Pacific Fishery Management Council

Pacific Fishery Management Council

March 2024 Council Meeting - Briefing Book Public Comments

Public Comments
Closed for written comment at 03/01/2024 05:00 PM PST Closed for oral testimony sign-up
411 Comments

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Meeting Time: 03/06/2024 08:00 AM PST

The following Agenda is subject to change.

 

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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