A. Call to Order
- Agenda Item A.4: Executive Director’s Report
- Agenda Item A.4, Supplemental Executive Director’s Presentation 1: PFMC Public Comment Portal; September 2018 – Development Update (Kleinschmidt)
- Agenda Item A.5: Proposed September 5-12, 2018 Council Meeting Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
- Agenda Item B.1: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
- Agenda item B.1.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 1: Quinault Indian Nation letter of intent to enter into the Northern Anchovy fishery for 2019
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 1: Letters From Joe Pennisi Regarding Trawl Gear
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 2: Public Comment Regarding Salmon Issues
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 3: Salmon Watch education opportunity
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 4: Letter from Bay Fresh Seafoods re: economic impact on the fishing industry and communities in California
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 5: Public comments related to salmon topics not on the Council agenda
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 6: Pacific Seafoods, Sardine Bycatch Data from 3 Pacific Whiting WDFW Fish tickets for deliveries into Westport WA on 08/31/2018; 09/01/2018 and WDFW & ODFW data for sardine bycatch in the midwater trawl fishery from 2000 to 2018
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 7: UW Student Capstone Project; Pacific Groundfish Catch Shares: Options for the Adaptive Management Program
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 8: Letter from Port of Friday Harbor re: SRKW
C. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
- Agenda Item C.1: Amendment 17: Live Bait Fishery Allowance
- Agenda Item C.1.a, CPSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 2
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 3
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item C.1.b, Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1
- Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 2 (Use QuickTime for proper viewing)
D. Habitat
- Agenda Item D.1 : Current Habitat Issues
E. Salmon Management
- Agenda Item E.1: Salmon Methodology Review–Final Topic Selection
- Agenda Item E.2: Update on Salmon Rebuilding Plan Development
- Agenda Item E.2, Attachment 1: Letter to Phil Anderson from Barry Thom regarding salmon stock status determinations
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 1
F. Administrative Matters
- Agenda Item F.1: Research and Data Needs Document – Final Adoption
- Agenda Item F.1, Attachment 1: Draft 2018 Research and Data Needs (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental ODFW Report 1
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental EWG Report 1
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item F.1.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item F.2: Legislative Matters
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 2: HR 200 (Most Recent Version) (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 3: MSA with Changes Proposed in HR 200 and S 1520 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 4: Letter from the Council Coordination Committee to Rep. Young on HR 200
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 5: S 1520 (Most Recent Version) (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 6: Comparison Between Current and Previous Versions of S. 1520
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 7: S 3138 (AQUAA Act) with Recent Changes Noted (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 8
- Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 9
- Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 10
- Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 11
- Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental Legislative Committee Report 1
- Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item F.3: Electronic Monitoring Program Review and Cost Allocation Procedural Directive
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: Electronic Monitoring Policy Development (Brett Alger)
- Agenda Item F.3, Attachment 1: Draft NMFS Procedural Directive on Cost Allocations in Electronic Monitoring Programs for Federally Managed U.S Fisheries
- Agenda Item F.3, Attachment 2: Draft Letter of Recommendations to NOAA Regarding Procedural Directive
- Agenda Item F.3, Attachment 3: Report Regarding Attendance at IFOMC
- Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental GEMPAC Report 1
- Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 1
- Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item F.4: Fiscal Matters
- Agenda Item F.4, Supplemental Attachment 1: Executive Director’s Report to the Budget Committee
- Agenda Item F.4.a, Supplemental Budget Committee Report 1
- Agenda Item F.5: Approval of Council Meeting Record
- Agenda Item F.5, Attachment 1: Draft Council Meeting Record: 245th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (June 7-13, 2018)
- Agenda Item F.6: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
- Agenda Item F.6, Attachment 1: Advisory Body Composition
- Agenda Item F.6.a, WDFW Report 1: Letter from WDFW Director Susewind Regarding WDFW Designees and Advisory Body Representation
- Agenda Item F.6.a, NMFS Report 1: Letter from the NWFSC Regarding GMT Representation
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental Tri-State Report 1
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental REVISED HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
- Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, November 1-8, 2018 in San Diego, California
- Agenda Item F.7, Supplemental Attachment 3: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (version 09/11/2018)
- Agenda Item F.7, Supplemental Attachment 4: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Quick Reference Agenda, November 1-8, 2018 in San Diego, California (version 09/11/2018)
- Agenda Item F.7, Supplemental Attachment 5: Proposed Highly Migratory Species Calendar for Workload and Agenda Planning
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental EWG Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.a Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item F.7.b, Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item F.7.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item F.7.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1: (Pacific Seafoods, Gonzalez)
G. Ecosystem Management
- Agenda Item G.1: West Coast Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Roadmap Implementation
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 1: Letter from PFMC to NMFS, September 2016
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 2: NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Western Road Map Implementation Plan – Public Review Draft
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: Video Guide to the Western Road Map Implementation Plan, 2018-2022 Review Draft (Posted to YouTube)
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 2: (deReynier PowerPoint)
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental EWG Report 1
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item G.2: Fishery Ecosystem Plan Five-Year Review — Scoping
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Ecosystem Workgroup Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental EWG Report 2
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental EAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item G.3: Climate and Communities Initiative Update
- Agenda Item G.3, Attachment 1: The Nature Conservancy Climate and Communities Workshop Report
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental Nature Conservancy Presentation 1: May 15-16, 2018, The Nature Conservancy Climate and Communities Initiative Workshop (Kirchner)
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Ecosystem Workgroup Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental EWG Report 2
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental EWG Presentation 1: (Yvonne deReynier)
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental EAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental SAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental HC Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item G.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
H. Highly Migratory Species Management
- Agenda Item H.1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report (HMS)
- Agenda Item H.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Report on Highly Migratory Species Activities
- Agenda Item H.2: Final Recommendations on Non-Deep-Set Buoy Gear Exempted Fishing Permits
- Agenda Item H.2, Attachment 1: Dr. John Hall EFP Application to Test the Use of a 5 Nautical Mile Section of Deep-Set Pelagic Longline Fishing Gear inside the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone off California and Oregon (South of 46°16’ N latitude)
- Agenda Item H.2.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item H.2.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item H.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item H.3: Recommend International Management Activities
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 1: Report of the Eighteenth Meeting of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-Like Species in the North Pacific Ocean Plenary Session (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item H.3.a, NMFS Report 1
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 1
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 2
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental SWFSC Presentation 1: (Gerard DiNardo)
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item H.4: Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
- Agenda Item H.4, Attachment 1: HMS FMP Chapter 4, Preventing Overfishing and Achieving Optimum Yield
- Agenda Item H.4, Attachment 2: Correspondence Between the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council and National Marine Fisheries Service Regarding Bigeye Tuna Aging Methods
- Agenda Item H.4.a, NMFS Report 1
- Agenda Item H.4.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2
- Agenda Item H.4.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item H.4.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item H.5: Drift Gillnet Performance Metrics Methodology
- Agenda Item H.6: Swordfish Management and Monitoring Plan
- Agenda Item H.6, Attachment 1: Pacific Fishery Management Council Draft Swordfish Management and Monitoring Plan
- Agenda Item H.6.a, Suppemental NMFS Report 1
- Agenda Item H.6.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
- Agenda Item H.6.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item H.6.b, Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item H.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item H.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item H.6.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1: Oceana (Shester/Kincaid)
- Agenda Item H.6.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 2: Pacific Seafoods (Gonzalez)
I. Groundfish Management
- Agenda Item I.1: NMFS Report (Groundfish)
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Rulemaking Plans and Major Activities
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Groundfish and Halibut Federal Register notices since the last Council meeting
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: Trawl Gear Proposed Rule 83FR45396
- Agenda Item I.1.b, NMFS NWFSC Report 1: Estimated Discard and Catch of Groundfish Species in the 2017 U.S. West Coast Fisheries (Electronic only)
- Agenda Item I.1.b, NMFS NWFSC Report 2: Pacific Halibut Bycatch in U.S. West Coast Fisheries (2002-2017) (Electronic only)
- Agenda Item I.1 b, NMFS NWFSC Report 3: Marine Mammal Mortality in U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries (2002-2016) (Electronic only)
- Agenda Item I.1 b, NMFS NWFSC Report 4: Seabird Mortality in U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries: 2002-2016) (Electronic only)
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS NWFSC Report 5: Observed and estimated total bycatch of salmon in the 2002-2016 U.S. west coast fisheries; July 2018 (Excel workbook, Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental NMFS NWFSC Presentation 1: Groundfish Science Report (McClure)
- Agenda Item I.2: Amendment 28 — Essential Fish Habitat and Rockfish Conservation Area Implementation Update
- Agenda Item I.2, Attachment 1: Draft Proposed FMP Amendatory Language
- Agenda Item I.2.a, NMFS Report 1
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Map of Amendment 28 Council-Recommended Alternative
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
- Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item I.3: Endangered Species Act Consultation on Eulachon
- Agenda Item I.3.a, NMFS Report 1: 2012 Biological Opinion – Continuing Operation of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.3.a, NMFS Report 2: Draft Incidental Take Statement for the Southern DPS of Eulachon
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: Endangered Species Act Recovery Plan for the Southern Distinct Population Segment of Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) Prepared by: National Marine Fisheries Service, West Coast Region (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item I.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item I.4: Stock Assessment Terms of Reference — Final Action
- Agenda Item I.4, Attachment 1: Draft Terms of Reference for the Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessment Review Process for 2019-2020
- Agenda Item I.4.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item I.4.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
- Agenda Item I.5: Methdology Review — Preliminary Topic Selection
- Agenda Item I.5, Attachment 1: Proposal for a Methodology Review of the Determination of Fish Ages Using Fourier-transform Near-infrared Spectroscopy (FT-NIRS) Analysis of Otoliths and Vertebrae
- Agenda Item I.5.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item I.6: Science Improvement Report
- Agenda Item I.6, Attachment 1: DRAFT: Improving Catch Estimation Methods in Sparsely Sampled Mixed-Stock Fisheries
- Agenda Item I.6, Attachment 2: Methodology Review Panel Report: Catch Estimation Methodology Review
- Agenda Item I.6, Supplemental Attachment 3: Appendix D. Supplemental Catch Estimation Methodology Review Report
- Agenda Item I.6.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
- Agenda Item I.7: Five-Year Catch Share Follow-On Action — Preliminary Action
- Agenda Item I.7, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1: (Seger)
- Agenda Item I.7, Attachment 1: Follow-on Actions—Alternatives and Draft Impact Analysis
- Agenda Item I.7.a, Supplemental REVISED GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item I.7.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item I.7.b, Supplemental Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item I.8: Continuing Midwater Trawl and Gear EFP and Salmon Bycatch Provisions in New EFPs
- Agenda Item I.8, Attachment 1: August 13, 2018 Letter to Barry Thom Regarding Council Recommendations for Trawl Gear Rule
- Agenda Item I.8, Supplemental Attachment 2: Year-Round Coastwide Midwater Rockfish EFP (proposed)
- Agenda Item I.8.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1
- Agenda Item I.8.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item I.8.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item I.9: Omnibus Workload Planning Process
- Agenda Item I.9, Supplemental Staff Presentation 1: Overview (Phillips)
- Agenda Item I.9, Attachment 1: Council Operating Procedure 9 (Excerpts)
- Agenda Item I.9, Attachment 2: Groundfish Workload Plan (April 2018)
- Agenda Item I.9.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item I.9.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item I.10: Inseason Adjustments–Final Action
- Agenda Item I.10.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1
- Agenda Item I.10.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 2
- Agenda Item I.10.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 3
- Agenda Item I.10.a, Supplemental ODFW Report 1
- Agenda Item I.10.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item I.10.a, Supplemental REVISED GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item I.10.b, Supplemental Public Comment 1
J. Pacific Halibut Management
- Agenda Item J.1: 2019 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations
- Agenda Item J.1, Attachment 1: 2018 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
- Agenda Item J.1, Attachment 2: Visual Representation of the 2018 Area 2A Catch Sharing Plan for Pacific Halibut
- Agenda Item J.1, Attachment 3: Excerpts from the ‘Pacific Halibut Management-Scoping Exercise’
- Agenda Item J.1, Supplemental Attachment 4: Past Reports from the IPHC Regarding the Area 2A Non-Treaty Commercial Directed Pacific Halibut Fishery
- Agenda Item J.1.a, IPHC Report 1: IPHC Regulatory Area 2A Non-Treaty Directed Commercial Pacific Halibut Fishery
- Agenda Item J.1.a, Supplemental IPHC Presentation 1 (Steve Keith)
- Agenda Item J.1.b, NMFS Report 1: Report on the 2018 Pacific Halibut Fisheries in Area 2A
- Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental ODFW Report 1
- Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental WDFW Report 1
- Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental CDFW Report 1
- Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental GMT Report 1
- Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
- Agenda Item J.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 1
Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas AND Committee Memos)
Ancillary Agendas
- Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) Agenda
- Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) Agenda
- Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) Agenda
- Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
- 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
- Scientific and Statistic Committee (SSC) Agenda
- SSC Ecosystem Subcommittee Agenda
- SSC DRAFT June 2018 Minutes
Advisory Body and Committee Memos
Informational Reports, General Information, and Membership Roster
Informational Reports
- Informational Report 1: Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States
- Informational Report 2: Letters to Dan Hull, Chairman, NPFMC from Chris Oliver regarding council research priorities and integration of those priorities in the NMFS science planning
- Informational Report 3: 2018 Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Summit NOAA Fisheries announces the release of the final report and discussion highlights from the March 2018 summit
- Informational Report 4: 33rd biannual meeting of the Committee on Fisheries
- Informational Report 5: Future Seas MSE Workshop Report – Management Strategy Evaluation Workshop for the NOAA OAR/NMFS Project “Future Climate Change and the California Current – A Physics to Fisheries Management Strategy Evaluation”
- Supplemental Informational Report 6: Status Report of the 2018 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California. Preliminary data through July 31, 2018
- Supplemental Informational Report 7: Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program – 2018 Recipients
General Information and Membership Roster
- General Information: Chair’s Reception, Tax Exempt Form, Future Meeting Schedule, Seating Chart, and Hotel Information
- Membership Roster dated August 13, 2018 (for the September 2018 Briefing Book)