Pacific Fishery Management Council

Pacific Fishery Management Council

November 2024 Council Meeting - Briefing Book Public Comments

Public Comments
Closed for written comment at 11/07/2024 05:00 PM PST Closed for oral testimony sign-up
136 Comments
Meeting Time: 11/14/2024 08:00 AM PST

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. 

FOR ORAL TESTIMONY:
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IF IN PERSON: When your name is called, walk up to the pulic testimony table to present your comment.

Visit the November 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 10/7/24 and close at 5pm Pacific Time on 11/7/24. Comment received between 10/8 and 10/24 by 5pm Pacific Time
will become visible on 10/25 when Briefing Book materials are posted. Comments received between 10/25 and 11/7 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 recieved.

 


A. Call to Order
A1 Opening Remarks, Roll Call, Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
B1 1 Comment Open Comment Period
C. Administrative
C1 0 Comments Council Coordination Committee Report
C2 0 Comments Fiscal Matters
C3 0 Comments Legislative Matters
C4 Approve Council Meeting Record
C5 15 Comments Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures – Including Final 2025-27 Advisory Body Appointments
C6 2 Comments Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
D. Cross Fishery Management Plan
D1 0 Comments National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 2024 Accomplishments and 2025 Priorities
D2 1 Comment Marine Planning
D3 1 Comment Research and Data Needs
D4 0 Comments Council Operations and Priorities
E. Habitat Issues
E1 0 Comments Current Habitat Issues
F. Salmon Management
F1 0 Comments National Marine Fisheries Service Report
F2 0 Comments Final Methodology Review Results and Proposed Council Operating Procedure (COP) 15 Updates
F3 0 Comments Queets Spring/Summer Chinook Rebuilding Plan – Final
F4 0 Comments Final 2025 Preseason Management Schedule
F5 0 Comments Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup Progress Report and Recommendations
F6 0 Comments Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup Progress Report and Recommendations
G. Pacific Halibut Management
G1 0 Comments 2025 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations – Final
G2 3 Comments Commercial Fishery Regulation Changes: Vessel Monitoring Systems, Seabird Avoidance, and Catch Reporting – Final
H. Highly Migratory Species Management
H1 0 Comments National Marine Fisheries Service Report
H2 0 Comments International Management Activities
H3 0 Comments Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures – Final
H4 0 Comments Highly Migratory Species Roadmap Workshop Report and Next Steps
I. Groundfish Management
I1 1 Comment National Marine Fisheries Service Report
I2 0 Comments Trawl Catch Share Program and Intersector Allocation Reviews: Hearing Officers and Locations
I3 0 Comments Methodology Review: Final Fishery Impact Model Review Topics and Stock Assessment Methodologies
I4 0 Comments Stock Definitions for Species Assessed in 2025 and 2027 – Final
I5 58 Comments Cordell Bank Conservation Area Revisions
I6 8 Comments Inseason Adjustments and Technical Corrections for 2025-2026 —Final Action
J. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
J1 0 Comments National Marine Fisheries Service Report
J2 1 Comment Pacific Sardine Rebuilding Plan Fishery Management Plan Amendment (FMP) – Final
J3 0 Comments Stock Assessment Prioritization