The following documents have each been intended to provide the Council with guidance. The documents may or may not have a framework for updates, changes, or adjustments, and may evolve through updates, be expanded as needed, and serve a different purpose over time. The Council may choose to formally make the changes through motions during a Council meeting, or a staff person, committee, or the Executive director may re-write the documents to provide clarity on policy.
Many of the Council’s guidance documents are listed below:
Programmatic Groundfish Policy
Spatial Management Policy
Research Priorities
Aleutian Islands Fishery Ecosystem Plan (AI FEP)
Council Statement of Organization’s Practices and Procedures SOPPs
Plan Team Terms of Reference
Overview of NPFMC Regulatory Process
Quick guide to Roberts Rules of Order
Guidelines for external reviews of stock assessments: Scallop, Crab, Groundfish
HAPC proposal process: Evaluation Criteria