Council Meeting Nov 2-7

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Pacific Council to Consider Several Fishery and Ecosystem Based Management Issues

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory bodies will meet November 2-7, 2012 in Costa Mesa, California to address issues related to management of groundfish, salmon, Pacific halibut, coastal pelagic species, highly migratory species, ecosystem based management, and habitat matters.

• Download the November 2-7, 2012 Meeting Notice with Agenda (PDF)
  
• Download the November 2-7, 2012 Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Key agenda items include Council considerations to:

• Provide guidance for several trailing actions to refine the groundfish trawl rationalization (catch share) program.
  
• Adopt a range of alternatives for analysis of the groundfish fishery management process under fishery management plan (FMP) Amendment 24.
  
• Consider inseason adjustments to the groundfish fishery.
  
• Consider a report on giving credit for use of barotrauma equipment in recreational fisheries.
  
• Adopt 2012 salmon methodology review procedures.
  
• Adopt 2013 Pacific halibut catch sharing plan and annual fishing regulations.
  
• Adopt 2013 coastal pelagic species annual management measures.
  
• Adopt a preliminary fishery ecosystem plan for public review.

Please refer to the proposed meeting agenda for a complete list of issues to be addressed. A schedule of advisory group meetings is provided on the last pages of the attached agenda. The proposed detailed agenda and copies of briefing materials prepared for the meeting can be found on our briefing book webpage www.pcouncil.org by October 22.

Meeting Locations and Arrangements

The Pacific Fishery Management Council and its advisory bodies will meet November 2-7, 2012 in Costa Mesa, California at the following location:

Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa
3050 Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: 714-540-7000

All meetings are open to the public, except a closed session of the Council to be held at the end of the scheduled agenda day on Saturday, November 3 to discuss litigation and personnel matters. For more information on the meetings, refer to the meeting agenda or call the office at 503-820-2280 or 866-806-7204 toll free.

Public Comment Guidelines

The public is encouraged to comment, either verbally at the meeting or in writing. Timing of agenda items may change as the meeting progresses, and items not completed on the scheduled day will be carried over to later in the meeting, usually the next day.

Oral Public Comments

Oral public comments will be accepted during the meeting prior to action on each agenda item.

Written Public Comments

• Written public comments are accepted by the Pacific Council and the public is encouraged to submit written comments as far in advance of the meeting as possible.
  
• Comments received by 11:59 p.m. October 11, 2012 will be distributed to Council members with their briefing books approximately two weeks prior to the meeting.
  
• Comments received after October 11 but by 11:59 p.m. October 23 will be distributed to Council members at the onset of the meeting.
  
• If you cannot meet this later deadline and are planning to testify at the meeting, written copies of your comments can be distributed to Council members at the time you testify. Please bring 40 copies to the meeting with the Agenda Item Topic Number in the upper right corner of the front page of each copy. Refer to the attached agenda for the topic numbers; e.g., Agenda Item B.1.c refers to public comment under Open Comment Period
  
• If available, electronic copies facilitate posting to our website and use on CD-ROM. Electronic copies of public comments can be submitted to pfmc.comments@noaa.gov. .

This meeting is open to the public and is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Carolyn Porter at 503-820-2280 or 866-806-7204 at least five days prior to the meeting date.