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A. Call to Order | ||
A1 | Opening Remarks | |
B. Open Comment Period | ||
B1 | 2 Comments | Comments on Non-Agenda Items |
C. Salmon Management | ||
C1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Report |
C2 | 0 Comments | Methodology Review - Final Topic Selection |
C3 | 1 Comment | Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendment 24: Southern Resident Killer Whale Chinook Threshold Clarifications |
D. Pacific Halibut Management | ||
D1 | 11 Comments | Preliminary Catch Sharing Plan and Regulations for Implementation in 2024 or Later |
E. Habitat Issues | ||
E1 | 0 Comments | Current Habitat Issues |
F. Ecosystem Management | ||
F1 | 2 Comments | Initiative 4: Ecosystem and Climate Information - Progress Report |
G. Groundfish Management | ||
G1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
G2 | 2 Comments | Adopt Stock Assessments |
G3 | 0 Comments | Stock Assessment Methodology Review - Final Topics |
G4 | 6 Comments | Fixed Gear Marking and Entanglement Risk Reduction; Limited Entry Fixed Gear Follow On Actions |
G5 | 3 Comments | Cordell Bank Conservation Area Revisions – Scoping |
G6 | 0 Comments | Initial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Actions for 2025-2026 |
G7 | 0 Comments | Final Trawl Cost Project Phase 1 Report and Next Steps for the Trawl Catch Share and Allocation Reviews |
G8 | 47 Comments | Harvest Specifications Technical Corrections and Inseason Adjustments – Final Action |
H. Administrative Matters | ||
H1 | 2 Comments | Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Designation |
H2 | 3 Comments | Greater Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries Coral Restoration and Research Plan - Scoping |
H3 | 0 Comments | Marine Planning Update |
H4 | CANCELLED: Magnuson-Stevens Act Confidentiality Provisions - Proposed Rule | |
H5 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Geographic Strategic Plan and Regional Equity and Environmental Justice Implementation Plan |
H6 | 0 Comments | National Standard 4,8,9 Considerations and National Standard 1 Technical Guidance |
H7 | 1 Comment | Fiscal Matters |
H8 | 0 Comments | Approval of Council Meeting Record |
H9 | 0 Comments | Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures |
H10 | 0 Comments | Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning |
I. Highly Migratory Species Management | ||
I1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
I2 | 0 Comments | International Management Activities |
I3 | 0 Comments | Exempted Fishing Permits - Final |
I4 | 1 Comment | Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act - Transition Update |
I5 | 0 Comments | Highly Migratory Species Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Amendment - Preliminary |
I6 | 0 Comments | Opah Stock Considerations |