Category: Webinar

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Salmon Technical Team (STT) and Scientific and Statistical Committee’s Salmon Subcommittee (SSC-SC) will hold a joint online meeting and is open to the public. The Model Evaluation Workgroup may also contribute and participate in this meeting. The online meeting will be held Wednesday and Thursday, October 11-12, 2023 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time daily, as needed. Meeting times are an estimate, the meeting will end when 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 purpose of the meeting is to conduct a salmon methodology review to discuss and review proposed changes to analytical methods used in salmon management that were identified at the September 2023 Council meeting.  If time allows additional topics may be discussed, including but not limited to future Pacific Council agenda items and salmon-related topics of interest to the STT and SSC-SC.  The STT and SSC-SC will report on the outcomes of the meeting to the Pacific Council at their November Council meeting.

Meeting materials

Agenda

2023 Salmon Methodology Review Material

To attend the online meeting

Please join using this link: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/985644267

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

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Technical information

For technical assistance, you may send an email to Kris Kleinschmidt or call/text 503-820-2412; or email Sandra Mondal or call/text 503-820-2419.

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 503-280-2412 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) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a weeklong online work session that is open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is to prepare materials for the 2025-2026 harvest specifications and management measures and discuss other items on the Pacific Council’s November 2023 meeting agenda.  The online work session will be held Monday, October 16, 2023, from 1 p.m. Pacific Time until business is completed for the day. The GMT will reconvene on Tuesday, October 17 through Friday, October 20, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time until business for each 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 GMT meeting is to develop recommendations on the development of the 2025-2026 harvest specifications and management measures for consideration by the Pacific Council at its November 2023 meeting. The GMT will also consider new management measures proposed by the Pacific Council at their September meeting. The GMT will dedicate their session on Friday, October 20, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time to specifically discuss items on the Pacific Council’s November 2023 meeting agenda. The GMT will discuss items related to groundfish management and administrative matters on the Pacific Council’s agenda. The GMT may also address other assignments relating to groundfish management. No management actions will be decided by the GMT. A detailed agenda for this weeklong webinar will be available on the Pacific Council’s website prior to the meeting.   

Meeting materials

Agenda

Friday, October 20 Agenda

To attend the online meeting

Please join using this link: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/305516155

Meeting ID: 305516155

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

Access Code / Meeting ID: 305516155

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; or email Sandra Mondal or call/text 503-820-2419.

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 503-280-2412 at least ten business days prior to the meeting date.

If you have additional questions regarding the meeting, please contact Todd Phillips at 503-820-2426; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 426.

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 Friday, September 29, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Daylight 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 purpose of this online meeting is for the MPC to consider current offshore wind (OSW) energy issues and to provide information and advice to the Pacific Council for consideration at its November 2023 meeting. Meeting topics may include Fisheries Communications Plans for the five California OSW leases and draft Oregon Wind Energy Areas.  Other OSW or aquaculture topics may be considered, as appropriate.

Meeting materials

Agenda

Meeting Recording (From Council’s YouTube Channel)

If you have additional questions regarding the meeting, please contact Kerry Griffin at 503-820-2409; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 409.

The Ecosystem-Based Management and Groundfish Subcommittees of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will convene an online meeting to review a proposed approach for developing the use of ecosystem risk evaluation tables and any other Ecosystem and Climate Information for Species, Fisheries, and Fishery Management Plan (Initiative 4) materials provided by the Council’s Ecosystem Workgroup. The SSC Ecosystem-Based Management and Groundfish Subcommittee meeting is open to the public and will be held Thursday, September 21 from 1-5 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) or when 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 purpose of the SSC Ecosystem-Based Management and Groundfish Subcommittee meeting is to review an approach being developed by the Council’s Ecosystem Workgroup to develop ecosystem risk evaluation tables for several example groundfish species, their potential use in the Council process, and any intersection with the SSC’s scientific uncertainty buffers and stock category designations which result from the stock assessment process.

No management actions will be decided by the meeting participants. The participants’ role will be development of recommendations and reports for consideration by the SSC and the Pacific Council at a future Council meeting. The Pacific Council and SSC are scheduled to consider the Ecosystem and Climate Information for Species, Fisheries, and Fishery Management Plan Initiative 4 at their March 2024 meeting in Fresno, California.

Meeting Materials

Agenda

June 2023 Agenda Item F.1a Supplemental EWG Report 1

September 2023 Agenda Item F.1.a EWG Report 1

September 2023 Agenda Item F.1.a Supplemental EWG Report 2

Additional optional background reading

Dorn and Zador 2020 – open access

Shotwell et al. 2022

To attend the online meeting

Please join using this link: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/007082587

Meeting ID: 007082587

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

Access Code / Meeting ID: 007082587

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

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 meeting, please contact Marlene A. Bellman at 503-820-2414; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 414.

The Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council’s) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold an online meeting to update the Accepted Practices Guidelines for CPS Stock Assessments document.  The meeting is open to the public and will be held Friday, September 22, 2023 beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until 12 p.m. Pacific Daylight 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 purpose of the SSC CPS Subcommittee’s meeting is to update best practices for conducting CPS stock assessments.  Recommendations of SSC CPS Subcommittee members will inform the Accepted Practices Guidelines for Stock Assessments in 2024, which is a compilation of guidelines for CPS stock assessment scientists.  The full SSC and the Pacific Council will review the Accepted Practices Guidelines for Stock Assessments as recommended by the SSC CPS Subcommittee at the November Pacific Council meeting. The updated version of the Accepted Practices Guidelines for Stock Assessments will be posted on the Pacific Council’s website shortly after the meeting. No management actions will be decided by the SSC CPS Subcommittee.  The SSC CPS Subcommittee members’ role will be the development of recommendations for consideration by West Coast CPS stock assessment scientists.

Meeting Materials

Agenda

Accepted Practices Guidelines for Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessments in 2024 (09/14/2023 Draft)

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 503-280-2412 at least ten business days prior to the meeting date.

If you have additional questions regarding the meeting, please contact Jessi Doerpinghaus at 503-820-2415; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 415.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Wednesday, September 6, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Daylight 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

At its online meeting the EAS will discuss the outcomes of the September 5 Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup online meeting, receive an update on Marine Planning Committee recommendations, and prepare for their scheduled September 9 in-person meeting in Spokane, Washington.

Meeting materials

Agenda

To attend the online meeting

Please join using this link: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/606264768

Meeting ID: 606264768

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

Access Code / Meeting ID: 606264768

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; or email Sandra Mondal or call/text 503-820-2419.

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 503-280-2412 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.

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 September 2023 meeting agenda.  The online meeting is open to the public and will be held Wednesday, August 30, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Daylight 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 CPSAS webinar meeting is to prepare for the Pacific Council’s September 2023 meeting agenda items, including a briefing by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the National Center for Coastal Ocean Science on the draft Oregon Wind Energy Areas.  No management actions will be decided by the CPSAS.  The advisory body recommendations will be considered by the Pacific Council at their September Council meeting.

Meeting materials

Agenda

BOEM Pacific Region Oregon Draft Wind Energy Areas (PPT)

Meeting Recording

If you have additional questions regarding the meeting, please contact Jessi Doerpinghaus at 503-820-2415; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 415.

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 Tuesday, September 5, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific Daylight 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 1) brief interested advisory body members and the public on the contents of its September Pacific Council meeting report on Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative 4 (Ecosystem and Climate Information for Species, Fisheries, and Fishery Management Plans), and 2) discuss and draft supplemental reports on Initiative 4 and other items of interest on the Pacific Council’s September meeting agenda, as appropriate. 

Meeting materials

Agenda

Meeting recording

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.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public. The meeting will be held Wednesday, August 23, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight 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 meeting is to familiarize the HMSAS with relevant topics to be taken up at the September 2023 Pacific Council meeting and begin considering the contents of reports the HMSAS may wish to submit to the Council. The HMSAS also may discuss a joint meeting with the HMS Management Team coincident with the September Council meeting to plan a workshop on West Coast swordfish fisheries and transition of the California drift gillnet fishery.

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 meeting, please contact Dr. Kit Dahl at 503-820-2422; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 422.

Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) staff and Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) staff will present a briefing on two September Pacific Council meeting agenda items, the Chumash Sanctuary Designation and the Coral Restoration and Research Plan, to interested Pacific Council members, advisory body members, and the public on Thursday, August 24, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

This briefing 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 Pacific Council will be considering two administrative items related to the ONMS at its September meeting. The Coral Restoration and Research Plan will discuss the consideration of new areas for coral research and restoration in the Greater Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries. The Council will begin scoping this item in September and will consider the areas that may be closed to fishing and to what fisheries the closures would apply. The Chumash Sanctuary Designation item will focus on the proposed designation documents and regulations for the new Sanctuary, with particular focus on any proposed regulations that may affect fishing activities under the Council’s jurisdiction. This presentation is aimed at a broad audience of Council members, advisory body members, and the public. Pacific Council and ONMS staff may follow up with more targeted discussions with advisory bodies during their September meetings will also brief the Council directly.

Meeting materials

Agenda

Chumash Heritage NMS Briefing (August 24,2023)

ONMS Coral Restoration and Research Presentation (August 24, 2023)

Meeting Recording

Additional information

If you have additional questions regarding the meeting, please contact Ms. Jessi Doerpinghause at 503-820-2415; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 415.