November 2020 Briefing Book

November 2020 Council Meeting

A. Call to Order

• A.3 Situation Summary: Executive Director’s Report
  • A.3. Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• A.4 Situation Summary: Detailed November 2020 Agenda via Online Meetings

B. Open Comment Period

• B.1 Situation Summary: Comments on Non-Agenda Items
  • B.1.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1 (Oceana)
  • B.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

C. Administrative Matters

• C.1 Situation Summary: Council Coordination Committee Report
  • C.1, Attachment 1: Final Agenda, Council Coordination Committee Meeting, September 23-24, 2020
  • C.1, Attachment 2: CCC News Release
  • C.1, Supplemental Attachment 3: Letter to NOAA from CCC regarding aquaculture
  • C.1, Supplemental Attachment 4: Letter to NOAA from CCC regarding National Standard 1
  • C.1, Supplemental Attachment 5: Letter to NOAA from CCC regarding NEPA
  • C.1, Supplemental Attachment 6: Letter to NOAA from CCC regarding National Seafood Council
  • C.1, Supplemental Attachment 7: Letter to NOAA from CCC regarding President’s Executive Order 13921
  • C.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.2 Situation Summary: National Marine Fisheries Service Report
  • C.2, Attachment 1, Federal Register Notice, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Regional Fishery Management Council Membership; Financial Disclosure and Recusal
  • C.2.b Supplemental NOAA GC Presentation 1: Briefing on Magnuson-Stevens Act Financial Disclosure and Recusal Requirements
  • C.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: West Coast Region Update FY2021 Priorities (Barry A. Thom)
  • C.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region Fiscal Year 2020 Accomplishments
  • C.2.b, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region Fiscal Year 2021 Priorities
  • C.2.d, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.3 Situation Summary: Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology
  • C.3, Attachment 1: NMFS Final Rule for Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology
  • C.3, Attachment 2: Summary of Final Rule and Criteria for Consistency Review
  • C.3, Attachment 3: Coastal Pelagic Species FMP SBRM Information
  • C.3, Attachment 4: Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP SBRM Information
  • C.3, Attachment 5: Highly Migratory Species FMP SBRM Information
  • C.3, Attachment 6: Pacific Coast Salmon FMP SBRM Information
  • C.3, Supplemental Attachment 7: Staff Presentation – Agenda Item Overview (Wiedoff)
  • C.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • C.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • C.3.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • C.3.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • C.3.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
  • C.3.b. Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.4 Situation Summary: Legislative Matters
  • C.4, Attachment 1: Staff Summary of Federal Legislation
  • C.4, Attachment 2 (Electronic Only): Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act
  • C.4, Attachment 3: Staff Summary of Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act
  • C.4, Attachment 4: California Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-82-20
  • C.4, Supplemental Attachment 5: Staff presentation to Legislative Committee: “Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act”
  • C.4.a, Supplemental LC Report 1
  • C.4.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • C.4.b, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • C.4.c. Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.5 Situation Summary: Fiscal Matters
  • C.5, Supplemental Attachment 1: Budget Committee November 4 agenda
  • C.5, Supplemental Attachment 2: Executive Director’s Report to the Budget Committee
  • C.5.a, Supplemental BC Report 1
  • C.5.c Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.6 Situation Summary: Approval of Council Meeting Record
  • C.6, Attachment 1: Draft Council Meeting Record: 256th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (September 8-11 & 14-18, 2020)
  • C.6. Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.7 Situation Summary: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
  • C.7 Supplemental Attachment 1: Letter to Marc Gorelnik, Chair from Barry Thom regarding change in designees
  • C.7.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • C.7.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • C.7.b. Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• C.8 Situation Summary: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
  • C.8, Attachment 1:  Pacific Council Workload Planning:  Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary
  • C.8, Attachment 2: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, March 2021
  • C.8, Attachment 3: Draft Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, April 2021
  • C.8, Supplemental Attachment 4: Pacific Council Workload Planning: Preliminary Year-at-a-Glance Summary (v. 11/19/2020)
  • C.8, Supplemental Attachment 5: Proposed Pacific Council Meeting Agenda, March 2-5 & 8-11, 2021 VIA Webinar (v. 11/19/2020)
  • C.8, Supplemental Attachment 6: Proposed Pacific Council Meeting Agenda, April 6-9 & 12-15, 2021 VIA Webinar (v. 11/19/2020)
  • C.8.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • C.8.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • C.8.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • C.8.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • C.8.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • C.8.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • C.8.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • C.8.b. Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

D. Habitat

• D.1 Situation Summary: Current Habitat Issues
  • D.1, Attachment 1: Letter to the ACOE on the Delta Conveyance project
  • D.1, Supplemental Attachment 2: Draft letter to the ACOE on nationwide permits
  • D.1.a, Supplemental HC Report 1
  • D.1.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

E. Pacific Halibut

• E.1 Situation Summary: 2021 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations – Final Action
  • E.1, Attachment 1: 2020 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
  • E.1, Attachment 2: Visual Representation of the 2020 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
  • E.1.a, NMFS Report 1: National Marine Fisheries Service Report on the 2020 Pacific Halibut Fisheries in Area 2A
  • E.1.a Supplemental CDFW Report 1: CDFW report on final changes to the 2021 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan and final update on 2020 recreational fishery
  • E.1.a Supplemental WDFW Report 1: WDFW report on proposed changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan and 2021 annual regulations
  • E.1.a, Supplemental ODFW Report 1: ODFW proposed changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for the 2021 fishery
  • E.1.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • E.1.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  • E.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• E.2 Situation Summary: Transition of Area 2A Fishery Management – Final Action
  • E.2, Attachment 1: Updated Range of Alternatives for the Proposed Transfer of Management Responsibilities for Area 2A Pacific Halibut Fisheries with Focus on the Non-Indian Directed Commercial Fishery
  • E.2, Supplemental Attachment 2: Staff Presentation “Updated Range of Alternatives for the Proposed Transfer of Management Responsibilities for Area 2A Pacific Halibut Fisheries with Focus on the Non-Tribal Directed Commercial Fishery”
  • E.2.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  • E.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • E.2.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  • E.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• E.3 Situation Summary: Non-Indian Commercial-Directed Fishery Regulations for 2021
  • E.3.a, NMFS Report 1: National Marine Fisheries Report on the Non-Tribal Directed Commercial Pacific Halibut Fishery Bycatch of Yelloweye Rockfish
  • E.3.a, Supplemental WDFW Report 1: WDFW report on 2021 non-Indian commercial directed fishery recommendations
  • E.3.a, Supplemental IPHC Report 1: IPHC Fishery Regulations: Commercial Fishing Periods (Sect. 9)
  • E.3.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  • E.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • E.3.a, Supplemental EC Report 1
  • E.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

F. Salmon

• F.1 Situation Summary: 2021 Preseason Management Schedule
  • F.1, Attachment 1: Pacific Fishery Management Council Proposed Schedule and Process for Developing 2021 Ocean Salmon Fishery Management Measures
  • F.1.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1: Report on the Effects of Covid-19 on Sampling the 2020 Ocean Salmon Fishery
  • F.1.a, Supplemental STT Report 1
  • F.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• F.2 Situation Summary: Southern Resident Killer Whale ESA Consultation — Final Action
  • F.2.a, SRKW Workgroup Report 1: Pacific Fishery Management Council Salmon Fishery Management Plan Impacts to Southern Resident Killer Whales: Draft Range of Alternatives and Recommendations with Strikeout
  • F.2.a, SRKW Workgroup Report 2: Updated list of responses
  • F.2.a, SRKW Workgroup Report 3: Forecast accuracy report
  • F.2.a, Supplemental Workgroup Presentation 1 (Jeromy Jording)
  • F.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1 (Electronic Only): Analytical Document of the Range of Alternatives for Potential Pacific Salmon Fishery Management Plan Action to Address Impacts of Council Salmon Fisheries on Southern Resident Killer Whales
  • F.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: NMFS Southern Resident Killer Whale Report (Jeromy Jording)
  • F.2.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  • F.2.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • F.2.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1 (Oceana)
  • F.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• F.3 Situation Summary: Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho ESA Consultation Update
  • F.3, Attachment 1: Workgroup Terms of Reference and Timeline
  • F.3.a, Workgroup Report 1: Progress Report
  • F.3.a, Supplemental Workgroup Report 2: Fishery Harvest Control Rule — Risk Assessment
  • F.3.a, Supplemental SONCC WG Presentation 1: Preliminary Risk Assessment (Michael O. Farrell)
  • F.3.a, Supplemental SAS Report 1
  • F.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

G. Groundfish

• G.1 Situation Summary: Gear Switching for Sablefish in the Trawl Catch Share Fishery
  • G.1 Supplemental Staff Presentation 1 (Seger and Doerpinghaus)
  • G.1, Attachment 1: SaMTAAC Recommended Alternatives
  • G.1, Attachment 2: Summary of Decision Points Within The Current Gear Switching Action Alternatives
  • G.1, Attachment 3: Preliminary Analysis of Gear Switching Alternatives
  • G.1.a, Supplemental WDFW Report 1
  • G.1.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • G.1.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • G.1.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1: Pacific Seafoods (J. Gonzalez)
  • G.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• G.2 Situation Summary: National Marine Fisheries Service Report
  • G.2.a, NMFS Report 1: Cost Recovery Calculations for the Mothership and Catcher-Processor Sectors
  • G.2.a, NMFS Report 2: NMFS Response to the September 2020, Supplemental GAP Report on Cost Recovery
  • G.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 3: Recently Published Groundfish Rulemakings
  • G.2.b, NMFS Report 1: Cover Sheet: Observed and Estimated Total Bycatch of Salmon in the 2002-2019 U.S. West Coast Fisheries
  • G.2.b, NMFS Report 2: Observed and Estimated Total Bycatch of Salmon in the 2002-2019 U.S. West Coast Fisheries – Data (Excel File, Electronic Only)
  • G.2.b, NMFS Report 3: Seabird Bycatch in the U.S. West Coast Fisheries (2002-2018)
  • G.2.b, NMFS Report 4: Seabird Bycatch in the U.S. West Coast Fisheries (2002-2018) – Data (Excel File, Electronic Only)
  • G.2.c, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • G.2.d, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• G.3 Situation Summary: Inseason Adjustments for 2020 and 2021 Including Pacific Whiting Set- Asides for 2021 – Final Action
  • G.3, Attachment 1: Historical Mortality of Pacific Whiting in Research and Pink Shrimp, 2011-2019
  • G.3.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Update On the 2020 Trawl Gear EFP
  • G.3.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 1: Report on Inseason Adjustments for 2021
  • G.3.a, Supplemental CDFW Report 2: 2020 Groundfish Harvest in California
  • G.3.a, Supplemental WDFW Report 1: Report on Inseason Update for Recreational Cabezon/Kelp Greenling Complex
  • G.3.a, Supplemental GMT Report 1
  • G.3.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • G.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• G.4 Situation Summary: Sablefish Management Strategy Evaluation Update
  • G.4, Attachment 1: Report on the 2018 International Sablefish Workshop
  • G.4, Attachment 2: A Transboundary Operating Model for Northeast Pacific Sablefish
  • G.4.a Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1: Northeast Pacific Sablefish Management Strategy Evaluation
  • G.4.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • G.4.a, Supplemental GAP Report 1
  • G.4.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• G.5 Situation Summary: Assessment Methodology Review – Final Action
  • G.5.a, SSC Groundfish Subcommittee Report 1: The Scientific and Statistical Committee’s Groundfish Subcommittee Report on Terms of Reference for the Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessment Process for 2021 and 2022
  • G.5.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • G.5.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

H. Coastal Pelagic Species

• H.1 Situation Summary: Preliminary Review of New Exempted Fishing Permits for 2021
  • H.1, Attachment 1: West Coast Pelagic Conservation Group Notice of Intent and Proposal for Biological Sampling
  • H.1, Attachment 2: California Wetfish Producers Association Notice of Intent and Proposal for Aerial Survey Point Sets
  • H.1, Attachment 3: California Wetfish Producers Association Notice of Intent and Proposal for Biological Sampling
  • H.1.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • H.1.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • H.1.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • H.1.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.2 Situation Summary: Methodology Review Topic Selection
  • H.2.a, CPSMT Report 1
  • H.2.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 2
  • H.2.a, CPSAS Report 1
  • H.2.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 2
  • H.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• H.3 Situation Summary: Comments on Court Ordered Rulemaking on Harvest Specifications for the Central Subpopulation of Northern Anchovy
  • H.3, Attachment 1: Order Regarding Motions for Summary Judgment
  • H.3, Supplemental Attachment 2: Proposed rule to revise the annual reference points, including the overfishing limit, acceptable biological catch and annual catch limit, for the central subpopulation of northern anchovy
  • H.3.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1
  • H.3.a, Supplemental CPSMT Report 1
  • H.3.a, Supplemental CPSAS Report 1
  • H.3.b, Supplemental Public Presentation 1 (Pleschner-Steele)
  • H.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

I. Highly Migratory Species

• I.1 Situation Summary: National Marine Fisheries Service Report
  • I.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Report on HMS Activities
  • I.1.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • I.1.c, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• I.2 Situation Summary: Recommend International Management Activities
  • I.2, Attachment 1: Chairs’ Summary of the 5th Joint IATTC and WCPFC-NC Working Group Meeting on the Management of Pacific Bluefin Tuna
  • I.2, Attachment 2: Provisional Annotated Agenda, Seventeenth Regular Session of the WCPFC
  • I.2, Attachment 3: Recommendations from the Permanent Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Web Conference – October 14-16, 2020
  • I.2, Supplemental Attachment 4: WCPFC Northern Committee Sixteenth Regular Session, 8 October 2020 Summary Report
  • I.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: Report on International HMS Activities
  • I.2.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 2: Report on Pacific Bluefin Tuna Management
  • I.2.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • I.2.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • I.2.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• I.3 Situation Summary: Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
  • I.3, Attachment 1: Draft Status of Stocks Section from the HMS SAFE Document
  • I.3.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1
  • I.3.a, Supplemental SSC Report 1
  • I.3.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • I.3.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

• I.4 Situation Summary: Drift Gillnet Fishery Hard Caps Update
  • I.4.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1: NMFS Report on DGN Fishery Hard Caps
  • I.4.a, Supplemental HMSMT Report 1
  • I.4.a, Supplemental HMSAS Report 1
  • I.4.b, Public Comments (If received, Electronic Only)

Advisory Body and Committee Agendas AND Committee Memos

Advisory Body and Committee Agendas

• All Committee agendas for the November 2020 briefing book (bookmarked in alphabetical order for easy navigation)

Advisory Body and Committee Memos

• All Committee memos for the November 2020 briefing book (bookmarked in alphabetical order for easy navigation)

Informational Reports, General Information, and Membership Roster

Informational Reports

• Informational Report 1: Federal Register Notice; Innovative Technologies and Practices for the Agriculture Innovation Agenda
• Informational Report 2: Report on the Ageing and Data Preparation Coordination Meeting to Support 2021 Groundfish Stock Assessments
• Informational Report 3: Development of a Research and Data Needs Database for Use by the Pacific Fishery Management Council
• Supplemental Informational Report 4: Announcement of Request of Information for Aquaculture Opportunity Areas
• Supplemental Informational Report 5: Notice; request for comments: HMS EFPs
• Supplemental Informational Report 6: Status Report of the 2020 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California

General Information and Membership Roster

• General Information for November 2020