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