Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY:

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) is holding an online meeting, which is open to the public.

DATES:

The online meeting will be held on Monday, November 21, 2022, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES:

This meeting will be held online. Specific meeting information, including directions on how to join the meeting and system requirements will be provided in the meeting announcement on the Pacific Council's website (see www.pcouncil.org ). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt ( kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820-2412 for technical assistance.

Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kit Dahl, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

At its September 2022 meeting, the Pacific Council decided to proceed with an initiative to further the goals and objectives of its Pacific Coast Fishery Ecosystem Plan, the “Ecosystem and Climate Information for Species, Fisheries, and Fishery Management Plans Initiative.” The purpose of this initiative is to better integrate climate and ecosystem considerations into the Council's management decision making under its fishery management plans. The Pacific Council tasked the EWG to develop a detailed work plan for conducting the initiative and report back to the Council at its March 2023 meeting. This EWG online meeting is an opportunity to discuss workplan development and solicit input from interested members of Pacific Council advisory bodies and the public. The EWG also may discuss other tasks stemming from Council actions.

Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after publication of this document that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt ( kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov; (503) 820-2412) at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.