November 2022 briefing book

November 2022 Council Meeting

A. Call to order

• A.3, Situation Summary: Executive Director’s Report
• A.4, Situation Summary: November 2022 Detailed Agenda

B. Open comment period

• B.1 Situation Summary: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
  • B.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

C. Administrative

• C.1. Situation Summary: Council Coordination Committee Report
  • C.1, Attachment 1: Draft Agenda, Council Coordination Committee Meeting, October 18 – 20, 2022
  • C.1, Supplemental Attachment 2: Draft Report of the October 2022 Council Coordination Committee
  • C.1, Supplemental Attachment 3:  Model Fishery Management Council Policy on Addressing Allegations of Harassment of Council Employees
  • C.1, Supplemental Attachment 4:  Model Fishery Management Council Policy on Addressing Allegations of Harassment of Process Participants Other Than Council Employees
  • C.1.b Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.2. Situation Summary: NMFS National Policy for Saltwater Recreational Fisheries
  • C.2.a, NMFS Report 1: NOAA Fisheries Invites Comments to Update Recreational Fisheries Policy
  • C.2.a, NMFS Report 2: National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Policy Update
  • C.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • C.2.c Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.3. Situation Summary: Legislative Matters
  • C.3, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation
  • C.3.a, Supplemental LC Report 1
  • C.3.c Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.4. Situation Summary: Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Designation
  • C.4, Attachment 1; Chumash Fact Sheet
  • C.4, Attachment 2; Overview of current Federal fishing regulations
  • C.4, Attachment 3; NMS and PFMC Correspondence
  • C.4, Supplemental Attachment 4:  Chumash Map
  • C.4.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • C.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • C.4.b Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.5. Situation Summary: National Marine Fisheries Service Accomplishments and Priorities
  • C.5, Supplemental NMFS/SWFSC/NWFSC Presentation 1:  West Coast FY2023 Priorities (Rumsey, Werner, Koch)
  • C.5.a, NMFS Report 1: West Coast Priorities
  • C.5.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2:  NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region Fiscal Year 2022 Accomplishments
  • C.5.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3:  NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region Fiscal Year 2023 Priorities
  • C.5.b, Supplemental NWFSC Report 1:  Annual Guidance Memorandum for Fiscal Year 2023
  • C.5.b, Supplemental SWFSC Report 1:  SWFSC Priorities for Fiscal Year 2023
  • C.5.c Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.6. Situation Summary: Marine Planning
  • C.6, Attachment 1: BOEM announcement on an improved process for identifying Oregon WEAs
  • C.6, Attachment 2: Morro Bay Final EA Notice
  • C.6, Attachment 3: NOAA FR Notice
  • C.6, Supplemental Attachment 4: Federal Register Notice; Pacific Wind Lease Sale 1 (PACW-1) for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf in California – Final Sale Notice
  • C.6, Supplemental Attachment 5:  West Coast Ocean Alliance Info Sheet
  • C.6.a, MPC Report 1
  • C.6.a, Supplemental MPC Report 2
  • C.6.a, Supplemental MPC Presentation 1
  • C.6.a, Supplemental WCOA Presentation 1:  West Coast Ocean Alliance update (John Hansen)
  • C.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • C.6.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • C.6.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • C.6.b Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.7. Situation Summary: Fiscal Matters
  • C.7, Supplemental Attachment 1: Budget Committee Agenda (October 26, 2022)
  • C.7, Supplemental Attachment 2: Budget Committee Agenda, (November 2, 2022)
  • C.7, Supplemental Attachment 3:  Executive Director’s Budget Report, November 2022
  • C.7.a, Supplemental BC Report 1
  • C.7.c Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.8. Situation Summary: Approval of Council Meeting Record
  • C.8, Attachment 1: Draft Council Meeting Record: 268th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council, September 6-14, 2022 (Electronic Only)

• C.9. Situation Summary: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
  • C.9, Attachment 1: Proposed Revisions to COP 1
  • C.9.b Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.10. Situation Summary: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
  • C.10, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
  • C.10, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, March 2023
  • C.10, Attachment 3: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, April 2023
  • C.10, Supplemental Attachment 4:  Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (v. 11/07/22; 17:13)
  • C.10, Supplemental Attachment 5:  Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, March 2023 (v. 11/07/22; 5:15 pm)
  • C.10, Supplemental Attachment 6:  Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, April 2023 (v. 11/07/22; 5:19 pm)
  • C.10.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • C.10.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • C.10.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • C.10.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • C.10.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • C.10.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • C.10.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • C.10.b Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

D. Salmon management

• D.1 Situation Summary: National Marine Fisheries Service Report (salmon)
  • D.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1:  Recent Developments With Potential Impacts for Salmon Management
  • D.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2:  Letter to Council from NMFS re:  Hood Canal coho salmon
  • D.1.b, Supplemental REVISED CDFW Report 1:  CDFW Report on Central Valley Spring Chinook
  • D.1.d, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• D.2 Situation Summary: Final Methodology Review
  • D.2, Attachment 1: Methodology Review Materials (Electronic only)
  • D.2.a, Supplemental MEW Report 1
  • D.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1:  SRKW Chinook Low Abundance Threshold update (Jeromy Jording)
  • D.2.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
  • D.2.a, Supplemental STT Report 2
  • D.2.a, Supplemental STT Report 3
  • D.2.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • D.2.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  • D.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• D.3 Situation Summary: 2023 Preseason Management Schedule
  • D.3, REVISED Attachment 1: Pacific Fishery Management Council Proposed Schedule and Process for Developing 2023 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures
  • D.3.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1:  Report on 2023 Preseason Management Schedule
  • D.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

E. Pacific halibut

• E.1 Situation Summary: 2023 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations – Final Action
  • E.1, Attachment 1: 2022 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
  • E.1, Attachment 2: Visual Representation of the 2022 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
  • E.1.a, NMFS Report 1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report on the 2022 Pacific Halibut Fisheries in Area 2A
  • E.1.a, Supplemental ODFW Report 1:  Proposed Changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for the 2023 Fishery
  • E.1.a, Supplemental WDFW Report 1:  Proposed Changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan and 2023 Annual Regulations
  • E.1.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1:  2022 Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery in California
  • E.1.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • E.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• E.2 Situation Summary: 2023 Commercial-Directed Fishery Regulations – Final Action
  • E.2, Supplemental Attachment 1:  Proposed Administrative Changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan
  • E.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • E.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

F. Habitat

• F.1 Situation Summary: Current Habitat Issues
  • F.1, Attachment 1: FR Notice
  • F.1.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • F.1.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

G. Highly migratory species

• G.1 Situation Summary: National Marine Fisheries Service Report
  • G.1.a, NMFS Report 1
  • G.1.b, Supplemental SWFSC Presentation 1:  Highly Migratory Species Research Update (Annie Yau)
  • G.1.d, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• G.2 Situation Summary: International Management Activities
  • G.2, Attachment 1: Provisional Annotated Agenda October 4-6, 2022 (Japan Standard Time) WCPFC Northern Committee Eighteenth Regular Session
  • G.2, Attachment 2 (Electronic Only): Summary Report of the Eighteenth Regular Session of the Northern Committee
  • G.2, Supplemental Attachment 3:  Recommendations from the Permanent Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission October 27-28, 2022
  • G.2, Supplemental Attachment 4:  Letter from Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans RE: Proposal on a Pacific Albacore Tuna Treaty Access Regime beyond 2022
  • G.2.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • G.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• G.3 Situation Summary: Drift Gillnet Fishery Hard Caps – Final Action
  • G.3, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1:  Agenda Item Overview, Impact Analysis for Drift Gillnet Hard Caps (Dahl)
  • G.3, Attachment 1: Initial Public Review Draft; Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/Regulatory Flexibility Analysis/MSA Analysis for Proposed Regulations to Apply Strict Limits (Hard Caps) for Protected Species in the California/Oregon Large-Mesh Drift Gillnet Fishery Pursuant to the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species
  • G.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • G.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 2
  • G.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Presentation 1:  Drift Gillnet Fishery Hard Caps FPA
  • G.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • G.3.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • G.3.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  • G.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• G.4 Situation Summary: Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures – Preliminary
  • G.4, Attachment 1: 2021 HMS Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Document (Electronic Only)
  • G.4.a, Supplemental PSMFC Presentation 1:  HMS SAFE Portal
  • G.4.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • G.4.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:  Recently Published Groundfish Rulemakings & Workload
  • H.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2:  Sablefish Gear Marking Workshop, November 16, 2022 (virtual)
  • H.1.b, NWFSC Report 1: Observed and Estimated Bycatch of Salmon in U.S. West Coast Fisheries, 2002-2021
  • H.1.b, NWFSC Report 2: Observed and Estimated Bycatch of Salmon in U.S. West Coast Fisheries, 2002-2021 Excel Workbook (Electronic Only)
  • H.1.b, Supplemental NWFSC Presentation 1:  Science Center Activities (Craig Russell)
  • H.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • H.1.d, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.2 Situation Summary: Trawl Catch Share Program and Inter-Sector Allocation Review – Hearing Schedule
  • H.2, Attachment 1: Staff Proposal for Trawl Catch Share Review and Intersecter Allocation Hearings
  • H.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • H.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.3 Situation Summary: Sablefish Gear Switching
  • H.3, Supplemental Council Member Proposal 1 Sablefish Gear Switching (Phil Anderson)
  • H.3, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1 (Overview by Seger/Doerpinghaus)
  • H.3, Attachment 1: Range of Gear Switching Alternatives Adopted for Analysis by the Council at Its September 2021 and June 2022 Meetings
  • H.3, Attachment 2: Gear Switching Alternatives and Options List
  • H.3, Attachment 3: Initial Analysis of The Gear Switching Alternatives
    (Electronic Only)
  • H.3.a, NMFS Report 1: NMFS Report on Implementation of Gear Switching
    Alternatives
  • H.3.a, Supplemental REVISED NMFS Report 2
  • H.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • H.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • H.3.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  • H.3.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1 (WCSPA, Lori Steele)
  • H.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.4 Situation Summary: Methodology Review – Final Fishery Impact Model Topics and Final Assessment Methodologies
  • H.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1:  Development of Generalized Discard Mortality Rates Reflecting the Use of Descending Devices for Rockfishes of the Genus Sebastes
  • H.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 2
  • H.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 3
  • H.4.a, Supplemental SSC Groundfish Subcommittee Report 1:  Notes from the Ageing and Data Preparation Coordination Meeting to Support 2021 Groundfish Stock Assessments
  • H.4.a, Supplemental SSC Groundfish Subcommittee Report 2:  ODFW Video-Hydroacoustic Survey Methodology Review and WDFW Hook-and-Line Survey Workshop Report
  • H.4.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • H.4.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.5 Situation Summary: Stock Definitions
  • H.5, Attachment 1: A Proposed Range of Alternatives and Associated Management Implications for Defining Stocks Under Amendment 31
  • H.5.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • H.5.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • H.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • H.5.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.6 Situation Summary: Inseason Adjustments Including Pacific Whiting Set-Asides – Final Action
  • H.6, Attachment 1: Historical Mortality of Pacific Whiting in Research and Pink Shrimp Fisheries
  • H.6.a, NMFS REVISED Supplemental Report 1:  2022 Trawl Gear EFP
  • H.6.a, ODFW REVISED Supplemental Report 1:  Inseason Adjustments to the Longleader Gear Fishery
  • H.6.a, Supplemental ODFW Presentation 1:  ODFW Report on Requested Inseason Adjustment to the Recreational Longleader Gear Fishery (Mattes)
  • H.6.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1: 2022 Groundfish Harvest in California
  • H.6.a, Supplemental REVISED GMT Report 1
  • H.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • H.6.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.7 Situation Summary: Electronic Monitoring
  • H.7, Supplemental Attachment 1:  E-CFR, 50 CFR Part 660 Subpart J (up to date as of 10/13/2022) West Coast Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Program
  • H.7, Supplemental Attachment 2:  Federal Register notice, Final Rule, Electronic Monitoring
  • H.7, Supplemental Attachment 3:  Electronic Monitoring Program Manual West Coast Region, Groundfish
  • H.7, Supplemental Attachment 4:  2021 West Coast Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Program, Electronic Monitoring Service Plan Guidelines
  • H.7, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 5:  GEMPAC- Subgroup 2- Draft Report – October 28, 2022
  • H.7, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 6:  EM Established Provider/PSMFC Manual Draft
  • H.7, Supplemental Attachment 7: IFQ Quota Attainment Datasheet (Excel workbook file)
  • H.7, Supplemental Attachment 8:  EM Partial Video Review Simulation Results 2022-10-17 v.2 (Excel workbook file)
  • H.7, Supplemental Attachment 9:  Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) West Coast Electronic Monitoring Updates
  • H.7.a, Supplemental GEMPAC/TAC Report 1
  • H.7.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • H.7.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  • H.7.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

I. Coastal pelagic species management

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

• I.2 Situation Summary: Preliminary Review of Exempted Fishing Permits for 2023
  • I.2, Attachment 1: California Wetfish Producers Association Notice of Intent and Proposal for Biological Sampling
  • I.2, Attachment 2: California Wetfish Producers Association Notice of Intent and Proposal for Aerial Survey Point Sets
  • I.2, Attachment 3: West Coast Pelagic Conservation Group Notice of Intent and Proposal for Biological Sampling
  • I.2.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • I.2.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • I.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• I.3 Situation Summary: Fishery Management Plan Housekeeping Amendment
  • I.3, Attachment 1: Draft Underline/Strikethrough of CPS FMP
  • I.3, Attachment 2: Draft Clean Version of CPS FMP
  • I.3, Attachment 3: Current and Proposed Revised Headings
  • I.3.a, CPSMT Report 1
  • I.3.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • I.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• I.4 Situation Summary: Stock Assessment Terms of Reference – Final Action
  • I.4, Attachment 1: Public Review Draft Terms of Reference for Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessments for 2023-2024
  • I.4.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • I.4.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • I.4.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • I.4.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• I.5 Situation Summary: Stock Assessment Prioritization
  • I.5.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • I.5.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • I.5.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • I.5.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

Advisory body and committee agendas

• Committee agendas for the November 2022 briefing book (bookmarked in alphabetical order for easy navigation)

Advisory body and committee memos

• Committee memos for the November 2022 briefing book (bookmarked in alphabetical order for easy navigation)

Informational reports

• Informational Report 1: A Proposal to Study Costs Associated with the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program
• Supplemental Informational Report 2:  Status Report of the 2022 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California, preliminary data through September 2022
• Supplemental Informational Report 3:  Rebuilding Interior Columbia Basin Salmon and Steelhead
• Supplemental Informational Report 4:  National 5-Year Strategy for Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing 2022-2026

General Information and Membership Roster

• General Information: Annual Banquet, Covid Protocols (10/03), Membership Roster (dated October 11 2022 for the November 2022 briefing book); Seating Chart; Council Meeting Schedule