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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 100494C]

 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Advisory entities will hold a public meeting on October 24-28, 1994, at 
the Clarion Hotel San Francisco Airport, 401 East Millbrae Avenue, 
Millbrae, CA (415) 692-6363.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence D. Six, Executive Director, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW. Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, 
Portland, OR 97201; telephone: (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Council Meeting

    The Council meeting will begin on October 24, 1994, at 1:00 p.m. in 
a closed session (not open to the public) to discuss personnel matters 
and litigation. The open session begins at 2:00 p.m. The Council 
meeting will reconvene at 8:00 a.m. each day, October 25 through 
October 28, and may continue each day into the evening hours, if 
necessary, to complete business. The following items are on the Council 
agenda:

A. Call to Order

    1. Opening remarks, introductions, roll call;
    2. Approve proposed agenda; and
    3. Approve minutes of August 1994 meeting.

B. Administrative Matters

    1. Western Pacific Fishery Management Council request for authority 
to manage Pacific Ocean Pelagic Fish Species;
    2. Status of legislation;
    3. Appointments to Scientific and Statistical Committee, Groundfish 
Permit Review Board, Observer/Data Collection Program Steering 
Committee and Advisory Subpanels;
    4. NMFS response to Council research needs;
    5. Approve revisions to operating procedures and personnel rules;
    6. Alaska and California data confidentiality issues;
    7. Approve Budget Committee Report;
    8. Approve work load priorities for 1995; and
    9. Approve draft agenda for March 1995.

C. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

    Draft fishery management plan.

D. Habitat Issues

E. Salmon Management

    1. Sequence of events and status of fisheries;
    2. Updates on status and actions to restore natural stocks of 
Oregon Coastal and Puget Sound Coho;
    3. Hook-and-Release mortality estimates;
    4. Plan Amendment 12--
    Issue 1: Commercial recreational harvest allocation north of Cape 
Falcon
    Issue 2: Recreational interport harvest allocation north of Cape 
Falcon
    Issue 3: Modification of Hoh v. Baldrige management plans
    Issue 4: Allocation in fisheries north of Cape Falcon of additional 
Washington Coastal Coho impacts available due to Amendment 11
    Issue 5: Impact limit on Oregon Coastal Natural Coho in fisheries 
north of Cape Falcon during incidental harvest years under Amendment 
11; and
    5. Consistency of adult equivalents and harvest rate management 
with Klamath tribal harvest allocation.

F. Groundfish Management

    1. Status of implementation of Council actions;
    2. Status of fisheries and inseason trip limit adjustments;
    3. Final harvest levels and other specifications for 1995;
    4. Management measures for 1995 and beyond;
    5. Interim management regime for the limited-entry fixed gear 
Sablefish fishery beginning in 1995;
    6. Individual quotas for the limited-entry fixed gear Sablefish 
fishery;
    7. Consistency of Groundfish Plan with state setnet closure in the 
exclusive economic zone off Southern California; and
    8. Experimental fishing permits and data collection for the 1995 
shore-based Whiting fishery and consideration of need for a plan 
amendment to allow sorting of Salmon when landing.

G. Pacific Halibut Management

    1. Summary of 1994 fisheries;
    2. Review of the Area 2A bycatch estimate;
    3. Review of the Area 2A stock assessment; and
    4. Catch sharing plan for 1995 and beyond.

Other Meetings

    The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Salmon Subcommittee 
will meet October 23, at 2:00 p.m. The SSC will meet October 24-25, to 
discuss scientific issues included on the Council agenda and will 
accept public comments on October 24, at 4:00 p.m.
    The Budget Committee will meet on October 24, at 10:00 a.m., to 
discuss the Council's fiscal year 94 and 95 budgets.
    The Enforcement Consultants will meet on October 25, at 1:00 p.m., 
to address enforcement issues related to Council agenda items.
    The Habitat Steering Group will meet October 24, at 10:00 a.m., to 
consider activities affecting the habitat of fish stocks managed by the 
Council.
    The Groundfish Advisory Subpanel will convene on October 24, at 
1:00 p.m., and on October 25, at 8:00 a.m., to address groundfish 
management items on the agenda.
    The Salmon Advisory Subpanel will meet on October 24, at 1:00 p.m., 
and on October 25, at 8:00 a.m., to address salmon management items on 
the Council agenda.
    Detailed agendas for the above advisory meetings will be available 
after October 14, 1994.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Michelle Perry Sailer at (503) 326-6352, at least 
5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: October 6, 1994.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
    National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-25253 Filed 10-6-94; 4:45 pm]
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