Pacific Fishery Management Council
March 2025 Council Meeting - Briefing Book Public Comments
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| A. Call to Order | ||
| A1 | Opening Remarks, Roll Call, Agenda | |
| B. Open Comment Period | ||
| B1 | 3 Comments | Comments on Non-Agenda Items |
| C. Pacific Halibut Management | ||
| C1 | 0 Comments | Annual Report of the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) |
| C2 | 0 Comments | Incidental Catch Recommendations: Options for Salmon Troll and Final Action for Fixed Gear Sablefish Fisheries |
| D. Cross Fishery Management Plan | ||
| D1 | United States Coast Guard (USCG) Annual Report -CANCELLED | |
| D2 | 0 Comments | Marine Planning |
| E. Salmon Management | ||
| E1 | 2 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| E2 | 0 Comments | Review of 2024 Fisheries and Summary of 2025 Stock Forecasts |
| E3 | 4 Comments | Identify Management Objectives and Preliminary Definition of 2025 Management Alternatives |
| E4 | 4 Comments | Recommendations for 2025 Management Alternative Analysis |
| E5 | 5 Comments | Further Direction for 2025 Management Alternatives |
| E6 | 1 Comment | Further Direction for 2025 Management Alternatives |
| E7 | 25 Comments | Adopt 2025 Management Alternatives for Public Review |
| E8 | 0 Comments | Appoint Salmon Hearing Officers |
| F. Ecosystem | ||
| F1 | 1 Comment | 2024-25 California Current Ecosystem Status Report and 2025 Science Review Topics |
| G. Habitat | ||
| G1 | 1 Comment | Current Habitat Issues |
| H. Groundfish Management | ||
| H1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| H2 | 0 Comments | Humpback Whale and Leatherback Sea Turtle Biological Opinion |
| H3 | 0 Comments | Implementation of the 2025 Pacific Whiting Fishery under the U.S./Canada Agreement and 2025 Fishery |
| H4 | 0 Comments | Final Assessment Methodologies |
| H5 | 6 Comments | Cordell Bank Conservation Area Revisions—Final |
| H6 | 1 Comment | Phase 2 Stock Definitions |
| H7 | 2 Comments | Limited Entry Fixed Gear Actions: Gear Endorsements, Cost Recovery, and Other Administrative Changes |
| H8 | 0 Comments | Workload and New Management Measures Priorities |
| H9 | 1 Comment | Inseason Adjustments – Final |
| I. Highly Migratory Species Management | ||
| I1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| I2 | 0 Comments | International Management Activities |
| I3 | 0 Comments | Highly Migratory Species Roadmap |
| J. Administrative | ||
| J1 | 0 Comments | Legislative Matters |
| J2 | Approve Council Meeting Record | |
| J3 | 0 Comments | Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures |
| J4 | 0 Comments | Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning |