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| A. Call to Order | ||
| A1 | Opening Remarks | |
| A2 | Roll Call | |
| A3 | 0 Comments | Executive Director's Report |
| A4 | Agenda | |
| B. Open Comment Period | ||
| B1 | 43 Comments | Comments on Non-Agenda Items |
| C. Administrative Matters | ||
| C1 | 0 Comments | Council Coordination Committee Meeting Report |
| C2 | 1 Comment | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| C3 | 0 Comments | Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology |
| C4 | 1 Comment | Legislative Matters |
| C5 | 0 Comments | Fiscal Matters |
| C6 | Approval of Council Meeting Record | |
| C7 | 2 Comments | Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures |
| C8 | 7 Comments | Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning |
| D. Habitat Issues | ||
| D1 | 0 Comments | Current Habitat Issues |
| E. Pacific Halibut Management | ||
| E1 | 1 Comment | 2021 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations – Final Action |
| E2 | 0 Comments | Transition of Area 2A Fishery Management – Final Action |
| E3 | 4 Comments | Non-Indian Commercial-Directed Fishery Regulations for 2021 |
| F. Salmon Management | ||
| F1 | 0 Comments | 2021 Preseason Management Schedule |
| F2 | 119 Comments | Southern Resident Killer Whale |
| F3 | 1 Comment | Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Endangered Species Act (ESA) Consultation |
| G. Groundfish Management | ||
| G1 | 7 Comments | Gear Switching for Sablefish in the Trawl Catch Share Fishery |
| G2 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| G3 | 1 Comment | Inseason Adjustments for 2020 and 2021 Including Pacific Whiting Set- Asides for 2021 – Final Action |
| G4 | 1 Comment | Sablefish Management Strategy Evaluation Update |
| G5 | 0 Comments | Assessment Methodology Review – Final Action |
| H. Coastal Pelagic Species Management | ||
| H1 | 0 Comments | Preliminary Review of New Exempted Fishing Permits for 2021 |
| H2 | 0 Comments | Methodology Review Topic Selection |
| H3 | 1 Comment | Comments on Court Ordered Rulemaking on Harvest Specifications for the Central Subpopulation of Northern Anchovy |
| I. Highly Migratory Species Management | ||
| I1 | 1 Comment | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| I2 | 0 Comments | Recommend International Management Activities |
| I3 | 0 Comments | Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures |
| I4 | 1 Comment | Drift Gillnet Fishery Hard Caps Update |