At this meeting, the SSC reviewed the Groundfish and Crab Economic SAFE reports as presented by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Economic and Social Science Research Division. The SSC appreciated these presentations. The Groundfish Economic SAFE has continued to evolve over the last several years and is a useful reference on the economic status of… Read More →
Marine Mammal Status
The SSC reviewed the status of marine mammals for which there are conservation concerns or unusual or unexpected results, through a number of presentations from the Alaska Fisheries Science Center Marine Mammal Laboratory, NMFS Alaska Region, and the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island. The presentations covered a wide variety of topics, species, and regions… Read More →
SSC Workshop on Risk Tables
The SSC convened a workshop on ‘Risk Tables for ABC advice to the Council’. The workshop was motivated by the need to provide feedback to stock assessment authors and Plan Teams, as well as the SSC’s plan to assess risk table performance after they had been presented for groundfish stocks. The Council originally outlined its… Read More →
Staff Tasking
The Council discussed the relative priority and scheduling of previously tasked projects. The revised 3 meeting outlook reflects this guidance. Council meetings, including Plan Team and Committee meetings, will be held virtually through the first part of 2021. The Council also heard the report of the Council’s Finance Committee. The Council directed staff to write… Read More →
Upcoming Meetings
Council Committees, Plan Teams, Taskforces Committee and Plan Team meetings that are currently anticipated in the first half of 2021, at this point all likely to occur virtually, include the following. February – March Scallop Plan Team – February 17, 2021 Social Science Planning Team – March 4, 2021 Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan Taskforce… Read More →
