The following Agenda is subject to change.
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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.
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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 |