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Council Mailing: April 30, 2013, May 3, 2013, May 22, 2013
Items FROM the JUNE 2013 meeting
- Redefine Sportfish Guide Services motion
- Freezer longline GOA cod sideboards motion
- GOA tendering motion
- GOA Chinook bycatch in non-pollock trawl motion
- GOA trawl byatch managmeent/roadmap motion
- Steller Sea Lion Draft EIS motion
- Bering Sea Canyons motion
- Observer Program motion; Report from the OAC
Items FOR the JUNE 2013 meeting
Agenda (upated 5/28/13) To listen live while the meeting is in session: npfmc.webex.com
Observer Advisory Committee: June 3-4, 2013, 8am, Juneau, AK, NMFS Regional Administrator's Conference Room, 4th Floor, Federal Building on Willoughby Ave, Agenda
Ecosystem Committee: June 4, 2013, 10 am - 5 pm, Juneau, AK, NMFS Region, Sustainable Fisheries Conference Room, Agenda
- Discussion Paper: Allow the use of pot gear for sablefish IFQs in GOA (D-1b)
- Strategic Plan for EM/ER in the North Pacific (C-3); NMFS Policy on Electronic Technologies; Observer Program Annual Review
- Briefing: Revising regulations concerning the use of scales for weighing catch at-sea, (B2)
- Crab Plan Team report and Research Priorities (C-1a)
- GOA Trawl Data Collection (C5b), GOA Tendering Report, (C-5c)
- GOA Trawl Bycatch Management Discussion Paper (C5a), Errata (5/24/13)
- Definition of a fishing guide (D1a)
- Draft Crab Plan Team Assessments, Intro Chapter
- Chinook Salmon PSC in GOA non-pollock trawl fisheries (C4) EA/RIR/IRFA
- AFSC Report on BS Canyons (C7a), Discussion paper on fishing activities and management in BS Canyons (C7b)
- Draft Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures EIS, (5/13) More Information, Dear Reviewer Letter, Executive Summary; Errata
Volume 1 - Executive Summary and Chapters 1-7
Volume 2 - Chapters 8-12
NMFS letter to Council (5/28/13) - NMFS Protected Resources documents on BiOp methods: AFSC Prey Field Analyses, Estimating Abundance Trends, NMML memo on analysis methods, Analytical Approach, PPA Review
- Initial Review Draft, Cost Recovery Fees (C6)
- Public review Revising FLL GOA Pacific cod Sideboards (C2a)
Items FROM the APRIL 2013 meeting
- Newsletter
- Chinook Bycatch motion under Staff Tasking
- SSL motion, SSL Preliminary Preferred Alternative
- Observer motion, Observer Advisory Committee report
- Ecosystem Committee minutes
- Aleutian Islands Cod Allocation and Delivery Requirement motion
- CQE Halibut/Sablefish Block Restriction motion
Items FOR the APRIL 2013 meeting
AGENDA (revised 3/28/13) April 1-9, 2013 Anchorage Hilton Hotel: listen here (npfmc.webex.com)
Enforcement Committee: Agenda; April 2, 1-4 pm, Fireweed Room, Hilton Hotel
Council Mailing: February 22; March 6; March 14; March 19; March 28
- 2013 Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures EIS (C3b), Errata
- Public review AFA Vessel Replacement GOA Sideboards (C2b)
- Public review BSAI Flatfish Specifications Flexibility (C2a)
- Initial/Public review CQE Small Block Restriction (C5)
- Public review Vessel transit lane near Round Island (D1a)
- Discussion paper Bering Sea sablefish TAC specifications (D1b)
- Expanded discussion paper Retention of 4A halibut in BS sablefish pots [Table 1 revised 4/9/13] (D1c)
- Discussion paper BS and AI Pacific cod ABC/TAC split (C3a)
- Cooperative Reports (C6)
- Amendment 80: Alaska Seafood, Alaska Groundfish (C6a)
- Rockfish: CGOA, FCA, Best Use (C6b)
- AFA: Akutan, Mothership, Northern Victor, Peter Pan, Pollock Conservation, Unisea, Unalaska, Westward, Catcher Vessel Intercoop (C6c)
- IPA Reports (AM91) Mothership, Inshore, Salmon Savings Incentive Plan, CP IPA (C6c)
- BSAI Salmon Bycatch industry reports: Salmon Closure Zone Compliance & Monitoring (Am84 RHS), Pollock Intercooperative Salmon Avoidance Agreement , (C6d)
- Salmon Genetic Reports for 2011 Bycatch Samples: Chinook, Chum (C6e)
- Scallop SAFE
- Draft EM Strategic Plan Outline (C1), Presentation on EM Strategic Plan
Items FROM FEBRUARY 2013 meeting
- Newsletter
- Crab Motion, Crab PSC and PSC limits motion
- BS Flatfish Specification motion and revised alternatives
- Ecosystem Committee - path forward
- Definition of Sport Fishing Guide motion
- GOA trawl bycatch management program motion; Economic Data Collection motion
- Letter to BSAI Crab Cooperatives 2-27-13
Items FOR FEBRUARY 2013 meeting
Council Mailing: January 8, 2013; January 22, 2013; January 25, 2013
- AGENDA February 4-12, Benson Hotel, Portland, Oregon
- Comparison of SSL EIS Alternatives (B8)
- Discussion paper on Bristol Bay Red King Crab EFH (C1b)
- Discussion paper on Crab Bycatch Limits in BSAI Fisheries (C2a)
- Discussion paper on Cooperative Measures to Address Active Participation and Crew Issues (C4c)
- Discussion paper on Definition of a Fishing Guide (D1)
- Alaska Coral and Sponge Initiative Research (for Ecosystem Committee and SSC): Summary, full report (B2)
- Discussion paper on data collection for CGOA trawl catch share program (C3a)
- Discussion paper on CGOA trawl catch share program (C3b)
- Initial review of BSAI Flatfish Specifications Flexibility (C2b)
- Initial review of GOA Pacific cod sideboards for FLL (C2c)
- Initial review of AFA Vessel Replacement GOA Sideboards (C2d)
- Final action on HAPC Skate Sites (C1a)
- Note on crab items: Final action on BSAI Crab ROFR (C4a)
- Initial Review of BSAI Crab active participation requirements (C4b)
Items of Interest
Research Priorities 7/12