The following Agenda is subject to change.
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A. Call to order | ||
A1 | Opening Remarks | |
B. Open Comment Period | ||
B1 | 4 Comments | Comments on Non-Agenda Items |
C. Administrative Matters | ||
C1 | 0 Comments | Council Coordination Committee Report |
C2 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 2023 Accomplishments and 2024 Priorities |
C3 | 0 Comments | Marine Planning |
C4 | 0 Comments | Fiscal Matters |
C5 | 0 Comments | Legislative Matters |
C6 | Approval of Council Meeting Record | |
C7 | 0 Comments | Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures |
C8 | 0 Comments | Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning |
D. Salmon Management | ||
D1 | 2 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report Including Stock Status Determinations |
D2 | 0 Comments | Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendment 24: Southern Resident Killer Whale Threshold Clarifications – Final |
D3 | 0 Comments | Final Methodology Review |
D4 | 1 Comment | Final 2024 Preseason Management Schedule and 2024 Management Framework for California Chinook Fisheries |
D5 | 2 Comments | Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup Progress Report |
E. Groundfish Management | ||
E1 | 4 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
E2 | 41 Comments | Adopt Quillback Rebuilding Analyses, Catch-Only Projections, and Revised Projections |
E3 | 143 Comments | Final Inseason Adjustments for 2023 and 2024, Including 2024 Whiting Set-Asides – Part I |
E4 | 8 Comments | Sablefish Gear Switching – Preliminary Preferred Alternative |
E5 | 61 Comments | Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for 2025-2026 – Part I |
E6 | 1 Comment | Preliminary Exempted Fishing Permits for 2025-2026 |
E7 | 0 Comments | Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for 2025-2026 – Part II |
E8 | 1 Comment | Phase 2 Stock Definitions – Planning |
E9 | 20 Comments | Final Inseason Adjustments for 2023-2024 – Part II, If Necessary |
F. Highly Migratory Species Management | ||
F1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
F2 | 0 Comments | Highly Migratory Species Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Amendment – Final |
F3 | 0 Comments | Highly Migratory Species Roadmap Workshop |
G. Pacific Halibut Management | ||
G1 | 663 Comments | 2024 Catch Sharing Plan and Regulations – Final |