News & Events: Groundfish

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold an online meeting to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s September 2020 meeting agenda. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting will be held Tuesday, August 25, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time, or until business for the day has been completed.

Meeting agenda

• GMT August 25, 2020 meeting agenda

Purpose of this online meeting

The primary purpose of the GMT online meeting is to prepare for the Pacific Council’s September 2020 meeting. The GMT will discuss items related to groundfish management and administrative Pacific Council agenda items. A detailed agenda for the online meeting will be available on the Pacific Council’s website prior to the meeting. The GMT may also address other assignments relating to groundfish management. No management actions will be decided by the GMT.

To attend the online meeting (RingCentral)

1. Join the meeting by visiting this link:
   https://meetings.ringcentral.com/join
2. Enter the Meeting ID: 149 074 1287 and click JOIN
3. Next you will be prompted to either:
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   • Join the meeting without a download via your web browser.
4. Please enter your name and click Join.
5. You may use your telephone for the audio portion of the meeting by dialing the TOLL number provided on your screen, followed by the meeting ID and participant ID, also provided on the screen.
6. Once connected, you will be in the meeting, seeing other participants and a shared screen, if applicable.

IF you do not have the ability to use the RingCentral application via computer or mobile device, please join the “audio only” portion of the online meeting by calling one of the phone numbers listed below.

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Technical information and instructions

Attendee instructions

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

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

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The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold an online meeting to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s June 2020 meeting agenda. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting will be held Friday, May 29, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time, or until business for the day has been completed.

Purpose of this online meeting

The primary purpose of the GMT meeting is to prepare for the Pacific Council’s June 2020 meeting. The GMT will discuss items related to groundfish management and administrative Pacific Council agenda items. The GMT may also address other assignments relating to groundfish management. No management actions will be decided by the GMT.

Online meeting agenda

• Groundfish Management Team May 29 online meeting agenda

To attend the online meeting (GoToMeeting)

1. Use this link:  https://www.gotomeeting.com/meeting/join-meeting

2. Enter the Meeting ID/Access Code: 832-392-373

3. Please enter your name and email address (required)

4. You may use your telephone for the audio portion of the meeting by dialing this TOLL number  1-224-501-3412

5. Enter your audio phone pin (shown after joining the meeting)

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

 

Nominations open for advisory body vacancies The Council is accepting nominations for a Washington position on the Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel and the Northern Charter Boat Operator position on the Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel. Nominations for both are due Monday, May 18. Advisory body appointments made in March In March the Council appointed Andrew Babich […]

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As part of its Climate and Communities Initiative (CCI) the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) is sponsoring a series of webinars with its advisory bodies, which are open to the public.

The webinar with focus on the Groundfish Fishery Management Plan will be held on the following date and time:

• Groundfish Advisory Subpanel and Management Team: Thursday, May 28, 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Purpose of this webinar series

The Council’s Climate and Communities Core Team (CCCT) is coordinating a scenario planning process to explore potential fisheries management challenges under climate variability and change. During a two-day scenario development workshop in January 2020, more than 70 participants, including representatives from each of the Council’s advisory bodies, developed four scenarios to be used in a stakeholder driven strategic planning process. This is designed to meet the CCI goal to consider strategies for improving the flexibility and responsiveness of our management actions to near-term climate shift and long-term climate change, and strategies for increasing the resiliency of our managed stocks and fisheries to those changes. The CCCT is now enhancing the clarity of descriptions for each of the four scenarios (also referred to as ‘deepening’ the scenarios). The purpose of this webinar series is to solicit input from the Council’s advisory bodies on how possible future conditions described in each of these scenarios might affect the species and fisheries managed under the Council’s fishery management plans.

Webinar materials

• May 28 agenda for Groundfish Advisory Subpanel and Managemement team webinar on scenario deepening
• Scenarios for West Coast Fisheries 2040: Groundfish

To attend the online meetings (GoToMeeting)

1. Use this link:  https://www.gotomeeting.com/meeting/join-meeting

2. Enter the Meeting ID/Access Code: 240-804-645

3. Please enter your name and email address (required)

4. You may use your telephone for the audio portion of the meeting by dialing this TOLL number +1 (872-240-3412)

5. Enter your audio phone pin (shown after joining the meeting).

As part of its Climate and Communities Initiative (CCI) the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) is sponsoring a series of webinars with its advisory bodies, which are open to the public.

The webinar with focus on the Scientific and Statistical Committee will be held on the following date and times:

• Scientific and Statistical Committee: Tuesday, May 26, 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Webinar materials

• May 26 agenda for Scientific and Statistical Committee webinar on scenario deepening
• Scenarios for west coast fisheries 2040: Scientific and Statistical Committee

Purpose of this webinar series

The Council’s Climate and Communities Core Team (CCCT) is coordinating a scenario planning process to explore potential fisheries management challenges under climate variability and change. During a two-day scenario development workshop in January 2020, more than 70 participants, including representatives from each of the Council’s advisory bodies, developed four scenarios to be used in a stakeholder driven strategic planning process. This is designed to meet the CCI goal to consider strategies for improving the flexibility and responsiveness of our management actions to near-term climate shift and long-term climate change, and strategies for increasing the resiliency of our managed stocks and fisheries to those changes. The CCCT is now enhancing the clarity of descriptions for each of the four scenarios (also referred to as ‘deepening’ the scenarios). The purpose of this webinar series is to solicit input from the Council’s advisory bodies on how possible future conditions described in each of these scenarios might affect the species and fisheries managed under the Council’s fishery management plans.

To attend the online meetings (GoToMeeting)

1. Use this link:  https://www.gotomeeting.com/meeting/join-meeting

2. Enter the Meeting ID/Access Code: 240-804-645

3. Please enter your name and email address (required)

4. You may use your telephone for the audio portion of the meeting by dialing this TOLL number +1 (872-240-3412)

5. Enter your audio phone pin (shown after joining the meeting).

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Ad Hoc Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committee (Committees) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public.  The meeting will be held Tuesday, May 26, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time, or until business for the day is completed.