Dan Hull, Chairman
David Witherell, Executive Director
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Committees and Tasking (including Ecosystem Committee and IFQ outreach meeting reports)
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STAFF CONTACT: Diana Evans (NPFMC)
ACTION REQUIRED: recommended action
* Receive report on IFQ outreach meeting, action as necessary
* Receive Ecosystem Committee minutes, action as necessary
* Review committees
* Provide direction on tasking and scheduling
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BACKGROUND:
Meeting Reports
The Council is holding a public IFQ outreach meeting in Kodiak on June 5th, to provide an open forum for stakeholders to give insight on the present state of the halibut and sablefish IFQ Program and provide direction for future actions that might be considered by the Council and its IFQ Committee. The Council is particularly seeking input on issues related to entry level opportunities and rural participation in the fishery. Sam Cunningham will provide a report on the meeting during staff tasking.
The Ecosystem Committee is also meeting on June 5th. The items on their agenda include review of the Council's Ecosystem Workshop Summary Report, and updates on Northern Fur Seal Conservation Plan revisions, US Army Corps of Engineers projects in Dutch Harbor and St. George, and a NOAA bathymetry data project. Sam MacLean will distribute minutes and can provide a report to the Council during this agenda item.
Committees
Attached is the updated Council committee list reflecting Council changes in April 2018.
At the April meeting, the Council solicited nominations for a Cook Inlet Salmon Committee. The Committee's primary function will be to (1) review and provide comments on specific, Council-identified issues; (2) develop options for fishery management measures for specific, Council-identified management needs, and (3) provide perspectives on potential social and economic impacts of proposed fishery management measures. The Council received many nominations, and the Chairman will appoint members at this meeti...
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