Thursday, July 31st, 2014

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) and ad hoc Lower Columbia River Natural Coho Workgroup (LRC Workgroup) will hold a public work session Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel in Portland, Oregon.  The meeting is open to the public, but is not intended as a public hearing.  Public comments will be taken as time allows.

Work session date and time

The work session will begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 and will proceed until 5 p.m. or until business for the day is completed.

Purpose of the work session

The SAS and LRC Workgroup will discuss items on the Council’s September meeting agenda.  Major topics include: Salmon Methodology Review, Lower Columbia Coho Harvest Matrix, and the Unmanaged Forage Fish Protection Initiative.  The SAS and LRC Workgroup may also address one or more of the Council’s scheduled Administrative Matters.  The SAS and LRC Workgroup reports and recommendations are scheduled to be presented to the Council at its September 2014 meeting in Spokane, Washington.

Work session location

The work session will be held at the following location:

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel
Mt. Hood A Room
8235 Northeast Airport Way
Portland, Oregon 97220
503-281-2500
Driving Directions

This work session is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at 503-820-2425 at least five days prior to the meeting date.

For further information about the work session, please contact Mr. Mike Burner at 503-820-2414, or toll-free 1-866-806-7204, ext. 414.

Posted in Salmon, Salmon

Thursday, July 17th, 2014

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Council) ad hoc Lower Columbia River Natural Coho Workgroup (LRC Workgroup) will hold a public work session August 14, 2014 at the Council office in Portland, Oregon.  The meeting is open to the public, but is not intended as a public hearing.  Public comments will be taken at the discretion of the LRC Workgroup chair as time allows.  The Council may provide one-way streaming of the meeting audio and presentations to broaden the potential audience.  Please see “One-Way live streaming of audio and presentations” information below.

Proposed Agenda

• NEW! Proposed Agenda for the LCR Workgroup August 14, 2014 meeting

Work session date and time

The work session will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, August 14, 2014 and will proceed until 5 p.m. or until business for the day is completed.

Purpose of the work session

The primary purpose of the work session is to continue to develop reports and recommendations on the status of Lower Columbia River coho stocks, alternative harvest policies, and risk assessment.  The LRC Workgroup reports and recommendations are scheduled to be presented to the Council at its September 2014 meeting in Spokane, Washington.

Work session location

The work session will be held at the following location:

Pacific Fishery Management Council
Large Conference Room
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101
Portland, OR 97220-1384
503-820-2280
Driving Directions

One-way live streaming of audio and presentations

To Listen to the Audio and view the presentations only:

Join the audio one-way meeting by visiting this link:

1. http://www.joinwebinar.com
2. Enter the Webinar ID: 398-203-991
3. Please enter your name and email address (required)

Once you have joined the webinar, choose either your computer’s audio or select “Use Telephone.” If you do not select “Use Telephone” you will be connected to audio using your computer’s speakers (VolP). It is recommended that you use a computer headset as GoToMeeting allows you to listen to the meeting using your computer headset and speakers.

If you do not have a headset and speakers, you may use your telephone to listen to the audio portion of the meeting by dialing this TOLL number 1-646-307-1706 (not a toll-free number); phone audio access code 176-728-257; audio phone pin shown after joining the webinar.

Please note, this is a one-way audio. No public comments will be taken via the live stream. If you would like to comment, please join us at the PFMC office (noting that public comments will be taken at the discretion of the LRC Workgroup chair as time allows), or send your public comments to pfmc.comments@noaa.gov.

Additional information

This work session is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at 503-820-2425 at least five days prior to the meeting date.

For further information about the work session, please contact Mr. Mike Burner at 503-820-2414, or toll-free 1-866-806-7204, ext. 414.

Posted in Salmon, Salmon