Pacific Fishery Management Council

Pacific Fishery Management Council

April 2023 Council Meeting - Briefing Book Public Comments

Public Comments
Closed for written comment at 03/30/2023 05:00 PM PDT Closed for oral testimony sign-up
129 Comments

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Meeting Time: 04/01/2023 08:00 AM PDT

The following Agenda is subject to change.

 

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A. Call to Order
A1 Opening Remarks
B. Open Comment
B1 40 Comments Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Habitat Issues
C1 0 Comments Current Habitat Issues
D. Pacific Halibut
D1 1 Comment Incidental Catch Limits for the Salmon Troll Fishery – Final Action
E. Salmon Management
E1 1 Comment National Marine Fisheries Service Report
E2 40 Comments Tentative Adoption of 2023 Management Measures for Analysis
E3 1 Comment Clarify Council Direction on 2023 Management Measures
E4 0 Comments Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
E5 1 Comment Sacramento and Klamath River Fall Chinook Conservation Objectives Scoping
E6 0 Comments Improvements to Southern Oregon/Northern California Coho Ocean Fishery Exploitation Rate Forecasts
E7 CANCELLED-Southern Resident Killer Whale Chinook Threshold and Other Fishery Management Plan Clarifications – Scoping
E8 0 Comments Further Direction on 2023 Management Measures
E9 0 Comments Klamath Dam Removal Update
E10 2 Comments 2023 Management Measures – Final Action
F. Administrative Matters
F1 1 Comment Regional Implementation of the National Equity and Environmental Justice Strategy
F2 1 Comment Council Meeting and Process Efficiencies
F3 0 Comments North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) Update
F4 0 Comments Marine Planning
F5 0 Comments Legislative Matters
F6 0 Comments Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
F7 1 Comment Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
G. Groundfish Management
G1 0 Comments National Marine Fisheries Service Report
G2 0 Comments Trawl Cost Recovery Annual Report
G3 0 Comments Trawl Catch Share Cost Project – Update
G4 0 Comments Inseason Adjustments – Final Action
G5 1 Comment Sablefish Gear Switching –Check-in and Refine the Range of Alternatives
G6 0 Comments Considerations for a Sablefish Assessment Update
H. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
H1 1 Comment National Marine Fisheries Service Report
H2 0 Comments Exempted Fishing Permits for 2023-2024 – Final Action
H3 0 Comments Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Housekeeping – Final Action
H4 1 Comment Sardine Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for 2023-2024 – Final Action
H5 0 Comments Coastal Pelagic Species Essential Fish Habitat Amendment