Council, September 30-October 8, 2024; Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska; 8am-5pm
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Meeting ID: 814 5113 0091
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Advisory Panel, October 1-4, 2024; Egan Center, 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 September 9, 2024, and the deadline for written comments is Friday, September 27 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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Related meetings:
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), September 30-Oct 2, 2024; AGENDA
Legislative Committee, October 2, 2024; AGENDA
A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER | ||
A1 | Oath for new members | |
A2 | Election of officers | |
A3 | Approval of Agenda | |
Attachments: | Schedule (link) -Uploaded: 08/01/2024 11:02 AM AKDT | |
Review Document Schedule (link) -Uploaded: 08/01/2024 11:02 AM AKDT | ||
B. REPORTS | ||
B1 | Executive Director's Report (including Legislative Committee report) (oral) | |
Attachments: | B1 GAO Review NOAA Fishery Disaster Assistance -Uploaded: 08/28/2024 10:13 AM AKDT | |
B1 Thorson GOA PT Nomination -Uploaded: 08/28/2024 11:40 AM AKDT | ||
B1 Wassermann GOA PT Nomination -Uploaded: 08/28/2024 11:40 AM AKDT | ||
Legislative Cmte eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 09/09/2024 09:24 AM AKDT | ||
B1 MREP North Pacific 2025 Flyer -Uploaded: 09/20/2024 12:51 PM AKDT | ||
B2 | NMFS Management Report (including pelagic trawl footrope EFP) (oral) | |
Attachments: | B2 AM 113 Rockfish Program Approval ltr -Uploaded: 08/28/2024 09:05 AM AKDT | |
B2 EFH AM Approval Letter -Uploaded: 09/23/2024 02:11 PM AKDT | ||
B2 Right Whale Critical Habitat -Uploaded: 09/25/2024 12:26 PM AKDT | ||
B2 Trident EFP -Uploaded: 09/25/2024 12:47 PM AKDT | ||
B3 | NOAA General Counsel Report | |
Attachments: | B3 Designated Official Memorandum -Uploaded: 09/23/2024 09:49 AM AKDT | |
B3 Recusal Determinations -Uploaded: 09/23/2024 09:49 AM AKDT | ||
B3 Litigation Report for AVCP v NMFS -Uploaded: 09/18/2024 09:40 AM AKDT | ||
B3 Litigation Report for Oceana v NMFS -Uploaded: 09/18/2024 10:10 AM AKDT | ||
B3 Litigation Report Groundfish Forum v NMFS -Uploaded: 09/23/2024 10:03 AM AKDT | ||
B3 Litigation Report for UCIDA v NMFS -Uploaded: 09/23/2024 10:39 AM AKDT | ||
B4 | AFSC Report (oral) | |
B5 | ADF&G Report | |
Attachments: | B5 Chinook Index 2024 Letter to NMFS -Uploaded: 09/24/2024 10:43 AM AKDT | |
B5 State Comments GOA Chinook ESA -Uploaded: 09/25/2024 01:15 PM AKDT | ||
B6 | USCG Report | |
B7 | USFWS Report | |
B8 | US Navy Report on training exercises and fisheries research | |
B9 | North Pacific Fishery Commission (NPFC) Report | |
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, SMBKC; BSAI Crab Plan Team report; Ecosystem Status Report preview (SSC only) |
Attachments: | C1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/23/2024 03:04 PM AKDT | |
Crab PT eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 09/09/2024 09:21 AM AKDT | ||
C1 Crab Plan Team Report -Uploaded: 09/19/2024 02:51 PM AKDT | ||
C1 BSAI Crab SAFE Introduction -Uploaded: 09/18/2024 10:46 AM AKDT | ||
C1 SMBKC SAFE Chapter -Uploaded: 09/16/2024 11:56 AM AKDT | ||
C1 Tanner Crab SAFE Chapter -Uploaded: 09/16/2024 12:01 PM AKDT | ||
C1 BBRKC SAFE Chapter -Uploaded: 09/17/2024 11:20 AM AKDT | ||
C1 BBRKC ESP Report Card -Uploaded: 09/16/2024 05:01 PM AKDT | ||
C1 Snow Crab SAFE Chapter -Uploaded: 09/17/2024 11:20 AM AKDT | ||
C1 Snow Crab SAFE Addendum -Uploaded: 09/19/2024 12:13 PM AKDT | ||
C1 Snow Crab SAFE App A -Uploaded: 09/17/2024 11:20 AM AKDT | ||
C1 Snow Crab ESP Report Card -Uploaded: 09/16/2024 05:02 PM AKDT | ||
Link to Crab SAFE Chapter Appendices -Uploaded: 09/17/2024 11:29 AM AKDT | ||
C2 | Comment Now | C2 Recreational Quota Entity implementation - approve proposed modifications to fee collection process (Council only) |
Attachments: | C2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/23/2024 03:05 PM AKDT | |
C2 RQE Funding Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 09/10/2024 10:46 AM AKDT | ||
C3 | Comment Now | C3 Groundfish harvest specifications: a) BSAI Groundfish – Proposed specifications, Joint and BSAI Plan Team reports; b) GOA Groundfish – Proposed specifications, GOA Plan Team report; c) ESP updates for sablefish (SSC only); d) DMR Working Group report on marine mammal interactions; e) GOA rockfish spatial management - Discussion paper |
Attachments: | C3 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/25/2024 07:13 AM AKDT | |
Groundfish PT eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 09/09/2024 09:21 AM AKDT | ||
C3 Halibut Abundance Index 2024 -Uploaded: 09/23/2024 09:43 AM AKDT | ||
C3 Chinook Index 2024 letter to NMFS -Uploaded: 09/23/2024 09:47 AM AKDT | ||
C3a Joint GFPT Report -Uploaded: 09/24/2024 02:46 PM AKDT | ||
C3a BSAI Plan Team Report -Uploaded: 09/23/2024 02:31 PM AKDT | ||
C3a BSAI Plan Team Proposed OFLs ABCs 2025-2026 Table 1 -Uploaded: 09/25/2024 07:05 AM AKDT | ||
C3a BSAI Tables 7-12 Proposed 2025-2026 Specs -Uploaded: 09/25/2024 09:49 AM AKDT | ||
C3b GOA GFPT Report Sept 2024 -Uploaded: 09/25/2024 08:02 AM AKDT | ||
C3b GOA 2025 Proposed Tables -Uploaded: 09/24/2024 02:46 PM AKDT | ||
C3b GOA 2025 Plan Team Proposed ABC-OFL Table 1 -Uploaded: 09/25/2024 02:57 PM AKDT | ||
C3d DMR WG Report on Marine Mammals Interactions -Uploaded: 09/10/2024 07:08 PM AKDT | ||
C3e GOA Rockfish Spatial Mgmt Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 09/18/2024 02:24 PM AKDT | ||
C4 | Comment Now | C4 Observer issues –Review 2025 Annual Deployment Plan, Committee reports |
Attachments: | C4 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/25/2024 03:11 PM AKDT | |
PCFMAC eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 09/09/2024 09:22 AM AKDT | ||
C4 PCFMAC Report Sept 2024 -Uploaded: 09/25/2024 03:25 PM AKDT | ||
C4 Draft 2025 ADP -Uploaded: 09/10/2024 07:12 PM AKDT | ||
C4 ODDS Trip Cancellations and Inherits -Uploaded: 09/23/2024 10:13 AM AKDT | ||
FMAC eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 09/24/2024 01:26 PM AKDT | ||
C5 | Comment Now | C5 Crew Data Collection– Initial review |
Attachments: | C5 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/23/2024 10:00 AM AKDT | |
C5 Crew Data Collection Analysis -Uploaded: 09/09/2024 10:24 AM AKDT | ||
C6 | Comment Now | C6 Pelagic Trawl Gear Definition – Initial Review |
Attachments: | C6 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/20/2024 12:49 PM AKDT | |
C6 Pelagic Trawl Gear Definition Analysis -Uploaded: 09/19/2024 10:04 AM AKDT | ||
D. OTHER ISSUES | ||
D1 | Comment Now | D1 Observer availability discussion paper – review, FMAC report |
Attachments: | D1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/24/2024 11:31 AM AKDT | |
FMAC eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 09/09/2024 09:23 AM AKDT | ||
D1 Observer Availability Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 09/18/2024 01:59 PM AKDT | ||
D2 | Comment Now | D2 Climate funding: review a) Climate Scenario Workshop Report, b) Climate science and harvest specifications adjustments discussion paper/SCS8 report |
Attachments: | D2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/26/2024 07:30 AM AKDT | |
D2b Climate Science-SCS8 Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 09/16/2024 06:02 PM AKDT | ||
D2a Climate Scenarios Workshop Report -Uploaded: 09/25/2024 05:03 PM AKDT | ||
D3 | Comment Now | D3 IFQ Program Review Report – POSTPONED until December 2024 |
E. STAFF TASKING / COMMITTEES | ||
E1 | Comment Now | E Committees, New Business, and Tasking (including chum bycatch/ programmatic engagement discussion) - Review |
Attachments: | E1 Chum Salmon Bycatch Outreach Planning -Uploaded: 09/06/2024 04:44 PM AKDT |