Joint Groundfish Plan Teams in Seattle
Council Committees and Plan Teams
January
- Charter Halibut Management Committee 3A teleconference, early January (exact date TBD)
- Crab Plan Team, January 13-17, Kodiak, AK
- Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan Climate Change Action Module Taskforce, Jan 13-15, Seattle, WA
- Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan LK/TK/Subsistence Action Module Taskforce, Jan 16-17, Anchorage, AK
- Ecosystem Committee, January 28, Seattle, WA
- Partial Coverage FMAC, January 28, Seattle, WA
February
- Scallop Plan Team, February 19, Kodiak, AK
March
- Community Engagement Committee, March or April (date and location TBD)
- Bering Sea FEP Team, March 3-5, Seattle, WA
- IFQ Committee, March 30 or 31, Anchorage, AK
- Ecosystem Committee, March 30 or 31, Anchorage, AK
- Enforcement Committee, March 31, Anchorage, AK
May
- BSAI Crab Plan Team, May 4-8, Seattle, WA
- Social Science Planning Team, May (date and location TBD)
- Trawl EM Committee, May 18, Seattle, WA
- FMAC, May 19-20, Seattle WA
Other meetings
- Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Jan 27-30, Anchorage, AK
- IPHC Annual Meeting, February 3-7, Anchorage, AK
- NMFS Sablefish apportionment workshop: mid-February (exact date TBD), Auke Bay Lab, Juneau, AK
- NMFS National EM Workshop, Feb 12-13, Seattle, WA
- NMFS Deep Sea Coral Workshop, May 13-15, Juneau, AK
Regarding the Sablefish Apportionment Workshop:
AFSC staff will be hosting the fishing industry and the public for presentations and open discussions about the sablefish apportionment analyses. This event will be held at Juneau’s Auke Bay Lab, and will occur over a full day in mid-February 2020. It will be open to the public and will be broadcast for remote participation. If you are interested in attending in person or remotely, wish to receive updates on the date and agenda, or have questions, please contact Kari Fenske, 907-789-6653 or kari.fenske@noaa.gov.
Regarding Deep Sea Coral Workshop:
NMFS has scheduled a workshop on 13-14 May, 2020 in Juneau, AK to discuss the research focus and develop a strategic plan for the Alaska Region Deep Sea Coral Research Initiative. The initiative will guide three years of extensive research on deep sea corals in the Alaska region.
