Council, June 5-10, 2025; Best Western Agate Beach, Newport, Oregon; 8am-5pm Pacific Time (PT)
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Advisory Panel, June 2-5, 2025; Best Western Agate Beach, Newport, Oregon; 8am-5pm Pacific Time (PT)
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Meeting ID: 886 7161 2019
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Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), June 2-4, 2025; AGENDA
A. Call Meeting to Order | ||
A1 | Comment Now | Approve agenda |
Attachments: | Schedule (link) -Uploaded: 04/11/2025 02:47 PM AKDT | |
Pre-Meeting Review Documents (link) -Uploaded: 04/14/2025 08:12 AM AKDT | ||
B. Reports | ||
B1 | Executive Director’s Report (incl CCC update on Executive Orders, crab fishery research presentation) (oral) | |
Attachments: | B1 Bryan GOA PT Nomination -Uploaded: 04/25/2025 07:44 AM AKDT | |
B1 Caitlin Stern CPT Nomination -Uploaded: 05/13/2025 10:28 AM AKDT | ||
B1 Seafood Competitiveness EO -Uploaded: 05/06/2025 03:54 PM AKDT | ||
B1 Newport Gear Demo Flyer -Uploaded: 05/14/2025 08:13 AM AKDT | ||
B1 Newport Reception Flyer -Uploaded: 05/14/2025 09:37 AM AKDT | ||
B2 | NMFS Management Report (oral) | |
B3 | NOAA General Counsel Report | |
B4 | AFSC Report (T) (oral) | |
B5 | NOAA Enforcement Report | |
B6 | ADF&G Report | |
B7 | USCG Report | |
B8 | USFWS Report | |
B9 | Comment Now | Public comment on all B reports |
B10 | SSC report | |
B11 | AP report | |
C. Action Items | ||
C1 | Comment Now | Observer Program Annual Report for 2024 – Review, FMAC report |
Attachments: | C1 Observer Program 2024 Annual Report -Uploaded: 05/13/2025 10:33 AM AKDT | |
C1 FMAC Draft TORs 2025 -Uploaded: 05/13/2025 02:13 PM AKDT | ||
C1 PCFMAC Draft TORs 2025 -Uploaded: 05/13/2025 02:13 PM AKDT | ||
C2 | Comment Now | BSAI Crab specifications - review AIGKC SAFE report chapter and adopt ABC/OFL; BSAI Crab Plan Team report |
C3 | Comment Now | Pelagic trawl gear – a) Innovations development - Update; b) Process for implementing innovations - Discussion Paper; c) Gear definition analysis - Initial Review/Final Action |
Attachments: | C3c Pelagic Trawl Gear Definition Analysis -Uploaded: 05/12/2025 11:32 AM AKDT | |
C4 | Comment Now | Crab arbitration – Initial Review |
Attachments: | C4 Crab Arbitration Initial Review -Uploaded: 05/16/2025 11:27 AM AKDT | |
C4 Appendix 1_Arnold and Porter Memo -Uploaded: 05/16/2025 11:40 AM AKDT | ||
D. Other Issues | ||
D1 | Comment Now | AFA Program Review Report – Review |
Attachments: | D1 AFA Program Review -Uploaded: 05/16/2025 02:28 PM AKDT | |
D2 | Comment Now | CGOA Program Review Report – Review (Council only) |
Attachments: | D2 Rockfish Program Review 2025 -Uploaded: 04/14/2025 10:49 AM AKDT | |
D2 AP Report -Uploaded: 04/14/2025 10:49 AM AKDT | ||
Public Comments submitted to April 2025 meeting (link) -Uploaded: 04/28/2025 12:08 PM AKDT | ||
D3 | Comment Now | BSAI Pacific cod pot gear limited access privilege program (LAPP) – Discussion Paper |
Attachments: | D3 BSAI Pacific Cod Pot LAPP discussion paper -Uploaded: 05/16/2025 02:11 PM AKDT | |
D4 | Comment Now | Blackspotted/rougheye rockfish accountability measures - Review |
D5 | Comment Now | Guidance for subarea apportionments – Review report and provide direction |
D6 | Comment Now | Tier system and harvest control rule adjustments - SSC workshop (SSC only), workplan for next steps and CEFI/NPFMC updates |
Attachments: | D6 Overview and Schedule -Uploaded: 05/15/2025 01:13 PM AKDT | |
E. Staff Tasking | ||
E1 | Comment Now | Committees, New Business, and Tasking - Review |