The following Agenda has not been finalized and is subject to change.
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The E-Portal will open on 1/27 and close on 3/1. Comment received between 1/27 and 2/11 will go live on 2/12 when we post the Briefing Book materials. Comments received after 2/12 will be viewable immediately upon approval.
Sign up for oral testimony will begin at 8am on 03/04/21. The sign up window will remain open until we reach the Public comment section of each Agenda Item at which point they will be closed.
A. Call to Order | ||
A1 | Opening Remarks | |
A2 | Roll Call | |
A3 | 0 Comments | Executive Director's Report |
A4 | Agenda | |
B. Open Comment Period | ||
B1 | 6 Comments | Comments on Non-Agenda Items |
C. Administrative Matters | ||
C1 | 1 Comment | Report of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) |
C2 | 1 Comment | Marine Planning Update |
C3 | 0 Comments | Legislative Matters |
C4 | 0 Comments | Approval of Council Meeting Record |
C5 | 0 Comments | Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures |
C6 | 1 Comment | Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning |
D. Habitat Issues | ||
D1 | 0 Comments | Current Habitat Issues |
E. Salmon Management | ||
E1 | 1 Comment | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
E2 | 0 Comments | Reintroduction of Salmon Above Grand Coulee Dam |
E3 | 2 Comments | Review of 2020 Fisheries and Summary of 2021 Stock Forecasts |
E4 | 1 Comment | Identify Management Objectives and Preliminary Definition of 2021 Management Alternatives |
E5 | 1 Comment | Recommendations for 2021 Management Alternative Analysis |
E6 | 0 Comments | Further Direction for 2021 Management Alternatives |
E7 | 0 Comments | Further Direction for 2021 Management Alternatives |
E8 | 0 Comments | Adopt 2021 Management Alternatives for Public Review |
E9 | 0 Comments | Appoint Salmon Hearing Officers |
F. Pacific Halibut Management | ||
F1 | 0 Comments | Annual International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Meeting Report |
F2 | 0 Comments | Incidental Catch Recommendations: Options for Salmon Troll and Final Action on Recommendations for Fixed Gear Sablefish Fisheries |
G. Groundfish Management | ||
G1 | 1 Comment | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
G2 | 1 Comment | Workload and New Management Measure Priorities |
G3 | 0 Comments | Pacific Whiting Utilization in the Mothership Sector |
G4 | 0 Comments | Inseason Adjustments – Final Action |
G5 | 2 Comments | Electronic Monitoring Program Update |
G6 | 0 Comments | Emergency Action to Consider Changing Seasonal Processing Limitations in the At-Sea Whiting Fishery– Final Action |
H. Highly Migratory Species Management | ||
H1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
H2 | 1 Comment | Review of Essential Fish Habitat – Phase 2 |
H3 | 0 Comments | Recommend International Management Activities |
H4 | 5 Comments | Deep-Set Buoy Gear Permit Clarifications |
H5 | 0 Comments | Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures |
I. Ecosystem Management | ||
I1 | 1 Comment | California Current Ecosystem and Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) Report and Science Review Topics |
I2 | 3 Comments | Climate and Communities Initiative Workshop Report |
I3 | 1 Comment | Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Five-Year Review – Final Action |