The Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee (FMAC; formerly the Observer Advisory Committee) convenes industry members, agency representatives, observers, and observer/EM coverage providers to advise the Council on issues related to all types of monitoring in Alaskan fisheries. There is currently one vacant seat on the FMAC, for an industry representative of the pot catcher vessel sector.… Read More →
Call for Nominations
The Council is calling for nominations for special expertise on two of its Committees. The Cook Inlet Salmon Committee does not currently include representation by the salmon processing sector, and the Council is announcing a call for nominations for a processor representative to the Committee. The Cook Inlet Salmon Committee was established to assist in… Read More →
Call for Nominations – AP, SSC, CQE seat on IFQ Committee
The Council is accepting nominations for its Scientific and Statistical Committee, and its Advisory Panel. SSC nominees should have areas of expertise in biology/stock assessment, marine mammals, statistics, fisheries/resource economics, sociology/anthropology, or other relevant disciplines and be federal employees, state employees, academicians, or independent experts not employed by advocacy or interest groups SSC members serve one-year… Read More →
Call for Nominations
The Council is soliciting nominations for a member for the Charter Halibut Committee – a 2C representative from one of the smaller communities to complement representation from Juneau and Sitka. Nominations are open until July 31. Please send a letter of interest to steve.maclean@noaa.gov. The Council is also soliciting for a representative of the western… Read More →