Council, April 3-7; Virtual Meeting; 8am-4pm, Alaska time
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Advisory Panel, March 31-April 4; Virtual Meeting; 8am-4pm, Alaska time
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Meeting ID: 886 7161 2019
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Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), March 31-April 1, 2025; AGENDA
A. Call Meeting to Order | ||
A1 | Approve agenda | |
Attachments: | Schedule (link) -Uploaded: 02/19/2025 11:37 AM AKST | |
Pre-Meeting Review Documents (link) -Uploaded: 02/19/2025 12:22 PM AKST | ||
Virtual Meeting Protocols -Uploaded: 03/28/2025 10:00 AM AKDT | ||
B. Reports | ||
B1 | Executive Director’s Report, including BSAI allocation review for Atka mackerel, AI POP, and Yellowfin sole; and IFQ Report to the Fleet (oral) | |
Attachments: | B1 Executive Directors Report -Uploaded: 03/31/2025 07:25 AM AKDT | |
B1 IFQ Report to the fleet -Uploaded: 03/04/2025 02:30 PM AKST | ||
B1 BSAI Allocation Review -Uploaded: 03/24/2025 08:33 AM AKDT | ||
PPT B1 Luck Internship Presentation -Uploaded: 03/31/2025 04:29 PM AKDT | ||
B1 Killer Whale Infographic -Uploaded: 03/31/2025 04:27 PM AKDT | ||
B1 Marine Mammal and Fisheries Graphic -Uploaded: 03/31/2025 04:28 PM AKDT | ||
B1 Marine Mammal Law Infographic -Uploaded: 03/31/2025 04:28 PM AKDT | ||
B2 | NMFS Management Report, including EFH consultation, protected species update, chum salmon excluder EFP consultation (oral) | |
Attachments: | B2 NMFS Report -Uploaded: 03/28/2025 03:15 PM AKDT | |
B2 NMFS Status of Amendments -Uploaded: 03/28/2025 03:15 PM AKDT | ||
B2 NMFS Tribal Engagement Report -Uploaded: 03/28/2025 03:15 PM AKDT | ||
B2 TIFC Letter -Uploaded: 03/28/2025 03:15 PM AKDT | ||
B2 Salmon Excluder EFP -Uploaded: 03/13/2025 02:35 PM AKDT | ||
B2 NMFS EFH Report -Uploaded: 03/14/2025 03:15 PM AKDT | ||
PPT B2 EFH Report -Uploaded: 04/02/2025 11:07 AM AKDT | ||
B3 | NOAA General Counsel Report | |
Attachments: | B3 Designated Official Memorandum -Uploaded: 03/24/2025 12:19 PM AKDT | |
B3 Recusal Determinations -Uploaded: 03/24/2025 12:20 PM AKDT | ||
B3 Litigation Report_AVCP v NMFS -Uploaded: 03/21/2025 09:33 AM AKDT | ||
B3 Litigation Report_Oceana v NMFS EFH -Uploaded: 03/21/2025 12:05 PM AKDT | ||
B3 Litigation Report_Oceana v NMFS FOIA -Uploaded: 03/21/2025 12:05 PM AKDT | ||
B3 Litigation Report_UCIDA v NMFS -Uploaded: 03/26/2025 04:37 PM AKDT | ||
B4 | AFSC Report (oral) | |
Attachments: | PPT B4 AFSC Report -Uploaded: 04/01/2025 03:25 PM AKDT | |
B5 | ADF&G Report | |
Attachments: | B5 ADFG Report -Uploaded: 04/02/2025 09:49 AM AKDT | |
B6 | USCG Report | |
Attachments: | B6 USCG Report -Uploaded: 03/28/2025 04:40 PM AKDT | |
B6 USCG EFP Response -Uploaded: 03/28/2025 03:18 PM AKDT | ||
B7 | USFWS Report - NO REPORT | |
B8 | IPHC Report | |
Attachments: | B8 IPHC Letter -Uploaded: 03/27/2025 09:27 AM AKDT | |
B8 IPHC Report -Uploaded: 03/27/2025 09:27 AM AKDT | ||
B9 | NIOSH Report - NO REPORT | |
B10 | Cooperative Reports (oral) | |
Attachments: | B10 Action Memo -Uploaded: 03/28/2025 12:19 PM AKDT | |
Cooperative Reports (link) -Uploaded: 03/07/2025 02:43 PM AKST | ||
PPT B10 RP Year 2024 -Uploaded: 04/02/2025 06:48 AM AKDT | ||
PPT B10 2024 PCTC IC Report -Uploaded: 04/02/2025 09:59 AM AKDT | ||
PPT B10 2024 AFA CV IC Report -Uploaded: 04/02/2025 10:17 AM AKDT | ||
B11 | 2 Comments | Public Comment B agenda items |
C. Action Items | ||
C1 | 8 Comments | Area 4 vessel use caps – Final Action |
Attachments: | C1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 03/19/2025 10:22 AM AKDT | |
C1 Area 4 Vessel Caps Analysis -Uploaded: 03/13/2025 12:07 PM AKDT | ||
PPT C1 Vessel Caps -Uploaded: 03/31/2025 07:37 AM AKDT | ||
C2 | 6 Comments | Small sablefish release – Final Action, Enforcement Committee report |
Attachments: | C2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 03/24/2025 01:01 PM AKDT | |
C2 Small Sablefish Release Analysis -Uploaded: 03/20/2025 04:07 PM AKDT | ||
PPT C2 Small Sablefish -Uploaded: 03/31/2025 09:06 AM AKDT | ||
C3 | 15 Comments | MRA adjustments – Initial Review, Enforcement Committee report |
Attachments: | C3 Action Memo -Uploaded: 03/25/2025 03:03 PM AKDT | |
C3 MRA Adjustments Review Analysis -Uploaded: 03/18/2025 12:26 PM AKDT | ||
Enforcement Committee eAgenda (link) -Uploaded: 03/27/2025 10:43 AM AKDT | ||
PPT C3 MRA Inital Review -Uploaded: 04/01/2025 08:22 AM AKDT | ||
C4 | 3 Comments | Programmatic evaluation – Refine alternatives |
Attachments: | C4 Action Memo -Uploaded: 03/24/2025 12:17 PM AKDT | |
C4 Programmatic Evaluation Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 03/13/2025 12:08 PM AKDT | ||
March Informational Webinar (link) -Uploaded: 03/06/2025 09:43 AM AKST | ||
PPT C4 Programmatic Evaluation -Uploaded: 04/01/2025 08:16 AM AKDT | ||
D. Other Issues | ||
D1 | 2 Comments | NMFS Annual Cost recovery report and discussion paper – Review |
Attachments: | D1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 03/28/2025 12:22 PM AKDT | |
D1 Annual Cost Recovery Report -Uploaded: 03/20/2025 03:25 PM AKDT | ||
D1 Annual Cost Recovery Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 03/24/2025 04:47 PM AKDT | ||
PPT D1 Cost Recovery Report -Uploaded: 03/31/2025 05:18 PM AKDT | ||
PPT D1 Cost Recovery Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 03/31/2025 05:19 PM AKDT | ||
D2 | 49 Comments | GOA Tanner Crab Protections – Discussion paper |
Attachments: | D2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 03/24/2025 01:03 PM AKDT | |
D2 GOA Tanner Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 03/17/2025 03:44 PM AKDT | ||
D2 Appendix 3 GOA Tanner Protections -Uploaded: 03/19/2025 09:50 AM AKDT | ||
D2 Appendix 4 GOA Tanner Protections -Uploaded: 03/19/2025 09:50 AM AKDT | ||
D2 Appendix 5 GOA Tanner Protections -Uploaded: 03/19/2025 09:50 AM AKDT | ||
PPT D2 GOA Tanner crab protections -Uploaded: 04/02/2025 07:58 AM AKDT | ||
D3 | 3 Comments | Central GOA Rockfish Program Review – Report |
Attachments: | D3 Action Memo -Uploaded: 03/19/2025 10:27 AM AKDT | |
D3 Rockfish Program Review Report -Uploaded: 03/14/2025 02:38 PM AKDT | ||
PPT D3 CGOA RP Review -Uploaded: 04/01/2025 07:20 AM AKDT | ||
D4 | 1 Comment | Survey modernization – Review AFSC report (SSC only) |
Attachments: | D4 Action Memo -Uploaded: 03/21/2025 04:10 PM AKDT | |
E. Staff Tasking | ||
E1 | 9 Comments | Committees (including Scallop Plan Team report, draft Ecosystem Committee Terms of Reference), New Business, and Tasking - Review |
Attachments: | E Action Memo -Uploaded: 03/28/2025 12:25 PM AKDT | |
E 3 Meeting Outlook - PRE-MEETING -Uploaded: 03/25/2025 04:50 PM AKDT | ||
E Council Staff Responsibilities -Uploaded: 03/24/2025 01:01 PM AKDT | ||
E NPFMC Committees -Uploaded: 03/31/2025 01:25 PM AKDT | ||
E Prelim Draft June 2025 Council Schedule -Uploaded: 02/24/2025 10:48 AM AKST | ||
E Groundfish Workplan 2025-04 -Uploaded: 03/25/2025 04:53 PM AKDT | ||
E Ecosystem Committee Memo -Uploaded: 03/28/2025 04:47 PM AKDT | ||
E Scallop Plan Team Report 2025 -Uploaded: 03/13/2025 02:47 PM AKDT | ||
E IFQ Committee Draft TOR -Uploaded: 03/28/2025 08:02 AM AKDT |