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The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will host an online meeting of the Area 2A Pacific halibut governmental management entities that is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Tuesday, January 2, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Pacific Standard 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.

Purpose of the meeting

The primary purpose of the online meeting is to prepare and develop recommendations for the 2024 International Pacific Halibut Commission’s (IPHC) annual meeting held in Anchorage, Alaska from January 22 through January 26, 2024.  Recommendations generated from the 2A managers’ meeting will be communicated to the IPHC by the Pacific Council’s representatives.  Attendees may also address other topics relating to Pacific halibut management.

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To attend the online meeting

Please join using this link: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/572193120

Meeting ID: 572193120

Or dial: +1 (650) 4191505 United States (San Mateo, CA)

Access Code / Meeting ID: 572193120

International numbers available: https://v.ringcentral.com/teleconference

Technical information

For technical assistance, you may send an email to Kris Kleinschmidt or call/text 503-820-2412.

System requirements

PC-based attendees: Required: Windows® 8 or 10
Mac®-based attendees: Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
Mobile attendees: Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet (See your phone’s App Store and search for RingCentral meeting or visit RingCentral Mobile App site)

Additional information

Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kris Kleinschmidt at 503-820-2412 at least ten business days prior to the meeting date.

If you have additional questions regarding the online meetings, please contact Robin Ehlke at 503-820-2410; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 410.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) ad-hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup will hold an online meeting that is open to the public. The meeting will be held Tuesday, December 12, 2023 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, or until business for the day concludes,  and if needed, the meeting will resume on Thursday, December 14, 2023 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, or until business for the day concludes.

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.

Purpose of the meeting

The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss and develop preliminary recommendations to inform Pacific Council decision making at the March and April 2024 Pacific Council meetings for the 2024 salmon pre-season management process as it relates to Klamath River Fall Chinook management.  Additional discussion on Klamath River Dam removal, monitoring, hatchery production, etc. and workload planning may also occur.

Meeting materials

Agenda

Additional information

Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kris Kleinschmidt at 503-820-2412 at least ten business days prior to the meeting date.

If you have additional questions regarding the online meetings, please contact Robin Ehlke at 503-820-2410; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 410.

Council Meeting Decision Summary Documents are highlights of significant decisions made at Council meetings. Fishery policy decisions made by the Council are formally transmitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) as recommendations and are not final until NMFS approval.  Results of agenda items that do not reach a level of highlight significance are typically not described in the Decision Summary Document.  For a more detailed account of Council meeting discussions, see the Council meeting record and transcripts.   

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 (Pacific Council) is pleased to announce that it will be transitioning from Dropbox to OneDrive on January 1, 2024. This change is part of our ongoing commitment to electronic efficiencies and reducing our carbon footprint. OneDrive will not be taking the place of the Briefing Book website but will be […]

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Monday, December 4, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day 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.

Purpose of the meeting

The purpose of this online EWG meeting is to review Pacific Council guidance on further work on its Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative addressing the provision of ecosystem and climate information in its management processes. Based on this review, the EWG will consider what activities it wishes to develop further as part of this initiative. It will report its recommendations to the Pacific Council at its March 2024 meeting.

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Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kris Kleinschmidt at 503-280-2412 at least ten business days prior to the meeting date.

If you have additional questions regarding the meeting, please contact Dr. Kit Dahl at 503-820-2422; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 422.

Please join us on Friday, November 3, 2023 in Garden Grove, California to honor the following individuals for their contributions to West Coast fisheries management through their work for the Pacific Fishery Management Council

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) ad hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup (Workgroup) will hold an online meeting that is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Monday, November 20, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, or until business for the day concludes.

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.

Purpose of the meeting

The primary purpose of the meeting is KRWG consideration and discussion of preliminary recommendations to inform Council decision making for the 2024 salmon pre-season management process.

Meeting materials

Agenda

Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kris Kleinschmidt at 503-820-2412 at least ten business days prior to the meeting date.

If you have additional questions regarding the online meetings, please contact Robin Ehlke at 503-820-2410; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 410.