Saving Seafood

PFMC: California Current Ecosystem Assessment online briefing Wednesday, March 2, 2022

February 3, 2022 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

Drs. Chris Harvey and Toby Garfield of National Marine Fisheries Service will provide a briefing on the 2022 California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (CCIEA) Ecosystem Status Report to interested Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) members, advisory body members, and the public. This online briefing will be held Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time or until business for the day has been completed.

•Please see the CCIEA briefing notice on the Council’s website for additional details.

•Questions? Please contact Pacific Fishery Management Council staff officer Dr. Kit Dahl at 503-820-2422; toll-free 1-866-806-7204

 

New NOAA reports on Alaska’s oceans highlight disruptive warming trends

December 27, 2021 — The annual Ecosystem Status Reports from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration collect a wide range of data to better assess maritime trends and help steer fisheries management.

Elizabeth Siddon, who edited a report on the eastern Bering Sea, called the annual documents “anthologies of the ecosystems as we know them” — collaborative efforts pulling information from scientists, community members and industry groups, among others. The reports released this week also cover the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands.

If there’s any theme in this year’s detailed surveys of Alaska’s marine systems, it’s heat. The three areas assessed all involve “sustained warm conditions” that are affecting environment dynamics like sea ice and water columns, as well as the composition of animal stocks thriving and failing in recent years. The assessments factor into harvest policies set by the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council and touch any Alaskans who depend on sea animals, whether for work or food.

Read the full story at the Anchorage Daily News

 

NEFMC SSC – Listen Live – Friday, March 29, 2019, Research Priorities

March 22, 2019 — The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council:

The New England Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet via webinar on Friday, March 29, 2019, to discuss the Council’s research priorities.  The public is invited to listen live via webinar or telephone.  Here are the details.

START TIME:  10:00 a.m.

WEBINAR REGISTRATION:  Online access to the meeting will be available at Listen Live.  There is no charge to access the meeting through this webinar.
CALL-IN OPTION:  To listen by telephone, dial +1 (562) 247-8422. The access code is 121-407-301.  Please be aware that if you dial in, your regular phone charges will apply.
 
AGENDA:  The SSC will:
  • Review research priority updates suggested by the Council’s committees and Plan Development Teams and provide the Council with recommendations about revisions to the Council’s research priorities that were developed in 2018;
  • Receive an informational briefing on the Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s latest Ecosystem Status Report on the Northeast Continental Shelf ecosystem; and
  • Conduct other business as needed.
COMMENTS:  The deadline for submitting written comments for consideration at this meeting is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.  Address comments to Council Chairman Dr. John Quinn or Executive Director Tom Nies and email them to comments@nefmc.org.  The address for mailing comments via the U.S. Postal Service is:  New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill #2, Newburyport, MA  01950.
 
MATERIALS:  Meeting materials will be posted on the Council’s website at SSC March 29, 2019 documents. 
 
QUESTIONS:  Contact Joan O’Leary at (978) 465-0492 ext. 106, joleary@nefmc.org or Janice Plante at (607) 592-4817, jplante@nefmc.org.