Council, Dec. 8-10, and Dec. 13-16, 2021, virtual only: https://npfmc.adobeconnect.com/council/
To connect by phone only dial: 1-214-416-0400 code: 160722#; Toll-Free: 1-888-947-3989 code:160722#
The meeting is being recorded. Watch on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCokqSfpL9TzRDX-5A6idcgw/featured
8am to 4pm Alaska time / 9am to 5pm Pacific time, daily.
Advisory Panel, Dec. 2-3, Dec. 6-9, 2021, virtual only: https://npfmc.adobeconnect.com/ap/
To connect by phone only dial: 1-214-416-0400 code: 405991#; Toll-Free: 1-888-947-3989 code:405991#
The meeting is being recorded. To listen live on our YouTube channel use this link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl9eH-abpkKCBQIy17nxoaQ
8am to 4pm Alaska time / 9am to 5pm Pacific time, daily
Public comment:
Please submit written comment for the Council and Advisory Panel by clicking on the 'Comment Now' links next to the relevant agenda item, below. The comment period will open on November 15, 2021 and the deadline for written comments is 5:00 pm (Alaska time) on November 30, 2021. Submitted comments will be reviewed then visible online after the deadline closes, as per the Council's comment policy. The AP and Council will also take oral testimony during the meetings. During the meeting, you will be able to click on the applicable 'Sign-up' link next to each agenda item below. Details will be posted here closer to the meeting.
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If you'd like to receive text alerts on Council timing, text the word "NPFMC" to the number 81411.
Related meeting: Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), December 2-3rd, and December 6-9th, 2021; AGENDA
A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER | ||
A1 | Approval of Agenda | |
Attachments: | Schedule (link) -Uploaded: 11/01/2021 09:28 AM AKDT | |
Guidelines for Discussion -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 12:42 PM AKST | ||
Documents for review with release dates -Uploaded: 11/30/2021 03:46 PM AKST | ||
Short Summary of Agenda Items -Uploaded: 11/30/2021 08:08 AM AKST | ||
Meeting Audio -Uploaded: 12/15/2021 03:59 PM AKST | ||
Youtube Videos -Uploaded: 12/15/2021 04:00 PM AKST | ||
December Time Log -Uploaded: 04/06/2022 02:11 PM AKDT | ||
December Final Council Summary -Uploaded: 04/06/2022 02:11 PM AKDT | ||
Newsletter (LINK) -Uploaded: 09/08/2022 04:55 PM AKDT | ||
B. REPORTS | ||
B1 | Executive Director's Report | |
Attachments: | B1 ED report December 2021 -Uploaded: 12/03/2021 03:15 PM AKST | |
B1 Ocean Acidification Podcast and Op-Ed -Uploaded: 12/03/2021 03:15 PM AKST | ||
B1 A80 Sector Report on Halibut -Uploaded: 12/05/2021 10:01 AM AKST | ||
B1 Staff Notes on ATB Topics -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 10:49 AM AKST | ||
PPT B Report -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 10:59 AM AKST | ||
B2 | NMFS Management Report | |
Attachments: | B2 NMFS Report Dec 2021 -Uploaded: 12/03/2021 04:04 PM AKST | |
B2 Observer Provider Insurance Proposed Rule -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 07:57 AM AKST | ||
B2 2022 Final ADP for Observers and EM -Uploaded: 12/02/2021 12:22 PM AKST | ||
B2 BSAI Inseason Management Report 2021 -Uploaded: 12/03/2021 03:15 PM AKST | ||
B2 GOA Inseason Management Report 2021 -Uploaded: 12/03/2021 03:15 PM AKST | ||
PPT B2 Groundfish management -Uploaded: 12/06/2021 01:14 PM AKST | ||
B3 | NOAA General Counsel Report | |
Attachments: | B3 Designated Officials Memorandum -Uploaded: 11/08/2021 10:17 AM AKST | |
B3 Recusal Determinations -Uploaded: 11/18/2021 01:50 PM AKST | ||
B3 General Counsel Report -Uploaded: 12/02/2021 04:52 PM AKST | ||
B4 | NOAA Enforcement Report | |
Attachments: | B4 2021 December OLE Report -Uploaded: 12/01/2021 09:26 AM AKST | |
B5 | ADF&G Report | |
Attachments: | B5 ADFG Report -Uploaded: 12/06/2021 06:17 PM AKST | |
B5 Herring biomass estimate - EBS 2022 -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 12:39 PM AKST | ||
B5 Alaska Bycatch Review Taskforce info -Uploaded: 11/30/2021 08:23 AM AKST | ||
B5 Subsistence Harvest of Pacific Halibut 2020 -Uploaded: 12/01/2021 04:37 PM AKST | ||
B6 | USCG Report | |
Attachments: | B6 USGC Report -Uploaded: 12/03/2021 03:17 PM AKST | |
B7 | USFWS Report | |
Attachments: | B7 USFWS Report -Uploaded: 12/03/2021 03:16 PM AKST | |
B7 New Contact Rep - Fasbender -Uploaded: 12/03/2021 03:16 PM AKST | ||
B8 | 8 Comments | Public Comment on B1 through B8 agenda items |
B9 | SSC Report | |
Attachments: | B9 SSC Report-DRAFT -Uploaded: 12/12/2021 04:21 PM AKST | |
PPT SSC JPT & BSAI Report -Uploaded: 12/14/2021 07:52 AM AKST | ||
PPT SSC C4 GOA Report -Uploaded: 12/14/2021 01:08 PM AKST | ||
SSC FINAL Report Dec 2021 -Uploaded: 01/24/2022 12:06 PM AKST | ||
B10 | AP Report | |
Attachments: | AP Minutes December 2021 -Uploaded: 12/10/2021 11:29 AM AKST | |
PPT C2 AP Motion -Uploaded: 12/09/2021 02:57 PM AKST | ||
PPT C3 C4 AP Motions -Uploaded: 12/13/2021 10:42 AM AKST | ||
C. MAJOR ISSUES / FINAL ACTION ITEMS | ||
C1 | 4 Comments | C1 Charter halibut - 2022 annual management measures, Committee report |
Attachments: | C1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/30/2021 06:10 PM AKST | |
Oct Charter Halibut eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 11/03/2021 09:51 AM AKDT | ||
C1 Charter Halibut Management Committee October Report -Uploaded: 11/03/2021 09:51 AM AKDT | ||
C1 Analysis of Charter Mgmt Options for 2022 -Uploaded: 12/05/2021 10:03 AM AKST | ||
Dec. Charter Halibut eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 12/05/2021 10:04 AM AKST | ||
C1 Dec. Charter Halibut Management Report -Uploaded: 12/06/2021 06:21 PM AKST | ||
PPT AP C1 Charter Halibut Intro and Committee Recommendations -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 07:51 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C1 Charter Management Options -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 07:52 AM AKST | ||
PPT Council C1 Charter Halibut Intro and Committee Recommendations -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 10:36 AM AKST | ||
PPT Council C1 Charter management options 2022 -Uploaded: 12/08/2021 07:08 AM AKST | ||
C1 AP Motion -Uploaded: 12/08/2021 11:44 AM AKST | ||
C1 Council Motion -Uploaded: 12/08/2021 02:22 PM AKST | ||
C2 | 215 Comments | C2 BSAI Halibut abundance-based management (ABM) - Final action |
Attachments: | C2 ABM Action Memo -Uploaded: 12/01/2021 12:37 PM AKST | |
C2 Halibut ABM Draft Environmental Impact Statement -Uploaded: 10/29/2021 02:05 PM AKDT | ||
Comments submitted on DEIS (link) -Uploaded: 10/29/2021 02:06 PM AKDT | ||
C2 Comments Summary Report -Uploaded: 11/18/2021 03:31 PM AKST | ||
C2 EBS trawl and Setline survey values 1998-2021 -Uploaded: 12/01/2021 11:29 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C2 ABM DEIS -Uploaded: 12/02/2021 07:35 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C2 ABM NMFS Update -Uploaded: 12/02/2021 08:38 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C2 ABM DEIS Supplemental -Uploaded: 12/03/2021 07:38 AM AKST | ||
C2 Halibut ABM Listening Session Summary 11-29-21 -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 05:13 PM AKST | ||
C2 Halibut ABM Consultation Notes 11-24-21 -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 05:18 PM AKST | ||
C2 Halibut ABM APIA Consultation Notes 7-16-21 -Uploaded: 12/09/2021 01:32 PM AKST | ||
PPT Council C2 ABM NMFS -Uploaded: 12/08/2021 05:55 PM AKST | ||
PPT Council C2 ABM DEIS -Uploaded: 12/09/2021 07:16 AM AKST | ||
C2 AP Motion -Uploaded: 12/09/2021 09:14 AM AKST | ||
C2 Council Motion -Uploaded: 12/13/2021 01:30 PM AKST | ||
C3 | 4 Comments | C3 BSAI Groundfish - Final harvest specifications, Joint and BSAI Plan Team reports, Ecosystem Status Reports |
Attachments: | C3 Action Memo -Uploaded: 12/01/2021 09:40 AM AKST | |
C3 BSAI November 2021 Plan Team Minutes -Uploaded: 11/29/2021 01:36 PM AKST | ||
C3 C4 JOINT November 2021 Plan Team Minutes -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 06:23 PM AKST | ||
LINK C3 EBS Ecosystem Status Report -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 07:26 PM AKST | ||
LINK C3 AI Ecosystem Status Report -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 07:27 PM AKST | ||
C3 BSAI Introduction -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 12:59 PM AKST | ||
LINK to all SAFE Chapters -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 01:01 PM AKST | ||
LINK to Groundfish Plan Team Agenda Nov 2021 -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 06:26 PM AKST | ||
C3 BSAI Groundfish Plan Team Proposed OFL ABC 2022-23 -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 06:33 PM AKST | ||
C3 BSAI Groundfish Tables 7-12 -Uploaded: 11/29/2021 04:31 PM AKST | ||
C3 Pcod GHL max TAC 2022-2023 -Uploaded: 11/30/2021 09:37 AM AKST | ||
C3 Herring biomass estimate - EBS 2022 -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 08:20 AM AKST | ||
C3 BSAI Groundfish Tables 7-12 Updated -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 09:51 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C3 AI ESR 2021 -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 07:53 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C3 EBS ESR 2021 -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 07:52 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C3 EBS pollock -Uploaded: 12/08/2021 08:20 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C3 BSAI Plan Team Report -Uploaded: 12/08/2021 08:22 AM AKST | ||
C3 BSAI Groundfish Specs SSC Recommendations UPDATED -Uploaded: 12/08/2021 09:19 AM AKST | ||
C3 AP Motion -Uploaded: 12/10/2021 08:09 AM AKST | ||
PPT Council C3 AI ESR -Uploaded: 12/13/2021 07:55 AM AKST | ||
C3 AI ESR Brief 2021 draft -Uploaded: 12/13/2021 08:00 AM AKST | ||
PPT Council C3 EBS ESR -Uploaded: 12/13/2021 07:54 AM AKST | ||
C3 EBS ESR In-Brief - Draft -Uploaded: 12/06/2021 08:38 AM AKST | ||
PPT Council C3 Joint PT Report -Uploaded: 12/13/2021 08:46 AM AKST | ||
PPT Council C3 BSAI Plan Team report -Uploaded: 12/13/2021 09:57 AM AKST | ||
PPT Council C3 EBS Pollock -Uploaded: 12/13/2021 08:48 AM AKST | ||
C3 Council Motion -Uploaded: 12/17/2021 03:54 PM AKST | ||
C3 Council Motion-discussion paper -Uploaded: 12/14/2021 10:56 AM AKST | ||
C4 | 1 Comment | C4 GOA Groundfish - Final harvest specifications, GOA Plan Team report, Ecosystem Status Report |
Attachments: | C4 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/30/2021 06:15 PM AKST | |
C4 GOA November 2021 Plan Team Minutes -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 06:24 PM AKST | ||
C3 C4 JOINT November 2021 Plan Team Minutes -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 06:24 PM AKST | ||
C4 GOA Intro -Uploaded: 11/29/2021 10:30 AM AKST | ||
LINK C4 GOA Ecosystem Status Report -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 07:25 PM AKST | ||
Link to all SAFE Chapters -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 01:01 PM AKST | ||
LINK to Groundfish Plan Team Agenda Nov 2021 -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 06:26 PM AKST | ||
C4 GOA Plan Team Proposed Groundfish Table 1 OFL ABC 2022-23 -Uploaded: 11/29/2021 01:32 PM AKST | ||
C4 GOA Plan Team Proposed Groundfish Tables 2 and 14-17 -Uploaded: 11/30/2021 06:11 PM AKST | ||
C4 GOA-ESR Brief 2021 -Uploaded: 12/01/2021 11:49 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C4 GOA ESR 2021 -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 07:53 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C4 GOA Plan Team Report -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 07:54 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C4 Joint Plan Team report -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 11:48 AM AKST | ||
C4 GOA Groundfish Tables 2 and 14-17 Updated SSC -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 02:41 PM AKST | ||
C4 AP Motion -Uploaded: 12/10/2021 08:09 AM AKST | ||
PPT Council C4 ESR GOA -Uploaded: 12/13/2021 03:59 PM AKST | ||
PPT Council C4 GOA PT Report -Uploaded: 12/13/2021 04:01 PM AKST | ||
C4 Council Motion -Uploaded: 12/14/2021 02:56 PM AKST | ||
D. OTHER ISSUES | ||
D1 | 5 Comments | D1 Red King Crab Savings Area Extension - Consideration of emergency action request (COUNCIL ONLY) |
Attachments: | D1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 11:34 AM AKST | |
D1 RKCSA ER Analysis -Uploaded: 11/24/2021 11:37 AM AKST | ||
D1 Emergency Rule Policy Guidelines -Uploaded: 12/06/2021 09:52 AM AKST | ||
PPT D1 RKC ER -Uploaded: 12/10/2021 03:31 PM AKST | ||
D1 RKC ER_PSC Figure -Uploaded: 12/15/2021 01:41 PM AKST | ||
E. STAFF TASKING / COMMITTEES | ||
E1 | 3 Comments | E Committees, New Business, and Tasking |
Attachments: | E action memo - Dec 2021 -Uploaded: 12/02/2021 02:53 PM AKST | |
E 3 Meeting Outlook - PRE-MEETING Draft -Uploaded: 12/02/2021 07:40 AM AKST | ||
E Council staff one page - Dec 2021 -Uploaded: 12/02/2021 07:37 AM AKST | ||
E Groundfish Workplan 2021-12 -Uploaded: 12/02/2021 02:53 PM AKST | ||
E Draft February 2021 agenda - VIRTUAL -Uploaded: 12/02/2021 07:37 AM AKST | ||
E NPFMC Committees -Uploaded: 12/07/2021 11:24 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP E Staff tasking - Dec 2021 -Uploaded: 12/08/2021 08:53 AM AKST | ||
E Draft NPFMC comments to NOAA on America the Beautiful -Uploaded: 12/09/2021 02:47 PM AKST | ||
E 3 Meeting Outlook - DURING MTG -Uploaded: 12/14/2021 04:12 PM AKST | ||
PPT E Staff tasking - Council Dec 2021 -Uploaded: 12/14/2021 06:34 PM AKST | ||
E Council Motion on BBRKC -Uploaded: 12/15/2021 12:50 PM AKST | ||
E Dec 2021 - Appointments -Uploaded: 12/15/2021 01:53 PM AKST |