Library
The Council, along with NOAA Fisheries, maintain
an extensive electronic library of many of the published papers,
reports, and FMP Amendment Analyses. These are available
here, along with a site at
NOAA
Fisheries, Juneau.
Electronic copies of papers and documents are
sometimes published on our website before the meeting that they
are to be discussed - these may be then taken off our website as
they become outdated or replaced by a newer version.
Anything here, as well as everything presented by the Council is
always available as a hard copy from our office. Because of
the variety and subject matter of our documents, we have
categorized them in the following manner:
Amendment Analyses: These are the
most straightforward: to date we have 79 Amendment Analyses
for the BSAI, 73 for the GOA, 17 for BSAI Crab, and 8 for
Scallop/Salmon. Some of these analyses are currently under
review, and may be replaced by a more current version.
Scientific Papers: These papers
were recently prepared by Council staff and
published in scientific journals, or in conference proceedings.
These papers
tend to be of a more technical nature, but may be of interest to
scientists,
managers, and others interested in scientific literature.
Summary Reports: The summary
reports were developed to distill large
documents into more easily accessible information. Included in
this
category are FMP summaries, species profiles, and other public
outreach
papers.
Miscellaneous Publications: This
category includes papers on special
subjects, and other papers not included in the other categories.
For
example, the report from the independent scientific review of
harvest
strategies is available here.
Newsletters: The newsletters are
the best source to find out what happened at a meeting. A
newsletter is compiled as soon as a meeting is completed, and
summarizes the action taken, and in some cases the implications.
Many times an attachment to the newsletter may give specifics, or
include a proposal form. In any case, the Newsletter is a
good place to start if you are looking for specific information.
Minutes: The minutes for the SSC
and the AP are finalized during the Council meeting. They
are meant to be advisory in nature only, and therefore do not
include discussions or debate. They are action minutes,
only. The Council minutes are comprehensive in nature, and
detail more specifically discussions and actions as well as the
main motion. Usually these are not available until a few
months after the meeting.
SAFE Reports: The most
recent Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports are
available here.