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A. Call to Order | ||
A1 | Opening Remarks | |
B. Open Comment Period | ||
B1 | 12 Comments | Comments on Non-Agenda Items |
C. Salmon Management | ||
C1 | 1 Comment | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
C2 | 1 Comment | Review of 2023 Fisheries and Summary of 2024 Stock Forecasts |
C3 | 3 Comments | Klamath Dam Removal Update |
C4 | 0 Comments | Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup Report and 2024 Management Options – Final Guidance |
C5 | 0 Comments | Identify Management Objectives and Preliminary Definition of 2024 Management Alternatives |
C6 | 47 Comments | Recommendations for 2024 Management Alternative Analysis |
C7 | 0 Comments | Further Direction for 2024 Management Alternatives |
C8 | 0 Comments | Further Direction for 2024 Management Alternatives |
C9 | 2 Comments | Adopt 2024 Management Alternatives for Public Review |
C10 | 0 Comments | Appoint Salmon Hearings Officers |
D. Habitat Issues | ||
D1 | 0 Comments | Current Habitat Issues |
E. Cross Fishery Management Plan (FMP) | ||
E1 | Council and Scientific and Statistical Committee Discussion | |
E2 | 22 Comments | Office of National Marine Sanctuaries: Coral Restoration and Research Plan – Range of Alternatives and Preliminary Preferred Alternative |
E3 | 1 Comment | Marine Planning |
F. Groundfish Management | ||
F1 | 3 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report and Electronic Monitoring Update |
F2 | 105 Comments | Consideration of Additional California Quillback Rockfish Analyses and Adopt Rebuilding Analysis |
F3 | 9 Comments | Initial Stock Assessment Plan and Terms of Reference |
F4 | 0 Comments | Trawl Cost Recovery Annual Report |
F5 | 1 Comment | Implementation of the 2024 Pacific Whiting Fishery under the U.S./Canada Agreement |
F6 | 1 Comment | Fixed Gear Marking and Entanglement Risk Reduction– Preliminary Preferred Alternative |
F7 | 44 Comments | 2025-26 Fisheries Analysis Update and Adopt California Quillback Rockfish Harvest Specifications and Rebuilding Parameters |
F8 | 43 Comments | Inseason Adjustments – Final Action |
G. Pacific Halibut Management | ||
G1 | 12 Comments | International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Report |
G2 | 15 Comments | Incidental Catch Recommendations: Options for Salmon Troll and Final Action for Fixed Gear Sablefish Fisheries |
H. Ecosystem Management | ||
H1 | 1 Comment | California Current Ecosystem Status Report |
H2 | 1 Comment | Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative 4 – Progress Review |
H3 | 1 Comment | Climate and Communities Initiative Review and Prioritize Tasks |
I. Highly Migratory Species Management | ||
I1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
I2 | 0 Comments | International Management Activities |
I3 | 1 Comment | Highly Migratory Species Roadmap Workshop – Final Planning |
J. Administrative Matters | ||
J1 | Approval of Council Meeting Record | |
J2 | 0 Comments | Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures |
J3 | 0 Comments | Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning |