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The Pacific Council will hold a series of three online meetings to discuss its IRA projects and associated project planning and development. Members of Advisory Bodies in attendance may also discuss project timelines, work products, milestones, and Advisory Body roles and responsibilities. Purpose of the meetings Each meeting will focus on a separate IRA project:December […]

Cautionary Note — These preliminary motions do not represent the final official administrative record. The motions and amendments contained in this blog are as projected on the screen at the Council meeting at the time of the Council vote and often use expedited language and references without the benefit of any final editing or proofing. They may use short-hand language or abbreviations that may not be clear without the context of verbal comments and clarifications made during their development at the meeting, or may contain inadvertent transposition errors. They have not been approved by the Council to represent the final official record of Council action. The final official record will be posted on the Council website after the Council approves the full meeting record at a future Council meeting.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee (MPC) will hold an online public meeting. This meeting will be held Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time or until business for the day has been completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the event an outage occurs or technical issues arise that impact the experience of remote attendees, we will attempt to resolve them but ultimately we cannot guarantee that they will be resolved satisfactorily. 

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will will convene an in person meeting with a web broadcast to update the Accepted Practices Guidelines for the Groundfish Stock Assessments document. This meeting is open to the public and will be held Monday, December 2, from 1 p.m. -5 p.m. Pacific Time, and Tuesday, December 3, from 8:30 a.m. until business for the day has been completed. This meeting is being conducted in person with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the event an outage occurs or technical issues arise that impact the experience of remote attendees, we will attempt to resolve them but ultimately we cannot guarantee that they will be resolved satisfactorily.

Thursday, November 14, 2024 The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Annual Banquet will be held (in conjunction with the November 13-18, 2024 Council meeting) on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at the Hilton Orange County in Costa Mesa, California. The Banquet honorees are Phil Anderson, Alan Byrne, Kit Dahl, Bob Dooley, Renee Dorval (unable to attend), Robin […]

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Equity and Environmental Justice Committee (EEJC). This online meeting is open to the public and will be held Wednesday, November 6, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time.  The scheduled ending time for this meeting is an estimate and will adjourn when business for the day is completed.

The Ecosystem-Based Management Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will convene an online meeting. The SSC Ecosystem-Based Management Subcommittee meeting is open to the public and will be held Tuesday, November 5 from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (Pacific Time) or when business for the day has been completed.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting of its Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s November 2024 meeting agenda.  The online meeting is open to the public and will be held Tuesday, November 5, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pacific Time or until business for the day has been completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the event an outage occurs or technical issues arise that impact the experience of remote attendees, we will attempt to resolve them but ultimately we cannot guarantee that they will be resolved satisfactorily.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting of its Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s November 2024 meeting agenda.  The online meeting is open to the public and will be held Monday, November 4, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time or until business for the day has been completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the event an outage occurs or technical issues arise that impact the experience of remote attendees, we will attempt to resolve them but ultimately we cannot guarantee that they will be resolved satisfactorily.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Habitat Committee (HC) will hold an online meeting that is open to the public. This HC meeting will be held Tuesday, October 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, October 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the event an outage occurs or technical issues arise that impact the experience of remote attendees, we will attempt to resolve them but ultimately we cannot guarantee that they will be resolved satisfactorily.