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Groundfish Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting February 16, 2021

January 14, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public.  The meeting will be held Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, or until business for each day is completed.

Please see the meeting notice on the Council’s website for details.

For further information:

  • Please contact Pacific Fishery Management Council staff officer Brett Wiedoff at 503-820-2424;  toll-free 1-866-806-7204.

PFMC: Ad Hoc Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committee to meet January 20-21, 2021

December 8, 2020 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committee (Committees) will hold three online meetings, which are open to the public.  The meetings will be held Wednesday, January 20, 2021 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Thursday, January 21, 2021 (9 a.m. to 12 p.m.) and Thursday, February 25, 2021 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Pacific Standard Time, or until business for each day is completed.

Please see the Ad Hoc Electronic Monitoring committees online meeting notice on the Council’s website for purpose and participation details.

For further information:

  • Please contact Pacific Fishery Management Council staff Brett Wiedoff at 503-820-2424; toll-free 1-866-806-7204.

National Archives and Records Administration notice of availability of proposed records schedules; request for comments (electronic monitoring)

August 3, 2020 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

NOAA Fisheries is working with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to establish a new retention schedule for the raw imagery and other data collected by Electronic Monitoring systems. This NOAA Fisheries website provides background information, the proposed rule, the link to the NARA website, and the instructions on how to comment. Public comments are due to NARA by September 4, 2020.  Please note, this rule-making differs from the NMFS, West Coast Region’s Electronic Monitoring Program EM data retention policy.

For further information:

  • Please contact Pacific Fishery Management Council staff officer Brett Wiedoff at 503-820-2424; toll-free 1-866-806-7204.

Notice of a Public Meeting Ad Hoc Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy and Technical Advisory Committees to Hold Webinar May 29, 2019

May 8, 2019 — The following was published by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee and Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Technical Advisory Committee (Committees) will hold a meeting via webinar, which is open to the public. The webinar meeting will be held Wednesday, May 29, 2019, from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) or when business for the day has been completed.

For further information:

Please contact Pacific Fishery Management Council staff member, Mr. Brett Wiedoff at 503-820-2424; toll-free 1-866-806-7204, ext. 424.