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(1) Report on SSC rapid environmental
change workshop
(2) Groundfish Plan Team December
2022 workgroup recommendations
(3) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan
(BS FEP) Climate Change Taskforce
(CCTF)—Review workplan, report
(4) Scallops—Stock Assessment and
Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) report,
Acceptable biological catch (ABC)/
Over Fishing Limit (OFL), Plan
Team report
(5) Cook Inlet Salmon Fishery
Management Plan (FMP)
Amendment—Final Action
(6) Groundfish and Crab Economic
SAFE reports
(7) BS FEP Local Knowledge,
Traditional Knowledge, Subsistence
(LKTKS) Taskforce—Review Draft
Protocol, Taskforce report
(8) Annual Community Engagement and
Participation Overview (ACEPO)
report, NSRKC research update
The agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version will be posted at
https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/
Details/2986 prior to the meeting, along
with meeting materials.
In addition to providing ongoing
scientific advice for fishery management
decisions, the SSC functions as the
Council’s primary peer review panel for
scientific information, as described by
the Magnuson-Stevens Act section
302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard
2 guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peerreview process is also deemed to satisfy
the requirements of the Information
Quality Act, including the OMB Peer
Review Bulletin guidelines.
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
The Ecosystem Committee agenda
will include (a) Groundfish PEIS
planning and (b) other business. The
agenda is subject to change, and the
latest version will be posted at https://
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/
2984 prior to the meeting, along with
meeting materials.
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
The Enforcement Committee will be
reviewing enforcement tools and
regulatory prohibitions of a newly
managed federal fishery Cook Inlet
Salmon. Topics will include gear
marking, gear specifications, recording
keeping and reporting, monitoring, and
requirements for entry or shifting
between federal and State fishery. The
agenda is subject to change, and the
latest version will be posted at https://
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/
2985 prior to the meeting, along with
meeting materials.
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Wednesday, April 5, 2023, Through
Friday, April 7, 2023
The Advisory Panel agenda will
include the following issues:
(1) Report on SSC rapid environmental
change workshop
(2) Cook Inlet Salmon FMP
Amendment—Final Action,
Enforcement Committee report
(3) Salmon bycatch reports—review (a)
Chinook/chum genetics reports for
BS, Gulf of Alaska (GOA); (b)
pollock IPA reports, Sea Share, and
(c) Salmon Bycatch Committee
recommendations
(4) Scallops—SAFE report, ABC/OFL,
Plan Team report
(5) Scallop FMP multi-year
specifications amendment
(6) Greenland turbot in longline pots
(7) BS FEP LKTKS Taskforce—Review
Draft Protocol, Taskforce report
(8) BS FEP CCTF—Review workplan,
report
(9) Staff Tasking
Thursday, April 6, 2023, Through
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
The Council agenda will include the
following issues. The Council may take
appropriate action on any of the issues
identified.
(1) B Reports (Executive Director, NMFS
Management, NOAA General
Counsel (GC), Alaska Fishery
Science Center (AFSC), Alaska
Department of Fish and Game
(ADF&G), United States Coast
Guard (USCG), United States Fish
and Wildlife Service (USFWS),
National Institute for Occupational
Safety & Health (NIOSH) report, US
Navy Report, North Pacific
Fisheries Commission report,
Cooperative reports, Advisory
Panel, SSC report)
(2) Cook Inlet Salmon FMP
amendment—Final Action,
Enforcement Committee report
(3) Salmon bycatch reports—review (a)
Chinook/chum genetics reports for
BS, GOA; (b) pollock IPA reports,
Sea Share, and (c) Salmon Bycatch
Committee recommendations
(4) Scallops—SAFE report, ABC/OFL,
Plan Team report
(5) Scallop FMP multi-year
specifications amendment—Initial/
Final action
(6) Greenland turbot in longline pots—
Final Action
(7) Report on SSC rapid environmental
change workshop—Review
(8) BS FEP LKTKS Taskforce—Review
Draft Protocol, Taskforce report
(9) BS FEP Climate Change Taskforce—
Review workplan, report
(10) Staff Tasking
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Connection Information
You can attend the meeting online
using a computer, tablet, or smart
phone; or by phone only. Connection
information will be posted online at:
https://www.npfmc.org/upcomingcouncil-meetings. For technical support,
please contact our administrative staff,
email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov.
If you are attending the meeting inperson, please refer to the COVID
avoidance protocols on our website,
https://www.npfmc.org/upcomingcouncil-meetings/.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be
accepted and should be submitted
electronically through the links at
https://www.npfmc.org/upcomingcouncil-meetings. The Council strongly
encourages written public comment for
this meeting, to avoid any potential for
technical difficulties to compromise oral
testimony. The written comment period
is open from March 17, 2023, to March
31, 2023, and closes at 12 p.m. Alaska
Time on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 13, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
advisory bodies will meet April 1–7,
2023 in Foster City, CA and via webinar.
The Council meeting will be live
streamed with the opportunity to
provide public comment remotely. The
following groups will meet in person in
Foster City: Budget Committee,
Legislative Committee, Model
Evaluation Workgroup, Salmon
Technical Team, Salmon Advisory
Subpanel, Coastal Pelagic Species
Advisory Subpanel, and the Coastal
Pelagic Species Management Team. The
Enforcement Consultants, Habitat
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Committee, Groundfish Management
Team, Groundfish Advisory Subpanel,
and the Scientific and Statistical
Committee will meet by webinar only.
DATES: The Pacific Council meeting will
begin on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at 9
a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT),
reconvening at 8 a.m. on Monday, April
3, 2023 through Friday, April 7, 2023.
All meetings are open to the public,
except for a Closed Session held from 8
a.m. to 9 a.m., Sunday, April 2, 2023 to
address litigation and personnel
matters. The Pacific Council will meet
as late as necessary each day to
complete its scheduled business.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meetings of the
Pacific Council and its advisory entities
will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel,
1221 Chess Drive, Foster City, CA;
telephone: (650) 570–5700. Specific
meeting information, including
directions on joining the meeting,
connecting to the live stream broadcast,
and system requirements will be
provided in the meeting announcement
on the Pacific Council’s website (see
www.pcouncil.org). You may send an
email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt
(kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov) or contact
him at (503) 820–2412 for technical
assistance.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Merrick Burden, Executive Director,
Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820–
2418 or (866) 806–7204 toll-free, or
access the Pacific Council website,
www.pcouncil.org, for the proposed
agenda and meeting briefing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The April
1–7, 2023 meeting of the Pacific Council
will be streamed live on the internet.
The broadcasts begin initially at 9 a.m.
PDT Sunday, April 2, 2023, and 8 a.m.
PDT Monday, April 3, 2023 through
Friday, April 7, 2023. Broadcasts end
when business for the day is complete.
Only the audio portion and
presentations displayed on the screen at
the Pacific Council meeting will be
broadcast. The audio portion for the
public is listen-only except that an
opportunity for oral public comment
will be provided prior to Council Action
on each agenda item. Additional
information and instructions on joining
or listening to the meeting can be found
on the Pacific Council’s website (see
www.pcouncil.org).
The following items are on the Pacific
Council agenda, but not necessarily in
this order. Agenda items noted as ‘‘Final
Action’’ refer to actions requiring the
Council to transmit a proposed fishery
management plan, proposed plan
amendment, or proposed regulations to
the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under
Sections 304 or 305 of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Additional detail on
agenda items, Council action, and
advisory entity meeting times, are
described in Agenda Item A.3, Proposed
Council Meeting Agenda, and will be in
the advance April 2023 briefing
materials and posted on the Pacific
Council website at www.pcouncil.org no
later than Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks
2. Roll Call
3. Agenda
4. Executive Director’s Report
B. Open Comment Period
1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Habitat Issues
1. Current Habitat Issues
D. Pacific Halibut Management
1. Incidental Catch Limits for the
Salmon Troll Fishery—Final Action
E. Salmon Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report
2. Tentative Adoption of 2023
Management Measures for Analysis
3. Clarify Council Direction on 2023
Management Measures
4. Methodology Review Preliminary
Topic Selection
5. Sacramento and Klamath River Fall
Chinook Conservation Objectives
Scoping
6. Improvements to Southern Oregon/
Northern California Coho Ocean
Fishery Exploitation Rate Forecasts
7. Southern Resident Killer Whale
Chinook Threshold and Other
Fishery Management Plan
Clarifications—Scoping
8. Further Direction on 2023
Management Measures
9. Klamath Dam Removal Update
10. 2023 Management Measures—
Final Action
F. Administrative Matters
1. Regional Implementation of the
National Equity and Environmental
Justice Strategy
2. Council Meeting and Process
Efficiencies
3. North Pacific Fisheries Commission
(NPFC) Update
4. Marine Planning
5. Legislative Matters
6. Membership Appointments and
Council Operating Procedures
7. Future Council Meeting Agenda
and Workload Planning
G. Groundfish Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report
2. Trawl Cost Recovery Annual Report
3. Trawl Catch Share Cost Project—
Update
4. Inseason Adjustments—Final
Action
5. Sablefish Gear Switching—Checkin and Refine the Range of
Alternatives
6. Considerations for a Sablefish
Assessment Update
H. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report
2. Exempted Fishing Permits for
2023–2024—Final Action
3. Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
Housekeeping—Final Action
4. Sardine Harvest Specifications and
Management Measures for 2023–
24—Final Action
5. Coastal Pelagic Species Essential
Fish Habitat Amendment
Advisory Body Agendas
Advisory body agendas will include
discussions of relevant issues that are
on the Pacific Council agenda for this
meeting and may also include issues
that may be relevant to future Council
meetings. Proposed advisory body
agendas for this meeting will be
available on the Pacific Council website,
www.pcouncil.org, no later than
Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
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SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY MEETINGS
Day 1—Saturday, April 1, 2023:
Habitat Committee .....................................................................................................................................................................
Salmon Advisory Subpanel .......................................................................................................................................................
Salmon Technical Team ............................................................................................................................................................
Scientific and Statistical Committee ..........................................................................................................................................
Enforcement Consultants ..........................................................................................................................................................
Legislative Committee ...............................................................................................................................................................
Model Evaluation Workgroup ....................................................................................................................................................
Tribal Policy Group Breakout ....................................................................................................................................................
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SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY MEETINGS—Continued
Tribal and Washington Technical Group ...................................................................................................................................
Day 2—Sunday, April 2, 2023:
California State Delegation ........................................................................................................................................................
Oregon State Delegation ...........................................................................................................................................................
Washington State Delegation ....................................................................................................................................................
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel ..................................................................................................................................................
Groundfish Management Team .................................................................................................................................................
Habitat Committee .....................................................................................................................................................................
Salmon Advisory Subpanel .......................................................................................................................................................
Salmon Technical Team ............................................................................................................................................................
Scientific and Statistical Committee ..........................................................................................................................................
Enforcement Consultants ..........................................................................................................................................................
Tribal Policy Group Breakout ....................................................................................................................................................
Tribal and Washington Technical Group ...................................................................................................................................
Day 3—Monday, April 3, 2023:
California State Delegation ........................................................................................................................................................
Oregon State Delegation ...........................................................................................................................................................
Washington State Delegation ....................................................................................................................................................
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel ............................................................................................................................
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team ...........................................................................................................................
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel ..................................................................................................................................................
Groundfish Management Team .................................................................................................................................................
Salmon Advisory Subpanel .......................................................................................................................................................
Salmon Technical Team ............................................................................................................................................................
Enforcement Consultants ..........................................................................................................................................................
Tribal Policy Group Breakout ....................................................................................................................................................
Tribal and Washington Technical Group ...................................................................................................................................
Day 4—Tuesday, April 4, 2023:
California State Delegation ........................................................................................................................................................
Oregon State Delegation ...........................................................................................................................................................
Washington State Delegation ....................................................................................................................................................
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel ............................................................................................................................
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team ...........................................................................................................................
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel ..................................................................................................................................................
Groundfish Management Team .................................................................................................................................................
Salmon Advisory Subpanel .......................................................................................................................................................
Salmon Technical Team ............................................................................................................................................................
Enforcement Consultants ..........................................................................................................................................................
Tribal Policy Group Breakout ....................................................................................................................................................
Tribal and Washington Technical Group ...................................................................................................................................
Day 5—Wednesday, April 5, 2023:
California State Delegation ........................................................................................................................................................
Oregon State Delegation ...........................................................................................................................................................
Washington State Delegation ....................................................................................................................................................
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel ..................................................................................................................................................
Groundfish Management Team .................................................................................................................................................
Salmon Advisory Subpanel .......................................................................................................................................................
Salmon Technical Team ............................................................................................................................................................
Enforcement Consultants ..........................................................................................................................................................
Tribal Policy Group Breakout ....................................................................................................................................................
Tribal and Washington Technical Group ...................................................................................................................................
Day 6—Thursday, April 6, 2023:
California State Delegation ........................................................................................................................................................
Oregon State Delegation ...........................................................................................................................................................
Washington State Delegation ....................................................................................................................................................
Salmon Advisory Subpanel .......................................................................................................................................................
Salmon Technical Team ............................................................................................................................................................
Enforcement Consultants ..........................................................................................................................................................
Tribal Policy Group Breakout ....................................................................................................................................................
Tribal and Washington Technical Group ...................................................................................................................................
Day 7—Friday, April 7, 2023:
California State Delegation ........................................................................................................................................................
Oregon State Delegation ...........................................................................................................................................................
Washington State Delegation ....................................................................................................................................................
Salmon Technical Team ............................................................................................................................................................
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Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10
business days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 13, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–05401 Filed 3–15–23; 8:45 am]
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Executive Committee Meeting (Closed
Session)
Review and recommend new SSC
(membership)
Review Award of Excellence
nominations
Short-Term Forecasts of Species
Distributions for Fisheries Management
Project
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Marine Recreational Information
Program (MRIP) Update
(Katherine Papacostas, NOAA Fisheries,
Office of Science and Technology)
Update on 2023 MRIP priorities and
proposed actions in response to
National Academies Study committee
recommendations regarding
recreational data
Scup Federal Recreational Season
Review recent ASMFC Board
recommendation to NOAA Fisheries
to reconsider previously adopted
seasonal closure
Determine if similar action by the
Council is warranted
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(Dr. Malin Pinsky, Rutgers University
and Dr. Alexa Fredston, University of
California Santa Cruz)
Review results and discuss potential
application and next steps
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
East Coast Climate Change Scenario
Planning Update
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
Update from February 2023 East Coast
Scenario Planning Summit and next
steps
(Michael Rubino, NOAA Fisheries)
Review of NOAA’s proposed strategy
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish
Committee, Meeting as a Committee of
the Whole Illex: Review 2023 and Set
2024–z 25 Specifications
Business Session
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold public meetings of the Council, its
Executive Committee, and the Mackerel,
Squid, and Butterfish Committee.
DATES: The meetings will be held
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 through
Thursday, April 6, 2023. For agenda
details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
SUMMARY:
This meeting will be an inperson meeting with a virtual option.
Council members, other meeting
participants, and members of the public
will have the option to participate in
person at the Hyatt Place Durham/
Southpoint (7840 NC–751 Hwy,
Durham, NC 27713, 919–688–1800) or
virtually via Webex webinar. Webinar
connection instructions and briefing
materials will be available at: https://
www.mafmc.org/briefing/april-2023.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State St.,
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone:
(302) 674–2331; www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (302)
526–5255. The Council’s website,
www.mafmc.org also has details on the
meeting location, proposed agenda,
webinar listen-in access, and briefing
materials.
ADDRESSES:
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following items are on the agenda,
although agenda items may be
addressed out of order (changes will be
noted on the Council’s website when
possible).
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Review recommendations from the
Advisory Panel, SSC, and staff
Review 2023 specifications and
consider modifications if appropriate
Approve 2024–25 specifications
Illex Permit Action Follow-Up
Review NOAA Fisheries response to
request for additional information
regarding disapproval of Illex Permit
Action
Consider the initiation of a framework
to create Vessel Hold Baselines for
permits in the Illex fishery
Council Convenes
Habitat Activities Update
(Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries
Office, Habitat and Ecosystem
Services Division)
Presentation on activities of interest
(aquaculture, wind, and other
projects) in the region
Ocean City Video Boat Count Project
Review results
Update From ACCSP on Atlantic
Recreational Data Implementation Plan
(Geoffrey White, Atlantic Coastal
Cooperative Statistics Program)
Update on development process and
2023–2027 priorities
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2023 Mid-Atlantic State of the
Ecosystem Report
(Dr. Sarah Gaichas, NEFSC)
Review and provide feedback
NOAA’s National Seafood Strategy
Committee Reports (SSC); Executive
Director’s Report; Organization
Reports; and Liaison Reports
Other Business and General Public
Comment
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Actions
will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in this notice and
any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency
action under Section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the Council’s intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aid
should be directed to Shelley Spedden,
(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its
advisory bodies will meet April 1-7, 2023 in Foster City, CA and via
webinar. The Council meeting will be live streamed with the opportunity
to provide public comment remotely. The following groups will meet in
person in Foster City: Budget Committee, Legislative Committee, Model
Evaluation Workgroup, Salmon Technical Team, Salmon Advisory Subpanel,
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel, and the Coastal Pelagic
Species Management Team. The Enforcement Consultants, Habitat
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Committee, Groundfish Management Team, Groundfish Advisory Subpanel,
and the Scientific and Statistical Committee will meet by webinar only.
DATES: The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Sunday, April 2, 2023,
at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), reconvening at 8 a.m. on Monday,
April 3, 2023 through Friday, April 7, 2023. All meetings are open to
the public, except for a Closed Session held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.,
Sunday, April 2, 2023 to address litigation and personnel matters. The
Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary each day to complete its
scheduled business.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meetings of the Pacific Council and its
advisory entities will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1221 Chess
Drive, Foster City, CA; telephone: (650) 570-5700. Specific meeting
information, including directions on joining the meeting, connecting to
the live stream broadcast, and system requirements will be provided in
the meeting announcement on the Pacific Council's website (see
www.pcouncil.org). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt
([email protected]) or contact him at (503) 820-2412 for
technical assistance.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Merrick Burden, Executive
Director, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2418 or (866) 806-7204
toll-free, or access the Pacific Council website, www.pcouncil.org, for
the proposed agenda and meeting briefing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The April 1-7, 2023 meeting of the Pacific
Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts begin
initially at 9 a.m. PDT Sunday, April 2, 2023, and 8 a.m. PDT Monday,
April 3, 2023 through Friday, April 7, 2023. Broadcasts end when
business for the day is complete. Only the audio portion and
presentations displayed on the screen at the Pacific Council meeting
will be broadcast. The audio portion for the public is listen-only
except that an opportunity for oral public comment will be provided
prior to Council Action on each agenda item. Additional information and
instructions on joining or listening to the meeting can be found on the
Pacific Council's website (see www.pcouncil.org).
The following items are on the Pacific Council agenda, but not
necessarily in this order. Agenda items noted as ``Final Action'' refer
to actions requiring the Council to transmit a proposed fishery
management plan, proposed plan amendment, or proposed regulations to
the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Additional
detail on agenda items, Council action, and advisory entity meeting
times, are described in Agenda Item A.3, Proposed Council Meeting
Agenda, and will be in the advance April 2023 briefing materials and
posted on the Pacific Council website at www.pcouncil.org no later than
Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks
2. Roll Call
3. Agenda
4. Executive Director's Report
B. Open Comment Period
1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Habitat Issues
1. Current Habitat Issues
D. Pacific Halibut Management
1. Incidental Catch Limits for the Salmon Troll Fishery--Final
Action
E. Salmon Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Tentative Adoption of 2023 Management Measures for Analysis
3. Clarify Council Direction on 2023 Management Measures
4. Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
5. Sacramento and Klamath River Fall Chinook Conservation
Objectives Scoping
6. Improvements to Southern Oregon/Northern California Coho Ocean
Fishery Exploitation Rate Forecasts
7. Southern Resident Killer Whale Chinook Threshold and Other
Fishery Management Plan Clarifications--Scoping
8. Further Direction on 2023 Management Measures
9. Klamath Dam Removal Update
10. 2023 Management Measures--Final Action
F. Administrative Matters
1. Regional Implementation of the National Equity and Environmental
Justice Strategy
2. Council Meeting and Process Efficiencies
3. North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) Update
4. Marine Planning
5. Legislative Matters
6. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
7. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
G. Groundfish Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Trawl Cost Recovery Annual Report
3. Trawl Catch Share Cost Project--Update
4. Inseason Adjustments--Final Action
5. Sablefish Gear Switching--Check-in and Refine the Range of
Alternatives
6. Considerations for a Sablefish Assessment Update
H. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Exempted Fishing Permits for 2023-2024--Final Action
3. Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Housekeeping--Final Action
4. Sardine Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for 2023-
24--Final Action
5. Coastal Pelagic Species Essential Fish Habitat Amendment
Advisory Body Agendas
Advisory body agendas will include discussions of relevant issues
that are on the Pacific Council agenda for this meeting and may also
include issues that may be relevant to future Council meetings.
Proposed advisory body agendas for this meeting will be available on
the Pacific Council website, www.pcouncil.org, no later than Tuesday,
March 21, 2023.
Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
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Day 1--Saturday, April 1, 2023:
Habitat Committee................... 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel............ 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team............... 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants............. 9 a.m.
Legislative Committee............... 10 a.m.
Model Evaluation Workgroup.......... 10 a.m.
Tribal Policy Group Breakout........ As Necessary.
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Tribal and Washington Technical As Necessary.
Group.
Day 2--Sunday, April 2, 2023:
California State Delegation......... 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation............. 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation......... 7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........ 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team.......... 8 a.m.
Habitat Committee................... 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel............ 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team............... 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants............. As Necessary.
Tribal Policy Group Breakout........ As Necessary.
Tribal and Washington Technical As Necessary.
Group.
Day 3--Monday, April 3, 2023:
California State Delegation......... 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation............. 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation......... 7 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory 8 a.m.
Subpanel.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management 8 a.m.
Team.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........ 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team.......... 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel............ 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team............... 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants............. As Necessary.
Tribal Policy Group Breakout........ As Necessary.
Tribal and Washington Technical As Necessary.
Group.
Day 4--Tuesday, April 4, 2023:
California State Delegation......... 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation............. 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation......... 7 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory 8 a.m.
Subpanel.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management 8 a.m.
Team.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........ 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team.......... 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel............ 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team............... 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants............. As Necessary.
Tribal Policy Group Breakout........ As Necessary.
Tribal and Washington Technical As Necessary.
Group.
Day 5--Wednesday, April 5, 2023:
California State Delegation......... 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation............. 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation......... 7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........ 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team.......... 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel............ 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team............... 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants............. As Necessary.
Tribal Policy Group Breakout........ As Necessary.
Tribal and Washington Technical As Necessary.
Group.
Day 6--Thursday, April 6, 2023:
California State Delegation......... 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation............. 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation......... 7 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel............ 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team............... 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants............. As Necessary.
Tribal Policy Group Breakout........ As Necessary.
Tribal and Washington Technical As Necessary.
Group.
Day 7--Friday, April 7, 2023:
California State Delegation......... 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation............. 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation......... 7 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team............... 8 a.m.
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Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after
publication of this document that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to
take final action to address the emergency.
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Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt
([email protected]; (503) 820-2412) at least 10 business days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 13, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-05401 Filed 3-15-23; 8:45 am]
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