Saving Seafood

Reminder! Pacific Council Request for Advisory Body Nominations for the 2022-2024 Term

October 18, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

The Pacific Fishery Management Council is requesting nominations for the 2022-2024 Advisory Body term.  Information on submitting a nomination and links to forms and resources can be found on our Advisory Body vacancy web page. To ensure consideration, nominations should be received via our online Advisory Body Nomination Form no later than 5 p.m. Friday, October 22, 2021.

The Council is committed to the principle of diversity and is interested in receiving nominations from a broad spectrum of people.  Eligibility or selection for these positions will not be based on race, color, national origin, handicap, age, religion, or sexual orientation. For further information on the advisory bodies or the nomination process, please contact Mike Burner, Deputy Director (503-820-2414 or toll free 866-806-7204).

 

Groundfish Management Team to hold online meeting November 8, 2021

October 13, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a webinar meeting to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s November 2021 meeting agenda.  The meeting is open to the public.  The online meeting will be held on Monday, November 8, 2021beginning at 1:00 p.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, or when business for the day is completed.

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

For further information:

•Please contact Pacific Fishery Management Council staff officer Todd Phillips at 503-820-2426;  toll-free 1-866-806-7204.

 

Pacific Fishery Management Council Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee to hold online meeting November 10, 2021

October 13, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee will hold an online meeting Wednesday, November 10, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, or until business for the day has been completed.

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

For further information:

September 2021 PFMC decision document online

September 21, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

The Pacific Fishery Management Council met September 9-11, and 13-15, 2021 via RingCentral webinar. The September 2021 Council Meeting Decision Document contains the highlights of significant decisions made during that meeting. Results of agenda items that do not reach a level of highlight significance are typically not described in the decision document.

Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team to hold online meeting Monday, October 4, 2021

September 20, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team will hold an online meeting Monday, October 4, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time, or until business for the day has been completed.

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

For further information:

Ad Hoc Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Workgroup to hold online meeting October 13-14, 2021

September 16, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Southern Oregon Northern California Coast (SONCC) Coho Workgroup (Workgroup) will host an online meeting that is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Wednesday and Thursday, October 13-14, 2021, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, or until business for the day has been completed.

Please see the SONCC Coho Workgroup October 2021 meeting notice on the Pacific Council’s website for the purpose of the online work session.

For further information:

 

NMFS announces draft EIS available for deep-set buoy gear authorization, Amendment 6 to the HMS FMP

August 23, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

NOAA Fisheries announces the release of a draft environmental impact statement (EIS), in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, which includes an analysis of the potential short- and long-term impacts of the proposed action to authorize fishing with deep-set buoy gear (DSBG) in federal waters off the U.S. West Coast, on the human (biological, physical, social, and economic) environment.

Please see the public notice on the Council’s website for a link to the Draft EIS and additional details.

For further information, please contact:

  • NOAA Fisheries:  Amber Rhodes at (562) 477-8342, Amber.Rhodes@noaa.gov
  • Pacific Council staff officer Dr. Kit Dahl at 503-820-2422; toll-free 1-866-806-7204.

PFMC September 2021 Briefing Book online

August 20, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

The Briefing Book for the September 8-11 and 13-15, 2021 Council meeting has been posted to the Council’s website on the “September 2021 briefing book” webpage.

The Briefing Book contains the meeting agenda, “situation summaries” (brief summaries that provide background for each agenda item), reports and materials for each agenda item, and public comment submitted to our e-portal. Advisory body and committee agendas and memos are also available.

For further information:

Reminder: Groundfish Management Team to hold online meeting August 31, 2021

August 20, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting of its Groundfish Management Team (GMT) to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s September 2021 meeting agenda.  This meeting is open to the public. The online meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 31 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.  The scheduled ending time for this GMT meeting is an estimate, the meeting will adjourn when business for the 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 Todd Phillips at 503-820-2426;  toll-free 1-866-806-7204.

SSC’s Ecosystem Subcommittee to hold online meeting August 31-September 1, 2021

August 13, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee’s (SSC) Ecosystem Subcommittee will host an online meeting that is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Tuesday, August 31, 2021, from 1 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time, until 5 p.m., and will reconvene on Wednesday, September 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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

For further information:

  • Please contact Pacific Fishery Management Council staff officer John DeVore at 503-820-2413; toll-free 1-866-806-7204.