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Call for Nominations for Council Advisory Groups

February 16, 2021

The Council is calling for nominations for an additional industry participant on the Council’s Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan Climate Change Taskforce (CCTF). The goal of the Taskforce is to facilitate the Council’s work towards climate-ready fisheries management that helps ensure both short- and long-term resilience for the Bering Sea. The Taskforce has a scope… Read More →

Tagged With: February 2021, Nominations

Election of Officers for AP and SSC

February 16, 2021

Group photo

The Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and Advisory Panel (AP) each convened with some new members, and each group re-elected the same officers as in 2020. The SSC and AP leadership for 2021 is: The Scientific and Statistical Committee Co-Chairs: Dr. Sherri Dressel, Dr. Anne Hollowed Vice Chair: Alison Whitman Advisory Panel  Chair: Angel… Read More →

Tagged With: February 2021

Chris Oliver and Jim Ianelli receive Council awards

February 14, 2021

On the first day of the February Council meeting, the Council presented Mr. Chris Oliver with the Bob Mace Distinguished Service Award, and Dr. Jim Ianelli with the Terry Quinn II Distinguished Scientist Award. Bob Mace Award The Council selected Chris Oliver to receive the Bob Mace award because of his recent role in serving… Read More →

Tagged With: Award, February 2021

BSAI Pacific Cod Pot CP LLP Licenses

February 13, 2021

The Council received a public review analysis of alternatives that could modify the number of License Limitation Program (LLP) licenses endorsed to fish for BSAI Pacific cod with pot gear as a catcher-processor and selected the No Action alternative. As a result, there will continue to be eight LLP licenses that are endorsed for use… Read More →

Tagged With: BSAI Cod, February 2021, groundfish, Pcod allocation

Standard Bycatch Reporting Methodologies

February 13, 2021

The Council took final action recommending amendments to the BSAI crab, salmon, and scallop FMPs, to make them consistent with national guidance on Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodologies. The Council determined that existing bycatch reporting requirements in fisheries managed under these FMPs are consistent with SBRM requirements, however, the language in the FMPs needs to be… Read More →

Tagged With: February 2021, SBRM

IFQ Small Sablefish Release

February 13, 2021

The Council conducted its initial review of an analysis to allow vessel operators in the fixed gear IFQ sablefish fishery to voluntarily release sablefish they consider to be too small to have much economic value. After reviewing the analysis, the Council suspended action on this issue pending IFQ Committee recommendations on the relative priority of… Read More →

Tagged With: February 2021, Sablefish

Crab PSC Limit Reductions

February 13, 2021

Picture of Crab

The Council chose to take no further action on a preliminary/initial review analysis of a proposed action that would set crab prohibited species catch (PSC) in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish trawl fisheries to the lowest limits when the corresponding crab directed fishery is closed. As a result, bycatch limits for Bristol Bay… Read More →

Tagged With: Crab PSC, February 2021

BSAI Crab

February 13, 2021

Norton Sound Red King Crab OFL/ABC for 2021 and January Crab Plan Team Meeting Report The Council received an overview of the 2021 stock assessment for Norton Sound red king crab (NSRKC) as well as other issues addressed at the January 2021 CPT meeting. For NSRKC, the SSC recommended increasing the buffer for ABC in… Read More →

Tagged With: BSAI Crab, February 2019

Community Engagement Committee Report

February 13, 2021

The Council reviewed the final report of its Community Engagement Committee (CEC) and recommended several actions to enhance engagement with rural and Alaska Native communities. The CEC was authorized and formed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council in June 2018 to identify and recommend strategies for the Council to provide effective engagement with rural… Read More →

Tagged With: CEC, February 2021

Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan

February 13, 2021

The Council reviewed reports from the FEP Team, Climate Change Taskforce (CCTF), and Local Knowledge/Traditional Knowledge/Subsistence Taskforce (LKTKS). The Council approved the workplan for the CCTF following requested revisions. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Team The FEP Team provided a report on their March 2020 meeting, at which they discussed the ongoing work of the two Taskforces… Read More →

Tagged With: BSFEP, February 2021

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