Council, December 7-12, 2023; Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska; 8am-5pm
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Advisory Panel, December 5-8, 2023; Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska; 8am-5pm
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Related meetings:
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), December 4-6, 2023; AGENDA
A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER | ||
A1 | Approval of Agenda | |
Attachments: | Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 10/24/2023 03:16 PM AKDT | |
Pre-Meeting Review Documents (link) -Uploaded: 10/30/2023 01:16 PM AKDT | ||
December 2023 Time Log -Uploaded: 12/15/2023 03:19 PM AKST | ||
YouTube Recordings (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/28/2023 11:03 AM AKST | ||
Newsletter (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/28/2023 11:06 AM AKST | ||
Council Summary December 2023 -Uploaded: 05/08/2024 03:57 PM AKDT | ||
B. REPORTS | ||
B1 | Executive Director's Report (including CCC update, IRA funding workplan, GOA Pacific cod allocation review) (oral) | |
Attachments: | B1 ED report December 2023 -Uploaded: 12/04/2023 09:48 AM AKST | |
B1 DeFilippo BSAI GPT Nomination -Uploaded: 11/06/2023 11:00 AM AKST | ||
B1 Nichols Crab Plan Team Nomination -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 10:53 AM AKST | ||
B1 SSC WDFW Alt Resume Caltabellotta Fabio -Uploaded: 11/17/2023 11:55 AM AKST | ||
B1 October 2023 CCC Report -Uploaded: 11/08/2023 12:41 PM AKST | ||
B1 GOA Pacific Cod Allocation Review -Uploaded: 11/21/2023 05:30 PM AKST | ||
B1 IRA Funding Staff Workplan -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 09:28 AM AKST | ||
B1 AMCC Flyer - The Deep Event -Uploaded: 12/05/2023 01:37 PM AKST | ||
B1 Alaska Marina Science Symposium At A Glance Schedule -Uploaded: 12/06/2023 01:14 PM AKST | ||
PPT B1 GOA Pcod Allocation Review -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 07:10 PM AKST | ||
PPT B1 IRA Workplan -Uploaded: 12/07/2023 08:39 AM AKST | ||
B2 | NMFS Management Report (including Cook Inlet Salmon Secretarial FMP amendment, Final Observer Annual Deployment Plan, year-end in-season management report, Aquaculture Opportunity Areas RFI) (oral) | |
Attachments: | B2 NMFS Report -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 12:41 PM AKST | |
B2 Status of FMP Amendments -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 12:41 PM AKST | ||
B2 FR Proposed Rule on Cook Inlet Salmon -Uploaded: 11/20/2023 12:39 PM AKST | ||
Link to Provide Comments for Cook Inlet Salmon FMP amendment Proposed Rule -Uploaded: 11/20/2023 12:19 PM AKST | ||
B2 Aquaculture Opportunity Areas Fact Sheet -Uploaded: 11/27/2023 04:42 PM AKST | ||
B2 EEJ Townhall Flyer -Uploaded: 11/22/2023 10:49 AM AKST | ||
B2 Final 2024 ADP -Uploaded: 11/27/2023 04:42 PM AKST | ||
B2 Guided Angler Fish Report -Uploaded: 11/28/2023 12:45 PM AKST | ||
PPT B2 BSAI Inseason Management Report -Uploaded: 11/30/2023 10:32 AM AKST | ||
PPT B2 GOA Inseason Management Report -Uploaded: 12/06/2023 01:42 PM AKST | ||
PPT B2 Aquaculture Opportunity Areas - Full -Uploaded: 11/27/2023 04:42 PM AKST | ||
PPT B2 Short Update AOA -Uploaded: 11/27/2023 04:43 PM AKST | ||
PPT B2 NMFS Cook Inlet Salmon Report -Uploaded: 12/07/2023 09:18 AM AKST | ||
B3 | NOAA General Counsel Report | |
Attachments: | B3 Designated Official Memorandum -Uploaded: 11/22/2023 09:12 AM AKST | |
B3 Recusal Determinations - December 2023 -Uploaded: 11/24/2023 06:36 PM AKST | ||
B3 Litigation Update - AVCP v. NMFS -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 10:38 AM AKST | ||
B4 | NOAA Enforcement Report | |
Attachments: | B4 OLE Report -Uploaded: 11/29/2023 02:37 PM AKST | |
B4 Lagerwey Tribute -Uploaded: 12/05/2023 03:02 PM AKST | ||
B5 | ADF&G Report (oral) | |
Attachments: | B5 ADFG Report to NPFMC December 2023 -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 05:04 PM AKST | |
PPT B5 ADF&G Report -Uploaded: 12/07/2023 09:35 AM AKST | ||
B6 | USCG Report | |
Attachments: | B6 USCG Report -Uploaded: 12/04/2023 02:28 PM AKST | |
B7 | USFWS Report | |
Attachments: | B7 USFWS Report December 2023 -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 10:39 AM AKST | |
B8 | 3 Comments | Industry reports on 2023 crab avoidance |
Attachments: | B8 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/01/2023 02:58 PM AKDT | |
PPT B8 Alaska Seafood Cooperative -Uploaded: 12/07/2023 02:55 PM AKST | ||
PPT B8 At-sea Processors Association -Uploaded: 12/07/2023 03:48 PM AKST | ||
PPT B8 Freezer Longline Coalition -Uploaded: 12/07/2023 02:55 PM AKST | ||
PPT B8 Midwater Trawlers Cooperative -Uploaded: 12/07/2023 03:03 PM AKST | ||
PPT B8 United Catcher Boats -Uploaded: 12/07/2023 02:57 PM AKST | ||
B9 | 1 Comment | Public Comment on B1 through B8 agenda items |
Attachments: | B Motion- Cod Allocation Review -Uploaded: 12/08/2023 09:06 AM AKST | |
B10 | SSC Report | |
Attachments: | PPT SSC to Council JGPT_BSAI Specs -Uploaded: 12/09/2023 06:47 AM AKST | |
C3 SSC Report Dec 2023_DRAFT_to_Council_JGPT-BSAI -Uploaded: 12/09/2023 06:48 AM AKST | ||
SSC Report Dec 2023_DRAFT -Uploaded: 12/09/2023 03:06 PM AKST | ||
PPT to Council_Balance of Report -Uploaded: 12/09/2023 03:41 PM AKST | ||
SSC Report Dec 2023_FINAL -Uploaded: 02/23/2024 09:22 AM AKST | ||
B11 | AP Report | |
Attachments: | PPT AP admin issues Dec 2023 -Uploaded: 12/04/2023 08:05 PM AKST | |
AP Report December 2023 -Uploaded: 12/19/2023 02:34 PM AKST | ||
C. MAJOR ISSUES / FINAL ACTION ITEMS | ||
C1 | 11 Comments | C1 Crab C share recent participation requirement – Final action |
Attachments: | C1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/29/2023 05:37 PM AKST | |
C1 Crab C Shares Analysis -Uploaded: 11/09/2023 12:19 PM AKST | ||
C1 Crab C Shares Addendum -Uploaded: 11/27/2023 02:14 PM AKST | ||
C1 PNCIAC November 2023 Report -Uploaded: 12/04/2023 03:35 PM AKST | ||
PPT AP C1 Crab C Share -Uploaded: 12/05/2023 07:44 AM AKST | ||
C1 AP Report -Uploaded: 12/06/2023 10:29 AM AKST | ||
PPT Council C1 Crab C Share -Uploaded: 12/08/2023 08:10 AM AKST | ||
C1 Motion -Uploaded: 12/08/2023 01:57 PM AKST | ||
C2 | 6 Comments | C2 Crab facility use cap – Final action |
Attachments: | C2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/29/2023 05:37 PM AKST | |
C2 Crab Facility Use Caps -Uploaded: 11/13/2023 02:58 PM AKST | ||
C2 PNCIAC November 2023 Report -Uploaded: 12/04/2023 03:35 PM AKST | ||
PPT AP C2 Crab Processing Use Cap -Uploaded: 12/05/2023 08:05 AM AKST | ||
C2 AP Report -Uploaded: 12/06/2023 10:55 AM AKST | ||
PPT C2 Crab Processing Use Cap -Uploaded: 12/08/2023 11:03 AM AKST | ||
C2 Motion -Uploaded: 12/08/2023 02:23 PM AKST | ||
C3 | 22 Comments | C3 BSAI Groundfish specifications – review BS and AI Ecosystem Status Reports, SAFE report; adopt ABC/OFLs; Joint Groundfish Plan Teams and BSAI Groundfish Plan Team reports |
Attachments: | C3 Action Memo -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 10:28 AM AKST | |
C3 BSAI Groundfish PT November eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 11/20/2023 10:30 AM AKST | ||
C3 Joint Groundfish PT Report November 2023 -Uploaded: 11/22/2023 12:56 PM AKST | ||
C3 BSAI Groundfish PT Report November 2023 -Uploaded: 11/22/2023 12:23 PM AKST | ||
C3 BSAI Plan Team OFLs and ABCs 2024_2025_Table 1 -Uploaded: 11/21/2023 03:07 PM AKST | ||
C3 BSAI Specifications Tables 14-19 -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 10:26 AM AKST | ||
C3 BSAI SAFE Introduction -Uploaded: 11/21/2023 12:33 PM AKST | ||
SAFE Reports (link) -Uploaded: 11/20/2023 10:31 AM AKST | ||
C3 Eastern Bering Sea ESR -Uploaded: 11/20/2023 10:33 AM AKST | ||
C3 Aleutian Islands ESR -Uploaded: 11/20/2023 10:33 AM AKST | ||
C3 Herring biomass estimate - EBS 2024 -Uploaded: 11/27/2023 04:00 PM AKST | ||
C3 IPHC ltr to NOAA Fisheries -Uploaded: 11/28/2023 12:39 PM AKST | ||
C3 EBS ESR Brief Draft -Uploaded: 12/04/2023 09:09 AM AKST | ||
C3 AI ESR Brief Draft -Uploaded: 12/04/2023 09:09 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C3 AI ESR -Uploaded: 12/06/2023 08:50 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C3 Joint GPT Report -Uploaded: 12/06/2023 09:07 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C3 BSAI GPT Report -Uploaded: 12/06/2023 03:32 PM AKST | ||
PPT C3 AP Actions BSAI specifications -Uploaded: 12/06/2023 12:05 PM AKST | ||
PPT AP C3 EBS Pollock -Uploaded: 12/06/2023 02:27 PM AKST | ||
PPT C3 AI ESR -Uploaded: 12/08/2023 11:07 AM AKST | ||
PPT C3 EBS ESR -Uploaded: 12/06/2023 08:52 AM AKST | ||
PPT C3 GOA ESR -Uploaded: 12/08/2023 10:36 AM AKST | ||
PPT C3 Joint GPT Report -Uploaded: 12/08/2023 01:31 PM AKST | ||
PPT C3 BSAI GPT Report -Uploaded: 12/08/2023 01:32 PM AKST | ||
PPT C3 EBS Pollock -Uploaded: 12/08/2023 01:32 PM AKST | ||
C3 AP Report -Uploaded: 12/08/2023 01:37 PM AKST | ||
C3 Motion -Uploaded: 12/10/2023 08:31 AM AKST | ||
C4 | 2 Comments | C4 GOA Groundfish specifications - review GOA Ecosystem Status Report, SAFE report; adopt ABC/OFLs; GOA Groundfish Plan Team report |
Attachments: | C4 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/29/2023 05:38 PM AKST | |
C4 GOA Groundfish PT November eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 11/20/2023 10:30 AM AKST | ||
C4 GOA Groundfish PT Report November 2023 -Uploaded: 11/22/2023 09:34 PM AKST | ||
C4 GOA PT 2024-2025 Recommended ABC-OFLs Table 1 -Uploaded: 11/21/2023 11:33 AM AKST | ||
C4 Additional Tables GOA Groundfish 2024 - 2025 -Uploaded: 12/07/2023 09:36 AM AKST | ||
SAFE Reports (link) -Uploaded: 11/20/2023 10:31 AM AKST | ||
C4 GOA SAFE introduction -Uploaded: 11/22/2023 01:44 PM AKST | ||
C4 GOA ESR -Uploaded: 11/20/2023 10:34 AM AKST | ||
C4 GOA ESR Brief Draft -Uploaded: 12/05/2023 02:35 PM AKST | ||
PPT AP C4 GOA ESR -Uploaded: 12/05/2023 11:32 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C4 GOA GPT Report -Uploaded: 12/07/2023 11:21 AM AKST | ||
C4 AP Report -Uploaded: 12/08/2023 02:26 PM AKST | ||
PPT C4 GOA GPT Report -Uploaded: 12/09/2023 10:56 AM AKST | ||
C4 Motion - GOA Specs -Uploaded: 12/10/2023 09:32 AM AKST | ||
C4 Motion - Socio-economic indicators -Uploaded: 12/10/2023 09:34 AM AKST | ||
C4 Motion - Spatial Management Policy -Uploaded: 12/10/2023 09:44 AM AKST | ||
C5 | 3 Comments | C5 EFH FMP amendments – Initial/Final action |
Attachments: | C5 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/09/2023 08:24 PM AKST | |
C5 EFH EA Omnibus Amendments Analysis -Uploaded: 11/13/2023 09:50 AM AKST | ||
C5 Appendix A - BSAI Groundfish -Uploaded: 11/09/2023 08:56 PM AKST | ||
C5 Appendix B - GOA Groundfish -Uploaded: 11/09/2023 08:57 PM AKST | ||
C5 Appendix C - BSAI Crab -Uploaded: 11/09/2023 08:58 PM AKST | ||
C5 Appendix D - Arctic -Uploaded: 11/09/2023 08:59 PM AKST | ||
C5 Appendix E - Salmon -Uploaded: 11/09/2023 09:00 PM AKST | ||
PPT C5 FMP Amendments -Uploaded: 12/04/2023 08:04 PM AKST | ||
C5 AP Report -Uploaded: 12/09/2023 10:37 AM AKST | ||
C5 Motion -Uploaded: 12/10/2023 10:52 AM AKST | ||
C6 | 0 Comments | C6 Crab FMP housekeeping amendment – Initial/Final action |
Attachments: | C6 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/29/2023 05:38 PM AKST | |
C6 BSAI KTC FMP Analysis -Uploaded: 11/13/2023 04:49 PM AKST | ||
C6 BSAI King and Tanner Crab Revised FMP -Uploaded: 11/14/2023 02:41 PM AKST | ||
C6 Revised Crab FMP with trackchanges -Uploaded: 12/04/2023 04:58 PM AKST | ||
PPT C6 BSAI KTC Housekeeping Amendment -Uploaded: 12/05/2023 09:13 AM AKST | ||
C6 AP Report -Uploaded: 12/09/2023 12:00 PM AKST | ||
C6 Motion -Uploaded: 12/10/2023 11:31 AM AKST | ||
C7 | 2 Comments | C7 2024 Charter halibut management measures – Final action; Committee report |
Attachments: | C7 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/29/2023 05:39 PM AKST | |
C7 October 2023 Charter Halibut Committee eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 11/09/2023 09:01 AM AKST | ||
C7 October 2023 Charter Halibut Committee Report -Uploaded: 11/16/2023 03:50 PM AKST | ||
C7 December 2023 Charter Halibut Committee Report -Uploaded: 12/07/2023 11:19 AM AKST | ||
C7 Analysis of Management Options for the Area 2C and 3A 2024 - Revised -Uploaded: 12/10/2023 10:26 AM AKST | ||
C7 Charter Halibut Management Timeline -Uploaded: 12/08/2023 08:58 AM AKST | ||
C7 Charter Halibut Committee Terms of Reference_updated -Uploaded: 12/10/2023 11:11 AM AKST | ||
PPT AP C7 Charter Management Options 2024 -Uploaded: 12/07/2023 09:15 AM AKST | ||
C7 AP Report -Uploaded: 12/09/2023 03:17 PM AKST | ||
PPT C7 Charter Management Options 2024 -Uploaded: 12/10/2023 10:16 AM AKST | ||
PPT C7 Charter Halibut Committee Recommendations -Uploaded: 12/07/2023 08:03 AM AKST | ||
C7 Motion -Uploaded: 12/10/2023 02:57 PM AKST | ||
D. OTHER ISSUES | ||
D1 | D1 GOA Tanner crab protections – Review discussion paper - POSTPONED UNTIL 2024 | |
D2 | 0 Comments | D2 BS FEP Climate Change Taskforce – Review workplan, report |
Attachments: | D2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 10:35 AM AKST | |
BS FEP CCTF November eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 11/17/2023 03:12 PM AKST | ||
D2 CCTF November Report -Uploaded: 11/17/2023 04:03 PM AKST | ||
PPT AP D2 CCTF -Uploaded: 12/05/2023 03:47 PM AKST | ||
PPT D2 CCTF -Uploaded: 12/09/2023 01:36 PM AKST | ||
D2 AP Report -Uploaded: 12/09/2023 04:31 PM AKST | ||
E. STAFF TASKING / COMMITTEES | ||
E1 | 1 Comment | E Committees, New Business, and Tasking - Review |
Attachments: | E Action Memo -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 05:14 PM AKST | |
E 3 Meeting Outlook - PRE MEETING -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 03:28 PM AKST | ||
E NPFMC Committees -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 03:30 PM AKST | ||
E Council staff one page - Dec 2023 -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 03:29 PM AKST | ||
E1 Groundfish Workplan 2023-12 -Uploaded: 12/01/2023 05:15 PM AKST | ||
E Prelim Draft February 2024 Council schedule -Uploaded: 12/05/2023 09:51 AM AKST | ||
E Observer Analytical Task list -Uploaded: 12/06/2023 11:16 AM AKST | ||
E Summary of Finance Committee meeting December 2023 -Uploaded: 12/10/2023 09:01 AM AKST | ||
E Charter Halibut Timeline (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/08/2023 08:59 AM AKST | ||
E Draft PT Handbook -Uploaded: 12/10/2023 09:51 AM AKST | ||
E AP Report -Uploaded: 12/10/2023 11:23 AM AKST | ||
E 3 Meeting Outlook - DURING MEETING -Uploaded: 12/10/2023 02:04 PM AKST | ||
E Motion - Charter Halibut Regs -Uploaded: 12/11/2023 10:50 AM AKST | ||
E Motion - IRA workplan DRAFT -Uploaded: 12/11/2023 10:58 AM AKST | ||
E Appointments December 2023 -Uploaded: 12/21/2023 10:25 AM AKST |