve Rules Analysis (Deorpinghaus)
  • Agenda Item H.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
• Agenda Item H.6: Trawl Catch Share – Final Range of Alternatives for Follow-On Actions
  • Agenda Item H.6, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1: Agenda Item Overview (Seger)
  • Agenda Item H.6, Attachment 1: Follow-On Actions – Issues, Alternatives, and Analysis
  • Agenda Item H.6.a, Supplemental CAB Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
• Agenda Item H.7: Update on 2019-2020 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
  • Agenda Item H.7, Attachment 1: Proposed 2019 and 2020 Harvest Specifications for Lingcod and Bocaccio
  • Agenda Item H.7, Attachment 2: Narrative for Revised 2017 Lingcod Stock Projections
  • Agenda Item H.7, Attachment 3: Excel File with Lingcod Stock Projections (Revised2017LingcodOFLs-18Dec2017_V6.xlsx) [Excel File Electronic Only]
  • Agenda Item H.7.a, Supplemental Attachment 4: Spex Briefing PowerPoint (PDF format) DeVore, et.al
  • Agenda Item H.7.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Results of NEPA scoping and a schedule for regulation deeming and FMP transmittal
  • Agenda Item H.7.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Yelloweye Rockfish Rebuilding Analysis and Update to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
  • Agenda Item H.7.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.7.b, Public Comment 1
• Agenda Item H.8: Final Inseason Management, Including Shorebased Carryover and Exempted Fishing Permits
  • Agenda Item H.8, Attachment 1: 2017 Regulations and Trawl Gear Exemptions by Area
  • Agenda Item H.8.a, WDFW Report 1: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Inseason Adjustments for 2018
  • Agenda Item H.8.a, CDFW Report 1: California Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on inseason Adjustments for 2018
  • Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental ODFW Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: EFP Updates
  • Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: NMFS Presentation on the 2018 Trawl Gear EFP (Palmigiano)
  • Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental GMT Report 2
  • Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental SAS Report 2
  • Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.8.b, Supplemental Public Comment 1

I. Highly Migratory Species Management

• Agenda Item I.1: NMFS Report (HMS)
  • Agenda Item I.1.a, REVISED NMFS Report 1: Report on Highly Migratory Species Activities
  • Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2
  • Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: DRAFT Increased Monitoring Analysis
  • Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: Preliminary Analysis Increased Monitoring of the CA/OR Large-Mesh Drift Gillnet Fishery
  • Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report 2
• Agenda Item I.2: Deep-Set Buoy Gear Authorization — Final Range of Alternatives/Preliminary Preferred Alternative
  • Agenda Item I.2, Attachment 1: Council Action on Authorization of Deep-Set Buoy Gear and Federal Permitting, Agenda Item J.6, September 2017
  • Agenda Item I.2.a, HMSMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 2
  • Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental HMSMT Presentation 1 (Enriquez)
  • Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental HMSAS Presentation 1
  • Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 1 (Full Version Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1 (Oceana)
  • Agenda Item I.2.c, Supplemental CDFW Motion for Screen (This motion may or may not have been modified by Council action, see the March 2018 meeting record for the final motion)
• Agenda Item I.3: Proposed Deep-Set Buoy Gear Exempted Fishing Permits
  • Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 1: Summary of Deep-Set Buoy Gear Exempted Fishing Permit Applications Submitted for the March 2018 Council Meeting
  • Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 2: DSBG Application From Robert Breneman
  • Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 3: DSBG Application From Scott Breneman
  • Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 4: DSBG Application From Pietro Buompensiero
  • Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 5: DSBG Application From Josh Dagama
  • Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 6: DSBG Application From Daniel Fuller
  • Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 7: DSBG Application From Clint Funderberg
  • Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 8: DSBG Application From David Hatto
  • Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 9: DSBG Application From Ben Hyman
  • Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 10: DSBG Application From Tyler Scarbrough
  • Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 11: DSBG Application From Greg Surgener
  • Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 12: DSBG Application From William Sutton
  • Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 13: DSBG Application From Matt White
  • Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 14: DSBG Application From Thomas Wright
  • Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 15: Revised DSBG Application From Thomas Carson
  • Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  • Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Presentation 1 (Hellmers)
  • Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1

Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas AND Committee Memos)

ANCILLARY AGENDAS

• Community Advisory Board (CAB) Agenda
• Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) Agenda
• Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
• Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) 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
• Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda – REVISED
• SSC DRAFT November 2017 Minutes
• Salmon Technical Team (STT) Agenda

ADVISORY BODY AND COMMITTEE MEMOS

• Ecosystem Memo: Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel, Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup, and Interested Persons
• Enforcement Memo: Enforcement Consultants (includes attachment)
• Groundfish Memo: Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, Groundfish Management Team, and Groundfish Interested Persons
• Highly Migratory Species Memo: Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel, Highly Migratory Species Management Team, and Interested Persons
• Salmon Memo: Salmon Advisory Subpanel, Salmon Technical Team, Model Evaluation Workgroup, and Interested Persons
• Scientific and Statistical Committee Memo: Scientific and Statistical Committee

Informational Reports, General Information, and Membership Roster

INFORMATIONAL REPORTS

• Informational Report 1: Memo from California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group re: 2017-18 updates and recommendations to reduce whale entanglements
• Informational Report 2: NOAA Fisheries Priorities and Annual Guidance for 2018
• Informational Report 3: Putting Ocean Tipping Points Science into Practice in Your Ecosystem: A Workshop for Scientists and Natural Resource Managers

GENERAL INFORMATION AND MEMBERSHIP ROSTER

• General Information: Chair’s Reception, Tax Exempt Form, Future Meeting Schedule, Seating Chart, and Hotel Information
• Membership Roster dated February 14, 2018 (for the March 2018 Briefing Book)