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A. Call to Order | ||
A1 | Opening Remarks | |
B. Open Comment | ||
B1 | 0 Comments | Comments on Non-Agenda Items |
C. Administrative | ||
C1 | 0 Comments | Council Coordination Committee Report |
C2 | 1 Comment | National Marine Fisheries Service National Policy for Saltwater Recreational Fisheries |
C3 | 0 Comments | Legislative Matters |
C4 | 1 Comment | Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Designation |
C5 | 1 Comment | National Marine Fisheries Service Accomplishments and Priorities |
C6 | 0 Comments | Marine Planning |
C7 | 0 Comments | Fiscal Matters |
C8 | 0 Comments | Approval of Council Meeting Record |
C9 | 0 Comments | Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures |
C10 | 1 Comment | Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning |
D. Salmon Management | ||
D1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
D2 | 1 Comment | Final Methodology Review |
D3 | 0 Comments | 2023 Preseason Management Schedule |
E. Pacific Halibut Management | ||
E1 | 5 Comments | 2023 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations – Final Action |
E2 | 0 Comments | 2023 Commercial-Directed Fishery Regulations – Final Action |
F. Habitat Issues | ||
F1 | 0 Comments | Current Habitat Issues |
G. Highly Migratory Species Management | ||
G1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
G2 | 1 Comment | International Management Activities |
G3 | 999 Comments | Drift Gillnet Fishery Hard Caps – Final Action |
G4 | 0 Comments | Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures – Preliminary |
H. Groundfish Management | ||
H1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
H2 | 0 Comments | Trawl Catch Share Program and Inter-Sector Allocation Review - Hearing Schedule |
H3 | 7 Comments | Sablefish Gear Switching |
H4 | 0 Comments | Methodology Review – Final Fishery Impact Model Topics and Final Assessment Methodologies |
H5 | 0 Comments | Stock Definitions |
H6 | 0 Comments | Inseason Adjustments Including Pacific Whiting Set-Asides – Final Action |
H7 | 1 Comment | Electronic Monitoring |
I. Coastal Pelagic Species Management | ||
I1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
I2 | 0 Comments | Preliminary Review of Exempted Fishing Permits for 2023 |
I3 | 1 Comment | Fishery Management Plan Housekeeping Amendment |
I4 | 1 Comment | Stock Assessment Terms of Reference – Final Action |
I5 | 0 Comments | Stock Assessment Prioritization |