The following DRAFT salmon management measure tables were adopted by the Council for public review at their March 2020 meeting. Please keep in mind the tables are DRAFT until published in Preseason Report II. (Preseason Report II is tentatively scheduled for publication on or around March 20).
Updates
Ad Hoc Sablefish Management and Trawl Allocation Attainment Committee to hold webinar meeting on April 1, 2020
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PRELIMINARY DRAFT MARCH 2020 MOTIONS IN WRITING
Cautionary Note — These preliminary motions do not represent the final official administrative record. The motions and amendments contained in this blog are as projected on the screen at the Council meeting at the time of the Council vote and often use expedited language and references without the benefit of any final editing or proofing. They may use short-hand language or abbreviations that may not be clear without the context of verbal comments and clarifications made during their development at the meeting, or may contain inadvertent transposition errors. They have not been approved by the Council to represent the final official record of Council action. The final official record will be posted on the Council website after the Council approves the full meeting record at a future Council meeting.
- E.2 – Adopt Final Forecasting Methods for Willapa Bay Coho
- E.4 – Review and Discuss Relevant Fishery Information, Adopt 2020 Abundance Forecasts and Annual Catch Limits, and Act on Relevant Conservation Objectives or Status Determinations as Necessary
- F.2 – Recommend Inseason Changes to April 2020 Retention Limits in the Salmon Troll Fishery, as Necessary; Adopt Public Review Options for Retention in 2020 and April 2021 Salmon Troll Fishery; Adopt Final Retention Limits for 2020 Fixed Gear Sablefish Fishery
- E.5 – Adopt Council Recommendations for Initial Management Measure Alternatives for Salmon Technical Team Collation and Consider Inseason Adjustments to Fisheries Prior to May 1, 2020.
- F.3 – Review a Range of Alternatives for Transition of Management of Area 2A Non-Indian Pacific Halibut Fisheries, Consider Adopting Preliminary Preferred Alternatives, and Discuss the Future Workload and Schedule
- H.2 – Adopt for Public Review a Preliminary List and Schedule of Stocks for Assessment in 2021 and 2023 and Draft Terms of Reference for Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessments, Methodology Reviews, and Rebuilding Analyses
- G.2 – Adopt Final Updates to FEP Chapters 1 and 2, Including a Vision Statement, and a Revised Set of Goals and Objectives; Review Proposed Changes to Remaining Chapters
- I.2 – Approve the scope, objectives, and schedule for the review of essential fish habitat
- C.3 – Approve Previous Council Meeting Record
- C.4 – Consider Appointments to Council Committees and Advisory Bodies; Adopt Changes to Council Operating Procedures and Statement of Organization, Practices, and Procedures, As Necessary
- E.9 – Adopt Ocean Salmon Management Alternatives for Public Review
Ad Hoc Climate and Communities Core Team to hold a webinar on March 20
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Groundfish Management Team to hold webinar March 24, 2020
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Materials available from the January 22-23 Climate and Communities Workshop
March 2020 Council meeting internet live stream
The March 2020 Council meeting will be live‐streamed on the internet during the following hours:
- Wednesday, March 4, 2020: beginning at approximately 9:00 AM Pacific Time, ending at approximately 6:00 PM PT or when business for the day is complete
- Thursday, March 5, 2020 through Monday, March 9, 2020: 8:00 AM Pacific Time, ending daily at approximately 6:00 PM PT or when business for the day is complete
Only the audio portion and presentations displayed on the screen at the Council meeting will be broadcast. The audio portion is listen‐only; you will be unable to speak to the Council via the broadcast.
For agenda item topics and meeting information, please see the March 2020 Council meeting webpage.
Please Note: The GotoMeeting broadcast is not a substitute for attending the Council meeting in-person. We strive to make this service fully available, but due to unforeseen technical issues (internet/power outages, GoToMeeting service issues, etc), this service may not be available during portions of the Council meeting.
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- http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/join-webinar
- Enter the Webinar ID: 752-427-619
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This is a “listen only” broadcast, you may use your computer speakers or headset to listen.
If you do not have a headset or computer speakers, you may use your telephone to listen to the meeting by dialing this TOLL number +1 (562) 247-8422 (not a toll-free number); enter the phone attendee audio access code: 771-083-667; then enter the Audio Pin: Shown after joining the webinar. The webinar is broadcast in “listen only” mode.
Technical Information
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- Mobile attendees: Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet (See the GoToMeeting Webinar Apps)
You may send an email to Kris Kleinschmidt for technical assistance.
MP3 Audio Files
Approximately five business days after the meeting has ended, you may visit the “Previous Meetings” webpage where you will find links to the MP3 files.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel and HMS Management Team to hold webinar February 26, 2020
Salmon Technical Team and Scientific and Statistical Committee salmon subcommittee to hold webinar February 26, 2020
NMFS publishes final rule and requests comments; protected species hard caps for the California/Oregon large-mesh drift gillnet fishery
NMFS is publishing regulations under the authority of Section 303(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to implement an immediate closure of the California/Oregon drift gillnet (DGN) fishery for swordfish and thresher shark (14 inch (36 cm) minimum mesh size) if a hard cap (i.e., limit) on mortality/injury is met or exceeded for certain protected species during a rolling 2-year period.
The final rule is effective March 9, 2020. Comments on the final rule and supporting documents must be submitted in writing by March 23, 2020.
Please see the Federal Register notice dated February 7, 2020 for the final rule and instructions on how to comment.
If you have additional questions, please contact ontacting Lyle Enriquez, NMFS West Coast Region, 501 W. Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213, or Lyle.Enriquez@noaa.gov.