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Staff Tasking

February 14, 2022

The Council discussed the relative priority and scheduling of previously tasked projects, and identified new tasking. The revised 3 meeting outlook reflects this guidance. The Council discussed planning for the April meeting. At this point, the Council is still planning on an in-person/hybrid April Council meeting in Anchorage, AK, however the Council noted that a final decision… Read More →

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Ecosystem Committee

February 14, 2022

The Council received a report from the Ecosystem Committee about their January meeting, at which the Committee discussed marine debris events and response in Alaska, a status report on northern fur seals from NMFS and co-managers, a review of EFH modeling methods for determining habitat distribution and evaluating fishing effects on EFH, a discussion of… Read More →

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Upcoming Meetings

February 14, 2022

Council Committees, Plan Teams, Taskforces February Scallop Plan Team – February 16, 2022 AGENDA March/April Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee (PNCIAC) – March 2, 2022 Partial Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee (PCFMAC) – March 3, 2022 AGENDA Ecosystem Committee – March 29-30, 2022 BSFEP Climate Change Taskforce (CCTF) – March 15-17, 2022 Enforcement Committee… Read More →

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December Departures

December 17, 2021

At this meeting the Council bid farewell to longtime SSC member and recent co-Chair, Dr. Anne Hollowed.  Dr. Hollowed has played a significant role in the Council’s science-based fishery management over the past 19 years she has been with the SSC, and has contributed to the development of many of the management programs the NPFMC… Read More →

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Appointments

December 17, 2021

The Council made the following appointments during the December 2021 Council meeting. Advisory Panel The following members of the Advisory Panel have been reappointed for one-year terms: Angel Drobnica, Gretar Gudmundsson, Brian Ritchie, and Susie Zagorski. Additionally, Tamara Briggie, Tim Heuker, Lauren Mitchell, and Paul Wilkins have been newly appointed for one-year terms. The Council… Read More →

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Charter Halibut Management Measures for 2022

December 17, 2021

The Council approved management measures for charter halibut fishing in Areas 2C and 3A to be recommended for adoption by the IPHC at its annual meeting in January 2022. The measures approved by the Council were developed by the Charter Halibut Management Committee based on analyses provided by ADF&G demonstrating projected removals, reference catch limits… Read More →

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Halibut Abundance-Based Management

December 17, 2021

The Council took final action on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the abundance-based management (ABM) of the Amendment 80 (A80) halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) limit.  The Council has been considering this action iteratively for 6 years.  The core concept of the action is linking PSC limits in the A80 commercial groundfish trawl… Read More →

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BSAI Specifications for 2022 and 2023

December 17, 2021

The Council made final recommendations on groundfish harvest specifications, prohibited species catch (PSC) limits, and halibut Discard Mortality Rates (DMRs) to manage the 2022 and 2023 BSAI groundfish fisheries following review of the Ecosystem Status Reports for the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea, and the BSAI Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report. Harvest… Read More →

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Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Specifications

December 17, 2021

The Council approved the 2021 Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) report and recommended final harvest specifications for the 2022 and 2023 GOA groundfish fisheries. For final rulemaking for the 2022 and 2023 fishing years, the Council recommended Overfishing Limits (OFLs) and Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) levels consistent with SSC… Read More →

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Red King Crab Savings Area Expansion

December 17, 2021

At this meeting, the Council reviewed but took no further action on an analysis to expand the Red King Crab Savings Area boundary from 57° 00.0’ N to 57° 30.0’ N through an emergency rule. After reviewing the analysis, the Council did not recommend an emergency rule because the expansion of the Red King Crab… Read More →

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