March 2019 Briefing Book

A. Call to Order

• Agenda Item A.4: Proposed March 6-12, 2019 Council Meeting Agenda

B. Open Comment Period

• Agenda Item B.1: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
  • Agenda Item B.1.a, Supplemental Tribal Presentation 1: NW Treaty Tribes Use of Electronic Fish Tickets; Development and Implementation of EFTs in Tribal Fisheries
  • Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1: Considerations for the 2019 Ocean Salmon Season
  • B1 Supplemental Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items (E-Portal, Electronic Only)

C. Administrative Matters

• Agenda Item C.1: Marine Planning Update
  • Agenda Item C.1, Supplemental Presentation 1: West Coast Regional Ocean Partnership Re-boot & 2019 Next Steps (Braby)
  • Agenda Item C.1, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 1: Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economics, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States
  • Agenda Item C.1, Attachment 2: WCOA Regional Vision
• Agenda Item C.2 Legislative Matters- Cancelled
• Agenda Item C.3: Membership Appointments; Statement of Organization, Practices, and Procedures; and Council Operating Procedures
  • Agenda Item C.3, Attachment 1: Proposed Changes to Council Operating Procedures
  • Agenda Item C.3.a, Supplemental IDFG Report 1: Voting Membership for Principal Idaho State Official and Designee
  • Agenda Item C.3.a, Supplemental WDFW Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
• Agenda Item C.4: Approval of Council Meeting Record
  • Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 1: Draft Council Meeting Record: 247th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (November 1-8, 2018)
• Agenda Item C.5: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
  • Agenda Item C.5, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
  • Agenda Item C.5, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, April 9-16, 2019 in Rohnert Park, California
  • Agenda Item C.5, Supplemental Attachment 3: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (03/11/19; 16:56)
  • Agenda Item C.5, Supplemental Attachment 4: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, April 9-16, 2019 in Rohnert Park, California (v. 03/11/19; 5:15 PM)
  • Agenda Item C.5, Supplemental Attachment 5: Summary of Candidate Items for Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
  • Agenda Item C.5.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.5.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.5.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.5.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.5.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.5.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item C.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1

D. Salmon Management

• Agenda Item D.1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report (Salmon)
  • Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Letter to Secretary Ross and Mr. Thom from Center for Biological Diversity, Oceans Program: Sixty-day Notice of Intent to Sue Over Violations of Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act Related to Pacific Coast Salmon Fisheries’ Impacts to Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus Orca)
  • Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: FINAL Three Year Review of the Lower Columbia River Natural Coho Abundance-based Harvest Matrix March 7, 2019
  • Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: FINAL Three Year Review of the Lower Columbia River tule fall Chinook Abundance-based Harvest Matrix March 7, 2019
  • Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 4: Supplemental to NMFS annual guidance letter, dated March 5, 2019, specifically addressing guidance related to effects of these fisheries on endangered Southern Resident killer whales (SRKW)
  • Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental NWFSC/SWFSC Report 1: Recent Salmon-Related Publications from the NWFSC and SWFSC of potential interest to the PFMC (2018-2019)
  • Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental FSC Presentation 1: Update on Fisheries Science Centers Activities – Salmon (Lindley)
  • Agenda Item D.1 Supplemental Public Comment (Electronic Only, see e-portal)
• Agenda Item D.2: Review of Rebuilding Plans
  • Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 1: Draft Salmon Rebuilding Plan – Klamath River Fall Chinook (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 2: Draft Salmon Rebuilding Plan – Sacramento River Fall Chinook (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 3: Draft Salmon Rebuilding Plan – Strait of Juan de Fuca Coho (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 4: Draft Salmon Rebuilding Plan – Queets River Coho (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 5: Draft Salmon Rebuilding Plan – Snohomish River Coho (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
  • Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 1 (HVT)
  • Public Comment (Electronic Only)
    • see Agenda Item D.2 e-portal for briefing book comments
    • PLEASE see e-portal for those comments submitted during the January 2019 rebuilding plan public comment period:
    • Draft Sacramento River fall Chinook Rebuilding Plan
    • Draft Klamath River fall Chinook Rebuilding Plan
• Agenda Item D.3: Review of 2018 Fisheries and Summary of 2019 Stock Abundance Forecasts
  • Review of 2018 Ocean Salmon Fisheries (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item D.3, 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 2019 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item D.3.a, Supplemental STT Report 1: Excerpts from Review of 2018 Ocean Salmon Fisheries and 2019 Preseason Report I
  • Agenda Item D.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
• Agenda Item D.4: Identification of Management Objectives and Preliminary Definition of 2019 Salmon Management Alternatives
  • Agenda Item D.4, Attachment 1: Guidance for Alternative Development and Assessment
  • Agenda Item D.4, Attachment 2: Emergency Changes to the Salmon FMP
  • Agenda Item D.4, Attachment 3: FR 97-22094: Policy Guidelines for the Use of Emergency Rules
  • Agenda Item D.4.a, California Salmon Council Report 1
  • Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: NMFS’ preliminary guidance regarding their implementation for the 2019 ocean salmon fishing season
  • Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Letter to Mr. Ryan Jackson, Chairman Hoopa Valley Tribal Council re: ESA-listed Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast (SONCC)
  • Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1:  SAS Proposed Initial Salmon Management Alternatives for 2019 Non-Indian Ocean Fisheries
  • Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental SAS Report 2: GSI Study Proposal
  • Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental WDFW/Tribal Report 1
  • Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 1 (CRITFC)
  • Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 2 (HVT)
  • Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 3: TABLE 3. 2019 Treaty Indian troll management Alternatives for ocean salmon fisheries – Tribe proposed (Friday, March 08, 2019; 1:11 PM)
• Agenda Item D.5: Recommendations for 2019 Management Alternative Analysis
  • Agenda Item D.5.a, Supplemental STT Report 1: Collation of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2019 Ocean Fisheries
  • Agenda Item D.5.a, Supplemental STT Report 2: Guidance received 03/09/2019 from the Council in further shaping the 2019 Salmon management measures
  • Agenda Item D.5.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 1 (HVT)
  • Agenda Item D.5 Supplemental Public Comment (Electronic Only, see e-portal)
• Agenda Item D.6: Further Direction for 2019 Management Alternatives
  • Agenda Item D.6.a, Supplemental STT Report 1: Collation of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2019 Ocean Fisheries (March 10, 2019)
• Agenda Item D.7: Further Direction for 2019 Management Alternatives
  • Agenda Item D.7.a, Supplemental STT Report 1: Collation of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2019 Ocean Fisheries (March 11, 2019)
  • Agenda Item D.7.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1: Proposed Updates to Commercial Troll Landing Regulations
• Agenda Item D.8: Adoption of 2019 Management Alternatives for Public Review
  • Agenda Item D.8.a, Supplemental STT Report 1: Analysis of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2019 Ocean Fisheries
  • Agenda Item D.8.a, Supplemental STT Report 2: Southern Resident Killer Whales Priority Prey Stocks With Model Representation March 2019
  • Agenda Item D.8.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 1
• Agenda Item D.9: Appoint Salmon Hearings Officers
  • Agenda Item D.9, Attachment 1: Schedule of Salmon Fishery Management Alternative Hearings

E. Ecosystem Management

• Agenda Item E.1: California Current Ecosystem and Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Report and Science Review Topics
  • Agenda Item E.1.a, IEA Team Report 1: California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (CCIEA) California Current Ecosystem Status Report, 2019
  • Agenda Item E.1.a, IEA Team Report 2: Supplementary Materials To The California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (CCIEA) California Current Ecosystem Status Report, 2019
  • Agenda Item E.1.a Supplemental IEA Team Report 3: Supplemental material on the annual meeting of the SSC-ES and CCIEA, scheduled for September 2019, Boise, ID
  • Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental CCIEA Presentation 1: 2019 California Current Ecosystem Status Report (Harvey/Garfield)
  • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental CDFW Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental ODFW Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental EWG Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental EAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.1 Supplemental Public Comment (Electronic Only, see e-portal)
• Agenda Item E.2: Climate and Communities Initiative Update
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, EWG Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental EWG Report 2
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.2 Public Comment (Electronic Only, see e-portal)
  • Agenda Item E.2 Supplemental Public Comment (Electronic Only, see e-portal)
• Agenda Item E.3: Fishery Ecosystem Plan Five-Year Review
  • Agenda Item E.3.a, EWG Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental EWG Report 2
  • Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental EWG Presentation 1 (deReynier; link to PFMC’s YouTube Channel)
  • Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item E.3 Supplemental Public Comment (Electronic Only, see e-portal)

F. Habitat

• Agenda Item F.1: Current Habitat Issues
  • Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental HC Report 1

G. Groundfish Management

• Agenda Item G.1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report (Groundfish)
  • Agenda Item G.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Groundfish and Halibut Federal Register Notices
  • Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Spreadsheet to update the Pacific Fishery Management Council and the public on the current rulemakings and activities underway by the NMFS’ Groundfish and Permits branches
  • Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental NWFSC Presentation 1: NMFS Groundfish Science Report
• Agenda Item G.2: Amendment 28 – Essential Fish Habitat and Rockfish Conservation Area – Final Implementation
  • Agenda Item G.2, Attachment 1: Proposed FMP Amendment Language (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item G.2, Attachment 2: FMP appendices (Full version Electronic Only; Large File Available as Download Only)
  • Agenda Item G.2, Attachment 3: Draft COP 22
  • Agenda Item G.2, Supplemental Attachment 4 (Electronic Only): FMP Appendix B, Part 2, Groundfish EFH and Life History Descriptions
  • Agenda Item G.2, Supplemental Attachment 5 (Electronic Only): FMP Appendix C, Part 2, The Effects of Fishing on Groundfish Habitat: West Coast Perspective
  • Agenda Item G.2, Supplemental Attachment 6 (Electronic Only): Nonfishing Effects on West Coast Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat and Recommended Conservation Measures
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, Project Team Report 1
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, NMFS Report 1
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental ODFW Report 1
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental REVISED HC Report 1
  • Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • Agenda Item G.2 Supplemental Public Comment (Electronic Only, see e-portal)
• Agenda Item G.3: New Methodology Informing Sigma Values – Final Adoption
  • Agenda Item G.3.a, SSC Groundfish and CPS Subcommittees Report 1: SSC Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic Species Subcommittees’ Report on the Steepness Prior and Sigma Review Meeting Held on 01 November 2018
  • Agenda Item G.3, Attachment 1: Estimating among-assessment variation in overfishing limits
  • Agenda Item G.3, Attachment 2: Addendum – Estimating among-assessment variation in overfishing limits
  • Agenda Item G.3, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 3: Accounting for increased uncertainty in setting precautionary harvest limits from past assessments
  • Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental SSC Presentation 1 (Field)
  • Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
• Agenda Item G.4: Omnibus Workload Planning Process Review and Project Prioritization
  • Agenda Item G.4, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1: Omnibus Process Planning and Project Prioritization (Seger)
  • Agenda Item G.4.a, GMT Report 1: Groundfish Management Team Report on the Groundfish Workload Prioritization List
  • Agenda Item G.4.a, GMT Report 2: Groundfish Management Team Report on the Omnibus Process and Council Operating Procedure 9
  • Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 3
  • Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 4
  • Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 5
  • Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  • Agenda Item G.4.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1 (MTC-Mann)
  • Agenda Item G.4 Advanced Public Comment (Electronic Only, see e-portal)
  • Agenda Item G.4 Supplemental Public Comment (Electronic Only, see e-portal
• Agenda Item G.5: Inseason Adjustments — Final Action
  • Agenda Item G.5.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1:  Update on the 2019 trawl gear EFP
  • Agenda Item G.5.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1: Inseason Adjustments for the California Recreational Groundfish Fishery
  • Agenda Item G.5.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 2: 2018 Groundfish Mortality in California
  • Agenda Item G.5.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item G.5.a, Supplemental GMT Report 2
  • Agenda Item G.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • Agenda Item G.5 Public Comment (Electronic Only, see e-portal)
  • Agenda Item G.5 Supplemental Public Comment (Electronic Only, see e-portal)
• Agenda Item G.6: Implementation of the 2019 Pacific Whiting Fishery Under the U.S./Canada Agreement
  • Agenda Item G.6.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1

H. Pacific Halibut Management

• Agenda Item H.1: Annual International Pacific Halibut Commission Meeting Report
  • Agenda Item H.1, Attachment 1
  • Agenda Item H.1, Attachment 2
  • Agenda Item H.1, Attachment 3
  • Agenda Item H.1, Supplemental Attachment 4: IPHC Regs
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, IPHC News Release: International Pacific Halibut Commission Completes 95th Annual Meeting
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental IPHC Report 1 (Electronic Only): Report of the 95th Session of the IPHC Annual Meeting (AM095); Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 28 January to 1 February 2019
  • Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental IPHC Presentation 1: Outcomes of the 95th Session of the IPHC Annual Meeting (Keith)
  • Agenda Item H.1.b, IPHC Representative Report 1: Report on the 2019 International Pacific Halibut Commission Annual Meeting
  • Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental MSAB Representative Report 1: Update on the Management Strategy Evaluation Process for Pacific Halibut
  • Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Recommendations on Pacific Halibut Workshop Timing and Scope
  • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental EC Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report 1
• Agenda Item H.2: Incidental Catch Recommendations: Options for the Salmon Troll and Final Recommendations for Fixed Gear Sablefish Fisheries
  • Agenda Item H.2, Attachment 1: Summary of Pacific Halibut Incidental Catch Management
  • Agenda Item H.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • Agenda Item H.2.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1

I. Enforcement (Cancelled)

J. Highly Migratory Species Management

• Agenda Item J.1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report (HMS)
  • Agenda Item J.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Report on Highly Migratory Species Activities
  • Agenda Item J.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Letter to PFMC regarding DGN hard caps remand and consultation
  • Agenda Item J.1.a, Supplemental NOAA EP HMS PSG Presentation 1:  (Jenny Suter)
  • Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental SWFSC Presentation 1: NMFS Report SWFSC Activities Highly Migratory Species (DiNardo)
  • Agenda Item J.1.c, Supplemental WDFW Report 1
  • Agenda Item J.1.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item J.1 Supplemental Public Comment (Electronic Only, see e-portal)
• Agenda Item J.2: Recommend International Management Activities
  • Agenda Item J.2, Attachment 1: Outcomes on Issues of Interest at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Fifteenth Regular Session (WCPFC15)
  • Agenda Item J.2, Attachment 2: Description of U.S. North Pacific Albacore Fishing Effort Estimates Reported to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Pursuant to Conservation And Management Measure 2005-03
  • Agenda Item J.2, Attachment 3: Nominations for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Permanent Advisory Committee (84 FR 2174)
  • Agenda Item J.2, Supplemental Attachment 4: Management Strategy Evaluation for North Pacific Albacore (Thunnus alalunga) Tuna: A Summary for Managers and Stakeholders
  • Agenda Item J.2.a, Supplemental Canadian Government Report 1
  • Agenda Item J.2.b, NMFS Report 1
  • Agenda Item J.2.b, NMFS Report 2
  • Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 3
  • Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental REVISED NMFS Report 4
  • Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Presentation 1: North Pacific Albacore mse graphic “Kobe Plot”
  • Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • Agenda Item J.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report 2
• Agenda Item J.3: Drift Gillnet Performance Metrics Review
  • Agenda Item J.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • Agenda Item J.3.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1

K. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

• Agenda Item K.1: Comments on Court Ordered Rulemaking on Harvest Specifications for the Central Subpopulation of Northern Anchovy – CANCELLED
  • Agenda Item K.1, Attachment 1: Court Order (Electronic Only)
  • Agenda Item K.1 Supplemental Public Comment (Electronic Only, see e-portal)

P. Public Comments for All Agenda Items

• P. Public Comments for All Agenda Items

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

ANCILLARY AGENDAS

• All Committee Agendas for the March 2019 briefing book (bookmarked in alphabetical order for easy navigation)

ADVISORY BODY AND COMMITTEE MEMOS

• Committee Memos for March 2019 briefing book (in alphabetical order)

Informational Reports, General Information, and Membership Roster

INFORMATIONAL REPORTS

• Informational Report 1: Letter stating Fisheries Forum is concluding their program
• Informational Report 2: Federal Legislation in the 115th and 116th U.S. Congress
• Informational Report 3 (Electronic Only): Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program 2018 Report to Congress, NOAA Fisheries

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 28, 2019 (updated for the March 2019 Briefing Book)