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Groundfish Plan Teams

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Current Specifications (pending final rule publication in late February/early March)

  • Final GOA Harvest Specifications for 2020 and 2021
    • GOA Harvest Specifications Final Rule
  • Final BSAI Harvest Specifications for 2020 and 2021
    • BSAI Harvest Specifications for 2020 and 2021

Staff Contacts:      BSAI – Steve MacLean 907-271-3235      GOA – Sara Cleaver 907-271-2804

About the Groundfish Plan Teams

The BSAI and GOA Groundfish Plan Teams provide the Council with review and recommendations of fishery stock assessments, as well as information on ecosystem and economic issues as they relate to the groundfish fisheries of the BSAI and GOA.

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Council staff coordinators for the Groundfish Plan Teams are Steve MacLean (Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands or BSAI) and Sara Cleaver (Gulf of Alaska or GOA), and Council staff Senior Scientist is Diana Stram. Plan Teams include personnel from the NMFS’ Regional Office, the Alaska Fishery Science Center, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the Washington Department of Fisheries, the International Pacific Halibut Commission, the University of Alaska, the University of Washington, and other institutions and universities. Two Plan Team meetings are held annually: the first, prior to Council’s October meeting, and the second, prior to the Council’s December meeting. The Plan Teams compile annual Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports that provide the Council with a summary of the most recent biological condition of the groundfish stocks and the social and economic condition of the fishing and processing industries. The SAFEs comprise the best available scientific information on the condition of the groundfish stocks and include overfishing level (OFL) and acceptable biological catch (ABC) recommendations for the Council’s groundfish fisheries.

CLICK HERE FOR AFSC LINK TO SAFE DOCUMENTS (2020)

GOA Team Members

(revised July 2020)

  • Jim Ianelli, Co-Chair (AFSC)
  • Chris Lunsford, Co-Chair (AFSC Juneau)
  • Sara Cleaver, Coordinator (NPFMC)
  • Obren Davis (NMFS)
  • Craig Faunce (AFSC)
  • Lisa Hillier (WDFW)
  • Pete Hulson (AFSC Juneau)
  • Marysia Szymkowiak (AFSC)
  • Sandra Lowe (AFSC)
  • Nat Nichols (ADFG Kodiak)
  • Janet Rumble (ADFG Homer)
  • Paul Spencer (AFSC)
  • Kresimir Williams (AFSC)
  • Vacant (ADFG)
  • Vacant (USFWS)

BSAI Team Members

(revised July 2020)

  • Grant Thompson, Co-Chair (AFSC)
  • Steve Barbeaux ,Co-Chair (AFSC)
  • Steve MacLean, Coordinator (NPFMC)
  • Mary Furuness (NMFS)
  • Alan Haynie (AFSC)
  • Allan Hicks (IPHC)
  • Lisa Hillier (WDFW)
  • Kirstin Holsman (AFSC)
  • Andy Kingham (AFSC)
  • Kalei Shotwell (AFSC)
  • Chris Siddon (ADFG)
  • Cindy Tribuzio (NMFS, Auke Bay Lab)
  • Vacant (ADFG)
  • Vacant (USFWS)

 

Plan Team Policies and Procedures

  • Terms of Reference
  • Preparation of Groundfish SAFE Chapters
  • Policy on Documentation and Deadlines

Groundfish FMPs:  GOA and BSAI

North Pacific Groundfish SAFE documents

Prior Meeting Minutes and Links

  • 2020
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  • 2003

Groundfish Plan Team meetings:
September 8-11, 2020 Agenda, schedule, Minutes: Joint PT, GOA, BSAI

Groundfish Plan Team meetings:
September 16, 2019 Joint BSAI GF, GOA GF, CPT Agenda, Schedule, Minutes
September 17-19, 2019 Agenda, Schedule, Minutes: GOA, BSAI, Joint

Groundfish Plan Team meetings:
November 13-16, 2018 Agenda, Schedule, Minutes: GOA, BSAI, Joint
September 18-21, 2018 Agenda, Schedule, Minutes
June 27-28, 2018, Assessment Modeling Workshop, Agenda

Groundfish Plan Team meetings:
November 13-17, 2017 Agenda, Schedule, Minutes: GOA, BSAI, Joint PT 
September 12-15, 2017  Agenda, Schedule, Minutes
June 30, 2017 BSAI Groundfish Plan Team subcommittee on Pacific cod models Minutes
January 11-12, 2017 Special Meeting on Stock Assessment Prioritization AGENDA, Minutes, Objectives, AFSC / S&T Discussion Paper, NMFS S&T Tech Memo ,

Groundfish Plan Team meetings:
November  14-18, 2016 AFSC Seattle, WA – AGENDA; SCHEDULE; BSAI minutes, GOA minutes, Joint Team minutes
September 13-16, 2016 AFSC Seattle, WA – AGENDA, SCHEDULE, MINUTES

Groundfish Plan Team meetings:
November 16-20, 2015 AFSC; SCHEDULE; AGENDA; BSAI minutes, GOA minutes, combined team minutes
September 21-24, 2015 AFSC; AGENDA; Groundfish Plan Team Minutes (combined BSAI, GOA and Joint)

Groundfish Plan Team meetings:
November 17-21, 2014;  BSAI, GOA and Joint; Agenda, Schedule,
September 23-26, 2014; Groundfish Plan Team Minutes (combined BSAI, GOA and Joint),

BSAI, and Joint BSAI and GOA Groundfish Plan Team minutes, November 18-22, 2013
GOA Plan Team Minutes November 18-22, 2013
Stock Structure Workshop report (10/13)
Joint BSAI/GOA Groundfish Plan Team Agenda, Minutes September 10-11, 2013
Joint Groundfish Plan Team minutes on Pacific cod May 13, 2013

Joint and BSAI and GOA Groundfish Plan Team minutes November 13-16, 2012
Joint and GOA and BSAI Groundfish Plan Team minutes September 11-14, 2012
Joint Groundfish Plan Team minutes on Pacific cod May 1, 2012

GOA, BSAI, JOINT Plan Team Minutes November 14-18, 2011
Joint Plan Team Minutes August 30-September 1, 2011
GOA and BSAI Pacific cod Stock Assessment Reviews: Chen; Oliveria; Darby; Maunder; Summary of CIE reviews 5/11
Joint Groundfish Plan Team minutes May 17, 2011
Pacific cod minutes from Plan Team 11/10 and SSC 12/10

BSAI Plan Team Minutes 11/10
GOA Plan Team Minutes 11/10
Additional Materials: Sablefish Recruitment; Non-target catch in unobserved IFQ halibut; Total Catch Accounting WorkGroup Minutes;
Joint Plan Team Minutes 11/15,16
Joint Plan Team Minutes 9/20-23; Spencer Stock Structure Discussion 9/2010
Joint Plan Team minutes May 2010

BSAI Plan Team Minutes 9/19/09, 11/16-11/19
GOA Plan Team Minutes 9/18/09, 11/16/09
Joint Plan Team Minutes 9/15-9/19, 11/16/09
Joint Groundfish/Crab Plan team minutes 9/16/09

BSAI Plan Team Minutes 11/17/08
GOA Plan Team Minutes 11/17/08
Joint Plan Team Minutes 11/18/08
BSAI Plan Team Minutes 9/24/08
GOA Plan Team Minutes 9/24/08
Joint Plan Team Minutes 9/22/08

External review guidelines for Scallop, Crab, Groundfish 6/07

BSAI Plan Team Minutes 11/13/07
JOINT Minutes 11/18/08
BSAI Plan Team Minutes 9/20/07
GOA Plan Team Minutes 11/13/07
GOA Plan Team Minutes 9/20/07
Joint Plan Team Minutes 11/13/07
Joint Plan Team Minutes 9/18/07

BSAI Plan Team Minutes 11/16/06
GOA Plan Team Minutes 11/15/06
Joint Plan Team Minutes 11/15/06
Joint Plan Team Minutes 9/19/06

BSAI Plan Team Minutes 11/15/05
GOA Plan Team Minutes 11/15/05
September Joint Plan Team Report October

March 2004 Joint PT HAPC review
September 2004 Joint PT minutes
November 2004 GOA PT minutes
November 2004 Joint PT minutes

Power Point Presentations from the Plan Teams:

Economic SAFE
Ecosystem SAFE
Community Profiles
Rockfish Management
The US Commission on Ocean Policy Recommendations

November 2003 GOA PT minutes
November 2003 Joint PT minutes

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