Pacific Fishery Management Council

Pacific Fishery Management Council

June 2023 Council Meeting - Briefing Book Public Comments

Public Comments
Closed for written comment at 06/19/2023 05:00 PM PDT Closed for oral testimony sign-up
155 Comments

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Meeting Time: 06/22/2023 08:00 AM PDT

The following Agenda is subject to change.

 

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The E-Portal will open on 5/15 and close at 5pm Pacific Time on 6/19. Comment received between 5/15 and 6/1 by 5pm Pacific Time will go live on 6/2 when Briefing Book materials are posted. Comments received between 6/2 and 6/19 will be viewable upon approval and no later than the start of the Council meeting.

Sign up for oral testimony will begin at 8am on 6/22. 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.

You may attach written comments to support your oral testimony, but they will not be visible until after public comment has ended.  If you wish to have a PowerPoint Presentation please sign up for comment and email the Presentation to PFMC IT Staff (Kris and Sandra) and see a confirmation email your submission was recieved.  

 


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