Pacific Fishery Management Council

Pacific Fishery Management Council

September 2024 Council Meeting - Briefing Book Public Comments

Public Comments
Closed for written comment at 09/12/2024 05:00 PM PDT Closed for oral testimony sign-up
30 Comments
Meeting Time: 09/19/2024 08:00 AM PDT

The following Agenda is subject to change.
Please be respectful and courteous with your comments.

 

INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE READ:

FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS:

Written comments are accepted in Advance of the meeting start date.
To submit a Written Public Comment, click on the Agenda Item below you wish to comment on. Fill in
your name, organization,
E-mail address (for confirmation E-mail to be sent), and either type in your Public Comment OR Attach it. 

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Visit the September Council Meeting page and our FAQ page learn more.
If you have questions or concerns please contact Kris.Kleinschmidt@noaa.gov & Hayden.York@noaa.gov in advance of your agenda item.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

The E-Portal will open on 8/12/24 and close at 5pm Pacific Time on 9/12/24. Comment received between 8/12 and 8/29 by 5pm Pacific Time
will become visible on 8/30 when Briefing Book materials are posted. Comments received between 8/30 and 9/12 will be viewable upon approval and no later than the start of the Council meeting.

 You may attach written comments to support your oral testimony, but they will not be visible until after public comment has ended and you have testified.
  If you wish to present a PowerPoint Presentation please sign up for comment check the box you will have a PowerPoint or Visual Aid, and
email the Presentation to PFMC IT Staff (Kris Kleinschmidt & Hayden York) no later than 5pm the day before the agenda item is scheduled. You will recieve a confirmation email when your submission was recieve

 


A. Call to Order
A1 Opening Remarks, Roll Call, Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
B1 1 Comment Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Cross Fishery Management Plan
C1 1 Comment Marine Planning
C2 0 Comments Equity and Environmental Justice (EEJ) – Gap Analysis Framework and Regional Implementation Plan
C3 0 Comments Inflation Reduction Act Projects – Check In
D. Habitat Issues
D1 0 Comments Current Habitat Issues
E. Salmon Management
E1 0 Comments National Marine Fisheries Service Report
E2 0 Comments Methodology Review - Final Topic Selection
E3 0 Comments Queets Spring/Summer Chinook Rebuilding – Range of Alternatives and Preliminary Preferred Alternative
F. Pacific Halibut Management
F1 0 Comments 2025 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations – Preliminary
F2 3 Comments Commercial Fishery Regulation Changes: Vessel Monitoring Systems, Seabird Avoidance, and Catch Reporting - Range of Alternatives, Preliminary Preferred Alternative
G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
G1 0 Comments National Marine Fisheries Report
H. Ecosystem Matters
H1 0 Comments Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative 4: Groundfish and Salmon Risk Tables – Progress Review
I. Groundfish Management
I1 0 Comments National Marine Fisheries Service Report – Including Sablefish Management Strategy Evaluation Update
I2 0 Comments Methodology Review: Preliminary Fishery Impact Model Topics
I3 0 Comments Final Trawl Cost Project Report
I4 0 Comments 2025 and 2027 Stock Assessment Plan and Schedule
I5 0 Comments Stock Definitions for Species Assessed in 2025 & 2027 – Preliminary Preferred Alternative
I6 1 Comment Inseason Adjustments for 2024 and Technical Corrections for 2025-2026 —Final Action
I7 0 Comments Trawl Catch Share Program and Intersector Allocation Reviews — Scoping
I8 0 Comments Phase 2 Stock Definitions - Scoping
J. Highly Migratory Species Management
J1 0 Comments National Marine Fishery Services Report
J2 0 Comments International Management Activities
J3 0 Comments 2025-26 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures—Preliminary
K. Administrative Matters
K1 0 Comments Fiscal Matters
K2 Approve Council Meeting Record
K3 0 Comments Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures – Including Final 2025-27 Advisory Body Composition
K4 0 Comments Future Council Meeting Agenda & Workload Planning