AGENDA - 247th Plenary Session
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet December 2-10, 2019, at the Hilton Hotel, 500 W. 3rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK. Meetings to be held during the week are listed below.
Scientific and Statistical Committee: Dec. 2-4, 2019 – King Salmon/Iliamna
Advisory Panel: Dec. 3-6, 2019 – Dillingham/Katmai
Council: December 4-10, 2019 – Aleutian Room AUDIO FILES
Community Engagement Committee: Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, 1-5pm – Fireweed AGENDA
Charter Halibut Management Committee: Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, 10:30am-3pm – Birch/Willow AGENDA
Enforcement Committee: Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, 10:30am-1pm – Fireweed AGENDA
All meetings are open to the public except for executive sessions. Information on submitting comments in writing or in person can be found in the Public Comment Information attached in Item A1 below. The deadline for written comments—online or received through mail—is 12:00 pm (AST) on Friday, November 29, 2019. Click on the comment link for the agenda item you wish to comment on or mail to: NPFMC, 605 W. 4th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. The Council meeting is broadcast will be broadcast at https://npfmc.adobeconnect.com/december2019. Motions are posted following the meeting.
| A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER | ||
| A1 | 0 Comments | Approval of Agenda |
| Attachments: | Schedule LINK -Uploaded: 10/31/2019 08:01 AM AKST | |
| Review Docs LINK -Uploaded: 10/31/2019 07:59 AM AKST | ||
| Short Summary of Agenda Items -Uploaded: 11/15/2019 05:08 AM AKST | ||
| Audio files from the meeting -Uploaded: 12/15/2019 11:55 AM AKST | ||
| Newsletter (LINK) -Uploaded: 09/09/2022 07:00 AM AKST | ||
| A2 | 0 Comments | In Meeting Minutes (committee minutes and reports drafted during this meeting) |
| Attachments: | Council Summary December 2019 -Uploaded: 01/28/2020 02:04 PM AKST | |
| C3 Charter Halibut Mgmt Committee Report Dec -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 07:09 AM AKST | ||
| SSC Report -Uploaded: 01/22/2020 06:56 AM AKST | ||
| Enforcement Committee Minutes -Uploaded: 12/06/2019 12:59 AM AKST | ||
| AP Minutes -Uploaded: 12/12/2019 09:06 AM AKST | ||
| SSC Report Dec 2019 FINAL -Uploaded: 01/23/2020 02:38 AM AKST | ||
| SSC materials during the meeting -Uploaded: 01/06/2020 03:23 AM AKST | ||
| B. REPORTS | ||
| B1 | 0 Comments | Executive Director's Report |
| Attachments: | B1 ED Report -Uploaded: 11/22/2019 08:54 AM AKST | |
| B1 A Olson Scallop PT Nomination -Uploaded: 11/17/2019 08:09 AM AKST | ||
| B1 Humpback Whale CH Draft letter -Uploaded: 11/22/2019 08:54 AM AKST | ||
| B1 Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Draft Letter -Uploaded: 11/22/2019 08:54 AM AKST | ||
| B1 MRFMA Draft Report to Congress V1 -Uploaded: 11/25/2019 02:38 AM AKST | ||
| B1 CCC November 2019 Report -Uploaded: 12/02/2019 01:38 AM AKST | ||
| B1 Reception Invitation -Uploaded: 11/29/2019 08:27 AM AKST | ||
| REPORT A80 Sector - Halibut -Uploaded: 12/02/2019 07:11 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION UCB SeaState sablefish bycatch -Uploaded: 12/04/2019 01:52 AM AKST | ||
| B2 | 1 Comment | NMFS Management Report |
| Attachments: | B2 NMFS Report -Uploaded: 12/02/2019 01:26 AM AKST | |
| B2 Report of the Bering Sea Convention Annual Conference -Uploaded: 11/20/2019 12:44 AM AKST | ||
| B2 FMP Amendments Approvals -Uploaded: 11/27/2019 01:39 AM AKST | ||
| B2 2020 ADP for Observers -Uploaded: 12/02/2019 04:27 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION BSAI In-Season Mgmt -Uploaded: 11/29/2019 04:29 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION GOA In-Season Management PPT -Uploaded: 11/29/2019 04:29 AM AKST | ||
| REPORT EFP Aleut Corp -Uploaded: 12/02/2019 05:43 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION Aleut Corp EFP Interim Report -Uploaded: 12/04/2019 12:34 AM AKST | ||
| B3 | 1 Comment | NOAA GC Report |
| Attachments: | B3 Recusal Determinations -Uploaded: 11/25/2019 03:49 AM AKST | |
| B3 Designated Officials -Uploaded: 11/25/2019 03:56 AM AKST | ||
| B4 | 0 Comments | NOAA Enforcement Report |
| Attachments: | B4 NOAA Enforcement Report -Uploaded: 11/27/2019 03:46 AM AKST | |
| B4 NOAA Enforcement Presentation -Uploaded: 11/27/2019 03:45 AM AKST | ||
| B5 | 0 Comments | ADF&G Report (including biennial Halibut Subsistence Report) |
| Attachments: | B5 ADFG Halibut Subsistence Report -Uploaded: 11/22/2019 04:46 AM AKST | |
| B5 ADFG Presentation -Uploaded: 12/04/2019 01:16 AM AKST | ||
| B5 ADFG Report -Uploaded: 12/04/2019 02:01 AM AKST | ||
| B6 | 1 Comment | USCG Report |
| Attachments: | B6 VHF-FM Radio Outages -Uploaded: 11/21/2019 12:41 AM AKST | |
| B6 Coast Guard Council Report -Uploaded: 12/03/2019 08:07 AM AKST | ||
| B6 Coast Guard Enforcement Report PPT -Uploaded: 12/03/2019 08:38 AM AKST | ||
| B7 | 0 Comments | USFWS Report |
| Attachments: | B7 USFWS Report -Uploaded: 11/27/2019 04:48 AM AKST | |
| B8 | 0 Comments | IPHC Report |
| Attachments: | B8 IPHC Report -Uploaded: 11/27/2019 03:57 AM AKST | |
| B8 IPHC Report Presentation -Uploaded: 12/03/2019 12:38 AM AKST | ||
| C. MAJOR ISSUES / FINAL ACTION ITEMS | ||
| C1 | 5 Comments | C1 BSAI Groundfish Specifications – a) BSAI Ecosystem Status Report, b) Joint Plan team Report, c) BSAI Groundfish Plan Team Report, d) Groundfish Harvest Specifications |
| Attachments: | C1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/22/2019 06:41 AM AKST | |
| C1 BSAI SAFE Intro Chapter -Uploaded: 11/21/2019 12:17 AM AKST | ||
| Link to all SAFE chapters -Uploaded: 11/20/2019 08:27 AM AKST | ||
| C1 BSAI PT Minutes Nov 2019 -Uploaded: 11/22/2019 04:14 AM AKST | ||
| C1 C2 Joint Minutes Nov 2019 -Uploaded: 11/22/2019 04:19 AM AKST | ||
| C1 BSAI Gfish Specs Tables -Uploaded: 11/27/2019 01:29 AM AKST | ||
| C1 Table 1 BSAI PT Recommendations EXCEL -Uploaded: 11/22/2019 06:38 AM AKST | ||
| C1 EBS Herring Biomass Estimate -Uploaded: 11/27/2019 02:48 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION EBS Pcod_SSC and Council -Uploaded: 12/03/2019 12:14 AM AKST | ||
| TABLE SSC Recommended BSAI OFL and ABC 2020-2021 -Uploaded: 12/03/2019 06:30 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION EBS pollock_SSC and Council -Uploaded: 12/03/2019 08:32 AM AKST | ||
| C1 AP Motions -Uploaded: 12/04/2019 03:20 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION EBS Ecoystem_COUNCIL -Uploaded: 12/04/2019 06:53 AM AKST | ||
| HANDOUT EBS Ecosystem Brief -Uploaded: 12/04/2019 08:16 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION BSAI Specs Tables 20-21 -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 12:25 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION Joint PT_Council -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 01:02 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION_Sablefish_Council -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 01:04 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION BSAI Plan Team_Council -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 01:06 AM AKST | ||
| REPORT SSC C1 to Council -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 02:35 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION SSC C1 to COUNCIL -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 09:14 AM AKST | ||
| MOTION Specifications -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 09:08 AM AKST | ||
| MOTION Risk Table -Uploaded: 12/06/2019 12:19 AM AKST | ||
| C1 Public Testimony -Uploaded: 02/14/2020 12:43 AM AKST | ||
| C2 | 4 Comments | C2 GOA Groundfish Harvest Specifications – a) GOA Ecosystem Status Report, b) GOA Groundfish Plan Team Report, c) Groundfish Harvest Specifications |
| Attachments: | C2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/27/2019 06:41 AM AKST | |
| C2 GOA SAFE Intro Chapter -Uploaded: 11/27/2019 05:49 AM AKST | ||
| Link to all SAFE chapters -Uploaded: 11/20/2019 08:38 AM AKST | ||
| C2 Table 1 GOA Plan Team Recommendations EXCEL -Uploaded: 11/27/2019 06:39 AM AKST | ||
| C2 GOA PT Minutes Nov 2019 -Uploaded: 11/22/2019 05:45 AM AKST | ||
| C1 C2 Joint Minutes Nov 2019 -Uploaded: 11/22/2019 04:19 AM AKST | ||
| C2 GOA Groundfish Specs Tables -Uploaded: 11/22/2019 08:45 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION GOA Ecosystem Status Report -Uploaded: 12/03/2019 09:05 AM AKST | ||
| TABLE GOA SSC Recommendations_EXCEL -Uploaded: 12/04/2019 02:52 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION GOA Ecosystem_Council -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 12:18 AM AKST | ||
| HANDOUT GOA Ecosystem Brief -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 12:24 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION GOA PT -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 07:14 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION GOA PCOD_Council -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 07:16 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION SSC Report C2 -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 09:15 AM AKST | ||
| C2 AP MOTION -Uploaded: 12/06/2019 02:17 AM AKST | ||
| MOTION GOA Specifications -Uploaded: 12/06/2019 06:16 AM AKST | ||
| MOTION POP CIE review -Uploaded: 12/06/2019 06:27 AM AKST | ||
| C2 Public Testimony -Uploaded: 02/14/2020 12:43 AM AKST | ||
| C3 | 6 Comments | C3 2020 Charter Halibut Management Measures for Areas 2C and 3A |
| Attachments: | C3 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/27/2019 03:41 AM AKST | |
| C3 Charter Halibut Managment Measures Analysis -Uploaded: 12/01/2019 05:47 AM AKST | ||
| C3 Charter Halibut Mgmt Committee Report -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 07:07 AM AKST | ||
| Link to Charter Halibut Committee and comments -Uploaded: 12/03/2019 12:17 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION Management Measures -Uploaded: 12/06/2019 06:46 AM AKST | ||
| C3 AP Motion -Uploaded: 12/07/2019 12:25 AM AKST | ||
| MOTION C3 -Uploaded: 12/07/2019 06:12 AM AKST | ||
| C3 Public Testimony -Uploaded: 02/14/2020 12:44 AM AKST | ||
| C4 | 0 Comments | C4 BSAI Parallel Waters – Final Action |
| Attachments: | C4 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/20/2019 03:50 AM AKST | |
| C4 BSAI Cod Parallel Limitation Analysis -Uploaded: 11/18/2019 06:52 AM AKST | ||
| C4 AP Motion -Uploaded: 12/07/2019 05:15 AM AKST | ||
| C4 Motion -Uploaded: 12/07/2019 06:19 AM AKST | ||
| C5 | 1 Comment | C5 Crab Partial Deliveries – Final Action |
| Attachments: | C5 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/19/2019 09:27 AM AKST | |
| C5 Crab Partial Offload Public Review Analysis -Uploaded: 11/13/2019 02:35 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION C5 BSAI Crab Partial Offload -Uploaded: 12/07/2019 02:20 AM AKST | ||
| C5 AP Motion -Uploaded: 12/07/2019 07:38 AM AKST | ||
| C5 MOTION -Uploaded: 02/11/2020 01:00 AM AKST | ||
| C5 Public Testimony -Uploaded: 02/14/2020 12:44 AM AKST | ||
| C6 | 0 Comments | C6 St. Matthew Blue King Crab Rebuilding Plan – Initial Review |
| Attachments: | C6 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/22/2019 03:28 AM AKST | |
| C6 SMBKC Rebuilding Initial Review Analysis -Uploaded: 11/15/2019 02:42 AM AKST | ||
| C6 Appendix SMBKC SAFE -Uploaded: 11/15/2019 02:43 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION SMBKC Rebuilding_Council -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 07:18 AM AKST | ||
| C6 AP Motion -Uploaded: 12/07/2019 07:38 AM AKST | ||
| MOTION C6 -Uploaded: 12/08/2019 09:02 AM AKST | ||
| C6 Public Testimony -Uploaded: 02/14/2020 12:44 AM AKST | ||
| C7 | 2 Comments | C7 Central GOA Rockfish Reauthorization – Initial Review |
| Attachments: | C7 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/20/2019 04:17 AM AKST | |
| C7 Rockfish Reauthorization - Initial Review Analysis -Uploaded: 11/15/2019 06:57 AM AKST | ||
| C7 Rockfish Reauthorization Social Impact Assessment -Uploaded: 11/18/2019 04:50 AM AKST | ||
| C7 AP Motion -Uploaded: 12/08/2019 02:00 AM AKST | ||
| C7 Addendum -Uploaded: 12/08/2019 02:29 AM AKST | ||
| MOTION C7 -Uploaded: 12/08/2019 03:50 AM AKST | ||
| C7 Public Testimony -Uploaded: 02/14/2020 12:44 AM AKST | ||
| C8 | 29 Comments | C8 Unguided Halibut Rental Boat Registration – Initial Review |
| Attachments: | C8 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/22/2019 03:27 AM AKST | |
| C8 Unguided Rental Vessels Analysis -Uploaded: 11/19/2019 09:27 AM AKST | ||
| Charter Halibut Mgmt Committee Report -Uploaded: 12/06/2019 12:16 AM AKST | ||
| C8 AP Motion -Uploaded: 12/08/2019 03:27 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION C8 -Uploaded: 12/08/2019 03:33 AM AKST | ||
| MOTION C8 -Uploaded: 12/08/2019 07:55 AM AKST | ||
| C8 Public Testimony -Uploaded: 02/14/2020 12:46 AM AKST | ||
| D. OTHER ISSUES | ||
| D1 | 0 Comments | D1 BSAI Halibut ABM Workplan |
| Attachments: | D1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/20/2019 03:53 AM AKST | |
| D1 BSAI Halibut ABM Workplan -Uploaded: 11/26/2019 08:37 AM AKST | ||
| D1 ABM alternatives excel workbook -Uploaded: 12/02/2019 02:22 AM AKST | ||
| MOTION D1 -Uploaded: 12/08/2019 11:49 PM AKST | ||
| D1 Public Testimony -Uploaded: 02/14/2020 12:46 AM AKST | ||
| D2 | 5 Comments | D2 Sablefish Discards - Discussion Paper |
| Attachments: | D2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/22/2019 03:28 AM AKST | |
| D2 Small Sablefish Discarding Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 11/20/2019 06:18 AM AKST | ||
| D2 Errata -Uploaded: 12/03/2019 08:11 AM AKST | ||
| D2 AP Motion -Uploaded: 12/08/2019 07:35 AM AKST | ||
| PRESENTATION D2 -Uploaded: 12/08/2019 08:07 AM AKST | ||
| MOTION D2 -Uploaded: 12/09/2019 02:37 AM AKST | ||
| D2 Public Testimony -Uploaded: 02/14/2020 12:46 AM AKST | ||
| D3 | 0 Comments | D3 Aleutian Islands Community Follow-up – Discussion Paper |
| Attachments: | D3 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/20/2019 06:11 AM AKST | |
| D3 AI Cod Set-Aside Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 11/12/2019 11:59 PM AKST | ||
| D3 AP Motion -Uploaded: 12/09/2019 02:33 AM AKST | ||
| D3 Public Testimony -Uploaded: 02/14/2020 12:46 AM AKST | ||
| D4 | 0 Comments | D4 Comments on the NS1 Tech. Guidance on ABC Control Rule Provisions (SSC Only) |
| Attachments: | D4 Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/27/2019 05:00 AM AKST | |
| D4 National Standard 1 Technical Guidance -Uploaded: 11/26/2019 08:40 AM AKST | ||
| E. STAFF TASKING / COMMITTEES | ||
| E1 | 4 Comments | Committees and Tasking – Review |
| Attachments: | E Action Memo -Uploaded: 11/25/2019 09:00 AM AKST | |
| E Council staff one page -Uploaded: 11/25/2019 09:03 AM AKST | ||
| E NPFMC_Committees -Uploaded: 11/25/2019 09:03 AM AKST | ||
| E IFQ Program Task List -Uploaded: 11/25/2019 09:03 AM AKST | ||
| E Three Meeting Outlook PREMEETING -Uploaded: 11/25/2019 09:03 AM AKST | ||
| E Groundfish Workplan 2019-12 -Uploaded: 11/27/2019 01:13 AM AKST | ||
| E1 PIBKC Rebuilding letter from NMFS -Uploaded: 12/05/2019 06:37 AM AKST | ||
| E AP Motion -Uploaded: 12/09/2019 02:33 AM AKST | ||
| HANDOUT Three Meeting Outlook IN MEETING -Uploaded: 12/09/2019 06:27 AM AKST | ||
| HANDOUT Draft February 2020 Schedule -Uploaded: 12/09/2019 06:27 AM AKST | ||
| HANDOUT Appointments -Uploaded: 12/11/2019 07:15 AM AKST | ||
| MOTION E Cook Inlet Salmon FMP -Uploaded: 12/10/2019 08:40 AM AKST | ||
| MOTION E Crab PSC Limits -Uploaded: 12/10/2019 09:07 AM AKST | ||
| E1 Public Testimony -Uploaded: 02/14/2020 12:46 AM AKST | ||