The following Agenda is subject to change.
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A. Call to Order | ||
A1 | Opening Remarks | |
B. Open Comment Period | ||
B1 | 1 Comment | Comments on Non-Agenda Items |
C. Administrative Matters | ||
C1 | 0 Comments | Council Coordination Committee (CCC) Meeting Update |
C2 | 0 Comments | Council and Process Efficiencies |
C3 | 0 Comments | Marine Planning Update |
C4 | 0 Comments | Legislative Matters |
C5 | 0 Comments | Fiscal Matters |
C6 | 0 Comments | Approval of Council Meeting Records |
C7 | 0 Comments | Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures |
C8 | 0 Comments | Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning |
D. Habitat Issues | ||
D1 | 0 Comments | Current Habitat Issues |
E. Pacific Halibut Management | ||
E1 | 92 Comments | Scoping Topics for the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan and Commercial Regulations Changes |
F. Ecosystem Management | ||
F1 | 1 Comment | Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative 4 - Ecosystem Workgroup Update |
G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management | ||
G1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
G2 | 1 Comment | Mackerel Assessment and Biennial Management Measures – Final Action |
G3 | 0 Comments | Essential Fish Habitat Amendment - Final Action |
H. Groundfish Management | ||
H1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
H2 | 7 Comments | Sablefish Gear Switching - Initial Preliminary Preferred Alternative |
H3 | 1 Comment | Amendment 31 Stock Definitions - Final Action |
H4 | 3 Comments | Limited Entry Fixed Gear Follow On Actions and Fixed Gear Marking - Scoping |
H5 | 0 Comments | Electronic Monitoring Implementation Update |
H6 | 1 Comment | Endangered Species Workshop Report |
H7 | 1 Comment | 2025-2026 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Planning |
H8 | 0 Comments | Inseason Management – Final Action |
I. Salmon Management | ||
I1 | 0 Comments | Sacramento River Fall Chinook and Klamath River Fall Chinook Conservation Objectives - Scoping |
J. Highly Migratory Species Management | ||
J1 | 2 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
J2 | 0 Comments | International Management Activities |
J3 | 1 Comment | Exempted Fishing Permits - Preliminary |
J4 | 0 Comments | Drift Gillnet Bycatch Performance Report |
J5 | 1 Comment | Swordfish Fishery Management Workshop - Scoping |