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September 2016 Briefing Book
A. Call to Order | B. Open Comment Period | C. Habitat | D. Ecosystem-based Management | E. Coastal Pelagic Species Management | F. Groundfish Management | G. Administrative Matters | H. Salmon Management | I. Pacific Halibut Management | J. Highly Migratory Species Management | Ancillaries, Info Reports, Gen Info
A. Call to Order
- Agenda Item A.5: Proposed September 12-20, 2016 Council Meeting Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
- Agenda Item B.1, Comments on Non-Agenda Items
- Agenda Item B.1.a, Supplemental ODFW Report: Response to Polley letter regarding trawling nearshore in the Cape Kiwanda/Pacific City area
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Open Comment: Email from Brian Burke regarding climate change and fisheries
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Comment 2: Letter to Curt Melcher, Director ODFW, from Coastal Conservation Association re: trawler activity in Sand Lake and Cape Kiwanda areas
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Comment 3: Letter from Oceana re: Submission of Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Analysis (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Comment 4: Letter from Ventura County Commercial Fishermen’s Association re: Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA) Amendment ROA that is tentatively scheduled under Agenda Item H.3 at the upcoming November PFMC meeting
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Comment 5: Letter from EDF re: trawl gear modification workshop that was held in Newport from July 26th to 28th
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Comment 6: (Video, Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Comment 7: Comparative Analysis of Combined EFH and Trawl Rockfish Conservation Alternatives (Oceana PowerPoint)
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 8: Letter from USCG to NOAA Fisheries (Electronic Only)
C. Habitat
- Agenda Item C.1: Current Habitat Issues
- Agenda Item C.1, Attachment 1: Coast Seafoods Recirculated Draft Environmental Report Notification and Time Extension Notice
- Agenda Item C.1, Attachment 2: Council Letter to Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental Habitat Committee Report
D. Ecosystem-Based Management
- Agenda Item D.1: Fishery Ecosystem Plan Coordinated Ecosystem Indicator Review Initiative
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Ecosystem Workgroup Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental Ecosystem Workgroup Report 2
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental EWG PowerPoint: Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative 2: Coordinated Ecosystem Indicators and Annual Report Review
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Highly Migratory Species Management Team Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Salmon Advisory Subpanel Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental EAS Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item D.2: Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Roadmap
- Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 1: NMFS Policy Directive 01-120, Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Policy
- Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 2: NMFS Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management Road Map
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Road Map (Sagar)
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental Ecosystem Workgroup Report
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental EAS Report
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
E. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
- Agenda Item E.1: Minimum Stock Size Thresholds Report
- Agenda Item E.1, Attachment 1: Oceana vs. Pritzker Settlement Agreement
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: Review and Re-evaluation of Minimum Stock Size Thresholds for Finfish in the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan for the U.S. West Coast
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Cover letter for the report
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item E.2: Stock Assessment Workshop Report
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Stock Assessment Workshop Report: Report of the NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center and Pacific Fishery Management Council Workshop on CPS Assessments
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental CPS Assessment Workshop PowerPoint (Satterthwaite)
- Agenda Item E.2.b, SSC Report
- Agenda Item E.2.b, USFWS Report
- Agenda Item E.2.c, Public Comment
- Agenda Item E.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.3: Anchovy Management Update
- Agenda Item E.3.a, CPSMT Report: Anchovy Management White Paper
- Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 2
- Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental CPSMT PowerPoint: Overview of CPSMT White Paper on Management Options for Northern Anchovy
- Agenda Item E.3.a, USFWS Report
- Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental Tribal Report
- Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental WDFW, ODFW and Quinault Joint Report
- Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item E.3.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint: Boehm (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint 2: Shester (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint 3: Weinstein (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.4: Artisanal Fishery Management Issue Scoping
F. Groundfish Management
- Agenda Item F.1: NMFS Report (Groundfish)
- Agenda Item F.1, Supplemental Attachment 1: Electronic Monitoring Proposed Rule Announcement
- Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Groundfish and Halibut Federal Register Notices
- Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report 2: Rulemaking Plan for 2016, Groundfish
- Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report 3: Estimated Discard and Catch of Groundfish Species in the 2015 U.S. West Coast Fisheries, (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Groundfish Science Report: Groundfish Science Report PowerPoint (McClure, Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item F.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item F.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item F.1.d, Supplemental Public Comment 4
- Agenda Item F.2: Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
- Agenda Item F.3: 2017-2018 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Rulemaking Update and Clarification
- Agenda Item F.4: Scoping Trawl Sector Quota Pound Trading
- Agenda Item F.4, Supplemental Staff Agenda Item Overview PowerPoint (Wiedoff, Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.4, Attachment 1: Scoping Trawl Sector Quota Pounds Trading
- Agenda Item F.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item F.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.5: 5-Year Catch Share Program and Intersector Allocation Review Update
- Agenda Item F.5, Attachment 1: Catch Share Review Calendar: Approved and Alternative Process
- Agenda Item F.5, Attachment 2: Clarifications, Interpretations, and Trailing Actions On The Trawl Rationalization Program
- Agenda Item F.5, Attachment 3: Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan for the California, Oregon, and Washington Groundfish Fishery, Description of Trawl Rationalization (Catch Shares) Program Appendix E
- Agenda Item F.5, Attachment 4: Evaluating the Performance of Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Allocations since Implementation of the Trawl Catch Share Program
- Agenda Item F.5, Attachment 5: NMFS Allocation Policy Guidance
- Agenda Item F.5.a, NMFS Report: Exploration of landings, harvest specification and attainment time series, for stocks of interest in the historical shorebased LE trawl fishery and contemporary IFQ program
- Agenda Item F.5.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item F.5.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item F.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.5.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item F.6: Inseason Management Final Action
- Agenda Item F.7: Amendment 21 At-Sea Sector Set-Asides Final Action
- Agenda Item F.7.a, WDFW Report: Assessment of Managing Darkblotched Rockfish and Pacific Ocean Perch as Set Asides in the At-Sea Sectors
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental WDFW PowerPoint
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.7.b, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item F.8: Mid-Biennium Annual Catch Limit Adjustment and Rebuilding Harvest Rate Adjustment Policies
- Agenda Item F.8.a, Attachment 1: Evaluating the Performance of a Proposed 40-10 Harvest Control Rule Rebuilding Rule Revision Relative to the Current Rebuilding Rules
- Agenda Item F.8.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item F.8.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item F.8.a, Supplemental GAP Report
G. Administrative Matters
- Agenda Item G.1: Legislative Matters
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 2: Request for Comment from U.S. Congressman Hunter on HR 5797, the California Seamounts and Ridges National Marine Conservation Area Designation and Management Act
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 3: Text of HR 5797
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 4: Letter from the Council to the House Committee on Natural Resources regarding HR 4576, the Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 5: Latest version of HR 4576 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 6: June, 2015 letter from the Council on the West Coast Dungeness Crab Management Act
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 7: Draft letter to Rep. Duncan Hunter on HR 5797
- Agenda Item G.1, Supplemental Attachment 8: Letter from the Council to the Honorable President Obama on Potential Monument Designation
- Agenda Item G.1, Supplemental Attachment 9: Letter to Herb Pollard from Honorable Congressman Sam Farr re: H.R. 5797, the California Seamounts and Ridges National Marine Conservation Area Designation and Management Act
- Agenda Item G.1, Supplemental Attachment 10: Reply Letter from Congressman Sam Farr to Chuck Tracy re: Joint Jurisdiction of Secretaries of Commerce and Interior over Proposed Seamount Conservation Area
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental Legislative Committee Report
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item G.1.c, Public Comment
- Agenda Item G.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item G.2: West Coast Regional Operating Agreement Initial Review
- Agenda Item G.2, Attachment 1: Operational Guideline for the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Fishery Management Process
- Agenda Item G.2, Attachment 2: Operating Agreement Among the Pacific Fishery Management Council; NOAA Fisheries Service West Coast Regional Office; NOAA Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center; NOAA Fisheries Service Southwest Fisheries Science Center; NOAA Fisheries Service Office of Law Enforcement, Northwest; NOAA Fisheries Service Office of Law Enforcement, Southwest; NOAA General Counsel, Northwest Section; and NOAA General Counsel, Southwest Section
- Agenda Item G.3: Fiscal Matters
- Agenda Item G.3, Supplemental Attachment 1: Executive Director’s Report to the Budget Committee
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental Budget Committee Report
- Agenda Item G.4: Approval of Council Meeting Record
- Agenda Item G.4, Supplemental Attachment 1: Draft Council Meeting Record: 235th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (June 23-28, 2016)
- Agenda Item G.5: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
- Agenda Item G.5, Supplemental Attachment 1: NMFS West Coast Region designees as of September 12, 2016
- Agenda Item G.5, Supplemental Attachment 2: DRAFT Revised Excerpt From Council Operating Procedure 9
- Agenda Item G.6: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item G.6, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
- Agenda Item G.6, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, November 15-21, 2016 in Garden Grove
- Agenda Item G.6, Attachment 3: Groundfish Workload Priorities
- Agenda Item G.6, Supplemental Attachment 4: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary as of September 20, 2016
- Agenda Item G.6, Supplemental Attachment 5: Draft Preliminary Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, November 13-21, 2016 in Garden Grove (as of September 20, 2016)
- Agenda Item G.6, Supplemental Attachment 6: Groundfish Workload Priorities as of September 20, 2016
- Agenda Item G.6.a, Supplemental CDFW Report: Future agenda and workload planning: Development of Swordfish Monitoring and Management Plan
- Agenda Item G.6.a, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item G.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item G.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report
H. Salmon Management
- Agenda Item H.1: Sacramento River Winter Chinook Control Rule Update
- Agenda Item H.2: Salmon Methodology Review
I. Pacific Halibut Management
- Agenda Item I.1: 2017 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulation Changes
- Agenda Item I.1, Attachment 1: 2016 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
- Agenda Item I.1, Attachment 2: Visual Representation of the 2016 Area 2A Catch Sharing Plan for Pacific Halibut
Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: Report on the 2016 Pacific Halibut Fisheries in Area 2A(Report not available at this meeting)- Agenda Item I.1.a, IPHC Letter: Response to the Council’s Data Request
- Agenda Item I.1.a, ODFW Report: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Proposed Changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for the 2017 Fishery
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Proposed Changes to the Catch Sharing Plan and 2017 Annual Regulations
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental SAS Report
J. Highly Migratory Species Management
- Agenda Item J.1: Update on International Issues
- Agenda Item J.1, Attachment 1: Resolutions adopted by the IATTC at its 90th Meeting
- Agenda Item J.1, Attachment 2: July 26, 2016, letter from Barry Thom, NMFS West Coast Regional Administrator and Commissioner to the IATTC, to IATTC Executive Director, Guillermo Compeán and IATTC Chair, Guillermo Morán
- Agenda Item J.1 Supplemental Attachment 3: Staff Report: Twelfth Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Northern Committee Meeting
- Agenda Item J.1.a, NMFS Report: Report on the International Management of Highly Migratory Species
- Agenda Item J.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2
- Agenda Item J.1.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item J.1.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item J.1.\b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item J.2: Exempted Fishing Permits
- Agenda Item J.2, Attachment 1: Revised Exempted Fishing Permit Application from David Stephens
- Agenda Item J.2.a, NMFS Report
- Agenda Item J.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2
- Agenda Item J.2.a, HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item J.2.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item J.2.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item J.3: Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
- Agenda Item J.3, Attachment 1: The National Marine Fisheries Service’s Response to a Petition from the Center for Biological Diversity Requesting A Rulemaking For Pacific Bluefin Tuna
- Agenda Item J.3, Attachment 2: August 17, 2016, letter from William Stelle, Jr., to Chairman Pollard notifying the Council that National Marine Fisheries Service has determined that the Western and Central North Pacific Ocean stock of striped marlin in overfished and subject to overfishing
- Agenda Item J.3.a, HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item J.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 2
- Agenda Item J.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT PowerPoint (Electronic Only, Sippel)
- Agenda Item J.3.a Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item J.3.a, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Agenda Item J.4: Deep-Set Buoy Gear Exempted Fishing Permit Criteria to Advance Gear Authorization
- Agenda Item J.5: Federal Drift Gillnet Permit Amendment
Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas AND Committee Memos)
ANCILLARY AGENDAS
- Supplemental Budget Committee (BC) Agenda (Electronic Only)
- Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) Agenda
- Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) Agenda
- Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) Agenda
- Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) Agenda
- Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
- Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) Agenda
- Groundfish Management Team (GMT) Agenda
- Habitat Committee (HC) Agenda
- Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) Agenda
- Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) Agenda
- Legislative Committee (LC) Agenda
- Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) Agenda
- Ad Hoc Sacramento River Winter Chinook Workgroup (SRWCW) Agenda
- Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda
- Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) DRAFT June 2016 Minutes
- Scientific and Statistical Committee Ecosystem Subcommittee Agenda
ADVISORY BODY AND COMMITTEE MEMOS
- Supplemental Budget Committee Memo: Memo to Budget Committee (Electronic Only)
- CPS Memo: Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team, Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel, and Interested Persons
- Ecosystem Memo: Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel, Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup, and Interested Persons
- Enforcement Memo: Enforcement Consultants
- Groundfish Memo: Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, Groundfish Management Team, and Groundfish Interested Persons
- HMS Memo: Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel, Highly Migratory Species Management Team, and Interested Persons
- Salmon Memo: Salmon Advisory Subpanel, Salmon Technical Team, Model Evaluation Workgroup, Sacramento River Winter Chinook Workgroup, and Interested Persons
- SSC Memo: Scientific and Statistical Committee
Informational Reports, General Information, and Membership Roster
INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
- Informational Report 1: Letter to PFMC from NOS re: Pending nomination of GFNMS-CBNMS-MBNMS for World Heritage Status
- Informational Report 2: Letter to the Honorable Barack H. Obama, President of the United States from RFMCs re: designation of marine national monuments using Antiquities Act
- Informational Report 3: NMFS announces FY17 Saltonstall-Kennedy Federal Funding Opportunity
- Informational Report 4: Pacific Halibut Bycatch in US West Coast Fisheries (2002-2015); NOAA Publication date: August 2016 (Electronic Only)
- Informational Report 5: Limited Entry Fixed Gear Sablefish Fishery Data
- Supplemental Informational Report 6: Oceana is inviting the public to a presentation (Discoveries from Southern California; Exploring the Living Seafloor) on Friday, September 16 from 6 pm to 7 pm
- Supplemental Informational Report 7: 60-Day Notice of Intent to Sue: Violations of the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act Related to the California Drift Gillnet Fishery and the California/Oregon/Washington Sablefish Pot Fishery
- Supplemental Informational Report 8: Update: Marine Resources Education Program (MREP) Workshop, Santa Cruz
- Supplemental Informational Report 9: Status Report of the 2016 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California; Preliminary Data Through August 31, 2016
GENERAL INFORMATION, CHAIR’S RECEPTION, MEMBERSHIP ROSTER
- General Information, September 2016: Chairs’ Reception, Tax Exempt Form, Hotel Map, Council Seating Chart, Membership Roster
Protocol for Submitting Electronic Slide Presentation Materials at the Meeting
- Please see the Protocol Policy on submitting electronic slide presentation materials at the Council meetings for full direction, expectations, and equipment available for use during presentations.
June 2016 Briefing Book
A. Call to Order
- Agenda Item A.3: Executive Director’s Report
- Agenda Item A.3, Attachment 1: Council Coordination Committee Meeting, May 24-26, 2016 Meeting Agenda
- Agenda Item A.4: June 21-28, 2016 Proposed Council Meeting Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
- Agenda Item B.1: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
- Agenda Item B.1.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report: Report on a Proposal to Designate California’s Seamounts, Ridges, and Banks a National Monument
- Agenda Item B.1.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 2: Report on Coordinating Council Meetings with International Meetings
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 1: Letter from Sportfishing Association of California regarding descending device usage
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 2: Letter from PSLCFA regarding proposed Chumash Heritage NMS
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 3: Email from Vince Martinis to Senator Murray regarding Puget Sound salmon fishery management
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 4: Email from Robert Moxley regarding Buoy 10 salmon fishery management
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 5: Three emails regarding appreciation protecting unmanaged forage fish in the California Current Ecosystem)
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 6: Letter from Julia Peng regarding overfishing
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 7: Oceana Proposal Overview and Update: Comprehensive Conservation Alternative to Modify U.S. West Coast Groundfish EFH Conservation and Management, June 14, 2016
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 8: Email from Bill James regarding Yelloweye Rockfish concerns
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 9: Mike Conroy; Re: The Case for Protecting California’s Seamounts, Ridges and Banks
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint: Essential Fish Habitat Proposal Overview & Update (Oceana)
C. Habitat
- Agenda Item C.1: Current Habitat Issues
- Agenda Item C.1, Attachment 1: Final letter to Bureau of Reclamation
- Agenda Item C.1, Attachment 2: Fact sheet on West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel findings
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental HC Report
D. Highly Migratory Species Management
- Agenda Item D.1: NMFS Report (HMS)
- Agenda Item D.1.a, NMFS Report: NMFS Report on Regulatory Matters
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: HMS Activities
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint: Highly Migratory Species SWFSC/NMFS Report (Gerard DiNardo/Cisco Werner)
- Agenda Item D.2: International Issues Including Eastern Pacific Ocean Swordfish Status, Report of the North Pacific Albacore Management Strategy Evaluation Workshop, and Recommendations for the 12th Northern Committee Meeting
- Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 1: July 14, 2015, letter from Will Stelle to Dorothy Lowman EPO Swordfish Overfishing
- Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 2: Resolution C-14-06, Measures for the Conservation and Management of Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, 2015-2016
- Agenda Item D.2, Supplemental Attachment 3: 90th Meeting of the IATTC – proposals submitted by the United States
- Agenda Item D.2.a, NMFS Report: International Issues
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: NMFS Report of the International Management of HMS
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: Minutes of the Canada-US Albacore Treaty Data Working Group, 04 May 2016
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint: HMS – International Activities SWFSC Report (DiNardo/Werner)
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item D.2.a, REVISED Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item D.3: Preliminary Approval of New Exempted Fishing Permits
- Agenda Item D.3, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 1: Exempted Fishing Permit Application from David Stephens
- Agenda Item D.3, Attachment 2: Council Operating Procedure 20, Protocol for Consideration of Exempted Fishing Permits for Highly Migratory Species Fisheries
- Agenda Item D.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item D.3.a Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item D.3.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item D.4: Initial Scoping of Biennial Specifications and Management Reference Points and Management Measures
- Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: Report on the Center for Biological Diversity’s petition for rulemaking regarding Pacific Bluefin Tuna
- Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item D.4.b, Public Comment: EcoCast Real-Time Data Tools for Dynamic Fisheries Management Progress Report June 2016
- Agenda Item D.4.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item D.4.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item D.5: Deep-Set Buoy Gear and Federal Permit Update
- Agenda Item D.5, Attachment 1: Considerations for Developing Alternatives for Deep-Set Buoy Gear and Federal Permitting of the West Coast Swordfish Fishery
- Agenda Item D.5.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item D.5.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item D.5.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item D.5.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item D.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item D.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment 4
- Agenda Item D.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment 5
- Agenda Item D.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment 6
- Agenda Item D.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment 7
- Agenda Item D.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment 8
- Agenda Item D.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment 9
- Agenda Item D.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment 10
- Agenda Item D.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (Gonzalez)
- Agenda Item D.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint 2 (Oceana)
E. Pacific Halibut Management
- Agenda Item E.1: Scoping of Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan Allocation Changes
- Agenda Item E.1, Attachment 1: 2016 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
- Agenda Item E.1, Attachment 2: Visual Representation of the 2016 Area 2A Catch Sharing Plan for Pacific Halibut
- Agenda Item E.1, Attachment 3: Historical Catch Sharing Plan Allocations and Catch
- Agenda Item E.1, Supplemental Attachment 4: Table 3. Comparison of Halibut Catches (Table 2 in Agenda Item E.1, Attachment 3) and Preseason Allocations (Table 1 in Agenda Item E.1, Attachment 3) in Net Weight
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental IPHC Report: Scoping of Pacific Halibut CSP Allocation Changes
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental ODFW Report: Scoping Pacific Halibut CSP Allocation Changes
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental WDFW Report: Report on Scoping Halibut CSP Allocation Changes (Puget Sound)
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item E.1.b. Public Comment
- Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (McBain)
F. Administrative Matters
- Agenda Item F.1: Legislative Matters
- Agenda Item F.1, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation
- Agenda Item F.1, Attachment 2: Draft Council letter on HR 4576, and attached bill
- Agenda Item F.1, Attachment 3: Letter from the Council to Reps. Huffman and Thompson, and Senator Murray, on S. 2533, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act
- Agenda Item F.1, Attachment 4: Response from Sen. Feinstein and Rep. Garamendi to Council letter on S. 2533
- Agenda Item F.1, Attachment 5: BOR testimony on S. 2533.Agenda Item F.1
- Agenda Item F.1, Attachment 6: Letter from Council to Sen. Ben Allen on SB 1114 (California drift gillnet bill)
- Agenda Item F.1, Supplemental Attachment 7: DRAFT Letter and Resolution to the Honorable President Barack H. Obama from the 8 RFMCs re: Marine National Monuments
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental LC Report
- Agenda Item F.2: Western Regional Climate Change Action Plan
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 1: NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy (NCSS) Western Regional Action Plan (WRAP) Draft version 22 March 2016
- Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental WRAP PowerPoint (Werner/Stein)
- Agenda Item F.2.b, Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup Report
- Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item F.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item F.3: Fiscal Matters
- Agenda Item F.4: Approval of Council Meeting Record
- Agenda Item F.4, Attachment 1: Draft Council Meeting Record: 233rd Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (March 8-14, 2016)
- Agenda Item F.4, Attachment 2: Draft Council Meeting Record: 234th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (April 8-14, 2016)
- Agenda Item F.5: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
- Agenda Item F.5, Attachment 1: Public Review Draft Excerpt from Council Operating Procedure 1 – General Council Meeting Operations
- Agenda Item F.5, Attachment 2: Public Review Draft Excerpt from Council Operating Procedure 9 – Management and Activity Cycles
- Agenda Item F.5.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s membership on the PFMC’s SSC
- Agenda Item F.5.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item F.6: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item F.6, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
- Agenda Item F.6, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, September 14-20, 2016 in Boise, Idaho
- Agenda Item F.6, Attachment 3: Groundfish Workload Priorities
- Agenda Item F.6, Supplemental Attachment 4: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (updated 6/28/16)
- Agenda Item F.6, Supplemental Attachment 5: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, September 14-20, 2016 in Boise, Idaho (updated 6/28/16)
- Agenda Item F.6, Supplemental Attachment 6: Joint NMFS and Council staff workload response to omnibus priorities
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental EWG Report
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental EFH/RCA Project Team Report
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item F.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment
G. Groundfish Management
- Agenda Item G.1: NMFS Report (Groundfish)
- Agenda Item G.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Groundfish and Halibut Federal Register Notices
- Agenda Item G.1.a, NMFS Report 2: Rulemaking Plan for 2016, Groundfish and Halibut
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: Federal Register notice dated June 1, 2016; Proposed rule to revise commercial sablefish fishing regulations and electronic fish tickets
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental NWFSC PowerPoint (Stein)
- Agenda Item G.2: Amendment 21 At-Sea Sector Allocation Revisions
- Agenda Item G.2.a, WDFW Report 1: Proposed Purpose and Need and Strawman Range of Alternatives for Revised Amendment 21 At-Sea Allocations
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental WDFW Report 2: Analysis of Range of Alternatives for Revised Amendment 21 At-Sea Allocations
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental WDFW Report 3
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental WDFW PowerPoint: Amendment 21: At-sea Sector Allocations for Darkblotched Rockfish and Pacific Ocean Perch
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3 (materials received at the mtg)
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (Fraser)
- Agenda Item G.3: Final Exempted Fishing Permit Approval for 2017-2018
- Agenda Item G.3, Attachment 1: Collaborative Fishing to Test Pot Gear for Selective Harvest of Lingcod off of Washington and Oregon
- Agenda Item G.3, Attachment 2: Application for Exempted Fishing Permit for Yellowtail Rockfish Jig Fishing for the 2017-2018 Season
- Agenda Item G.3.a, NMS Letter: May 26, 2016 Letter from Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary to Dorothy M. Lowman
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental REVISED GMT Report
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (at mtg)
- Agenda Item G.3.b Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (Kirk)
- Agenda Item G.4: Final Action to Adopt Management Measures for 2017-2018 Fisheries
- Agenda Item G.4, Attachment 1: Action Item Checklist
- Agenda Item G.4, Attachment 2: 2017-2018 Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Including Changes to Groundfish Stock Designations (Amendment 27 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan): Description and Analysis for Council Decision-making
- Agenda Item G.4, Attachment 3: Preferred 2017 and 2018 harvest specifications (overfishing limits (OFLs in mt), acceptable biological catches (ABCs in mt), and annual catch limits [ACLs in mt]), for west coast groundfish stocks and stock complexes under preferred harvest control rules
- Agenda Item G.4, Attachment 4: Draft of the 2016 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Document (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.4, Attachment 5: Draft Appendix B – Additional Management Measure Analysis and New Management Measures Analysis
- Agenda Item G.4, Attachment 6: Proposed Groundfish FMP Amendment Language for Amendment 27, including Appendix F (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.4, Supplemental Attachment 7: Section 6.2 Excerpt
- Agenda Item G.4, Supplemental Attachment 8: Updated SocioEconomic Analysis (Section 4.2)
- Agenda Item G.4.a, GMT Report: Groundfish Management Team Report on 2017-2018 Management Measures
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 2
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 3
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental Tribal Report (Makah)
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental REVISED Tribal Report 2: 2017-2018 Tribal Management Measures
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 2
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report 2
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item G.4.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item G.4.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item G.5: Preliminary Plans for Review of the West Coast Trawl Catch Share Program and Intersector Allocations Including Comments on Draft Guidance for Catch Share Program Reviews
- Agenda Item G.5, Supplemental Staff PowerPoint: Agenda Item Overview (Seger)
- Agenda Item G.5, Attachment 1: Trawl Rationalization and Intersector Allocation – Plans for the Five-Year Review Process
- Agenda Item G.5, Attachment 2: Five-Year Review – Document Outline
- Agenda Item G.5, Supplemental Attachment 3: Council Staff Comments on the Draft Guidance for Conducting Reviews of Catch Share Programs
- Agenda Item G.5.a, Supplemental Workshop Report: Pacific Groundfish Quota Program Workshop, February 16-18, 2016 (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.5.b, NMFS Report 1: Economic Performance Metrics for the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program
- Agenda Item G.5.b, NMFS Report 2: Economic Data Collection Program: First Receiver and Shorebased Processor Cost Disaggregation
- Agenda Item G.5.b, NMFS Report 3: Economic Data Collection Program Catcher Processor Report, 2009-2014 (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.5.b, NMFS Report 4: Economic Data Collection Program Mothership Report, 2009-2014 (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.5.b, NMFS Report 5: Economic Data Collection Program Catcher Vessel Report, 2009-2014 (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.5.b, NMFS Report 6: Economic Data Collection Program First Receiver and Shorebased Processor Report, 2009-2014 (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.5.b, NMFS Report 7: Groundfish IFQ Accounting System: 3 Updates
- Agenda Item G.5.b, NMFS Report 8: Draft Guidance for Conducting Reviews of Catch Share Programs
- Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 9: FISHEye Fact Sheet: Exploring the Economics of the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program
- Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Draft Guidance for Conducting 5/7 Year Reviews of Catch Share Programs (Morrison)
- Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental NMFS Powerpoint 2: Five Year Review document outline (Harley)
- Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint 3: Economic Performance Metrics for the West Coast Groundfish Catch Share Program (Draft) Pfeiffer
- Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.5.c, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item G.5.c, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (Okoniewski/Kujundzic)
- Agenda Item G.6: Omnibus Groundfish Workload Planning
- Agenda Item G.6, Attachment 1: Regulations Published Since September 2014
- Agenda Item G.6, Attachment 2: Groundfish Management Measures for Council Consideration
- Agenda Item G.6, Attachment 3: Considerations for Prioritizing the List of Groundfish Management Measures
- Agenda Item G.6, Attachment 4: Draft Ad hoc Committee Charge and Seats
- Agenda Item G.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item G.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.7: Final Action on Inseason Adjustments
- Agenda Item G.7.a, Supplemental CDFW Report: Summary of 2016 Groundfish Mortality in California
- Agenda Item G.7.a, Supplemental ODFW Report
- Agenda Item G.7.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item G.7.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.8: Final Action on Stock Assessment Plans and Terms of Reference for Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic Species
- Agenda Item G.8, Attachment 1: Prioritization of Species and NMFS Final Recommendations for Stock Assessments in 2017
- Agenda Item G.8, Attachment 2: Final Excel Workbook of Data Informing 2017 Stock Assessment Prioritization (Available Electronically Only)
- Agenda Item G.8, Attachment 3: Draft Terms of Reference for the Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessment and Review Process for 2017-2018
- Agenda Item G.8, Attachment 4: Draft Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Rebuilding Analysis for 2017-2018
- Agenda Item G.8, Attachment 5: Draft Terms of Reference for the Methodology Review Process for Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic Species for 2017-2018
- Agenda Item G.8.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Final Stock Assessment Planning for 2017; Prioritization Rankings and Assessment Recommendations for Pacific Coast Groundfish
- Agenda Item G.8.a, Supplemental ODFW Report: Data Inventory for Blue Rockfish, Deacon Rockfish, Cabezon, and Lingcod for 2017 Stock Assessments
- Agenda Item G.8.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item G.8.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item G.8.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.9: Final Action on Trawl Catch Share Program Gear Use Regulations for Fishing in Multiple Management Areas
- Agenda Item G.9, Attachment 1: Gear Related Housekeeping Changes to Language in the Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
- Agenda Item G.9, Attachment 2: Excerpts From Chapter 4 on Fishing in Multiple Management Areas, Gear Changes for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery’s Trawl Catch Share Program, Preliminary Draft EIS
- Agenda Item G.9.a, NMFS Report: Options for Discussion on Fishing in Multiple IFQ Management Areas
- Agenda Item G.9.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item G.9.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item G.9.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.9.b, Supplemental Public Comment
H. Salmon Management
- Agenda Item H.1: Sacramento River Winter Chinook Control Rule Update
- Agenda Item H.1, Attachment 1: Draft Sacramento River Winter Chinook Harvest Policy Review Schedule
- Agenda Item H.1, Supplemental Attachment 2: Letter to NMFS from PFMC, dated April 23, 2014, RE: [NOAA–NMFS–2013–0154] Pacific Fishery Management Council Comments on Alternative Harvest Control Rules Analyzed in a Management Strategy Evaluation for Sacramento River winter Chinook
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental SRWCW Report
Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas AND Committee Memos)
Ancillary Agendas
- Supplemental REVISED Budget Committee (BC) Agenda
- Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
- Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) Agenda
- Groundfish Management Team (GMT) Agenda
- Habitat Committee (HC) Agenda
- Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) Agenda
- Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) Agenda
- Legislative Committee (LC) Agenda
- Supplemental REVISED SSC Agenda
Advisory Body and Committee Memos
- Enforcement: Enforcement Consultants Memo
- Groundfish: Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, Groundfish Management Team, and Groundfish Interested Persons Memo
- HMS Memo: Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel, Highly Migratory Species Management Team, and Interested Persons
- Salmon: Salmon Advisory Subpanel, Salmon Technical Team, Model Evaluation Workgroup, Sacramento River Winter Chinook Workgroup, and Interested Persons Memo
- Scientific and Statistical Committee: SSC Memo
Informational Reports, General Information, and Membership Roster
Informational Reports
- Supplemental REVISED Informational Report 1: Report of the NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center & Pacific Fishery Management Council Workshop on CPS Assessments (May 2-5, 2016) – Electronic Only
- Informational Report 2: Pacific Whiting Conservation Cooperative Amendment 20 Catcher/Processor Cooperative Final Annual Report 2015
- Informational Report 3: Outcomes Statement and Recommendations, Council Coordination Committee, May 24-26, 2016
- Informational Report 4: Brochure/Announcement: 8th International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference, 29 August-2 September, 2016
- Informational Report 5: Report on the Marine Resources Education Program (MREP)
- Informational Report 6: May 20, 2016 Discussion Draft for Councils, NMFS Instruction, Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management Road Map (Electronic Only)
- Informational Report 7: Whiting Mothership Cooperative; An Amendment 20 Mothership Catcher Vessel Cooperative Final Report on the 2015 Pacific Whiting Fishery
- Supplemental Informational Report 8: NOAA announces more than $11 million in Saltonstall-Kennedy grants
- Supplemental Informational Report 9: Marine Resource Education Program (MREP) West Coast 2016 Workshops announcement
- Supplemental Informational Report 10: National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Policy; West Coast Regional Implementation Plan 2016-2017
- Supplemental Informational Report 11: DRAFT Agenda for the July 26-28, 2016 Groundfish Trawl Gear Modification Workshop
General Information, Chair’s Reception, Membership Roster
- General Information, June 2016: General Information, June 2016: Chairs’ Reception, Hotel Information, Council Seating Chart, Membership Roster
2016 Electronic monitoring actions
In March, the Council received an update on individual fishing quota fixed-gear and bottom trawl exempted fishing permit (EFP) activity.
The Council extended the expiration date of the electronic monitoring EFPs for the bottom trawl, non-whiting mid-water trawl, whiting mid-water trawl, and fixed gear catch share fisheries through 2018. The EFPs were to end when fleetwide regulations were put in place. This was expected for whiting midwater trawl fisheries and fixed gear fisheries in the spring of 2018.
In April, the Council modified their final preferred alternative for electronic monitoring for the fixed-gear fishery:
- Individual Vessel Monitoring Plan expiration was changed from 1 year to no expiration;
- Declaration of electronic monitoring use was changed from annual declaration to no limit on frequency – declaration stands until changed;
- Data Transfer Process removed shoreside monitor and retained only vessel operator and crew;
- Video and data processing was clarified that the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission should be eligible to be a 3rd-party video reviewer.
The Council also recommended the following changes based on Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Advisory Committee (GEMPAC) recommendations:
- Remove references to particular modes of communication (i.e., email).
- Discuss in the preamble of the proposed rule National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) standards for electronic monitoring providers to provide free litigation support to NMFS.
- Include a one-page electronic monitoring application process for existing electronic monitoring participants to reduce the paperwork burden for the industry.
- Include a general statement in the regulations that would require electronic monitoring providers to comply with state and Federal warranty statutes.
The Council recommended maintaining the proposed three-year record retention requirement but specified that it be reviewed before transitioning to third-party video reviewers, in order to reduce the time required for electronic monitoring providers to retain records.
Finally, the Council deemed the draft regulations as meeting the intent of the whiting final preferred alternative (see November 2015 Decision Summary for whiting electronic monitoring final preferred alternatives) and for the fixed gear fishery, with the expectation that NMFS would incorporate the final preferred alternatives and other Council recommendations. NMFS’s proposed rule for whiting and fixed gear fisheries was available on Oct 6, 2016.
April 2016 Briefing Book
A. Call to Order
- Agenda Item A.3: Executive Director’s Report
- Agenda Item A.4: April 8-14, 2016 Council Meeting Agenda (includes floor map and quick reference)
B. Open Comment Period
- Agenda Item B.1: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment: Thank you for protecting the Pacific’s forage fish
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2: Letter dated March 29, 2016 from California Coastal Commission to NMFS re: NOAA-NMFS-2015-0063, March 1, 2016, Federal Register (FR) Notice of Application for Exempted Fishing Permit to Test Modified Drift Gillnet Gear to Fish for Swordfish in the Pacific Leatherback Conservation Area (PLCA)
C. Administrative Matters
- Agenda Item C.1: Marine Planning Update
- Agenda Item C.1, Attachment 1: West Coast Regional Planning Body Final Charter
- Agenda Item C.1, Attachment 2: West Coast Regional Planning Body Charter Approval Form
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: West Coast Regional Planning Body Status Update & Charter Finalization (Stein/Hansen)
- Agenda Item C.2: Comments on Bycatch Strategy and Bycatch Reduction Plans
- Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 1: NMFS Draft National Bycatch Reduction Strategy
- Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 2: Proposed Rule, Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology (81 FR 9413)
- Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 3: FMP description of SBRMs
- Agenda Item C.2, Supplemental Attachment 4: Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan as Amended Through Amendment 15 [Excerpt] February 2016
- Agenda Item C.2.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: National Bycatch Update 2016; Sam Rauch (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental STT Report
- Agenda Item C.3: Catch Share Program Review: Comments on National Guidance and Preliminary Plan for West Coast Trawl Catch Share Program Review
- Agenda Item C.3, Attachment 1: January 12, 2016 Letter from Dorothy M. Lowman to Alan Risenhoover on the Draft Guidance for Conducting Reviews of Catch Share Programs
- Agenda Item C.3.a, NMFS PowerPoint: NOAA Fisheries Draft Guidance for Conducting 5/7 Year Reviews of Catch Share Programs Overview of Key Components and a Summary of Council Feedback, February 25, 2016
- Agenda Item C.3.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint 2: NOAA Fisheries Draft Guidance for Conducting 5/7 Year Reviews of Catch Share Programs (Harley)
- Agenda Item C.3.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item C.3.c, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item C.4: Legislative Matters
- Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation
- Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 2: Notice of Ratification of the Antigua Convention
- Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 3: Letter from Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations on S. 2533, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act (Feinstein)
- Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 4: New York Times article on IUU fisheries, Port State Measures agreement, and NOAA actions in relation to tracking imported seafood
- Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 5: Testimony of Kitty Simonds (WPFMC) and Dan Hull (NPFMC) on the North Pacific and South Pacific Fisheries Convention Acts
- Agenda Item C.4, Attachment 6: Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Hearing Memo on HR 4576
- Agenda Item C.4, Supplemental Attachment 7: Congressional Letter dated March 16, 2016, to PFMC requesting PFMC consider and evaluate S. 2533, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Teram Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act (Senator Feinstein)
- Agenda Item C.4, Supplemental Attachment 8: Senate Bill 1114
- Agenda Item C.4, Supplemental Attachment 9: Summary of Senate Bill 1114 for Deep Set Buoy Gear
- Agenda Item C.4.a Supplemental LC Report
- Agenda Item C.5: Electronic Technologies Plan Update
- Agenda Item C.5, Attachment 1: NMFS Policy on Electronic Technologies and Fishery-Dependent Data Collection
- Agenda Item C.5, Attachment 2: Regional Electronic Technologies Implementation Plan for West Coast Marine Fisheries
- Agenda Item C.5.a, NMFS Report: WCR-Pacific Fishery Management Council Regional Electronic Technologies Implementation Plan April 2016 Update
- Agenda Item C.5.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item C.5.b, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item C.5.b, Supplemental REVISED EC Report
- Agenda Item C.6: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
- Agenda Item C.6, Attachment 1: Draft Excerpt from Council Operating Procedure 9 – Management and Activity Cycles
- Agenda Item C.6, Supplemental Attachment 2: Draft Revised Excerpt from COP 9
- Agenda Item C.6.a, Supplemental Budget Committee Report: COPs
- Agenda Item C.6.a, Supplemental MEW Report: MEW Membership
- Agenda Item C.7: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item C.7, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (dated March 23, 2016)
- Agenda Item C.7, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, June 23-28, 2016 in Tacoma, Washington
- Agenda Item C.7, Attachment 3: Groundfish Workload Priorities
- Agenda Item C.7, Attachment 4: Supplemental HMSMT Report from March 2016: Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel Report on Future Council Meeting and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item C.7, Attachment 5: Supplemental HMSAS Report from March 2016: Highly Migratory Species Management Team Report on Future Council Meeting and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item C.7, Supplemental Attachment 6: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (dated April 14, 2016)
- Agenda Item C.7, Supplemental Attachment 7: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, June 21-28, 2016 in Tacoma, Washington (updated 04/14/2016)
- Agenda Item C.7.a, NMFS Report: Western Regional Action Plan (WRAP) for implementing the NMFS National Climate Science Strategy (NCSS)
- Agenda item C.7.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Future Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning for HMS Issues
- Agenda Item C.7.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item C.7.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item C.7.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item C.7.b, Public Comment
D. Enforcement Issues
- Agenda Item D.1: Annual U.S. Coast Guard Fishery Enforcement Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental USCG Report: U.S. Coast Guard’s 2015 Annual Report to the Council
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental USCG PowerPoint
- Agenda Item D.2: Vessel Movement Monitoring Alternatives
- Agenda Item D.2, Supplemental Agenda Item Overview PowerPoint: (Wiedoff)
- Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 1: Vessel Movement Monitoring Public Scoping Document
- Agenda Item D.2.a, HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item D.2.a, HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
E. Salmon Management
- Agenda Item E.1: Tentative Adoption of 2016 Ocean Salmon Management Measures for Analyis
- Preseason Report II: Proposed Alternatives and Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2016 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations; Regulation Identifier Number 0648-BF56 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.1, Attachment 1: Emergency Changes to the Salmon FMP
- Agenda Item E.1, Attachment 2: FR 97-22094: Policy Guidelines for the Use of Emergency Rules
- Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 1: Westport, Washington
- Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 2: Coos Bay, Oregon
- Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental Public Hearing Report 3: Fort Bragg, California
- Agenda Item E.1.c, Supplemental PSC Report 1: Letter from Anderson to Farlinger re: status of the PSC Chinook model calibration for 2016
- Agenda Item E.1.c, Supplemental PSC Report 2: Letter from Farlinger to Anderson; response on status of the PSC Chinook model calibration for 2016
- Agenda Item E.1.e, Supplemental NWIFC Report: Letter from NWIFC to Bob Turner dated March 24, 2016 regarding 2016 PFMC Salmon Season Setting Process
- Agenda Item E.1.e, Supplemental Tribal Report: Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Testimony and Statement
- Agenda Item E.1.e, Supplemental Tribal Report 2: Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Skagit River Coho Escapement Needs – 2016
- Agenda Item E.1.e, Supplemental Tribal Report 3: CRITFC
- Agenda Item E.1.e, Supplemental CDFW Report: Recommendations on Additional Winter-Run Protections in 2016 Ocean Fisheries
- Agenda Item E.1.e, Supplemental SAS Report: Proposed 2016 Ocean Salmon Management Measures For Tentative Adoption
- Agenda Item E.1.f, Public Comment
- Agenda Item E.1.f, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item E.1.f, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item E.1.f, Supplemental Public Comment 4 (Gorelnik PowerPoint)
- Agenda Item E.1.f, Supplemental Public Comment 5
- Agenda Item E.1.f, Supplemental Public Comment 6
- Agenda Item E.1.f, Supplemental Public Comment 7
- Agenda Item E.2: Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
- Agenda Item E.3: Clarify Council Direction on 2016 Salmon Management Measures
- Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental STT Report: Preliminary Analysis of Tentative 2016 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures, Dated April 10, 2016
- Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental SAS Report: Dated April 11, 2016
- Agenda Item E.4: Final Action on 2016 Salmon Management Measures
- Agenda Item E.4.a, Supplemental STT Report: STT Analysis of Tentative 2016 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures
- Agenda Item E.4.a, Supplemental Tribal Report: (CRITFC)
- Agenda Item E.4.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 2: (Tulalip)
- Agenda Item E.5: Annual Management Schedule Changes Amendment Scoping
- Agenda Item E.5, Attachment 1: March 4, 2016 letter from Phil Anderson, Pacific Salmon Commission (Commission) Chair, to Bob Turner, NMFS Assistant Regional Administrator, West Coast Region, regarding the U.S. Section of the Commission’s recommended consideration of annual season-setting schedule adjustments
- Agenda Item E.5.a, Supplemental STT Report
- Agenda Item E.5.a, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item E.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report
F. Groundfish Management
- Agenda Item F.1: NMFS Report (Groundfish)
- Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Groundfish and Halibut Federal Register Notices
- Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report 2: Rulemaking Plan for 2016, Groundfish and Halibut
- Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report 3: Update on the Widow Reallocation Rulemaking
- Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report 4: TRAT Compliance Summary, 2015
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 5: Trawl Rationalization Program Cost Recovery Annual Report Fee Calculation for 2016 and Fishing Year 2015 Payments
- Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental NWFSC PowerPoint: Groundfish Science Center Report (Stein)
- Agenda Item F.1.c, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item F.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.2: Final Action to Implement the 2016 Pacific Whiting Fishery Under the U.S.-Canada Pacific Whiting Agreement
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 1: Status of the Pacific Hake (Whiting) Stock in U.S. and Canadian Waters in 2016. (Full Version Available Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 2: Table 1. Estimates of Pacific whiting mortality from 2007-2014 for Research and the Pink Shrimp Fishery
- Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental JMC Report
- Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.3: Final Action to Adopt Biennial Harvest Specifications for 2017-2018 Fisheries
- Agenda Item F.3, Attachment 1: 2017-2018 Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Including Changes to Groundfish Stock Designations (Amendment 27 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan): Description and Analysis for Council Decision-making
- Agenda Item F.3, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 2: 2017 and 2018 Groundfish Harvest Specifications
- Agenda Item F.3, Attachment 3: Draft of the 2016 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Document (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.3, Supplemental Attachment 4: Revised Fishery Harvest Guidelines and Allocations
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental WDFW Report
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental REVISED GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item F.4: Final Action to Adopt Fixed Gear Electronic Monitoring Alternative and Deem Whiting and Fixed Gear Electronic Monitoring Regulations
- Agenda Item F.4, Attachment 1: Fixed Gear Fishery Final Preferred Alternatives and Options, September 2014
- Agenda Item F.4, Attachment 2: An Electronic Monitoring Program for the Limited Entry Groundfish Trawl Fishery (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.4.a, NMFS Report, Including Recommended CFR-style Regulations:
- Deeming of Electronic Monitoring Regulations for Whiting and Fixed Gear Fisheries, Prepared by NMFS West Coast Regional Office
- Agenda Item F.4.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Electronic Monitoring Regulation Deeming (Hooper)
- Agenda Item F.4.a, Supplemental GEMPAC Report
- Agenda Item F.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item F.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.4.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item F.5: Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat and Rockfish Conservation Area Amendment
- Agenda Item F.5.a, EFH and RCA Project Team Report
- Agenda Item F.5.a, Supplemental EFH/RCA Project Team Report 2
- Agenda Item F.5.a, Supplemental EFH and RCA Project Team PowerPoint: Consideration of Modifying Essential Fish Habitat and Rockfish Conservation Areas
- Agenda Item F.5.b, Supplemental NMFS Report: Preliminary Summary of Public Comments on the NOI to Prepare an EIS on Amendment 28 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP
- Agenda Item F.5.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item F.5.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.5.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item F.5.c, Public Comment
- Agenda Item F.5.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.6: Preliminary Preferred Management Measure Alternatives
- Agenda Item F.6, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 1: Action Item Checklist
- Agenda Item F.6, Attachment 2: Draft Two-Year Allocation Options for Canary Rockfish
- Agenda Item F.6, Attachment 3: Draft Appendix B – Additional Management Measure Analysis and New Management Measures Analysis
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental ODFW Report: Modification to the ODFW canary rockfish allocation proposal and revised ODFW recreational mortality projections to account for targeting of canary rockfish in traditional groundfish fishery and adoption of the new longleader opportunity
- Agenda Item F.6.a REVISED Supplemental ODFW Report 2
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental WDFW Report
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 2
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental REVISED GMT Report 1: Rockfish Conservation Area Updates, Allocations, and Harvest Guidelines
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report 2: 2017-2018 Season Structures
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report 3: 2017-2018 New and Emerging Management Measures
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental Tribal Report: Preliminary 2017-2018 Tribal Management Measures
- Agenda Item F.6.a, REVISED Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.6.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item F.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item F.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item F.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment 4
- Agenda Item F.7: Initial Stock Assessment Plans and Terms of Reference for Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic Species
- Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 1: Prioritization of Species for Stock Assessments in 2017 and Beyond
- Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 2: Excel Workbook of Data Informing Stock Assessment Prioritization (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 3: Stock Assessment Prioritization for West Coast Groundfish
- Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 4: Prioritizing Fish Stock Assessments. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-152, August 2015
- Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 5: Draft Terms of Reference for the Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessment and Review Process for 2017-2018
- Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 6: Draft Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Rebuilding Analysis for 2017-2018
- Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 7: Draft Terms of Reference for the Methodology Review Process for Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic Species for 2017-2018
- Agenda Item F.7, Attachment 8: Draft Minutes of the Groundfish Stock Assessment Process Review Workshop
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Prioritizing Fish Stock Assessments Draft Ranks for Pacific Coast Groundfish (Hastie)
- Agenda Item F.7.a, Supplemental NMFS Excel Workbook (Hastie)
- Agenda Item F.7.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item F.7.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item F.7.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.7.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item F.7.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item F.8: Inseason Adjustments
G. Habitat
- Agenda Item G.1: Current Habitat Issues
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 1: Draft Letter to BOR on Sacramento winter-run Chinook salmon
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item G.1.c, Public Comment
H. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
- Agenda Item H.1: Final Action on Sardine Assessment, Specifications, and Management Measures
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Stock Assessment Report: Assessment of the Pacific Sardine Resource in 2016 for U.S.A Management in 2016-17 (FULL DOCUMENT ELECTRONIC ONLY)
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint: Assessment of the Pacific Sardine Resource in 2016 for USA Management in 2016-17 (Dinardo)
- Agenda Item H.1.b, Tribal Report: Letter from Ed Johnstone, Quinault Fisheries Policy Spokesperson, regarding the Quinault Indian Nation’s intent to establish a tribal allocation and to enter the 2016-17 Pacific sardine fishery
- Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3 (Shester PowerPoint)
I. Pacific Halibut Management
- Agenda Item I.1: Final Incidental Landing Restrictions for 2016-2017 Salmon Troll Fishery
- Agenda Item I.1, Attachment 1: Summary of Pacific Halibut Incidental Catch Management
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental SAS Report
Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas AND Committee Memos)
Advisory Body and Committee Agendas
- Budget Committee (BC) Agenda
- Budget Committee Attachment 1: Pertinent History of the Pacific Council’s Budget Committee
- Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) Agenda
- Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) Agenda
- Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
- Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) Agenda
- Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy and Technical Advisory Committee (GEMPAC/GEMTAC) Agenda
- Groundfish Management Team (GMT) Agenda
- Habitat Committee (HC) Agenda – meeting at the Heathman Lodge
- Legislative Committee (LC) Agenda
- Model Evaluation Workgroup (MEW) Agenda
- Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) Agenda
- Salmon Technical Team (STT) Agenda
- Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda
Advisory Body and Committee Memos
- Budget Committee: Budget Committee Memo
- Coastal Pelagic Species: Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team, Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel, and Interested Persons Memo
- Enforcement: Enforcement Consultants Memo
- Groundfish Electronic Monitoring: Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee (GEMPAC) and Technical Advisory Committee (GEMTAC) and Interested Persons Memo
- Groundfish: Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, Groundfish Management Team, and Groundfish Interested Persons Memo
- Salmon: Salmon Advisory Subpanel, Salmon Technical Team, Model Evaluation Workgroup, and Interested Persons Memo
- Scientific and Statistical Committee: SSC Memo
Informational Reports, General Information, and Membership Roster
Informational Reports
- Informational Report 1: NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy (NCSS) Western Regional Action Plan (WRAP); Draft version 20 March 2016
General Information, Chair’s Reception, Membership Roster
- General Information, April 2016: General Information, April 2016: Chairs’ Reception, Council Seating Chart, Membership Roster
March 2016 Briefing Book
A. Call to Order
- Agenda Item A.3: Executive Director’s Report
- Agenda Item A.3, Attachment 1: Council Coordination Committee Meeting, February 24-26, 2016 Meeting Agenda
- Agenda Item A.3, Supplemental Attachment 2: Bycatch reporting methodology proposed rule open for comment
- Agenda Item A.3, Supplemental Attachment 3: U.S. National Bycatch Report, First Edition Update 2
- Agenda Item A.3, Supplemental Attachment 4: Proposal for Protocol for Submitting Electronic Presentations at Council Meetings in Public Testimony, Agency Reports, and Advisory Body Statements
- Agenda Item A.4: March 8-14, 2016 Proposed PFMC Meeting Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
- Agenda Item B.1: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Open Public Comment 1: Letter from Heather Mann Individual Vessel Caps
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Public Comment 2: Robert Behne, re: Fukushima
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Public Comment 3: End the driftnet fishery now!
C. Habitat
- Agenda Item C.1: Current Habitat Issues
D. Ecosystem Management
- Agenda Item D.1: California Current Ecosystem Report Including Integrated Ecosystem Assessment
- Agenda Item D.1.a, NMFS Report 1: California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Team, California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (CCIEA) State of the California Current Report, 2015
- Agenda Item D.1.a, NMFS Report 2: CCIEA Supplementary Materials
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental IEA PowerPoint (Harvey/Garfield)
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental EWG Report
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental EAS Report
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item D.2: Update on Coordinated Ecosystem Indicator Review Initiative
E. Salmon Management
- Agenda Item E.1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report (Salmon)
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Recovery Action Mapping Tool (Shanna Dunn)
- Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Report on Science Center Activities (Pete Lawson)
- Agenda Item E.2: 2015 Fisheries and Summary of 2016 Stock Abundance Forecasts
- Review of 2015 Ocean Salmon Fisheries Published February 2016 (Electronic Only)
- Preseason Report I: Published February 2016, Corrections were made on March 1, 2016 to Table V-4 and Table V-6 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.2, Attachment 1: Excerpts from Chapter 3 of the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan
- Preseason Report I: Stock Abundance Analysis and Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2016 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations (Supplemental Briefing Material)
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental STT Report: EXCERPTS From: Preseason Report I
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental ODFW Report
- Agenda Item E.3: Chinook Fishery Regulation Assessment Model (FRAM) Co-Manager Update
- Agenda Item E.3, Attachment 1: January 19, 2016 letter from the Comanagers to Dr. McIsaac and Turner regarding the Chinook FRAM base period
- Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item E.4: Identification of Management Objectives and Preliminary Definition of 2016 Salmon Management Alternatives Including Test Fishery Alternatives
- Agenda Item E.4, Attachment 1: Guidance for Alternative Development and Assessment
- Agenda Item E.4, Attachment 2: Emergency Changes to the Salmon FMP
- Agenda Item E.4, Attachment 3: FR 97-22094: Policy Guidelines for the Use of Emergency Rules
- Agenda Item E.4, Attachment 4: California Klamath Management Zone Commercial Salmon Troll Test Fishery Proposal
- Agenda Item E.4, Supplemental Attachment 5: Letter from PFMC to NMFS regarding Pacific Council’s salmon season-setting for 2016
- Agenda Item E.4, Supplemental Attachment 6: Letter from NMFS to NWIFC and WDFW regarding North of Falcon process
- Agenda Item E.4, Supplemental Attachment 7: Letter from NMFS to PFMC regarding PSC Chinook Model calibration agreement
- Agenda Item E.4, Supplemental Attachment 8: Letter from NMFS to the co-Managers regarding uncertainty about how to model the predicted abundance of Chinook salmon in Southeast Alaska (SEAK)
- Agenda Item E.4, Supplemental Attachment 9: Letter to Bob Turner from PSC regarding PSC recommendations
- Agenda Item E.4, Supplemental Attachment 10: Response letter from Bob Turner to Charlie Swanton
- Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental ADFG Report: Response to Bob Turner
- Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental NMFS Report: Genetic Stock Identification Study Proposal
- Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Letter Summarizing NOAA Fisheries’ Consultation Standards and Guidance Regarding the Potential Effects of the 2016 Season on ESA-Listed Salmonid Species
- Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental Tribal Report: Comments from the Quinault Indian Nation
- Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental Tribal Report 2: Testimony of the Columbia River Treaty Tribes
- Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental Tribal Report 3: Testimony of Russell Svec, Fishery Director for the Makah Tribe; March 10, 2016
- Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental Tribal Report 4: Treaty Tribes Testimony: Washington Coho 2016
- Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental Tribal Report 5: Quinault, Quileute and Hoh Tribe Joint Testimony on the Initial Range of Ocean Options for the 2016 Treaty Troll Fishery
- Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental Tribal PowerPoint (CRITFC): Tribal Perspective on the use of Hatcheries for Recovery Purposes
- Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental SAS Report: Proposed Initial Salmon Management Alternatives for 2016 Non-Indian Ocean Fisheries (March 10, 2016)
- Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item E.4.b, Supplemental Tribal/WDFW Report: Tribal and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 2016 Management Objectives for Puget Sound Chinook and Coho Salmon
- Agenda Item E.4.c, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item E.5: Council Recommendations for 2016 Management Alternative Analysis
- Agenda Item E.5.a, Supplemental STT Report: Collation of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2016 Ocean Fisheries (March 11, 2016)
- Agenda Item E.6: Further Council Direction for 2016 Management Alternatives
- Agenda Item E.6.a, Supplemental STT Report: Initial Analysis of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2016 Ocean Fisheries (March 12, 2016)
- Agenda Item E.7: Adoption of 2016 Management Alternatives for Public Review
- Agenda Item E.7.a, Supplemental STT Report: Analysis of Preliminary Salmon Management Alternatives for 2016 Ocean Fisheries (March 13, 2016)
- Agenda Item E.7.a, Supplemental Tribal Report: Testimony of the Columbia River Treaty Tribes, March 13, 2016
- Agenda Item E.8: Salmon Hearings Officers
- Agenda Item E.8, Attachment 1: Schedule of Salmon Fishery Management Alternative Hearings
- Agenda Item E.9: Sacramento River Winter Chinook Control Rule Update
- Agenda Item E.9, Attachment 1: Draft Sacramento River Winter Chinook Harvest Policy Review schedule
- Agenda Item E.9.a, Supplemental SRWCW Report
F. Highly Migratory Species Management
- Agenda Item F.1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report (HMS)
- Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report: National Marine Fisheries Service Regulatory Activities
- Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint: HMS Activities (Dinardo/Werner)
- Agenda Item F.2: Report on Ongoing Exempted Fishing Permits
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 1: 50 CFR 600.745, Scientific research activity, exempted fishing, and exempted educational activity
- Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 2: March 1, 2016 Federal Register notice; NMFS WCR has determined that an application for an EFP (large-mesh DGN and/or new approaches or methods for targeting swordfish and other HMS off the U.S. West Coast) warrants further consideration and requests public comment on the application
- Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental CDFW Report: PIER EFP Update
- Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental DSBG PowerPoint: PIER-EFP update (Chugey Sepulveda)
- Agenda Item F.2.b: NMFS Report
- Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item F.2.c, Public Comment: EcoCast: Real Time Data Tools for Dynamic Fisheries Management Progress Report
- Agenda Item F.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item F.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item F.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 4
- Agenda Item F.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint 1: (Gonzalez)
- Agenda Item F.3: Deep-Set Buoy Gear Amendment Scoping
- Agenda Item F.3.a, NMFS Report
- Agenda Item F.3.a, HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 2
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental CA Lt. Governor Report: Letter to PFMC and NMFS from California Lieutenant Governor Newsom expressing support for the authorization of deep-set buoy gear under the HMS FMP
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental CA Legislature Report: Letter to PFMC and NMFS from the California Legislature expressing support for the authorization of deep-set buoy gear under the HMS FMP
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item F.3.b, Public Comment: The Sportsfishing Conservancy
- Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 4
- Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint 1: (Gonzalez)
- Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint 2: (Shester)
- Agenda Item F.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint 3: (Karpa)
- Agenda Item F.4: Recommendations for International Management Activities Including U.S.-Canada Albacore Treaty Area Fishery Update
- Agenda Item F.4, Attachment 1: Letter from Michael Tosatto to Council Chairs on Outcomes of the Twelfth Regular Session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
- Agenda Item F.4, Attachment 2: Cover Email and Proposed Northern Committee Member Management Objectives for North Pacific Albacore
- Agenda Item F.4, Attachment 3: PacFIN APEX HMS Port Report: Commercial Albacore Landings by Port for All Gear Types and All Areas: Metric-Tons (mt), Revenue ($), and Price-per-pound ($/lbs)
- Agenda Item F.4 Supplemental Attachment 4: Letter to IATTC from David Hogan, US Department of State, regarding ratification of the Convention for the Strengthening of the IATTC
- Agenda Item F.4 Supplemental Attachment 5: Preliminary Options for Discussion Revised IATTC Resolution C-13-01 Prepared by Hawaii Longline Association (Draft)
- Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Landings and Ex-vessel Revenue in the U.S. West Coast albacore surface hook-and-line fishery
- Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Schedule of 2016 international meetings; update of international activities
- Agenda Item F.4.b, Supplemental Canadian Consulate Report: Statement to the PFMC, March 12, 2016 (Patrick Higgins)
- Agenda Item F.4.c, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item F.4.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item F.4.d, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item F.4.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
G. Groundfish Management
- Agenda Item G.1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report (Groundfish)
- Agenda Item G.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Rulemaking Plan for 2016, Groundfish and Halibut
- Agenda Item G.1.a, NMFS Report 2: Groundfish and Halibut Federal Register Notices
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental NOAA Science Center PowerPoint: Groundfish Science Report (McClure)
- Agenda Item G.2: Exempted Fishing Permit for California Mid-Water Commercial Jig Gear for 2017-2018
- Agenda Item G.2, Attachment 1: Application for Exempted Fishing Permit for Yellowtail Rockfish Jig Fishing for the 2017-2018 Fishing Season
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.3: Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for 2017-2018 Groundfish Fisheries
- Agenda Item G.3, Supplemental Agenda Item Overview PowerPoint: 2017-2018 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures (Ames, et al)
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: Results of NEPA scoping and schedule for regulation deeming and FMP transmittal
- Agenda Item G.3.a, REVISED Supplemental ODFW Report
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- REVISED Agenda Item G.4: Consideration of Inseason Adjustments, Including Carryover
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1: GMT report on routine adjustments
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report 2: GMT report on surplus carryover
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.5: Oregon Mid-Water Sport Fishery Regulations Final Action
- Agenda Item G.5, Attachment 1: Authorization of an Oregon Recreational Groundfish Fishery for Mid-water Species, Draft Environmental Assessment
- Agenda Item G.5.a, Supplemental ODFW PowerPoint: Authorization of an Oregon Recreational Fishery for Midwater Groundfish Species (Mirick)
- Agenda Item G.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.5.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item G.5.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item G.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item G.6: Salmon Endangered Species Act Consultation Update
- Agenda Item G.6, Attachment 1: Excerpt from September 2015 Council Meeting Record for Agenda Item
- Agenda Item G.6.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Susan Bishop
- Agenda Item G.6.a, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item G.7: Electronic Monitoring Exempted Fishing Permit Update and Revisions
- Agenda Item G.7.a, NMFS Report
- Agenda Item G.7.a, Supplemental PowerPoint: Electronic Monitoring EFP Update (Hooper)
- Agenda Item G.7.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item G.7.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.8: Changes to Trawl Catch Share Program Gear Regulations – Final Action
- Agenda Item G.8, Attachment 1: Gear Changes for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery’s Trawl Catch Share Program, Preliminary Draft EIS (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.8, Attachment 2: Regulations Related To Trawl Gear Configuration, Gears Allowed On Board, and Area of Use
- Agenda Item G.8, Supplemental Attachment 3: Federal Register notice dated March 3, 2016, notice of intent to prepare an EIS to analyze the impacts on the human environment of gear changes in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery’s Trawl Catch Share Program; request for comments
- Agenda Item G.8, Supplemental Attachment 4: FPA Decision Template for Changes to the Trawl Catch Share Program Gear Regulations
- Agenda Item G.8.a, NMFS Report: Groundfish Gear Changes—Issues for Consideration, Trawl Gear Configuration and Use
- Agenda Item G.8.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint 1: Preliminary Draft EIS (Goen)
- Agenda Item G.8.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint 2: Issues for Consideration (Goen)
- Agenda Item G.8.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item G.8.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item G.8.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item G.8.a, Supplemental EC Report
H. Pacific Halibut Management
- Agenda Item H.1: Report on the International Pacific Halibut Commission Meeting
- Agenda Item H.1, Attachment 1: 2016 Area 2A Pacific Halibut Allocations
- Agenda Item H.1.a, IPHC Report: IPHC News Release
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental IPHC PowerPoint: Summary of the 2016 IPHC Annual Meeting (Leaman)
- Agenda Item H.1.b, IPHC Representative Report: Report on the 2016 International Pacific Halibut Commission Annual Meeting
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental NMFS Report: Report on the 2014 Pacific Halibut Fisheries in Area 2A (2/24/2016)
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item H.2: Incidental Catch Recommendation Options for the Salmon Troll and Final Recommendations for Fixed Gear Sablefish Fisheries
- Agenda Item H.2, Attachment 1: Summary of Pacific Halibut Incidental Catch Management
- Agenda Item H.2.a, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item H.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item H.3: Halibut Incidental Groundfish Regulations Final Action
- Agenda Item H.3.a, NMFS Report 1: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Report on Halibut Incidental Groundfish Regulations
- Agenda Item H.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item H.3.a, Supplemental EC Report
I. Administrative Matters
- Agenda Item I.1: Approval of Council Meeting Record
- Agenda Item I.1, Attachment 1: Draft Council Meeting Record: 232nd Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (November 14-19, 2015)
- Agenda Item I.2: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
- Agenda Item I.2, Supplemental Attachment 1: Pacific Fishery Management Council Executive Director Vacancy; Schedule and Process for Recruitment and Hiring Decision-Making
- Agenda Item I.2, Supplemental Attachment 2: Executive Director Recruitment Announcement
- Agenda Item I.2, Supplemental Attachment 3: Executive Director Position Description, CY 2016
- Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item I.3: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
- Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, April 8-14, 2016 in Vancouver, Washington
- Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 3: Groundfish Workload Priorities
- Agenda Item I.3, Supplemental Attachment 4: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (dated March 14, 2016)
- Agenda Item I.3, Supplemental Attachment 5: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, April 8-14, 2016 in Vancouver, Washington (dated March 14, 2016)
- Agenda Item I.3.a, NMFS Report 1: NMFS’ West Coast Region Recreational Fisheries Implementation Plan for 2016-2018
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1: Future Council Meetings and Workload
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report 2; Response to the Midwater Trawlers Cooperative Open Comment Letter Regarding the Disaster Tow of the F/V Seeker
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental GAP report
- Agenda Item I.3.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item I.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas AND Committee Memos)
Ancillary Agendas
- Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (ECW) Agenda
- Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) Agenda
- Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
- Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) Agenda
- Groundfish Management Team (GMT) Agenda
- Habitat Committee (HC) Agenda
- Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMS) Agenda
- Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) Agenda
- Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) Agenda
- Salmon Technical Team (STT) Agenda
- Sacramento River Winter Chinook Workgroup (SRWCW) Agenda
- Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda
- Salmon Technical Team (STT) Agenda
Committee and Advisory Body Memos
- Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel, Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup, and Interested Persons Memo
- Enforcement Memo: Enforcement Consultants
- Groundfish Memo: Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, Groundfish Management Team, and Groundfish Interested Person
- HMS Memo: Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel, Highly Migratory Species Management Team, and Interested Persons
- Sacramento River Winter Chinook Workgroup Memo
- Salmon Memo: Salmon Advisory Subpanel, Salmon Technical Team, Model Evaluation Workgroup, and Interested Persons
- SSC Memo: Scientific and Statistical Committee
Informational Reports, General Information, and Membership Roster
Informational Reports
- Informational Report 1: News Release from NOAA Fisheries “U.S. Fisheries Management Clears High Bar for Sustainability Based on New Assessment”
- Informational Report 2: Guidance on Fishing Vessel Risk Assessments and Accounting for Safety at Sea in Fishery Management Design (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Informational Report 3: DRAFT West Coast Region Recreational Fisheries Implementation Plan 2016-2018
- Supplemental Informational Report 4: National EFH Summit invite and agenda
- Supplemental Informational Report 5: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and NOAA to co-host a workshop this June on artificial reef science and management
- Supplemental Informational Report 6: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Transitions
- Supplemental Informational Report 7: NMFS Instruction 02-204-01, February 22, 2016; Guidelines for Preparing Stock Assessment Reports Pursuant to the 1994 Amendments to the MMPA
General Information, Chair’s Reception, Membership Roster
- General Information, March 2016: General Information, March 2016: Chairs’ Reception, Hotel Information, Council Seating Chart, Membership Roster
November 2015 Briefing Book
A. Call to Order
- Agenda Item A.4: Proposed November 13-19, 2015 PFMC Meeting Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
- Agenda Item B.1: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
- Agenda Item B.1.a, Supplemental CDFW Report: Recreational Fishing Estimates
- Agenda Item B.1.a, Supplemental REVISED HMSAS Report: Hard Caps for Priority Protected Species for the Drift Gillnet Fishery; International Management of Pacific Bluefin Tuna
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 1: Email from Julie Deyerle Regarding Skates
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2: Dave Stephens EFP
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3: Pacific Seafood, Draft Guidance for Conducting Reviews of Catch Share Programs
C. Enforcement Issues
- Agenda Item C.1: Tri-State Enforcement Report
- Tri-State Enforcement Video (Hosted on PFMC YouTube page)
- Agenda Item C.2: Vessel Movement Monitoring Alternatives
- Agenda Item C.2: Supplemental Staff Overview PowerPoint, Wiedoff; (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 1: Vessel Movement Monitoring Public Scoping Document
- Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 2: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Case Study
- Agenda Item C.2.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item C.2.a, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item C.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment
D. Salmon Management
- Agenda Item D.1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report (Salmon)
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: West Coast Salmon Genetic Stock Identification Update and Plans for 2016 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint 2: Recovery Plans (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.2: Salmon Methodology Review
- Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 1: Report for the 2015 Salmon Methodology Review on the Fishery Regulation Assessment Model (FRAM) Chinook Base Period
- Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 2: Chinook FRAM Base Period Documentation: Growth Functions
- Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 3: Chinook FRAM Base Period Documentation: Sublegal Stock and Age Assignments
- Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 4: An evaluation of the proposed increases in spatial stratification for California salmon fisheries
- Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 5: California Klamath Fishery Management Zone Test Fishery Proposal
- Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 6: April 1, 2015 letter from CDFW Director Bonham to Council Chair Lowman regarding SRWC management in 2015
- Agenda Item D.2.a, PSC Comments: Letter from Pacific Salmon Commission Executive Secretary John Field to Pacific Council Executive Director Don McIsaac
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental MEW Report
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental STT Report
- Agenda Item D.3: Salmon Management Schedule for 2016
- Agenda Item D.3, Attachment 1: Pacific Fishery Management Council Schedule and Process for Developing 2016 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures
- Agenda Item D.3, Attachment 2: Draft Sacramento River Winter Chinook Harvest Policy Review Process
- Agenda Item D.3.a, NMFS Report: NMFS Report on the Draft Sacramento River Winter Chinook Harvest Policy Review Process
- Agenda Item D.3.a, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint: Developing a new winter Chinook control rule
E. Habitat
- Agenda Item E.1: Current Habitat Issues
- Agenda Item E.1, Supplemental Attachment 1: Draft Comments on Coast Seafoods Draft Environmental Impact Report
- Agenda Item E.1, Attachment 2: Council Letter to Oregon Board of Forestry
- Agenda Item E.1, Supplemental Attachment 3: Draft Environmental Impact Report; Coast Seafoods Company Humboldt Bay Shellfish Aquaculture Permit Renewal and Expansion Project, Humboldt County, California, SCH #2015082051 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.1, Supplemental Attachment 4: Draft Letter re: Coast Seafoods Company Humboldt Bay Shellfish Aquaculture Permit
Renewal and Expansion Project (letter with Track Changes) - Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item E.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item E.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (Electronic Only)
F. Administrative Matters
- Agenda Item F.1: Briefing on Recusals and Financial Interest Disclosures
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Attachment 1: National Marine Fisheries Service Policy Directive 01-116 Fishery Management Council Financial Disclosures
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental NOAA GC Report: Annual Briefing on Magnuson-Stevens Act Financial Disclosure and Recusal Requirements
- Agenda Item F.2: Legislative Matters
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation
- Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 2: Draft detailed letter on California drought legislation
- Agenda Item F.2, Attachment 3: Preliminary letter on California drought legislation
- Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental Legislative Committee Report
- Agenda Item F.3: Approval of Council Meeting Record
- Agenda Item F.3, Attachment 1: Draft Council Meeting Record: 231th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (September 11-16, 2015)
- Agenda Item F.4: Fiscal Matters
- Agenda Item F.5: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
- Agenda Item F.6: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item F.6, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
- Agenda Item F.6, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, March 8-14, 2016 in Sacramento, California
- Agenda Item F.6, Attachment 3: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, April 8-13, 2016 in Vancouver, Washington
- Agenda Item F.6, Attachment 4: Groundfish Workload Priorities
- Agenda Item F.6, Attachment 5: Staff Report On Issues Included In Trawl Trailing Action Gear Package
- Agenda Item F.6, Supplemental Attachment 6: Webinar Series on Ecosystem Indicators to be held in January-February 2016
- Agenda Item F.6, Supplemental Attachment 7: Joint NMFS/Council Staff Report on Potential Timeline for Electronic Monitoring Regulatory Amendment
- Agenda Item F.6, Supplemental Attachment 8: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
- Agenda Item F.6, Supplemental Attachment 9: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, March 8-14, 2016 in Sacramento, California as of 11/19/2015
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 10: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, April 8-13, 2016 in Vancouver, Washington as of 11/19/2015
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 11: Groundfish Workload Priorities
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: Western Regional Action Plan for Implementing the NMFS national Climate Science Strategy
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item F.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment (Astoria Trip)
G. Highly Migratory Species Management
- Agenda Item G.1: NMFS Report on Highly Migratory Species
- Agenda Item G.1.a, NMFS Report: National Marine Fisheries Service Regulatory Activities
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint: Pacific Bluefin Tuna Research Activities, Domestic & International; Gerard DiNardo (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item G.2: Swordfish Fishery Management Policy Connections
- Agenda Item G.2, Supplemental Attachment 1: West Coast Swordfish Fishery Policy Questions
- Agenda Item G.2.a, NMFS Report: Reference Information From NMFS-Sponsored Swordfish Workshops and Recent Bycatch and Landings Data
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 4 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 5 (Electronic Only)
H. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
- Agenda Item H.1: Pacific Sardine Distribution Workshop
- Agenda Item H.1, Attachment 1: Oceana vs. Pritzker Settlement Agreement
- Agenda Item H.1.a: Pacific Sardine Distribution Workshop Report
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental Workshop PowerPoint: Report of the National Marine Fisheries Service/Pacific Fishery Management Council Workshop on Pacific Sardine Distribution; Owen Hamel (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item H.1.b: National Marine Fisheries Service Letter
- Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Public Comment
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item H.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 4 (Electronic Only)
Agenda Item H.2: 2016 Exempted Fishing Permit Notice of Intent(CANCELLED)- Agenda Item H.3: Anchovy General Status Overview
- Agenda Item H.3.a, Supplemental SWFSC Report: Southwest Fisheries Science Center Summary of Current Information Available on Coastal Pelagic Species with Emphasis on Northern Anchovy
- Agenda Item H.3.a, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint: Summary of current information available on Coastal Pelagic Species with emphasis on Northern Anchovy (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item H.3.a, Supplemental USFWS Report: Letter to Chair Dorothy Lowman re: Anchovy General Status Overview
- Agenda Item H.3.a, Supplemental CDFW Report: Recent CPS Landings
- Agenda Item H.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item H.3.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item H.3.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Public Comment (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 4
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 5
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 6
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 7 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item H.4: 2016 Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection Including Data-Limited Assessment Methods
- Agenda Item H.4.a, CDFW Report
- Agenda Item H.4.a, SWFSC Report 1: Request for Methodology Review of the Acoustic Trawl Method for Assessing Coastal Pelagic Species
- Agenda Item H.4.a, SWFSC Report 2: Using Groundfish Data-Limited Methods to Assess Coastal Pelagic Species
- Agenda Item H.4.a, Supplemental SWFSC Report 3: Center for Independent Experts Panel Review of the Joint Pacific Sardine and Pacific Hake (SaKe) acoustive – trawl survey (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item H.4.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item H.4.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item H.4.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item H.4.b, Public Comment
I. Groundfish Management
- Agenda Item I.1: NMFS Report (Groundfish)
- Agenda Item I.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Rulemaking Plan for 2015, Groundfish and Halibut
- Agenda Item I.1.a, NMFS Report 2: Groundfish and Halibut Notices; June 18, 2015-October 19, 2015
- Agenda Item I.1.a, NWFSC Report 1: Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Policy of the National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Agenda Item I.1.a, NWFSC Report 2: The Anatomy of a Multispecies Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) “Market” in Development
- Agenda Item I.1.a, NWFSC Report 3: Estimated Discard and Catch of Groundfish Species in the 2014 U.S. West Coast Fisheries
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NWFSC PowerPoint: Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Policy Update (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NWFSC PowerPoint 2: Groundfish Science Report; McClure (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item I.2: Preliminary Exempted Fishing Permit Approval
- Agenda Item I.2, Attachment 1: Collaborative fishing to test pot gear for selective harvest of lingcod off of Washington and Oregon
- Agenda Item I.2, Attachment 2: EFP Proposal by United Catcher Boats
- Agenda Item I.2, Attachment 3: EFP Application for At-sea Processing of Pacific Whiting by Catcher-Processor (CP) Vessels South of 42 Degrees North Latitude
- Agenda Item I.2, Attachment 4: Commercial Midwater Hook & Line Rockfish Fishing in the RCA off the Oregon coast
- Agenda Item I.2, Attachment 5: Interim Report: Exempted Fishing Permit Testing Commercial Jig Fishing Gear Targeting Yellowtail Rockfish For 2015/2016 Groundfish Fisheries
- Agenda Item I.2, Supplemental Attachment 6: TNC’s Exempted Fishing Permit Application, Lingcod Pot Gear Testing
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: NMFS Request for Council Support in Adding Vessels to the Electronic Monitoring EFPs for 2016
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: The 1992 Emergency Rule Closing at-sea Processing of Pacific Whiting South of 42° N Lat.
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report 2
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental GEMPAC Report
- Agenda Item I.3: Final Approval of Stock Assessments
- Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 1: Draft version; Executive Summary of “Assessments of Black Rockfish (Sebastes melanops) Stocks in California, Oregon and Washington Coastal Waters”
- Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 1: Full Assessment – Draft version; Assessments of Black Rockfish (Sebastes melanops) Stocks in California, Oregon and Washington Coastal Waters” (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 2: Black Rockfish Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel Meeting Report
- Agenda Item I.3, Attachment 3: Scientific and Statistical Committee’s Groundfish Subcommittee Mop-up Stock Assessment Review Panel Meeting report
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental ODFW Report: Oregon Black Rockfish Stock Assessment
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item I.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item I.3.b, Public Comments
- Agenda Item I.4: Biennial Harvest Specifications for 2017-2018 Groundfish Management Including Final Overfishing Limits and Acceptable Biological Catches
- Agenda Item I.4, Attachment 1: Draft Purpose and Need for the Proposed Action
- Agenda Item I.4, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 2: 2017 and 2018 Groundfish Harvest Specifications
- Agenda Item I.4, Attachment 3: Catch-only Projections for Arrowtooth Flounder, Yelloweye Rockfish, Blue Rockfish, and California Scorpionfish Models
- Agenda Item I.4, Attachment 4: Harvest Projections for Select West Coast Groundfish Species Used to Inform Harvest Specifications for 2017 and Beyond
- Agenda Item I.4, Attachment 5: Projections from the 2015 Kelp Greenling Assessment in Oregon Waters using Alternative Sigma and P* Values
- Agenda Item I.4, Attachment 6: West Coast Lingcod Projections with Actual Catch Number in 2009-2014, and Distributed ACLs in 2015 and 2016
- Agenda Item I.4, Attachment 7: West Coast Pacific Ocean Perch Projections from the 2011 Rebuilding Analysis with Actual Catch Number in 2011-2014, and ACLs in 2015 and 2016
- Agenda Item I.4, Supplemental Attachment 8: Alternative Harvest Projections for English Sole, Rex Sole, Sharpchin Rockfish, and Yellowtail Rockfish North of 40° 10′ N Latitude Used to Inform Harvest Specificions for 2017 and Beyond
- Agenda Item I.4, Supplemental Attachment 9: Proposed Bootstrap Simulation Method for Analyzing Rockfish Bycatch in the At Sea Whiting Sectors
- Agenda Item I.4.a, WDFW Report
- Agenda Item I.4.a, Supplemental WDFW Report 2
- Agenda Item I.4.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item I.4.a, Supplemental REVISED GMT Report
- Agenda Item I.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.5: Whiting Electronic Monitoring Final Alternative and Regulations
- Agenda Item I.5, Staff Agenda Item Overview PowerPoint: Wiedoff (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.5, Attachment 1: An Electronic Monitoring Program for the Limited Entry Midwater Trawl Whiting Fishery (Truncated Version)
- Agenda Item I.5, Attachment 2: An Electronic Monitoring Program for the Limited Entry Midwater Trawl Whiting Fishery (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.5, Attachment 3: Analysis of Enforcement Consultants Recommendations
- Agenda Item I.5.a, NMFS Report: NMFS Report and Recommendations on the Whiting Electronic Monitoring Final Alternative and Regulations
- Agenda Item I.5.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Supplemental NMFS Report on the Whiting Electronic Monitoring Final Alternative and Regulations
- Agenda Item I.5.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: Supplemental NMFS Report on the Whiting Electronic Monitoring (EM) Final Alternative and Regulations (updated information)
- Agenda Item I.5.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 4: Updated Cost Estimates
- Agenda Item I.5.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Whiting Electronic Monitoring Program; Hooper (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.5.b, Supplemental GEMPAC Report
- Agenda Item I.5.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item I.5.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.5.b, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item I.6: Blackgill-Slope Complex Final Reallocation and Accumulation Limits
- Agenda Item I.6, Attachment 1: Draft Environmental Assessment: Allocation of Harvest Opportunity Between Sectors of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery of Blackgill Rockfish and Other Species Managed in the Slope Rockfish Complex South of 40° 10′ N. Latitude
- Agenda Item I.6.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: Blackgill-Slope Complex Final Reallocation and Accumulation Limits
- Agenda Item I.6.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item I.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item I.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item I.7: Stock Assessment Prioritization for the 2019-2020 Management Cycle
- Agenda Item I.7.a, Attachment 1: Stock Assessment Prioritization for West Coast Groundfish
- Agenda Item I.7.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Prioritizing Fish Stock Assessments – Implementing the Process for PFMC Groundfish Stocks; Rick Methot (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item I.7.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item I.7.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.7.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item I.8: Consideration of Inseason Adjustments
- Agenda Item I.8.a, Supplemental NMFS Letter: NOAA is implementing the inseason actions recommended at September 2015 meeting, with one modification to one of the measures
- Agenda Item I.8.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item I.8.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.9: Biennial Management Measures for 2017-2018 Groundfish Fisheries
- Agenda Item I.9, Attachment 1: Range of Alternatives for Managing West Coast Skate Species
- Agenda Item I.9, Attachment 2: Recent Year Allocations Relevant to Deciding a Range of 2017-2018 Allocations
- Agenda Item I.9.a, WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Biennial Management Measures for 2017-2018
- Agenda Item I.9.a, GMT Report: Groundfish Management Team Report on Management Measures for the 2017-2018 Biennial Harvest Specifications
- Agenda Item I.9.a, Supplemental GMT Report 2: GMT Report on Ecosystem Component Species Designations and Stock Complexes
- Agenda Item I.9.a, Supplemental GMT Report 3: GMT Report 3 on Biennial Management Measures for 2017-2018
- Agenda Item I.9.a, Supplemental REVISED GMT Report 4: GMT Report 4 on Biennial Management Measures for 2017-2018
- Agenda Item I.9.a, Supplemental GMT Report 5: Agenda Item I.9, Action Item Checklist
- Agenda Item I.9.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.9.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: Management Measures for the 2017-2018 Biennial Harvest Specifications
- Agenda Item I.9.a, Supplemental Tribal Report: Letter to Will Stelle dated November 10, 2015, regarding Makah Treaty Groundfish Fisheries in 2017-2018
- Agenda Item I.9.a, Supplemental Tribal Report 2: Preliminary 2017-2018 Tribal Management Measures
- Agenda Item I.9.a, Supplemental CDFW Report: CDFW to Host Public Meetings Regarding Groundfish Management for 2017-2018
- Agenda Item I.9.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item I.9.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item I.9.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
J. Pacific Halibut Management
- Agenda Item J.1: Final 2016 Catch Sharing Plan and Management Measures and Preliminary Sablefish Fishery Incidental Landing Regulations
- Agenda Item J.1, Attachment 1: 2015 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
- Agenda Item J.1, Attachment 2: Visual Representation of the 2015 Area 2A Catch Sharing Plan for Pacific Halibut
- Agenda Item J.1.a, WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Proposed Changes to the Catch Sharing Plan and 2016 Annual Regulations
- Agenda Item J.1.a, Supplemental ODFW Report: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Proposed Changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for the 2016 Fishery
- Agenda Item J.1.a, Supplemental CDFW Report: California Department of Fish and Wildlife Informational Report on Recreational Pacific Halibut Catches in 2015
- Agenda Item J.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Report on the 2015 Pacific Halibut Fisheries in Area 2A
- Agenda Item J.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: NMFS Recommended changes to Federal regulations and 2016 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
- Agenda Item J.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: Automatic Action Alternatives for Closure of Incidental Halibut Retention in the Sablefish Primary Fishery
- Agenda Item J.1.a, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item J.1.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item J.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment
Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas AND Committee Memos)
Ancillary Agendas
- All Committee Agendas for the November 2015 briefing book (bookmarked in alphabetical order for easy navigation)
Committee and Advisory Body Memos
- All Committee Memos for the November 2015 briefing book (bookmarked in alphabetical order for easy navigation)
Informational Reports, General Information, and Membership Roster
Informational Reports
- Informational Report 1: “Draft Guidance for Conducting Reviews of Catch Share Programs” — proposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service and distributed on October 1, 2015; AND “Draft Council Staff Comments on Draft Guidance for Conducting Reviews of Catch Share Programs”
- Informational Report 2: Letter from WDFW to NMFS regarding responsibilities of NMFS as it relates to Tribal Fisheries usual and accustomed fishing grounds and groundfish essential fish habitat
- Informational Report 3: Usual and Accustomed Fishing Areas Regulatory Update
- Informational Report 4: Bycatch Reduction Engineering
Program Grant Awards by Region (NOAA Fisheries Report) - Informational Report 5: Response letter from NMFS to PFMC regarding a request for information regarding the deep-set buoy gear exempted fishing permit that NMFS recently issued to the Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research
- Informational Report 6: Operational Guidelines for the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Fishery Management Process, September 30, 2015 (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Informational Report 7: Recommendations of the Permanent Advisory Committee to the United States Section to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
- Supplemental Informational Report 8: 19th Western Groundfish Conference, Newport, Oregon February 8-12, 2016
- Supplemental Informational Report 9: Status Report of the 2015 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California
General Information, Annual Banquet, Membership Roster
- General Information, November 2015: Annual Banquet, Stock Assessment Briefing, Hotel Information, Council Seating Chart, Membership Roster
2015 newsletters
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September 2015 Briefing Book
The Council meeting proposed agendas, agenda item situation summaries, and attachments, for the September 2015 Council Meeting are found below. Committee and advisory body memos and agendas are also posted to this webpage.
A. Call to Order
- Agenda Item A.4: Executive Director’s Report
- Agenda Item A.4, Attachment 1: Meeting Agenda and Summary of the June 22-25, 2015 Council Coordination Committee Meeting
- Agenda Item A.5: September 9-16, 2015 PFMC Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
- Agenda Item B.1: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
- Agenda Item B.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: Domestic Highly Migratory Species Activities
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 1: Fourth Grade Class Sardine Letters
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Public Comment 2: “Supporting a Spatial Analysis of the Distribution and Size of Rebuilding Stocks in the Rockfish Conservation Areas through Directed Surveys” (TNC Exempted Fishing Permit EFP #13-14-TNC-01)
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Public Comment 3: Stephens – Preliminary Experimental Fisheries Permit
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Public Comment 4: PowerPoint – Supporting a Spatial Analysis of the Distribution and Size of Rebuilding Stocks in the Rockfish Conservation Areas through Directed Surveys (Electronic Only)
C. Administrative Matters
- Agenda Item C.1: Update on Council Coordination Committee Meeting
- Agenda Item C.1, Attachment 1: Agenda for the June 22-25, 2015 CCC Meeting
- Agenda Item C.1, Attachment 2: June 22-25, 2015 CCC Meeting Summary Document, including Outcome Statements and Recommendations
- Agenda Item C.2: Legislative Matters
- Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation
- Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 2: Congressional Research Service summary of HR 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015
- Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 3: Letter from Golden Gate Salmon Association and Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA) to House Natural Resources Committee on HR 2898
- Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 4: Letter from PCFFA to Council on drought legislation
- Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 5: Statement of Administration Policy on HR 2898
- Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 6: S 1894, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 7: HR 2983, the Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item C.2, Attachment 8: HR 1668, Save Our Water Act
- Agenda Item C.2, Supplemental Attachment 9: Letter to the PFMC from the Honorable Mike Thompson and Jared Huffman requesting thorough analysis and comments on HR 2898, HR 2983, and S. 1894
- Agenda Item C.2.a, Supplemental Legislative Committee Report
- Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item C.3: Approval of Council Meeting Record
- Agenda Item C.3, Attachment 1: Draft Council Meeting Record: 230th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (June 10-16, 2015)
- Agenda Item C.4: Fiscal Matters
- Agenda Item C.5: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
- Agenda Item C.5, Attachment 1: Advisory Body Composition
- Agenda Item C.5, Supplemental Attachment 2: Draft Sacramento River Winter Chinook Harvest Policy Review Process
- Agenda Item C.5.a, Supplemental EAS Report
- Agenda Item C.5.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item C.6: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item C.6, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
- Agenda Item C.6, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, November 13-19, 2015 in Garden Grove, California
- Agenda Item C.6, Attachment 3: Groundfish Workload Priorities
- Agenda Item C.6, Supplemental Attachment 4: Council Policy Statements Relevant to the Development of the West Coast Swordfish Management and Monitoring Plan
- Agenda Item C.6, Supplemental Attachment 5: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (as of September 16, 2015)
- Agenda Item C.6, Supplemental Attachment 6: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, November 13-19, 2015 in Garden Grove, California (as of 9/16/2015)
- Agenda Item C.6, Supplemental Attachment 7: Groundfish Workload Priorities (as of 9/16/15)
- Agenda Item C.6, Supplemental Attachment 8: Stock Assessment Prioritizations
- Agenda Item C.6.a, NMFS Report 1: West Coast Regional Planning Body Charter
- Agenda Item C.6.a, NMFS Report 2: Email Re: PFMC- Request for Agenda Item EBFM Policy
- Agenda Item C.6.a, NMFS Report 3: Stock Assessment Prioritization
- Agenda Item C.6.a, NMFS Report 4: Rulemaking Plan for 2015 – Groundfish and Halibut
- Agenda Item C.6.a, Supplemental NMS Report: Request for the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, West Coast Region
- Agenda Item C.6.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item C.6.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item C.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item C.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item C.6.a, Supplemental CPSMT/CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item C.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment
D. Ecosystem Management
- Agenda Item D.1: Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative Scoping
- Agenda Item D.1, Supplemental Attachment 1: NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy Highlights
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Ecosystem Workgroup Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental EWG PowerPoint: Ecosystem Workgroup Presentation for D.1.a. (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental EAS Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental EWG Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item D.2: Unmanaged Forage Fish Regulations
- Agenda Item D.2, Attachment 1: Draft Council Operation Procedure 24
- Agenda Item D.2.a, EWG Report
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental EWG Report 2
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Draft Federal Regulations to Implement Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: NMFS Report on Federal Regulations to Implement Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1: Protecting Unfished Forage Fish Species
- Agenda Item D.2.a Supplemental EAS Report
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item D.2.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
E. Salmon Management
- Agenda Item E.1: Salmon Methodology Review
- Agenda Item E.1, Attachment 1: May 11, 2015 email to the agencies from Mike Burner regarding preliminary topic selection
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental STT Report
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental MEW Report
- Agenda Item E.2: Sacramento River Winter Chinook Update
- Agenda Item E.2, Attachment 1: May 29, 2015 from Dr. Donald McIsaac to Mr. Howard of the State Water Resources Control Board and Mr. Milligan of the Bureau of Reclamation
- Agenda Item E.2, Attachment 2: July 7, 2015 letter from Mr. Howard of the State Water Resources Control Board to Mr. Milligan of the Bureau of Reclamation regarding Sacramento River temperature management planning
- Agenda Item E.2.a, NMFS West Coast Region Report: Reconsideration of the Sacramento River winter Chinook Harvest Control Rule
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint 1: Sacramento River Winter-run Chinook Salmon Update (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint 2: Species in the Spotlight: Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Salmon (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental CDFW Report: Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Salmon Update, August 31, 2015
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental HC Report
F. Habitat
- Agenda Item F.1: Current Habitat Issues
- Agenda Item F.1, Attachment 1: Summary of Oregon Dept. of Forestry rulemaking issue
- Agenda Item F.1, Supplemental Attachment 2: Native Eelgrass (Zosera Marina) Impact Analysis for Coast Seafoods Company, Humboldt Bay Shellfish Aquaculture: Permit Renewal and Expansion Project (Full Version Electronic Only – includes all files and the presentation)
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item F.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment (Electronic Only)
G. Highly Migratory Species Management
- Agenda Item G.1: Update on International Issues
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 1: Attachment 4 to the Report of the Albacore Working Group Workshop, 20-22 April 2015, National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan (Annex 8 to the Report of the Fifteenth Meeting of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean)
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 2: Evaluation of Candidate Harvest Control Rules For North Pacific Albacore, WCPFC-NC11-2015/DP-01
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 3: Precautionary Management Framework for Pacific Bluefin Tuna, WCPFC-NC11-2015/DP-02
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 4: Rebuilding Plan for Pacific Bluefin Tuna WCPFC-NC11-2015/DP-03
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 5: Precautionary Management Framework For Swordfish in the North Pacific Ocean, WCPFC-NC11-2015/DP-04
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 6: Provisional Annotated Agenda, Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Northern Committee Eleventh Regular Session
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 7: Proposed Rule to Revise Regulations to Implement the Import Provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)
- Agenda Item G.1, Attachment 8: Notice Soliciting Public Input on Draft Principles for Determining Seafood Species at Risk of IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud
- Agenda Item G.1, Supplemental Attachment 9: WCPFC Meeting Outcomes
- Agenda Item G.1.a: NMFS Report 1: Update on International Activities
- Agenda Item G.1.a: NMFS Report 2: Letter from Will Stelle, WCR Regional Administrator to Dorothy Lowman, Council Chair, Notifying that EPO Swordfish is Subject to Overfishing
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: Follow-up to North Pacific Swordfish Overfishing Determination Letter (see NMFS Report 2, Agenda Item G.1.a)
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: International Activities Update (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental SWFSC ISC PowerPoint: Activity Report of the 15th Meeting of the ISC July 2015 Kona, Hawaii (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental CDFW Report: 2015 Pacific Bluefin Tuna Aerial Survey
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 2: Pacific Bluefin Monitoring and Management Activities for Recreational and Commercial Fisheries
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental CDFW PowerPoint: Pacific Bluefin Tuna Aerial Survey, Southern California Bight, July 2015 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.2: Swordfish Management and Monitoring Plan Hardcaps
- Agenda Item G.2, Attachment 1: Pacific Coast Swordfish Fishery Management and Monitoring Plan
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Marine Mammal Commission Report: Letter from Dr. Rebecca Lent, Executive Director, to Ms. Eileen Sobeck, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
- Agenda Item G.2.a, NMFS Report 1: Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) of Drift Gillnet Hard Caps and Monitoring Alternatives and Preliminary Analysis of Options for Council and Bycatch Performance Metrics for the U.S. West Coast Large-Mesh Drift Gillnet Fishery
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: U.S. West Coast Swordfish Meeting Key Outcomes Memorandum
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: Report on Swordfish Management and Monitoring Plan Hardcaps (corrected Table 5)
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 4: Sobeck Response Letter
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 5: Bootstrap Analysis to Compare the Operation of the Drift Gillnet Fishery under Hard Caps Alternatives (Stephen M. Stohs)
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment of Drift Gillnet Hard Caps and Monitoring Alternatives (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental Congressional Letters
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental REVISED HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Public Comment (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 4 – Gonzalez (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 5 – Oceana (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 6
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 7 – TIRN (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 8
- CANCELLED:
Agenda Item G.3: Scoping of Amendment 4 to the FMP: Authorizing a Shallow-Set Longline Fishery Outside of the EEZAgenda Item G.3, Attachment 1: Scoping Information Document for Council Action to Authorize the Use of Shallow-Set Longline Gear outside the West Coast Exclusive Economic Zone under the Fishery Management Plan for West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory SpeciesAgenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental WPFMC Letter: WPFMC Council comments on PFMC working paper on shallow set longline fisheryAgenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental HMSAS ReportAgenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment
H. Groundfish Management
- Agenda Item H.1: Mid-Water Recreational Fishing Regulations
- Agenda Item H.1.a, NMFS Report: Midwater Recreational Groundfish Fishery: Issues for Council Discussion and Clarification
- Agenda Item H.1.a, ODFW Report: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on the Potential Viability of an Oregon Longleader Sport Fishery
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental CDFW Report: Mid-Water Recreational Fishing Regulations
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental ODFW Report
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item H.1.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item H.1.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item H.2: Consideration of Gear Regulations for the Trawl Catch Shares Sector
- Agenda Item H.2, Attachment 1: Groundfish Gear Changes – Draft Purpose and Need, Alternatives
- Agenda Item H.2, Attachment 2: Regulations Related To Trawl Gear Configuration, Gears Allowed On Board, and Area of Use
- Agenda Item H.2.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item H.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item H.2.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item H.3: Final Stock Assessments (Full Assessments are “Electronic Only”, available below)
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 1: Executive Summary of “Status of Bocaccio, Sebastes paucispinis, in the Conception, Monterey and Eureka INPFC areas for 2015”
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 1: Full Assessment “Status of Bocaccio, Sebastes paucispinis, in the Conception, Monterey and Eureka INPFC areas for 2015” (Full Assessment Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 2: Bocaccio Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel Meeting Report
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 3: Executive Summary of “Status of China rockfish off the U.S. Pacific Coast in 2015″
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 3: Full Assessment “Status of China rockfish off the U.S. Pacific Coast in 2015” (Full Assessment Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 4: China Rockfish Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel Meeting Report
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 5: Executive Summary of “Assessments of Black Rockfish (Sebastes melanops) Stocks in California, Oregon and Washington Coastal Waters”
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 5: Full Assessment “Assessments of Black Rockfish (Sebastes melanops) Stocks in California, Oregon and Washington Coastal Waters” (Full Assessment Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 6: Black Rockfish Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel Meeting Report
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 7: Minority report from a member of the Black Rockfish STAT: “Why it is silly to allow sex-specific values for natural mortality (M) for young black rockfish”
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 8: Executive Summary of “Status of Kelp Greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus) along the Oregon Coast in 2015”
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 8: Full Assessment “Status of Kelp Greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus) along the Oregon Coast in 2015” (Full Assessment Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 9: Kelp Greenling Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel Meeting Report
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 10: Executive Summary of “The Status of Widow Rockfish (Sebastes entomelas) Along the U.S. West Coast in 2015”
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 10: Full Assessment “The Status of Widow Rockfish (Sebastes entomelas) Along the U.S. West Coast in 2015”
- Agenda Item H.3, Attachment 11: Widow Rockfish Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel Meeting Report
- Agenda Item H.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item H.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment Video (VIDEO from Kenyon Hensel, hosted in YouTube)
- Agenda Item H.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment Video 2 (2nd VIDEO from Kenyon Hensel, hosted in YouTube)
- Agenda Item H.4: Electronic Monitoring Regulations and Exempted Fishing Permit Update
- Agenda Item H.4, Supplemental Agenda Item Overview Presentation (Wiedoff)
- Agenda Item H.4.a, NMFS Report: Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Exempted Fishing Permits Update and NMFS Recommendations for the Whiting Regulatory Amendment
- Agenda Item H.4.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Exempted Fishing Permits Update; Hooper (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item H.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item H.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item H.4.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item H.4.b, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item H.5: Specifications Process for 2017-2018 Management
- Agenda Item H.5, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 1: 2017 and 2018 Groundfish Harvest Specifications
- Agenda Item H.5, Attachment 2: Draft Range of Alternatives for Managing West Coast Skate Species
- Agenda Item H.5.a, NMFS Report: Specifications Process for 2017-2018 Management
- Agenda Item H.5.a, Supplemental ODFW Report
- Agenda Item H.5.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item H.5.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item H.5.a, Supplemental REVISED GMT Report
- Agenda Item H.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item H.5.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item H.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item H.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item H.6: Salmon Endangered Species Act Reinitiation of Consultation Workshop Report
- Agenda Item H.6.a, NMFS Report 1: Report of the Public Work Session on the Effects of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery on ESA listed Pacific Salmon
- Agenda Item H.6.a, NMFS Report 2: A Draft Proposal for Managing Salmon Bycatch in the Groundfish Fishery
- Agenda Item H.6.a, NMFS Report 3: Chinook Catch per Unit Effort for the Bottom Trawl and Non‐Whiting Midwater Trawl Fisheries
- Agenda Item H.6.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 4: Chinook salmon bycatch in the at‐sea sectors of the Pacific hake fishery: Summary of stock composition estimates for 1983, 2008–2013
- Agenda Item H.6.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Salmon Consultation on the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Update (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item H.6.a, Supplemental SAS Report
- Agenda Item H.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item H.6.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item H.7: Blackgill-Slope Rockfish Intersector Allocation and Accumulation Limit Adjustments
- Agenda Item H.7, Attachment 1: Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment: Allocation of Harvest Opportunity Between Sectors of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery of Blackgill Rockfish and Other Species Managed in the Slope Rockfish Complex South of 40°10′ N. Latitude
- Agenda Item H.7.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item H.7.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item H.7.b, Supplemental Public Comment (Leipzig)
- Agenda Item H.8: Amendment to Modify Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat and to Adjust Rockfish Conservation Areas
- Agenda Item H.8, Supplemental Staff Report: Pacific Coast Groundfish Goals and Objectives
- Agenda Item H.8: Supplemental Agenda Item Overview Presentation (Griffin)
- Agenda Item H.8: Supplemental Agenda Item Overview Presentation (Brady)
- Agenda Item H.8, Attachment 1: Draft Range of EFH Alternatives
- Agenda Item H.8, Attachment 2: Draft Range of RCA Alternatives
- Agenda Item H.8, Attachment 3: Trawl Survey CPUE Analysis
- Agenda Item H.8, Attachment 4: IFQ Hotspot Analysis
- Agenda Item H.8, Supplemental Attachment 5: Addendum to Draft Range of EFH Alternatives
- Agenda Item H.8.a, NWFSC Report
- Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental IPC OCNMS PowerPoint: The Olympic Coast Intergovernmental Policy Council and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Habitat Framework Initiative
- Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental Tribal Report
- Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item H.8.a, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item H.8.b, Public Comment 1
- Agenda Item H.8.b, Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item H.8.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item H.8.b, Supplemental Public Comment 4
- Agenda Item H.8.b, Supplemental Public Comment 5
- Agenda Item H.8.b, Supplemental Public Comment 6
- Agenda Item H.8.b, Supplemental Public Comment 7
- Agenda Item H.8.b, Supplemental Public Comment 8
- Agenda Item H.8.b, Supplemental Public Comment 9
- Agenda Item H.9: Inseason Adjustments
- Agenda Item H.9.a, NMFS Letter: Inseason Adjustments from the June 2015 Council Meeting
- Agenda Item H.9.a Supplemental NMFS Report: NMFS Report on Closure of Halibut Retention in the Sablefish Primary Fishery
- Agenda Item H.9.a, Supplemental ODFW Report
- Agenda Item H.9.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item H.9.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item H.9.a, Supplemental GMT Report 2
- Agenda Item H.9.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item H.9.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item H.10: Groundfish Management Science Improvements and Methodology Review Topics
- Agenda Item H.10, Attachment 1: Research Recommendations from Recent Stock Assessments and STAR Panel Reports
- Agenda Item H.10.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item H.10.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item H.10.a, Supplemental GAP Report
I. Pacific Halibut Management
- Agenda Item I.1: 2016 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulation Changes
- Agenda Item I.1, Attachment 1: 2015 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
- Agenda Item I.1, Attachment 2: Visual Representation of the 2015 Area 2A Catch Sharing Plan for Pacific Halibut
- Agenda Item I.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Report on the 2015 Pacific Halibut Fisheries in Area 2A
- Agenda Item I.1.a, NMFS Report 2: NMFS Proposed Changes to Federal Regulations and 2016 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: Report on the 2014 Pacific Halibut Fisheries in Area 2A (9/1/2015)
- Agenda Item I.1.a, WDFW Report: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Proposed Changes to the Catch Sharing Plan and 2016 Annual Regulations
- Agenda Item I.1.a, ODFW Report: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Proposed Changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for the 2016 Fishery
- Agenda Item I.1.a, CDFW Report: California Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Proposed Changes to the 2016 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 2
- Agenda Item I.1.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item I.1.b, Public Comment
Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas AND Committee Memos)
Ancillary Agendas
- Budget Committee (BC) Agenda
- Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) and Ad Hoc Ecosystem Working Group (EWG) Joint Meeting Agenda
- Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
- Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) Agenda
- Groundfish Management Team (GMT) Agenda
- Supplemental REVISED Habitat Committee (HC) Agenda
- Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) Agenda
- Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) Agenda
- Legislative Committee (LC) Agenda
- Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda
- SSC Ecosystem Subcommittee Agenda
Committee and Advisory Body Memos
- Ecosystem Memo: Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel,Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup, and Interested Persons
- Enforcement Memo: Enforcement Consultants
- Groundfish Memo: Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, Groundfish Management Team, and Groundfish Interested Persons
- HMS Memo: Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel, Highly Migratory Species Management Team, and Interested Persons
- Salmon Memo: Salmon Advisory Subpanel, Salmon Technical Team, Model Evaluation Workgroup, and Interested Persons
- SSC Memo: Scientific and Statistical Committee
Informational Reports, General Information, and Membership Roster
Informational Reports
- Informational Report 1: Release Mortality Workshop SMART Tool Results
- Informational Report 2: El Nino Update – Submitted to the PFMC by Dr. Cisco Werner (NMFS SWFSC) and Dr. John Stein (NMFS NWFSC)
- Informational Report 3: NOAA National Habitat Policy (NOAA Administrative Order 216-117
- Informational Report 4: Draft Flow Scale Regulation Revisions
- Informational Report 5: NOAA Fisheries Report – Pacific Halibut Bycatch in US West Coast Fisheries (2002-2014)
- Supplemental Informational Report 6: Proposed Rule to clarify the regulatory requirements for vessels using midwater trawl gear in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota Program
- Supplemental Informational Report 7: U.S. Coast Guard Exams
- Supplemental Informational Report 8: NMFS Report on Domestic Highly Migratory Species Activities
- Supplemental Informational Report 9: Fisheries advocate and volunteer recognized by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (Richard Heap, PFMC Salmon Advisory Subpanel Member)
- Supplemental Informational Report 10: California Groundfish Collective Report
- Supplemental Informational Report 11: Federal Register Notice, September 2, 2015; Process for Divestiture of Excess Quota Shares in the Individual Fishing Quota Fishery
- Supplemental Informational Report 12: PowerPoint – Present oceanic conditions in the North Pacific (Werner/Stein)
- Supplemental Informational Report 13: Status Report of the 2015 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California; Preliminary Data Through August 31, 2015
General Information, Chair’s Reception, Membership Roster
- General Information, September 2015: Chair’s Reception, Hotel Information, Council Seating Chart, Tax Exempt, Membership Roster
June 2015 Briefing Book
A. Call to Order
- Agenda Item A.4: June 2015 Council Meeting Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
- Agenda Item B.1: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Public Comment 1: Email from Robert T. Wenglicki
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Comment 2: Letter from Oceana regarding Pacific sardine
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Comment 3: Letter from Hanan & Associates, Inc., regarding the exploration of alternative swordfish fishery gears and techniques within the West-Coast EEZ
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Comment 4: Letter from Wild Oceans requesting the Council initiate action at the June meeting to make deep set buoy gear an allowable gear in the Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Public Comment 5: Agenda Item F5a – HMSMT Report on Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item B.1.b, Supplemental Open Public Comment 6: New collaboration between North Pacific Council’s Amendment 80 Trawlers and Local Bering Sea Organizations on halibut research in the Bering Sea area
C. Habitat
- Agenda Item C.1: Current Habitat Issues
- Agenda Item C.1, Attachment 1: Draft Letter on Aquaculture Impacts
- Agenda Item C.1, Supplemental Attachment 2: Letter Regarding Conservation of Sacramento River Winter Chinook
- Agenda Item C.1, Supplemental Attachment 3: Letter to U.S. DOI re: Action Requested to Prevent Klamath River Fish Kill
- Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item C.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item C.1.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item C.1.c, Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation (Electronic Only)
D. Groundfish Management
- Agenda Item D.1: NMFS Report (Groundfish)
- Agenda Item D.1.a, NMFS Report 1: Groundfish and Halibut Federal Register Notices
- Agenda Item D.1.a, NMFS Report 2: Rulemaking Plan for 2015, Groundfish and Halibut
- Agenda Item D.1.a, NMFS Report 3: NMFS Report on Authority for Rulemaking and Recommended Packaging Related to Items Addressed by the Council under the EFH Agenda Item in April, 2015
- Agenda Item D.1.a, NMFS Report 4: Letter to Council, Electronic Monitoring EFP update
- Agenda Item D.1.a, NMFS Report 5: Midwater Recreational Sport Fishery
- Agenda Item D.1.b, Supplemental NWFSC PowerPoint John Stein (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.2: Permit Stacking Cost Recovery Report
- Agenda Item D.2.a, NMFS Report: Recovery of Incremental Costs Associated with the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Sablefish Permit Stacking Program
- Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item D.3: Salmon ESA Reconsultation Update
- Agenda Item D.3.a, NMFS Report 1: Salmon Bycatch in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries
- Agenda Item D.3.a, NMFS Report 2: Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation, Supplemental Biological Opinion, March 11, 2006
- Agenda Item D.3.a, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint: Salmon Bycatch in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item D.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item D.4: Non-Salmon Endangered Species Act Report
- Agenda Item D.4, Supplemental Attachment 1: Fishing Effort in the 2002-2013 U.S. Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.4, Supplemental Attachment 2: 2014 Reporting requirements as set out in the NMFS Biological Opinion- Leatherback sea turtles for the continuing authorization of the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.4, Supplemental Attachment 3: Observed and Estimated Bycatch of Eulachon in 2002–2013 US West Coast Groundfish Fisheries (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.4, Supplemental Attachment 4: Observed and Estimated Bycatch of Green Sturgeon in 2002–2013 US West Coast Groundfish Fisheries (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.4, Supplemental Attachment 5: Observed and Estimated Bycatch of Short-tailed Albatross in U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries 2010-2013 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.4, Supplemental Attachment 6: Humpback whale bycatch in the 2010 – 2013 U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.4.a, NMFS Report 1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report on Pacific Coast Groundfish Endangered Species Act Workgroup Process
- Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2 (ESA Species Bycatch Reports, Electronic Only – See Supplemental Attachments 1 through 6)
- Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental Groundfish ESA Workgroup Report
- Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental GF ESA Workgroup PowerPoint (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item D.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item D.5: Specifications Process for 2017-2018 Fisheries
- Agenda Item D.5, Attachment 1: Proposed Schedule for Developing the 2017-2018 Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
- Agenda Item D.5, Attachment 2: Council Operating Procedure 9
- Agenda Item D.5, Attachment 3: Council Operating Procedure 25
- Agenda Item D.5.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item D.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item D.6: Groundfish EFH and Rockfish Conservation Area Update
- Agenda Item D.6.a, National Marine Fisheries Service Report
- Agenda Item D.6.a, Supplemental Tribal Letter (Quinault Indian Nation)
- Agenda Item D.6.a, Supplemental Tribal Letter 2 (Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission)
- Agenda Item D.6.a, Supplemental NMFS Letter: Response Letter to Ed Johnstone, Fisheries Policy Spokesperson, Quinault Indian Nation
- Agenda Item D.6.a, Supplemental NMFS Letter 2: Response Letter to Lorraine Loomis, Chairperson, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
- Agenda Item D.6.a, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item D.6.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item D.6.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item D.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item D.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item D.6.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.7: Inseason Adjustments
- Agenda Item D.7.a, GMT Report: Groundfish Management Team Report to the Scientific and Statistical Committee on a Literature Review of Skate Discard Mortality
- Agenda Item D.7.a, Supplemental GMT Report 2: GMT Report on Inseason Adjustments
- Agenda Item D.7.a, Supplemental GMT Report 3: GMT Report on Inseason Adjustments (Big Skate)
- Agenda Item D.7.a, Supplemental CDFW Report: Status of 2015 Groundfish Mortality in California
- Agenda Item D.7.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item D.7.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item D.8: Final Stock Assessments and Catch Reports (Full Assessments are Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 1: Executive Summary of “The Status of canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) in the California Current in 2015”
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 1: “The Status of canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) in the California Current in 2015” (Entire Document Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 2: Canary Rockfish Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel Meeting Report
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 3: Executive Summary of “Status of the darkblotched rockfish resource off the continental U.S. Pacific Coast in 2015”
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 3: “Status of the darkblotched rockfish resource off the continental U.S. Pacific Coast in 2015” (Entire Document Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 4: Darkblotched Rockfish Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel Meeting Report
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 5: Executive Summary of “The 2015 stock assessment of arrowtooth flounder (Atherestes stomias) in California, Oregon, and Washington waters”
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 5: “The 2015 stock assessment of arrowtooth flounder (Atherestes stomias) in California, Oregon, and Washington waters” (Entire Document Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 6: Executive Summary of “Status of the Chilipepper rockfish, Sebastes goodei, in the California Current for 2015”
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 6: “Status of the Chilipepper rockfish, Sebastes goodei, in the California Current for 2015” (Entire Document Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 7: Executive Summary of “Stock Assessment Update: Status of the U.S. petrale sole resource in 2014”
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 7: “Stock Assessment Update: Status of the U.S. petrale sole resource in 2014” (Entire Document Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 8: Executive Summary of “Status of the U.S. sablefish resource in 2015”
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 8: “Status of the U.S. sablefish resource in 2015” (Entire Document Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 9: Catch Report for the Unassessed Overfished Species in the 2015-16 Biennium
- Agenda Item D.8, Attachment 10: Report on the Nearshore Stock Assessments Workshop
- Agenda Item D.8.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item D.8.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item D.8.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item D.9: Blackgill and Slope Rockfish Quota Share Allocation
- Agenda Item D.9, Supplemental Council Staff PowerPoint (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.9, Attachment 1: Challenges in the Reallocation of Slope Rockfish Quota Shares
- Agenda Item D.9.a, NMFS Report: National Marine Fisheries Service Report on Blackgill and Slope Rockfish Quota Share Allocation
- Agenda Item D.9.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item D.9.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item D.10: Rebuilding Revision Rules
- Agenda Item D.10, Attachment 1: Evaluating alternative rebuilding strategies to meet management goals for rebuilding overfished U.S. West Coast groundfish stocks
- Agenda Item D.10, Attachment 2: Rebuilding Revision Rules Range of Alternatives
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental NMFS Powerpoint (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item D.10.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item D.10.b, Supplemental Public Comment
E. Highly Migratory Species Management
- Agenda Item E.1: International Issues Including IATTC Meeting and North Pacific Albacore Management Strategy Evaluation
- Agenda Item E.1, Attachment 1: Summary of Priority Issues at the 89th Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Meeting
- Agenda Item E.1.a, HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 2
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental SWFSC Report: Report of the Pacific Bluefin Tuna Research March 30, 2015 Coordination Meeting
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 2
- Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental Public Comment (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.2: Final Approval of Resubmitted EFP Application
- Agenda Item E.2, Attachment 1: Alliance of Communities for Sustainable Fisheries Revised Exempted Fishing Permit Application
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item E.2.a, HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 2
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental HSMAS Report
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item E.2.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint 2 (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.3: Swordfish Management and Monitoring Plan Hardcaps
- Agenda Item E.3.a, NMFS Report: Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Team Memo to Eileen Sobeck, Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries on Pacific Fishery Management Council Proposed Hard Caps on Marine Mammal Bycatch in the Drift Gillnet Fishery
- Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2
- Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item E.3.a: HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 2
- Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT PowerPoint (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item E.3.b, Public Comment (Full Version Electronic Only; The list of signatories to the Oceana comment letter)
- Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (Full Version Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint; Includes Letter (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint 2 (Electronic Only)
F. Administrative Matters
- Agenda Item F.1: Legislative Matters
- Agenda Item F.1, Supplemental Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation
- Agenda Item F.1, Attachment 2: HR 1335 as Reported by Committee (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.1, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 3: MSA with Proposed HR 1335 Changes (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.1, Supplemental REVISED Attachment 4: Summary of MSA Changes Proposed by HR 1335 and Other Bills
- Agenda Item F.1, Attachment 5: HR 564, Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act
- Agenda Item F.1, Attachment 6: Council letter on HR 774 (IUU fishing)
- Agenda Item F.1, Attachment 7: Council letter on HR 1335 (MSA reauthorization)
- Agenda Item F.1, Attachment 8: Council letter on REFI Act
- Agenda Item F.1, Attachment 9: Obama Policy Statement on HR 1335
- Agenda Item F.1, Attachment 10: S 1403, Florida Fisheries Improvement Act
- Agenda Item F.1, Supplemental Attachment 11: Draft Letter, PFMC Comments on H.R. 564, the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental Legislative Committee Report
- Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item F.1.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item F.2: Fiscal Matters
- Agenda Item F.2.a, Supplemental Budget Committee Report
- Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 1: Budget Committee “Workshop” Annotated Agenda (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 2: Powerpoint presentations from Council Staff and NMFS WCR Staff (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.2, Supplemental Attachment 3: Revised 2015-2019 grant application (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item F.3: Approval of Council Meeting Record
- Agenda Item F.3, Attachment 1: Draft Council Meeting Record: 227th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (November 12-19, 2014)
- Agenda Item F.3, Attachment 2: Draft Council Meeting Record: 228th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (March 6-12, 2015)
- Agenda Item F.3, Attachment 3: Draft Council Meeting Record: 229th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (April 10-16, 2015)
- Supplemental REVISED Agenda Item F.4: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
- Agenda Item F.4, Attachment 1: Draft COP 3
- Agenda Item F.4, Supplemental Attachment 2: Draft proposed changes to the PFMC SOPP; an excerpt of pages 3 and 5 of the SOPP intended to address establishment and conduct of Council sponsored workshops
- Agenda Item F.4, Supplemental Attachment 3: DRAFT COP 8
- Agenda Item F.5: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item F.5, Attachment 1: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
- Agenda Item F.5, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, September 9-16, 2015 in Sacramento, California
- Agenda Item F.5, Attachment 3: Groundfish Workload Priorities
- Agenda Item F.5, Supplemental Attachment 4: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
- Agenda Item F.5, Supplemental Attachment 5: Proposed Pacific Council Meeting Agenda, September 9‐16, 2015 in Sacramento, California
- Agenda Item F.5, Supplemental Attachment 6: Groundfish Workload Priorities (6/16/2015)
- Agenda Item F.5.a, HMSMT Report: Highly Migratory Species Management Team Report On Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item F.5.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 2: Scheduling Excerpts from Agenda Item E.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report
- Agenda Item F.5.a, EWG Report: Ecosystem Workgroup Report On Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- Agenda Item F.5.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report
- Agenda Item F.5.a, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item F.5.a, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item F.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment
- Agenda Item F.5.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2 (Electronic Only)
G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
- Agenda Item G.1: NMFS Report (CPS)
- Agenda Item G.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report: CPS Regulatory Activities
- Agenda Item G.1.c, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item G.2: Pacific Mackerel Assessment and Management Measures
- Agenda Item G.2, Attachment 1: STAR Panel Report
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Stock Assessment Report Executive Summary
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Full Stock Assessment Report (Full Report Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.2.a, Supplemental Stock Assessment PowerPoint: Pacific mackerel (Scomber japonicus) stock assessment for USA management in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 fishing years (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item G.2.b, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item G.2.c, Public Comment
- Agenda Item G.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item G.2.c, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.3: Anchovy Update
- Agenda Item G.3.a, CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item G.3.a, USFWS Report
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental CDFW Report
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental CDFW PowerPoint: Aerial Survey Observations of Northern Anchovy in the Southern California Bight (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.3.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Public Comment
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item G.3.b, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint (Electronic Only)
- Agenda Item G.4: Litigation Settlement Discussion
- Agenda Item G.4, Attachment 1: Settlement Agreement
- Agenda Item G.4, Attachment 2: Draft Terms of Reference for Distribution Workshop
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item G.4.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item G.4.b, Supplemental Public Comment
H. Ecosystem Management
- Agenda Item H.1: Lenfest Taskforce and Ocean Modeling Forum Update
- Agenda Item H.1, Attachment 1: Lenfest Ecosystem Task Force Fact Sheet
- Agenda Item H.1, Supplemental Lenfest Powerpoint; Phil Levin (Electronic Only, Large File 15.2 mb)
Ancillary Meetings (Advisory Body and Committee Agendas AND Committee Memos)
ANCILLARY AGENDAS
- Budget Committee (BC) Agenda
- Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) Agenda
- Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) Agenda
- Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
- Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) Agenda
- Groundfish Management Team (GMT) Agenda
- Habitat Committee (HC) Agenda
- Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) Agenda
- Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) Agenda
- Legislative Committee (LC) Agenda
- Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda
COMMITTEE AND ADVISORY BODY MEMOS
- CPS Memo: Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team, Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel, and Interested Persons
- Enforcement Memo: Enforcement Consultants
- Groundfish Memo: Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, Groundfish Management Team, and Groundfish Interested Persons
- HMS Memo: Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel, Highly Migratory Species Management Team, and Interested Persons
- SSC Memo: Scientific and Statistical Committee
Informational Reports, General Information, and Membership Roster
INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
- Informational Report 1: Groundfish Gear Changes
- Informational Report 2: Measuring the Effects of Catch Shares
- Informational Report 3: Bob Emmett, In Memoriam
- Informational Report 4: 2015 Fisheries Innovation Fund Grants
- Supplemental Informational Report 5: Proposed Agenda for the June 22-25, 2015 Council Coordination Committee Meeting (May 13, 2015 Version)
- Supplemental Informational Report 6: VMS Discontinued Type Approvals
- Supplemental Informational Report 7: NMFS OLE, West Coast Enforcement Division Report to PFMC
GENERAL INFORMATION, CHAIR’S RECEPTION, MEMBERSHIP ROSTER
- General Information, June 2015: General Information, June 2015: Chair’s Reception, Hotel Information, Council Seating Chart, Membership Roster
PFMC