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Updates
Advisory Bodies to hold online meetings to discuss Pacific Council projects funded under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) December 11, 13, and 17, 2024
The Pacific Council will hold a series of three online meetings to discuss its IRA projects and associated project planning and development. Members of Advisory Bodies in attendance may also discuss project timelines, work products, milestones, and Advisory Body roles and responsibilities.
Purpose of the meetings
Each meeting will focus on a separate IRA project:
December 11 – Innovating the Implementation of Council Actions to Respond to a Dynamic Ocean Environment; 10am to 2pm Pacific Time, or until business for the day is completed.
December 13 – Considering the Effects of Council Management Actions on Human Well-Being in Vulnerable Fishing Communities Impacted by a Changing Marine Ecosystem; 12pm to 4pm, or until business for the day is completed.
December 17 – Developing Climate-Ready Fishing Methods that Mitigate Bycatch of Non-Target, Associated Species in a Changing Ecosystem. 12pm to 4pm, or until business for the day is completed.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after publication of this document that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to take final action to address the emergency.
If you have additional questions regarding the meeting, please contact Gilly Lyons at 503-820-2427; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 427.
Preliminary DRAFT November 2024 Motions in Writing
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.
- A.3 – Approval of the Agenda
- C.2 – Fiscal Matters
- C.4 – Council Meeting Record
- C.5 – Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures – Including Final 2025-27 Advisory Body Appointments
- D.3 – Research and Data Needs
- F.2 – Final Methodology Review Results and Proposed Council Operating Procedures (COP) 15 Updates
- F.3 – Queets Spring/Summer Chinook Rebuilding Plan – Final
- G.1 – 2025 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regs – Final
- G.2 – Commercial Fishery Regulation Changes: VMS, Seabird Avoidance and Catch Reporting – Final
- H.2 – International Management Activities Including Bluefin tuna Trip Limits
- H.3. – Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures – Final
- H.4 – Highly Migratory Species Roadmap Workshop Report and Next Steps
- I.2 – Trawl Catch Share Program and Intersector Allocation Reviews: Hearing Officers and Locations
- I.3 – Methodology Review: Final Fishery Impact Model Review Topics and Stock Assessment Methodologies
- I.4 – Stock Definitions for Species Assessed in 2025-2027 – Final
- I.5 – Adopt Purpose and Need, Range of alternatives, and preliminary preferred alternative, if possible
- I.6 – Inseason Adjustments and Technical Corrections for 2025-2026
- J.2 – Pacific Sardine Rebuilding Plan Fishery Management Plan Amendment (FMP) – FInal
- J.3 – Stock Assessment Prioritization
Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee to hold online meeting December 5, 2024
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Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold an in person meeting with a web broadcast on December 2-3, 2024
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Fast Facts
- Meeting dates: November 13-18, 2024
- Location: 3050 Bristol Street – Costa Mesa, CA 92626
- Check in 4pm; Check Out 11am
- Shuttle service: Yes
- Please make every effort to use the complimentary shuttle between the airport and hotel. The shuttle service at John Wayne Airport (SNA) is located in the Ground Transportation Center on the Arrival Level between Terminals A and B. The Hilton Orange County Costa Mesa shuttle departs the airport at :15 and :45 every hour, and departs the hotel at :00 and :30 every hour.
- Overnight Parking: $18/night discounted rate
- November Council Banquet: 11/14.
Council Floor Session:
- WiFi: Connect to: PFMC, Password: PFMC2024!
- Sign up to give Public Comment via our E-Portal or at the back of the ballroom.
- Livestream the Council floor session via our YouTube channel or follow us on Twitter (@PFMCagenda)
Travel & Hotel Guidance:
- Early Departure: Attendee must notify the hotel 72hrs in advance.
- Cancellations: Attendee must notify the hotel and Patricia Hearing 72hrs in advance.
- Any unwarranted fees associated with hotel cancellations or changes may be applied to the attendee.
Annual Banquet (held in conjunction with November 2024 Council meeting)
Thursday, November 14, 2024
The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Annual Banquet will be held (in conjunction with the November 13-18, 2024 Council meeting) on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at the Hilton Orange County in Costa Mesa, California.
The Banquet honorees are Phil Anderson, Alan Byrne, Kit Dahl, Bob Dooley, Renee Dorval (unable to attend), Robin Ehlke, Angelika Hagen-Breaux, Jim Hastie, Richard Heap, Curt Melcher, Joe Oatman, Fran Recht (unable to attend), and Jim Seger (unable to attend). Please join us in thanking them for their contributions to West Coast fisheries management through their work for the Pacific Fishery Management Council.
This is a prepaid early registration RSVP event only. Please contact: Samantha.Holland@noaa.gov or call 503.820.2413 if you have any questions.
Download a PDF version of the November 14, 2024 Banquet flyer
Ad Hoc Equity & Environmental Justice Committee online meeting November 6, 2024
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Ecosystem-Based Management Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold online meeting November 5, 2024
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Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team to hold online meeting November 5, 2024
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