Council, October 5-10, 2023; Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska; 8am-5pm
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Meeting ID: 814 5113 0091
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Advisory Panel, October 3-7, 2023; Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska; 8am-5pm
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Meeting ID: 886 7161 2019
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Public comment:
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Related meetings:
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), October 2-4, 2023; AGENDA
A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER | ||
A1 | Approval of Agenda | |
Attachments: | Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 07/26/2023 09:27 AM AKDT | |
Pre-Meeting Review Documents (LINK) -Uploaded: 07/26/2023 09:27 AM AKDT | ||
B. REPORTS | ||
B1 | Executive Director's Report (including IRA funding proposal) (oral) | |
Attachments: | B1 IRA Funding Staff Paper -Uploaded: 09/15/2023 03:16 PM AKDT | |
B1 GOA Habitat Workshop Oceana Flyer -Uploaded: 09/14/2023 12:51 PM AKDT | ||
B1 MREP 2024 Announcement -Uploaded: 09/13/2023 09:16 AM AKDT | ||
B2 | NMFS Management Report (including Salmon FMP Secretarial amendment (T), NEPA changes) (oral) | |
B3 | NOAA General Counsel Report (oral) | |
Attachments: | B3 Designated Official Memorandum -Uploaded: 09/12/2023 09:41 AM AKDT | |
B3 Recusal Determinations -Uploaded: 09/12/2023 09:50 AM AKDT | ||
B4 | AFSC Report (oral) | |
B5 | ADF&G Report | |
Attachments: | B5 Chinook index 2023 letter to NMFS -Uploaded: 09/14/2023 02:28 PM AKDT | |
B6 | USCG Report | |
B7 | USFWS Report | |
B8 | North Pacific Fisheries Commission Report (oral) | |
B9 | North Pacific Research Board Report (oral) | |
B10 | Comment Now | Public Comment on B1 through B9 agenda items |
B11 | SSC Report | |
B12 | AP Report | |
C. MAJOR ISSUES / FINAL ACTION ITEMS | ||
C1 | Comment Now | C1 BSAI Crab specifications – review SAFE report; adopt ABC/OFLs for BBRKC, Tanner crab, snow crab, PIBKC; BSAI Crab Plan Team report; (SSC only) Ecosystem Status Report preview |
Attachments: | C1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/21/2023 06:52 PM AKDT | |
Crab Plan Team September eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 09/15/2023 01:12 PM AKDT | ||
C1 CPT Report September 2023 -Uploaded: 09/20/2023 02:34 PM AKDT | ||
C1 BSAI Crab SAFE 2023 Intro -Uploaded: 09/22/2023 03:05 PM AKDT | ||
C1 BBRKC SAFE -Uploaded: 09/20/2023 10:02 AM AKDT | ||
C1 Tanner Crab SAFE -Uploaded: 09/19/2023 02:23 PM AKDT | ||
C1 EBS Snow Crab SAFE -Uploaded: 09/21/2023 11:41 AM AKDT | ||
C1 PIBKC SAFE -Uploaded: 09/19/2023 10:33 AM AKDT | ||
C2 | Comment Now | C2 Observer 2024 Annual Deployment Plan – Review; PCFMAC report |
Attachments: | PCFMAC September eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 09/15/2023 01:11 PM AKDT | |
C2 PCFMAC Sept 2023 Report -Uploaded: 09/22/2023 06:47 PM AKDT | ||
Observer Analytical Tasklist (LINK) -Uploaded: 09/16/2023 03:05 PM AKDT | ||
C3 | Comment Now | C3 BSAI/GOA Groundfish – Proposed specifications, Plan Team reports, discussion paper on GOA DSR/other rockfish |
Attachments: | September Groundfish eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 09/22/2023 11:31 AM AKDT | |
C3 Chinook index 2023 letter to NMFS -Uploaded: 09/11/2023 10:11 AM AKDT | ||
C4 | Comment Now | C4 Chum salmon bycatch – Preliminary review |
Attachments: | C4 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/21/2023 06:53 PM AKDT | |
C4 Chum Salmon Bycatch Analysis -Uploaded: 09/11/2023 07:29 AM AKDT | ||
C5 | Comment Now | C5 Crab facility use caps – Initial Review |
Attachments: | C5 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/21/2023 06:53 PM AKDT | |
C5 Crab Facility Use Caps Analysis -Uploaded: 09/11/2023 03:56 PM AKDT | ||
C6 | Comment Now | POSTPONED: Area 4 Vessel Use Caps – Initial Review |
D. OTHER ISSUES | ||
D1 | Comment Now | D1 Bering Sea Local Knowledge/ Traditional Knowledge/ Subsistence information Protocol and Onramps – Final action to approve protocol and/or onramps |
Attachments: | D1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/21/2023 06:53 PM AKDT | |
D1 LKTKS Protocol -Uploaded: 09/06/2023 02:36 PM AKDT | ||
D1 Onramps for LKTKS Recommendations -Uploaded: 09/06/2023 02:36 PM AKDT | ||
D1 June 2023 LKTKS Report -Uploaded: 09/06/2023 02:36 PM AKDT | ||
D1 LKTKS Taskforce Final Report -Uploaded: 09/12/2023 04:23 PM AKDT | ||
Call for LKTKS Protocol and Onramp Recommendations (link) -Uploaded: 09/11/2023 03:57 PM AKDT | ||
D2 | Comment Now | D2 BSAI Crab Program Review – Review workplan |
Attachments: | D2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/21/2023 06:54 PM AKDT | |
D2 BSAI Crab Program Workplan -Uploaded: 09/18/2023 11:05 AM AKDT | ||
D3 | Comment Now | D3 IFQ Program Review – Review workplan |
Attachments: | D3 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/21/2023 06:54 PM AKDT | |
IFQ September eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 09/15/2023 01:28 PM AKDT | ||
D3 IFQ Program Workplan -Uploaded: 09/18/2023 03:48 PM AKDT | ||
E. STAFF TASKING / COMMITTEES | ||
E1 | Comment Now | E Committees, New Business, and Tasking - Review (including Ecosystem Committee, Enforcement workshop reports) |
Attachments: | Trawl Performance Workshop eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 09/15/2023 01:10 PM AKDT | |
Ecosystem September eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 09/15/2023 01:13 PM AKDT |