March 2023 briefing book - Pacific Fishery Management Council

Recent reports

E.3 Supplemental MPC Presentation

Pacific Fishery Management Council Marine Planning

Mar 7
March 2023 Council meeting record

Nov 7
March 2023 Council Meeting Transcripts

Aug 2
Pacific Fishery Management Council Releases Alternatives for 2023 West Coast Salmon Fisheries (updated March 20, 2023)

Mar 10
D.7.a, Supplemental STT Report 2

2023 Klamath River Fall Chinook de minimis exploitation rate

Mar 10
D.7.a, Supplemental STT Report 1

Analysis of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2023 Ocean Fisheries (March 10, 2023)

Mar 10
G.6.a, Supplemental EWG Report 1

Mar 10
G.6.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1

Mar 10

March 2023 Council Meeting

A. Call to order

A.3, Situation Summary

March 2023 Detailed Agenda

Feb 15

A.4, Situation Summary

Executive Director's Report

Feb 15
- A.4, Attachment 1
  
  Review of Robert’s Rules of Order and the November 2022 Motion to Reconsider on Gear Switching
  
  Feb 15
- A.4, Supplemental Attachment 2
  
  Memo Dated February 24, 2023 re: A.4 Executive Director’s Report
  
  Feb 24

B. Open comment period

B.1 Situation Summary

Comments on Non-Agenda Items

Feb 11
- B.1.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1
  
  Pacific Coast Salmon and Climate Initiative (Jacques White, Long Live the Kings)
  
  Mar 5

B.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

C. Pacific halibut

C.1. Situation Summary

Annual Report of the International Pacific Halibut Commission

Feb 11
- C.1, Attachment 1
  
  2019-2023 Area 2A Pacific Halibut Fishery Catch Exploitable Yield
  
  Feb 11
- C.1, Attachment 2
  
  National Report of the United States to the International Pacific Halibut Commission
  
  Feb 11
- C.1.a, Supplemental IPHC Presentation 1
  
  Outcomes of the 99th Session of the IPHC Annual Meeting (AM099) – Electronic Only
  
  Feb 24
- C.1.a, Supplemental IPHC Report 1 (Electronic Only)
  
  Report of the 99th Session of the IPHC Annual Meeting (AM099)
  
  Feb 24
- C.1.b, IPHC Representative Report 1
  
  Report on the 2023 International Pacific Halibut Commission Annual Meeting
  
  Feb 16
- C.1.c, Supplemental CDFW Report 1
  
  Results of Online Public Survey Solicit Input on Recreational Fishery Season Dates from Stakeholders
  
  Mar 4
- C.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  
  Mar 4

C.1.b Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

C.1 Situation Summary

Council Coordination Committee Report

Oct 9

C.2. Situation Summary

Incidental Catch Recommendations: Options for Salmon Troll and Final Action on Recommendations for Fixed Gear Sablefish Fisheries

Feb 11
- C.2, Attachment 1
  
  Summary of Pacific Halibut Incidental Catch Management
  
  Feb 11
- C.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  
  Mar 5
- C.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  
  Mar 4
- C.2.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  
  Mar 4

C.2.b Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

D. Salmon management

D.1 Situation Summary

National Marine Fisheries Service Report (salmon)

Feb 11
- D.1.b, NMFS Report 1
  
  Feb 11

D.2 Situation Summary

Review of 2022 Fisheries and Summary of 2023 Stock Forecasts

Feb 11
- D.2, Attachment 1
  
  Excerpts from Chapter 3 of the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan
  
  Feb 11
- Review of 2022 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
  
  Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Document for the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan (Electronic Only)
  
  Feb 14
- Supplemental Preseason Report I
  
  Stock Abundance Analysis and Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2023 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations (Electronic Only)
  
  Mar 2
- D.2.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
  
  Excerpts from the Review of 2022 Ocean Salmon Fisheries and 2023 Preseason 1 Report
  
  Mar 4
- D.2.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  
  Mar 5

D.3 Situation Summary

Identify Management Objectives and Preliminary Definition of 2023 Management Alternatives

Feb 11
- D.3, Attachment 1
  
  Guidance for Alternative Development and Assessment.
  
  Feb 11
- D.3, Attachment 2
  
  Emergency Changes to the Salmon FMP
  
  Feb 11
- D.3, Attachment 3
  
  62 FR 44421 (Document Number 97-22094): Policy Guidelines for the Use of Emergency Rules
  
  Feb 11
- D.3.a, Supplemental PSC Report 1
  
  Feb 28
- D.3.b Supplemental NMFS Report 1
  
  2023 Guidance Letter
  
  Mar 3
- D.3.e, Supplemental WDFW/Tribal Report 1
  
  Tribal and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 2023 Management Objectives for Puget Sound Chinook and Coho Salmon
  
  Mar 5
- D.3.e, Supplemental Tribal Report 1
  
  Comments from The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
  
  Mar 1
- D.3.e, Supplemental Tribal Report 2
  
  Statement by the Columbia River Treaty Tribes to the Pacific Fishery Management Council SeaTac, Washington
  
  Mar 6
- D.3.e, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  
  SAS Proposed Initial Salmon Management Alternatives for 2023 Non-Indian Ocean Fisheries
  
  Mar 6
- D.3.f, Supplemental Public Presentation 1
  
  James Stone, Nor-Cal Guides and Sportsmen's Association
  
  Mar 5

D.4 Situation Summary

Recommendations for 2023 Management Alternative Analysis

Feb 11
- D.4.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
  
  Collation of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2023 Ocean Fisheries (v. March 7, 2023)
  
  Mar 7

D.5 Situation Summary

Further Direction for 2023 Management Alternatives

Feb 11
- D.5.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
  
  Collation of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2023 Ocean Fisheries (v. March 8, 2023)
  
  Mar 8
- D.5.a,Supplemental Tribal Report 1
  
  Hoopa Valley Tribal Comments on Recommendations for 2023 Management Alternative Analysis
  
  Mar 8

D.6 Situation Summary

Further Direction for 2023 Management Alternatives

Feb 11
- D.6.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
  
  Collation of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2023 Ocean Fisheries (v. March 9, 2023)
  
  Mar 9
- D.6.a, Supplemental STT Report 2
  
  REVISED TABLE 5 and TABLE 7 (11:36 a.m., March 9, 2023)
  
  Mar 9

D.7 Situation Summary

Adopt 2023 Management Alternatives for Public Review

Feb 11
- D.7.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
  
  Analysis of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2023 Ocean Fisheries (March 10, 2023)
  
  Mar 10
- D.7.a, Supplemental STT Report 2
  
  2023 Klamath River Fall Chinook de minimis exploitation rate
  
  Mar 10
- D.7.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 1
  
  Statement by the Columbia River Treaty Tribes
  
  Mar 9

D.8 Situation Summary

Appoint Salmon Hearings Officers

Feb 11
- D.8, Attachment 1
  
  Schedule of Salmon Fishery Management Alternative Hearings
  
  Feb 11

D.1.d, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
D.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
D.3.f, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
D.4.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1 (Bob Sparre)
D.4.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
D.5.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
D.6.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
D.7.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
D.8.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

E. Habitat issues

E.1 Situation Summary

Current Habitat Issues

Feb 16
- E.1.a, HC Report 1, Habitat Indicators of Klamath and Sacramento Salmon Stocks
  
  Feb 17
- E.1.a, Supplemental HC Report 2
  
  Mar 5

E.1.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

F. Groundfish management

F.1 Situation Summary

National Marine Fisheries Service Report (groundfish)

Feb 11
- F.1.a, NMFS Report 1
  
  National Marine Fisheries Service Report on recently Published Groundfish Rulemakings and Workload
  
  Feb 11
- F.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2
  
  Maximizing the Utility and Benefit of Electronic Monitoring to Gather Information on Future Humpback Whale Bycatch Events
  
  Feb 24
- F.1.b, Supplemental NWFSC Presentation 1
  
  Science Center Activities (Craig Russell and Jim Hastie)
  
  Mar 5
- F.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  
  Mar 5

F.2 Situation Summary

Implementation of the 2023 Pacific Whiting Fishery under the U.S./Canada Agreement

Feb 11
- F.2, Attachment 1 (Electronic Only)
  
  Status of the Pacific Hake (whiting) stock in U.S. and Canadian waters in 2023. DRAFT SUBMISSION 1/27/2023
  
  Feb 11
- F.2.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  
  Mar 5
- F.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  
  Mar 5

F.3 Situation Summary

Sablefish Pot Gear Marking – Feasibility Report

Feb 15
- F.3.a, NMFS Report 1
  
  Improving Gear Marking in the U.S. West Coast Sablefish Pot Fleet, Workshop Summary Report
  
  Feb 15
- F.3.a, NMFS Report 2
  
  Comments Submitted in Response to Workshop Summary Report
  
  Feb 15
- F.3.a, NMFS Report 3
  
  Sablefish Pot Gear Marking Feasibility Report
  
  Feb 15
- F.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  
  Mar 5

F.4 Situation Summary

Non-Trawl Area Management – Final Preferred Alternative

Feb 15
- F.4, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1 (Doerpinghaus/Wiedoff)
  
  Mar 5
- F.4, Attachment 1 (Electronic Only)
  
  Proposed Amendment to the Pacific Groundfish Fishery Management Plan for Non-Trawl Sector Area Management Measures
  
  Feb 15
- F.4.a, CDFW Report 1
  
  California Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Non-Trawl Area Management-Final Preferred Alternative
  
  Feb 15
- F.4.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 2
  
  Proposed Technical Correction to Modify one 75 Fathom Boundary Line Waypoint
  
  Mar 4
- F.4.a Supplemental REVISED ODFW Report 1
  
  Non-Trawl Area Management and the Proposed Yelloweye Rockfish Conversation
  
  Mar 4
- F.4.a Supplemental ONMS Report 1
  
  Letter from ONMS, re: Potential Overlap Between the Draft Restoration Plan and NEPA Evaluation for the YFD-70 Dry Dock and the PFMC’s Non-Trawl Area Management Measures Action
  
  Feb 24
- F.4.a, Supplemental ONMS Presentation 1
  
  Draft Restoration Plan and NEPA Evaluation for the YFD-70 Dry Dock and the NT-RCA (Karen Reyna)
  
  Mar 6
- F.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  
  Mar 5
- F.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  
  Mar 5
- F.4.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  
  Mar 5
- F.4.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  
  Mar 5
- F.4.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1
  
  Non-Trawl Area Management: Protect Habitat And Restore Groundfish Fishing Opportunities (Oceana)
  
  Mar 5

F.5 Situation Summary

Electronic Monitoring Program Changes – Final Preferred Alternative

Feb 16
- F.5, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1 (Brett Wiedoff)
  
  Mar 7
- F.5, Attachment 1
  
  Executive Summary – Draft Analytical Document for a Regulatory Amendment – West Coast Electronic Monitoring Program
  
  Feb 16
- F.5 Supplemental Attachment 2 (Electronic Only)
  
  Draft Analytical Document for a Regulatory Amendment Under the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan – West Coast Electronic Monitoring Program
  
  Feb 24
- F.5.a, GEMPAC Report 1
  
  Electronic Monitoring Program Changes – Final Preferred Alternatives
  
  Feb 16
- F.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  
  Mar 6
- F.5.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  
  Mar 6

F.6 Situation Summary

Final Assessment Methodologies

Feb 15
- F.6.a, SSC Groundfish Subcommittee Report 1
  
  Feb 17
- F.6.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  
  Mar 6

F.7 Situation Summary

Amendment 31 Groundfish Stock Definitions

Feb 21
- F.7, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1 (Todd Phillips)
  
  Mar 7
- F.7, Attachment 1
  
  Range of Alternatives Analysis for Proposed Amendment 31 to the Pacific Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (Electronic Only)
  
  Feb 15
- F.7.a; NWFSC Report 1
  
  Alternatives for setting catch limits when a stock is assessed using multiple independent sub-area assessment models
  
  Feb 15
- F.7.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  
  Mar 6
- F.7.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  
  Mar 7
- F.7.a, Supplemental REVISED version 2 GAP Report 1
  
  Mar 8

F.8 Situation Summary

Workload and New Management Measure Priorities

Feb 15
- F.8, Attachment 1
  
  Conceptual Design of Groundfish New Management Measure Prioritization Process, March 2023
  
  Feb 15
- F.8.a, NMFS Report 1
  
  NMFS Report on Select Items in Groundfish Workload and New Management Measures List
  
  Feb 15
- F.8.a, GMT Report 1
  
  Groundfish Management Team Report on Workload and New Management Measures Update, March 2023
  
  Feb 23
- F.8.a, Supplemental GMT Report 2
  
  Mar 7
- F.8.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1
  
  Report on Workload and New Management Measure Priorities
  
  Mar 4
- F.8.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  
  Mar 7
- F.8.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  
  Mar 7
- F.8.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  
  Mar 7

F.9 Situation Summary

Inseason Adjustments – Final Action

Feb 11
- F.9.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  
  Mar 6

F.1.d, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
F.2.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
F.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
F.4.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
F.5.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
F.6.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
F.7.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
F.8.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
F.9.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

G. Administrative matters

G.1. Situation Summary

United States Coast Guard (USCG) Annual Report

Feb 11
- G.1.a, Supplemental USCG Report 1
  
  2022 Report to the PFMC
  
  Feb 28
- G.1.a, Supplemental USCG Presentation 1
  
  U.S. Coast Guard West Coast Fishery Enforcement Report
  
  Mar 6

G.2 Situation Summary

Report of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

Feb 15
- G.2, Attachment 1 (OCNMS NOI)
  
  Feb 15
- G.2.a, National Marine Sanctuaries Report 1 (Electronic Only)
  
  Feb 15
- G.2.a, Supplemental ONMS Presentation 1
  
  ONMS Coordination Report
  
  Mar 8
- G.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  
  Mar 7
- G.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  
  Mar 9

G.3 Situation Summary

Marine Planning

Feb 16
- G.3.a, Supplemental NMFS/ODFW Presentation1
  
  Characterizing Fisheries Footprints for Offshore Wind Energy Planning
  
  Mar 8
- G.3, Attachment 1, WCOA Overview
  
  Feb 16
- G.3.a, Supplemental MPC Presentation 1
  
  Mar 9
- G.3.a, MPC Report 1
  
  Feb 16
- G.3.a, Supplemental MPC Report 2
  
  Mar 9
- G.3.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  
  Mar 6
- G.3.a, Supplemental EWG Report 1
  
  Mar 9
- G.3.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
  
  Mar 7
- G.3.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  
  Mar 8
- G.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  
  Mar 8
- G.3.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  
  Mar 8

G.4 Situation Summary

Approval of Council Meeting Record

Feb 15
- G.4, Attachment 1
  
  Draft Council Meeting Record: 269th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council, November 2-8, 2022 (Electronic Only)
  
  Feb 15

G.5 Situation Summary

Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures

Feb 21
- G.5, Attachment 1
  
  USCG Letter Regarding Council Designees
  
  Feb 16
- G.5, Attachment 2
  
  ODFW Letter Regarding Council Designees
  
  Feb 16
- G.5, Attachment 3
  
  Model Fishery Management Council Policy on Addressing Allegations of Harassment of Process Participants Other Than Council Employees
  
  Feb 16
- G.5, Attachment 4
  
  Model Fishery Management Council Policy on Addressing Allegations of Harassment of Council Employees
  
  Feb 16
- G.5, Attachment 5
  
  Staff Recommended Process for Incorporating the Council Coordination Committee (CCC) Harassment Policies and Recommendations for Defining Professional Meeting Decorum
  
  Feb 16
- G.5, Attachment 6
  
  Suggested COP 1 Edits
  
  Feb 16
- G.5, Attachment 7
  
  Suggested SOPP Edits
  
  Feb 16
- G.5.a, Tribal Report 1
  
  Tribal Comments Regarding Model Fishery Management Council Policy on Addressing Allegations of Harassment
  
  Feb 16
- G.5.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  
  Mar 6
- G.5.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  
  Mar 6
- G.5.a, Supplemental EWG Report 1
  
  Mar 7
- G.5.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
  
  Mar 9
- G.5.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  
  Mar 8
- G.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  
  Mar 9
- G.5.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  
  Mar 9
- G.5.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  
  Mar 8
- G.5.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  
  Mar 9
- G.5.a Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  
  Mar 9

G.6 Situation Summary

Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning

Feb 15
- G.6, Attachment 1
  
  Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
  
  Feb 15
- G.6, Attachment 2
  
  Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, April 2023
  
  Feb 15
- G.6, Supplemental Attachment 3
  
  Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (v. 03/09/2023)
  
  Mar 9
- G.6, Supplemental Attachment 4
  
  Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, April 2023 (v. 03/09/2023)
  
  Mar 9
- G.6.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  
  Mar 9
- G.6.a, Supplemental EWG Report 1
  
  Mar 10
- G.6.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
  
  Mar 8
- G.6.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  
  Mar 10
- G.6.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  
  Mar 9
- G.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  
  Mar 9
- G.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  
  Mar 9
- G.6.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1
  
  Initiative 4 Workshops (Kirchner)
  
  Mar 9

G.1.a, Supplemental USCG Video 1: Coast Guard Rescues Mariner in Distress as Wave Capsizes Vessel Near Mouth of Columbia River (external link)
G.1.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
G.2.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
G.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
G.5.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
G.6.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

H. Ecosystem management

H.1 Situation Summary

California Current Ecosystem Annual Report

Feb 16
- H.1.a, CCIEA Team Report 1 (Electronic Only)
  
  2022-2023 California Current Ecosystem Status Report and Appendices
  
  Feb 15
- H.1.a, CCIEA Team Report 2
  
  Ecosystem Status Report Topics for SSC-ES Review in September 2023
  
  Feb 16
- H.1.a, Supplemental CCIEA Team Presentation 1
  
  (Powerpoint)
  
  Mar 7
- H.1.a, SSC-ES Report 1
  
  Scientific and Statistical Committee Ecosystem Subcommittee Report of September 16, 2022 Webinar
  
  Feb 15
- H.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  
  Mar 6
- H.1.b, Supplemental EWG Report 1
  
  Mar 6
- H.1.b, Supplemental EAS Report
  
  Mar 6
- H.1.b, Supplemental HC Report 1
  
  Mar 5
- H.1.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  
  Mar 6
- H.1.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  
  Mar 6

H.2 Situation Summary

Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative Workplan

Feb 15
- H.2.a, EWG Report 1
  
  Feb 16
- H.2.a, Supplemental EWG Report 2
  
  Mar 7
- H.2.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
  
  Mar 7
- H.2.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  
  Mar 6
- H.2.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  
  Mar 5
- H.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  
  Mar 6
- H.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  
  Mar 7
- H.2.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  
  Mar 6
- H.2.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  
  Mar 6
- H.2.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1 (Michele Conrad)
  
  Mar 6

H.1.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
H.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

I. Highly migratory species management

I.1 Situation Summary

National Marine Fisheries Service Report

Feb 15
- I.1.a, NMFS Report 1
  
  Feb 15
- I.1.b, Supplemental SWFSC Presentation 1
  
  SWFSC Highly Migratory Species: Research Update
  
  Mar 8
- I.1.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  
  Mar 8

I.2 Situation Summary

International Management Activities

Feb 15
- I.2, Attachment 1
  
  WCPFC19 Provisional Outcomes Document
  
  Feb 15
- I.2, Attachment 2
  
  Staff Summary of the Outcomes of the Nineteenth Regular Session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
  
  Feb 15
- I.2.b, NMFS Report 1
  
  February 8, 2023, Letter from Sarah Malloy, Acting Regional Administrator, Pacific Islands Region, to Council Chairs summarizing WCPFC19 Outcomes
  
  Feb 15
- I.2.b, NMFS Report 2
  
  Regional Fishery Management Organizations Meetings
  
  Feb 15
- I.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 3
  
  Summary of the U.S. Stakeholder Meeting on a North Pacific Albacore Harvest Strategy, February 15, 2023 (Pacific Islands Regional Office and West Coast Region)
  
  Mar 4
- I.2.b Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  
  Mar 8
- I.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  
  Mar 8

I.3 Situation Summary

Drift Gillnet Hard Caps Update

Feb 15
- I.3, Attachment 1
  
  Staff Paper on Regulatory Flexibility Analysis and Regulatory Impact Review (Executive Order 12866) for the California Drift Gillnet Hard Caps Action
  
  Feb 15
- I.3, Attachment 2
  
  Staff Compilation of Amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act by the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act
  
  Feb 15
- I.3.a, SWFSC Report 1
  
  Technical Memorandum, Revised Bootstrap Methodology to Compare the Operation of the West Coast Large Mesh Drift Gillnet Fishery under Alternatives for Individual and Variable Length Hard Caps
  
  Feb 15
- I.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  
  Mar 6
- I.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  
  Mar 8
- I.3.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  
  Mar 8

I.1.d, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
I.2.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)
I.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

Advisory body and committee agendas

Committee agendas for the March 2023 briefing book (bookmarked in alphabetical order for easy navigation)

(all one file bookmarked in alphabetical order for easy navigation)

Feb 17

Advisory body and committee memos

Committee memos for the March 2023 briefing book (bookmarked in alphabetical order for easy navigation)

Feb 17

Informational reports

Informational Report 1

Range of Gear Switching Alternatives Adopted for Analysis by the Council at Its September 2021, June 2022, and November 2022 Meetings

Feb 15
Informational Report 2

Federal Register Notice; Draft 2022 Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports

Feb 16
Informational Report 3

NOAA Fisheries Draft Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports

Feb 16
Informational Report 4

Proposed Rule; Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Authorization of Deep-Set Buoy Gear

Feb 16
Informational Report 5

Federal Register; Framing the National Nature Assessment

Feb 16
Informational Report 6

Nomination Period ls Now Open for the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee

Feb 16
Supplemental Informational Report 7

NOAA’s National Seafood Strategy

Feb 24
Supplemental Informational Report 8 (Electronic Only)

U.S. Pacific Coast Federal Fisheries Scenario Planning Summary Report

Feb 24
Supplemental Informational Report 9

U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Information Bulletin – Reporting Sexual Misconduct on U.S. Vessels

Feb 24

General Information

General Information

Chairs reception, Covid protocols, Seating chart; Council meeting schedule

Feb 15
General Information

Hotel information; "Seating Chart"; Council Meeting Schedule

Oct 29