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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.

The primary purpose of the meeting is for the SAS to prepare for the November 2023 Pacific Council meeting.

Economics Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold online meeting October 24, 2023 to review the economic analysis associated with sablefish gear switching alternatives being considered by the Pacific Council.

The primary purpose of the meeting is for the HC to prepare for the November 2023 Pacific Council meeting. The HC will discuss items related to management items and other matters on the Pacific Council’s November agenda. No management actions will be decided by HC. The HC recommendations will be considered by the Pacific Council at their November 2023 meeting.

The primary purpose of the meeting is for the SAS to prepare for the November 2023 Pacific Council meeting.