North Pacific Fishery Management Council

North Pacific Fishery Management Council

NPFMC Council/AP December 2023 - 267th

NPFMC Meetings
Open for written comment until 12/01/2023 12:00 PM AKST
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Meeting Time: 12/04/2023 07:00 AM AKST

Council, December 7-12, 2023; Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska; 8am-5pm

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Meeting ID: 814 5113 0091     
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Advisory PanelDecember 5-8, 2023; Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska; 8am-5pm

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Meeting ID: 886 7161 2019
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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 10, 2023, and the deadline for written comments is Friday, December 1st at 12pm AKT. Submitted comments will be reviewed then visible online after the deadline closes, as per the Council's comment policy

 

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The AP and the Council meeting will be broadcast on zoom. If you intend to give oral testimony remotely, you must be connected to the meeting, either through zoom on your device or using a call-in phone number above. All information provided through the eAgenda or during testimony is part of the public record. We are recording the meeting and will post the recordings shortly after the meeting is over. 

 

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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
B. REPORTS
B1 Executive Director's Report (including CCC update, IRA funding workplan, GOA Pacific cod allocation review) (oral)
Attachments: B1 DeFilippo BSAI GPT Nomination -Uploaded: 11/06/2023 11:00 AM AKST
B1 October 2023 CCC Report -Uploaded: 11/08/2023 12:41 PM AKST
B1 SSC WDFW Alt Resume Caltabellotta Fabio -Uploaded: 11/17/2023 11:55 AM AKST
B1 GOA Pacific Cod Allocation Review -Uploaded: 11/21/2023 05:30 PM 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 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 NOAA Fisheries EEJ Flyer -Uploaded: 11/22/2023 10:49 AM AKST
B2 AK RFI Fact Sheet -Uploaded: 11/27/2023 04:42 PM AKST
B2 Final 2024 ADP -Uploaded: 11/27/2023 04:42 PM AKST
PPT B2 AOA RFI Listening Sessions -Uploaded: 11/27/2023 04:42 PM AKST
PPT B2 Short Update AOA RFI Listening Sessions -Uploaded: 11/27/2023 04:43 PM AKST
B2 Guided Angler Fish Report -Uploaded: 11/28/2023 12:45 PM AKST
B2 GOA Inseason Management Report -Uploaded: 11/29/2023 02:57 PM AKST
B2 BSAI Inseason Management Report -Uploaded: 11/30/2023 10:32 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
B4 NOAA Enforcement Report
Attachments: B4 OLE Report -Uploaded: 11/29/2023 02:37 PM AKST
B5 ADF&G Report (oral)
B6 USCG Report
B7 USFWS Report
B8 Comment Now Industry reports on 2023 crab avoidance
Attachments: B8 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/01/2023 02:58 PM AKDT
B9 Comment Now Public Comment on B1 through B8 agenda items
B10 SSC Report
B11 AP Report
C. MAJOR ISSUES / FINAL ACTION ITEMS
C1 Comment Now 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 Addendum -Uploaded: 11/27/2023 02:14 PM AKST
C2 Comment Now 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
C3 Comment Now 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 BSAI Groundfish PT November eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 11/20/2023 10:30 AM AKST
C3 BSAI Groundfish PT Report November 2023 -Uploaded: 11/22/2023 12:23 PM AKST
C3 Joint Groundfish PT Report November 2023 -Uploaded: 11/22/2023 12:56 PM AKST
C3 BSAI Plan Team OFLs and ABCs 2024_2025_Table 1 -Uploaded: 11/21/2023 03:07 PM 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
C4 Comment Now 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: 11/29/2023 12:31 PM 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
C5 Comment Now 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
C6 Comment Now 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
C7 Comment Now 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
D. OTHER ISSUES
D1 D1 GOA Tanner crab protections – Review discussion paper - POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY 2024
D2 Comment Now D2 BS FEP Climate Change Taskforce – Review workplan, report
Attachments: 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
E. STAFF TASKING / COMMITTEES
E1 Comment Now E Committees, New Business, and Tasking - Review