Council
The Council
generally holds 5 meetings a year. Below are some of the summary
references from the meeting.
2009
Items FOR the April meeting:
BS
Chinook bycatch outreach report 4/09;
Comment Analysis Report 4/09 (Updated
Appendices)
SSC Evaluation
of the Salmon Bycatch ICA
Fixed
Gear Recency 4/09; Vessel Capacity
Discussion Paper 4/09
Salmon bycatch ICA from pollock industry cooperatives
Alternative ICA approach
ICA proposals assessment
Proposed
Bristol Bay
Trawl Closure and Walrus interactions
Modifying AM80 coop
formation criteria (AM 93)
Scallop SAFE
GOA Salmon and Crab
bycatch
discussion paper
Items from the February meeting:
AGENDA
BSAI Crab
emergency exemption from regional landing requirements
motion
Central GOA Rockfish
Program
motion
Arctic FMP
motion
Alts for AI Pcod Processing
Sideboards
2/09
BSAI Pcod Parallel State
waters fishery
Motion
Items FOR the February meeting:
Trawl Sweep Modifications
BSAI
Parallel Waters Pcod fishery
AI Pcod processing
sideboard
discussion paper
AM80 coop formation
criteria (AM 93)
Crab:
Emergency
exemptions from regional landings
GOA Pcod
crab sideboard exemptions
GOA AFA cv
sideboards
Arctic
FMP,
EA/RIR/IRFA
1/09
Salmon Bycatch incentive program
proposal review draft materials in conjunction with C-3
Salmon Bycatch: review of ICA proposals. Information is
included on two such proposals, one by Catcher Vessels (Legacy
program and rolling hotspots;
Legacy allocations and ITECs,
ITEC's), the other by Catcher
Processors (The
Undercatch Incentive Program;
Incentive Based Avoidance Proposal).
Salmon Bycatch Workgroup
report
Chinook Salmon Bycatch in the Bering
Sea Pollock Fishery
PPT
2008
Items from the December meeting:
Crab motion
12/08
AI Pcod
processing sideboards motion
Observer
motion
GOA
Pcod sector allocation motion
GOA fixed gear recency motion
Items For the December meeting:
AGENDA
Outreach Workgroup
Report (11/24/08)
Chum bycatch and draft notice of intent for
scoping
letter
November SAFE documents: Plan Team OFL and ABC
recommendations for 09-10
Fishwatch:
pollock
Arctic FMP
12/08; EA/RIR/IRFA
Salmon
and Crab bycatch in the GOA fisheries
BSAI
Pcod split
EAI Pcod sideboards
disc.paper
Observer
Program Restructuring;
Letters:
NMFS
recommendations;
Level 2
issues
EAI POP and Atka mackerel
processing sideboards
discussion paper
Crab Rationalization
Three Year
Review,
Appendix
CHUM Salmon Bycatch
Discussion
Paper
Fixed Gear
Recency in GOA
GOA Pcod sector
split
Central GOA Rockfish Pilot
Program amendment package
discussion paper
Items FROM the October meeting:
Area
2C/3A Halibut Catch Sharing Plan
Motion (updated 10/8)
Exemption
from Regional Landing Requirements
Motion
Arctic FMP
Motion
BSAI Pcod Parallel Waters
Motion
GOA AFA sideboards
Motion
Council
proposed specs for 2009/2010
5 Year research
priorities
Notice of participating in community meetings on salmon bycatch
09/08 Nome meeting January 22, 2008
at the Nome Eskimo Community Hall, 9-12;
Outreach
powerpoint;
Summary Report
Items FOR the October meeting:
Agenda
Exemption from Regional landing
requirements
discussion paper
Technical
Comments on the ACL Proposed Rule
Area 3A GHL
Analysis
Area
2C 3A Catch Sharing Plan
POP and AI processing sideboards
discussion paper
Letter to
Council from NMFS regarding Salmon Bycatch
Pcod biology
paper
Final 2007 sport halibut harvest
estimates; Area 2C and 3A
Charter Halibut Harvests Relative to Guideline Harvest
Levels; 3A GHL
supplement
GOA sideboards for
AFA CVs
AI Cod sideboards
BSAI Fixed Gear Parallel Fisheries
Discussion Paper
Chum bycatch
Alternatives
Crab:
St. George
protection measures;
3 year review.
Arctic FMP;
EA/RIR/IRFA
Adjusting
3rd qtr Halibut PSC sideboards for AM80 vessels
EA
Revise
the Crab Sideboard Exemptions for GOA pcod and pollock
EA
AM80 Vessel Replacement
Provisions Discussion
Paper
Items FROM June meeting:
Seabird
Motion;
Arctic
FMP motion; BSAI Salmon bycatch
motion;
AM80 sector cooperative criteria
motion;
Crab management
motion;
GOA Rockfish pilot program
motion.
GOA Pcod sector allocations
motion;
Fixed gear recency
motion;
AI POP and Atka mackerel processing sideboards
motion;
AI Pcod processing sideboards
motion;
Halibut subsistence
motion
2008-2009
Research
Priorities
Items for the June 2008 meeting:
Agenda
GOA sideboards for the
AFA CV fleet
Increase
community and Alaska Native participation and consultation
discussion paper
Electronic
Monitoring of Halibut Discards in GOA Rockfish Fishery
Rockfish
Pilot Program Review
BSAI Salmon bycatch
EIS,
RIR,
IRFA,
Appendix C
2008 Crab
SAFE
Rockfish Pilot
Program CP July standown exemptions
Revise GOA crab
sideboard exemptions
BSAI and GOA Percent Observed Catch,
2004-2007
Rural Definition Halibut Analysis
Pcod sector split;
6/08
fixed gear
recency in GOA 6/08
Halibut excluder
EFP 5/08
GOA salmon/crab bycatch
discussion
paper
Items FROM the April meeting:
NP
Groundfish Observer program motion;
BSAI Crab Motion;
BSAI and
GOA Trawl Recency Motion
BSAI Salmon bycatch
motion 4/08 (revised)
Charter Halibut Catch Sharing Plan
Motion
Items for the April 2008 meeting:
Agenda
Scallop SAFE 2008,
Appendix 1, Apendix 2
Enforcement
Committee Minutes 2/08
Recovery plan for the Steller Sea Lions
Trawl LLP Recency proposed changes;
Observer
Program regulatory changes
BSAI Salmon Bycatch
Description of Alternatives
2C3A Halibut Catch Sharing Plan
Analysis;
supplement
3/08
VMS exemption for dinglebar gear
Analysis
Crab sideboard exemptions in Pcod and Pollock GOA fishery
St. George
cooling off period and first refusal
4/08;
Arbitration
package 4/08;
Requirements for C
shares 4/08
Evaluation of the 2006 ADF&G Charter Logbook 3/08
powerpoint
presentation
Items from the February 2008
meeting
BSAI Salmon Bycatch
Motion 2/08
Trawl LLP Recency
Motion
2/08
AM 80 Post delivery transfers and rollovers
Motion
Alternatives for analysis of
Observer Program regulatory changes
motion
2/08
BSAI Crab
Motion
Strawman
elements and options for revision of 90/10 A share B share split
2/08
Items for the February 2008 meeting:
Agenda
Revisions to
the Observer Program 1/08
BSAI
Amendment 90 1/08
Crab:
Community
Provisions for St. George;
C share active
participation;
Modifying
Arbitration System;
Analysis of Crab
loan program 2/08
Crab
Committee Report 1/08
Salmon
Bycatch Management and Monitoring in the Bering Sea Pollock
Fisheries
LLP Trawl Recency;
Seabird Avoidance
Measures;
AI
Fishery Ecosystem Plan;
Other Species ABC;
BSAI
Salmon Bycatch discussion paper 1/08
2007
Items from the December
2007 meeting
Pcod sector split
motion;
Charter Halibut interim measures
motion
(revised); Salmon Bycatch
motion
GOA sideboard
motion; Crab Rationalization program
motion (revised 12/27)
Integrated Weight
Longlines with Paired Streamer Lines
Paper
12/07
December Meeting 3-11, Anchorage
Hilton, AGENDA
Items for the December 2007
meeting
BSAI King and Tanner Crab:
AM24 -Overfishing Definitions
AM26 - C Share
Split
AM27 -
Custom Processing
Use Cap Exemption
AM28 -
Post Delivery Transfer
GOA
Pollock Trip limit
GOA AM78
Rockfish Post Delivery Transfer
Revisions to
the Observer Program 11/07
Pcod sector split 11/07
Trawl Recency LLP
Subsistence Harvests of Pacific Halibut in Alaska, 2006
Items from the October 2007 Meeting
Salmon Bycatch
Motion
Crab
Motion;
GOA Pcod Sector Split
Motion
(revised),
Fixed Gear Recency
Motion;
Arctic
FMP Motion;
GOA pollock trip limits
motion
Halibut Motion 10/07;
SSL EIS
motion 10/07
Items for the October 2007 Meeting:
Agenda
Recreational Catch of Pacific Halibut, Demersal Shelf Rockfish,
and Sharks 9/07
Crab SAFE
Halibut Re-Allocation Analysis
Halibut discard mortality in rec. fisheries discussion paper
Area 3A GHL
analysis;
supplement (revised 9/14)
AM80 Post-delivery Transfers
Discussion
paper;
Gulf
Latent LLPs discussion paper; Socioeconomic data collection
discussion paper;
Allocation of
Pcod among sectors in GOA 9/07
BSAI Trawl LLP analysis 9/07
Impacts of other species
mgmt
KTC
Post delivery transfer of shares;
KTC processor use cap exemptions;
KTC
C-share exemptions;
GOA post delivery transfers in rockfish pilot program
WGOA Pollock trip limit 9/07
Special August 2007 meeting
CIE SSL reviews,
North Pacific Research Board Review of the 2007
Draft Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan,
July 2007,
SSC report;
Council Motion;
NPFMC
comments on Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan 8/07
Items from the June 2007
meeting,
June 2007 Newsletter
Alternatives for analysis of
Observer Program regulatory changes
6/07
Motion
External review guidelines for
Scallop,
Crab,
Groundfish
2007 Research
Priorities
Statement of Organization, Practices and Procedures 6/07
BSAI
Salmon
bycatch motion
Halibut motions:
2CGHL;
Compensated Reallocation
Bering Sea
Habitat Conservation motion,
map
Arctic FMP
motion
Trawl LLP
recency motion
Crab Motion;
CGOA
rockfish post delivery transfers
Items for the June 2007 meeting,
AGENDA
Crab Advisory Committee
info
CrabAM 24:
Revise overfishing definitions BSAI King and Tanner Crab
Area 2C Halibut GHL
EA/RIR/IRFA
Observer
Program Revisions 5/07
Arctic Ocean FMP
Discussion Paper
5/07
BSAI AM#89, Bering
Sea Habitat Conservation
AI FEP May
2007
CDQ regulation of harvests
EA
Arrowtooth MRA EA
5/07
Report of the Pcod
technical workgroup 4/07
LLP Trawl Groundfish Recency
Discussion paper 5/07
BSAI Crab C
shares;
Crab processing caps;
Crab,
rockfish post delivery transfers
Observer
Advisory Committee Report, May 2007
CDQ Legal
Opinion 6/07
Items from the April 2007
meeting, Newsletter
Crab 18 month review
motion
GOA Groundfish
motion 4/07
Trawl LLP recency
motion
4/07
EFH
motion
BSHC alternatives
Halibut Motions:
Charter Moratorium
motion
Compensated Reallocation
motion; GHL
Motion; Allocation
motion
Socioeconomic Data
Discussion paper
4/07
March/April 2007
March/April
Agenda, March 26-April 3, 2007,
Anchorage Hilton
Items FOR the March meeting:
Observer Program Revisions
18 Month Review
of Crab Rationalization Program
BSHC EA/RIR/IRFA
Halibut Charter
Moratorium,
Halibut GHL
Analysis
Arctic FMP
Discussion Paper
AI Habitat
Conservation Area EA
NMFS
letter on partial
approval of BSAI Am. 85 (3/7/07)
Aleutian Island
Fishery Ecosystem Plan
Dark Rockfish Management
EA/RIR/IRFA 4/07
Salmon Bycatch Workshop
AGENDA
Scallop SAFE
Items from the February 2007 meeting:
Revised Groundfish
Workplan - Council
Motion
Seabird
Motion
Halibut Charter Moratorium
Motion,
Alternatives; updated 2/07
Trawl LLP
recency motion
Gulf sector
split and LLP recency
Salmon bycatch
discussion paper 2/07
Bering Sea Habitat Conservation
Motion,
Alts 2/07
Items for the February 2007 Meeting:
Agenda
AGENDA
SSL
Proposal Ranking Tool
VMS
Analysis
Groundfish WorkPlan
Seabird Avoidance EA
AI Habitat
Conservation
Crab
Overfishing Definitions
LLP
revisions
Gulf Sector Split
BSAI/GOA Dark Rockfish
Halibut Charter Moratorium Analysis
Crab Coop vessel use caps
Discussion paper
Exemption from custom processing
crab caps
Discussion Paper
2006
Items from the December 2006 Council meeting
AGENDA
December 4 - 12, Anchorage Hilton
Letter
to IPHC from NPFMC regarding charter halibut GHL
Arctic Ocean FMP
discussion paper
Seabird Protection measures
motion
12/06
Bering Sea Habitat Conservation
Alternatives
Motion
12/06
Halibut Charter Motions 12/06
Area 2C GHL Alts
Moratorium
Permanent Solution
Items for the December 2006
Meeting: Agenda
GOA Rationalization
Overview;
Motion
Halibut Charter Items
5 Fish Annual Limit
(updated)
Halibut Act Paper
(updated)
Separate Accountability
Moratorium Discussion Paper
(updated)
Allocation Paper Part 1(updated)
Allocation Paper Part 2
ADF&G GHL status
Committee Minutes
Committee Moratorium Alts
Committee Allocation Alts
Items from the October 2006
Meeting:
BSAI/GOA Trawl LLP Recency
Trawl CP
MRA analysis
Items for the October 2006
Meeting:
Meeting
in Dutch Harbor, October 2-10, 2006
AGENDA
Socioeconomic and
economic data collection paper
Crab Coop vessel
use caps
Decision
ranking tool to evaluate SSL protection measures
CDQ MSA Amendments
in the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act
Items from the June 2006 Meeting:
June 5-13, 2006, Kodiak
AGENDA
IRIU
Amendment 80
motion
6/06
Bering Sea Habitat Conservation
motion
6/06
CV Trawl Eligibility
motion
Halibut motions:
Moratorium;
Permanent
Solution 6/06
Items for the June 2006 Meeting: Agenda
GOA
Groundfish Public Hearing 6/6/06 INFO
Changes to Halibut/Sablefish IFQ
program
(Omnibus V)
Observer
Restructuring
IRIU AM80,
appendices
Errata 5/25/06
Halibut Charter Stakeholder
Moratorium Recommendations,
Solution Alternatives and options 4/06
Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan
NMFS Video Monitoring
Discussion Paper 6/06
Items for the April 2006 Meeting
AGENDA:
BSAI 85 P.cod Allocations
CDQ Eligibility
IRIU Amendment
80
GHL Halibut
3/06
GOA Rationalization Documents: Skipper and
Crew
Discussion paper;
MSA
Authority & Anti-trust paper,
Annotated motion
Fishery Ecosystem
Plan for the Aleutian Islands
GOA 67
Dark Rockfish EA
SSC
workshop on Salmon
Bycatch
Motions from the April 2006
meeting
GOA Rationalization:
1)
Council motion from April
2) complete Council motion,
showing changes from April
3)
complete Council motion without markup
BSAI AM 85 Council Motion
BSAI AM80
Council Motion|
Salmon Bycatch
info
Scallop SAFE
Halibut Moratorium Alternative 4/06
VMS Motion
Motions from the February 06
meeting
GOA Groundfish Rationalization Council
Motion, Full marked up
motion
IRIU Amendment 80
Motion
P.cod
alternatives,
Motion
Observer
Motion, Observer Advisory Committee
Report
1/06
Items for the February 2006
Meeting at SEATAC Doubletree
February 6-14 Agenda
2/8/06 SSC
Workshop on Biophysical Modeling
AGENDA
Halibut
PSC Allocations
under BSAI Amendment 80 and Amendment 85
BSAI Crab AM 21-Crab
Arbitration
GOA Rationalization
motion
from December 05
Halibut
Stakeholder
committee appointed
GOA Groundfish Rationalization
Alternatives
Observer Program
AM.86/76
Amendment 80/IRIU EA
Halibut GHL
Amendment 85: Pacific Cod Allocations
2005
Items for the December Meeting December 5-13th,
AGENDA
MRA Trip
Discussion Paper
Amendments to Halibut/ Sablefish IFQ
Program
(OmnibusV)
BSAI Pcod Amendment 85
discussion paper
CDQ Amendment 71
Discussion Paper
updated 11/21
Modify CDQ Program
EA/RIR
GOA
Rationalization Alternatives,
Community Provisions
Salmon
and Crab bycatch paper,
maps
Motions from the December 2005
Council Meeting
CDQ motion
Bering Sea Habitat Conservation
motion
P.cod allocations
GOA Rationalization
community provisions
Council
recommended specs for 2006-2007 BSAI and GOA groundfish
fisheries
Halibut Charter IFQ motion
December 2005
Newsletter
Right Whale Critical Habitat
letter
12/19/05
Items for the October Meeting October 3-11, 2005 Anchorage
Hilton AGENDA
GOA Rationalization
Overview of Alternatives and Preliminary
Analysis
Bairdi Amendment 20
C-6 GOA Groundfish Ratz
(a)
Community Provisions
(b)
Alternatives/Options
(c)
Crab/Salmon Bycatch
BSAI
Amendment 80,
IRIU
large file (5MB)
BSAI Amendment 85 P.cod
allocations
BSAI Amendment 84
Salmon bycatch
(large file 20MB, call our office for a hardcopy if you can't
download it) Executive Summary,
GOA Rationalization
Overview of Alternatives and Preliminary
Analysis
BSKTC Amendment 20,
Bairdi crab
Motions from the meeting:
IRIU
Motion - Amendment 80
CDQ Motion, 10/05
Salmon bycatch
motion
10/05
Council
motion on BSAI Am. 85 – Pacific cod sector
allocations,
Alternatives and options for BSAI FMP Am. 85 to revise the
BSAI Pacific cod allocations
October 2005 Newsletter
Halibut summary
Items for the June Meeting:
AGENDA
•
GOA Groundfish Community Committee
recommendations
•
Observer Program
EA/RIR; Observer Advisory Committee
report, 5/12/05
•
Disc. paper
to establish a new funding and deployment mechanism for the NPGOP
• Pcod Allocations discussion
paper, Hard/Soft caps
discussion paper
• GOA Rockfish EA/RIR
2.5MB
• Bairdi Crab EA/RIR
• Amendment 80 IRIU
3MB
•
BSAI Salmon
Bycatch EA/RIR,
maps
Items from the June Council
Meeting:
• GOA Rationalization
Community
Provisions (suite of options),
Motion
• Pcod Allocations:
Motion, Alternatives
• BSAI Amendment 80
Council
motion, elements and options
• GOA Rockfish Pilot Program
Elements and
Options
(updated 6/20)
• BSAI Salmon bycatch
motion
June 2005 Newsletter
April
Agenda
Items for the
April 05 Council Meeting:
BSAI Pcod allocations paper
Rockfish
Discussion Paper
Items and Motions
from the April 05 Council Meeting:
April 2005 Newsletter
Central GOA Rockfish Pilot Program
Motion
4/05
BSAI Salmon Bycatch
Motion
Enforcement
Considerations
Gulf rationalization community
committee report
3/30/05- FINAL
Ecosystem Management
Discussion Paper 4/05
Council motion on
BSAI Pacific cod allocations and
Elements
and options for BSAI Pacific cod allocations (updated as of
4/8/05)
Council motion on the
CDQ Program
February
Agenda
BSAI Pcod allocations
discussion paper 1/05
HAPC EA/RIR
1/05
(large file, 5MB)
Motions and items from the February Council meeting:
HAPC/EFH motion
and maps
IFQ actions
GOA community provisions
IRIU
Amendment 80 motion
Pacific cod
allocations
February 2005 Newsletter
Ecosystem Committee 2/05
minutes
BSAI Salmon bycatch motion
BSAI Salmon
bycatch discussion paper
Rockfish Pilot Program motion
Clean
version,
Strikeout version
2004
December Agenda
Items for the December meeting:
Halibut Subsistence III
Changes to the Halibut/Sablefish IFQ program
Area 4C/4D,
Regulatory package
Pacific Cod Allocations
Discussion paper
EA/RIR
Observer Restructuring, 11/04
GOA
Groundfish Rationalization annotated motions for 12/04 meeting
Items
and motions from the December meeting:
Council recommended Specs for
BSAI and GOA
Motion: BSAI
Pacific cod sector allocations
Council
Comments to NMFS on Crab Rationalization proposed rule
IFQ Program
Changes
IRIU Motion
Halibut Subsistence Motion
EFH/HAPC Motion
GOA Rationalization Motion
Clean Copy
Markup Copy
Rockfish Motion
Rockfish
Pilot Program
December 04 NEWSLETTER
October Agenda
DRAFT revised FMP's
BSAI,
GOA (both 2.5 MB)
EFH Maps and Letter
IFQ/CDQ Halibut 4C 4D
GOA
Rockfish Discussion paper
GOA Groundfish
Rationalization Disc. Paper
Halibut Subsistence III
IRIU Amendment
80 Discussion paper,
Effects of Amendment 80 on the Parallel Fisheries,
Subdividing
TACs
Crab SAFE executive summary
Halibut Subsistence,
IFQ, CDQ,
Rockfish,
GOA
Groundfish,
PSEIS Workplan
IRIU,
October newsletter
AI Pollock Fishery newsletter
clarification
June Agenda
June 7-15, 2004, Portland,
ORHalibut Subsistence,
IFQ, CDQ,
Rockfish,
GOA
Groundfish,
PSEIS Workplan
IRIU,
October newsletter
AI Pollock Fishery newsletter
clarification
Agenda - Minutes -
Newsletter
IRIU Discussion Paper
Adak Pollock EA BSAI
Amendment 82
Modifying CDQ program
Management of CDQ Reserves
Scallop LLP EA, Amendment
10 to the Scallop FMP
Non-Target Species Paper
IFQ Discussion Paper
Subsistence Halibut
Trailing Amendments
Crab arbitration system
legal opinion 5/04
Rockfish Vessel List
HAPC
Alternatives and
Maps
June Motions:
HAPC and EFH
IRIU 80 Comp.and
Options
Aleutian
Islands Pollock
Observer Program
CDQ Program
SSL Changes in
GOA
Rockfish
Motion 6/04
Entire
Rockfish program with June additions/changes
March/April Agenda
March 29th to
April 6, 2004
Agenda -
Minutes -
Newsletter
Plan Team Review
of HAPC proposals
Initial Review Draft EA/RIR for Amendment 82 to the BSAI FMP
and regulatory amendments to allow the allocation of future
Aleutian Islands pollock specifications to the Aleut Corporation
as required by Statute, March 2004
Observer Program Discussion Paper 3/04
Draft Comment Analysis Report for the groundfish PSEIS is
now available
April
2004 Council motions on
HAPC,
PGSEIS,
AI Pollock.
Observer
issues, CDQ Program GOA
Groundfish motions:
Rockfish,
State
Waters, Updated:
Groundfish motion,
BOF GOA
Groundfish Alternatives (6/04)
Programmatic SEIS
Timeline,
worksheet,
and Preferred
Alternative
February:
Agenda
February 2-10, Anchorage Hilton
Agenda -
Newsletter -
Minutes
February Motions:
IRIU,
Observer
Issues, GOA Rationalization,
tables,
AI Pollock,
BSAI Crab
GOA Groundfish
Rationalization discussion paper
2003
December
December 8-12 , Anchorage Hilton
Agenda -
Newsletter -
Minutes
BSAI Crab EIS
11/03
Observer Restructuring 11/03
December
information on GOA Groundfish Rationalization
Motions and Decisions:
GOA Groundfish
Rationalization
Elements
and Options
IRIU December 03
Motion
2004 AP and SSC
Appointments
GOA and
BSAI Presentations
Stephanie Madsen elected Chair of the Council
October
October 6-15,
2003, Anchorage Sheraton
Agenda -
Newsletter -
Minutes
MOTIONS:
GOA Groundfish Rationalization
EFH Motion
HAPC Proposal
GOA
Amendment 66 Community IFQ proposed rule
IRIU Motion