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These meetings are being conducted
in person with a web broadcast that
provides the opportunity for remote
public comment. Specific meeting
information, materials, visitor protocols,
and instructions for how to connect to
the meeting remotely will be provided
in the meeting announcement on the
Pacific Council’s website (see
www.pcouncil.org). In the event an
outage occurs, or technical issues arise
that impact the experience of remote
attendees, we will attempt to resolve
them but ultimately, we cannot
guarantee that they will be resolved
satisfactorily.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Owen Hamel, NMFS Northwest
Fisheries Science Center, telephone:
(206) 860–3481, email: owen.hamel@
noaa.gov; Dr. John Field, NMFS
Southwest Fisheries Science Center,
telephone: (831) 420–3907, email:
john.field@noaa.gov; or Marlene A.
Bellman, Staff Officer, Pacific Council;
telephone: (503) 820–2414, email:
marlene.bellman@pcouncil.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the STAR Panels is to review
draft 2025 stock assessment models,
documents, and any other pertinent
information for yellowtail rockfish in
the area North of 40°10′ N, latitude,
chilipepper rockfish, quillback rockfish
off California, rougheye/blackspotted
rockfish, and sablefish; work with the
Stock Assessment Teams to make
necessary revisions; and produce STAR
Panel reports for use by the Pacific
Council and other interested persons for
developing management
recommendations for fisheries in 2027
and beyond. The review panels will
consist of members of the Pacific
Council’s Scientific and Statistical
Committee’s Groundfish Subcommittee,
at least one independent expert from the
Center for Independent Experts, and
other invited expert reviewers.
Representatives of the Pacific Council’s
Groundfish Management Team and the
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel will also
participate in the review as advisers.
No management actions will be
decided by the STAR Panels. The STAR
Panel participants’ role will be the
development of recommendations and
reports for consideration by the Pacific
Council at its September 2025 meeting
in Spokane, WA.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agendas may
be discussed, those issues may not be
the subject of formal action during these
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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.
Visitors to the NMFS Southwest
Fisheries Science Center will need to
obtain a visitor badge. Visitor protocols
will be provided in the meeting
announcement on the Pacific Council’s
website (see www.pcouncil.org).
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
pcouncil.org; (503) 820–2412 at least 10
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 13, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Hearings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting,
hearings, and public comment
opportunities.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
will convene two public hearings
regarding the trawl catch share program
review.
DATES: The hearings will be held on
Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m., Pacific Time (PT) and
Monday, April 28, 2025, from 5:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m., PT. Hearing times are an
estimate, hearings will end when
business for the day has been
completed.
SUMMARY:
The first hearing on April
24, 2025, will be held online. The
second hearing on April 28, 2025, will
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be held in Astoria, OR. Meeting location
and specifics will be posted on the
Pacific Council’s website
(www.pcouncil.org) when available.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessi
Waller, Pacific Council; telephone: (503)
820–2415.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Periodic
reviews of catch shares program are
required by the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act. The Pacific Council initiated its
second review of the trawl catch share
program in 2022 and is scheduled to
receive a preliminary draft of the review
document in September 2025. The two
hearings will provide a general briefing
on the state of the catch share program
since the last review completed in 2017
and provide an opportunity for
stakeholder feedback on how the
program is performing.
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
hearings. 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.
Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
pcouncil.org; (503) 820–2412) at least 10
days prior to the hearing date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 13, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting, hearings, and public comment
opportunities.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will
convene two public hearings regarding the trawl catch share program
review.
DATES: The hearings will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Time (PT) and Monday, April 28, 2025, from 5:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m., PT. Hearing times are an estimate, hearings will end
when business for the day has been completed.
ADDRESSES: The first hearing on April 24, 2025, will be held online.
The second hearing on April 28, 2025, will be held in Astoria, OR.
Meeting location and specifics will be posted on the Pacific Council's
website (www.pcouncil.org) when available.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessi Waller, Pacific Council;
telephone: (503) 820-2415.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Periodic reviews of catch shares program are
required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act. The Pacific Council initiated its second review of the trawl catch
share program in 2022 and is scheduled to receive a preliminary draft
of the review document in September 2025. The two hearings will provide
a general briefing on the state of the catch share program since the
last review completed in 2017 and provide an opportunity for
stakeholder feedback on how the program is performing.
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 hearings. 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.
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 days prior
to the hearing date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 13, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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