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 Panel, December 5-8, 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), 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 |