July 28, 2021 — Last Friday the long-awaited “Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act”, a reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), was introduced by Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Ed Case (D-HI). Huffman is chair of the Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee, within the House Natural Resources Committee.
This is the first time the MSA, the preeminent law on the management of the nations fisheries from 3- to 200-miles, has addressed climate change.
July 28, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:
The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold an online meeting to review new groundfish stock assessments. The online meeting will be held Tuesday, August 17, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time.
Please see the meeting notice on the Pacific Council’s website for additional details.
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July 27, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting of its Groundfish Management Team (GMT) to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s September 2021 meeting agenda. This meeting is open to the public. The online meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 31 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. The scheduled ending time for this GMT meeting is an estimate, the meeting will adjourn when business for the day is completed.
Please see the meeting notice on the Council’s website for details.
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July 14, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:
The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Monday, August 2, 2021, beginning at 1 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time and continuing until 4 p.m. or until business is completed.
Please see the meeting notice on the Council’s website for additional details.
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July 14, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:
The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Southern Oregon Northern California Coast (SONCC) Coho Workgroup (Workgroup) will host an online meeting that is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Tuesday, August 10, 2021, from 9 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time, until 5 p.m., or until business for the day has been completed.
Please see the SONCC Coho Workgroup August 2021 meeting notice on the Pacific Council’s website for the purpose of the online work session.
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July 8, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:
The Pacific Fishery Management Council is seeking candidates to serve as its next Executive Director. The application period is open now through August 8, 2021. More information is provided in the Executive Director recruitment packet, which consists of a recruitment announcement and a position description.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council is committed to the principle of diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
July 7, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:
The Pacific Fishery Management Council is seeking candidates to serve as its next Executive Director. The application period is open now through August 8, 2021. More information is provided in the Executive Director recruitment packet, which consists of a recruitment announcement and a position description.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council is committed to the principle of diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
July 7, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:
The Pacific Fishery Management Council met June 24-26 and 28-30, 2021 via RingCentral webinar. The June 2021 Council Meeting Decision Document contains the highlights of significant decisions made during that meeting. Results of agenda items that do not reach a level of highlight significance are typically not described in the decision document.
July 1, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:
The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) will hold an online meeting to consider information on marine planning and offshore development and activities, which is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Thursday, July 22 and Friday, 23, 2021, beginning at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time and continuing until 5 p.m. or until business is completed.
Please see the meeting notice on the Council’s website for details.
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June 16, 2021 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:
The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Climate and Communities Core Team (CCCT) is holding an online meeting, which is open to the public. The online meeting will be held July 8, 2021, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time and continuing until 12:00 p.m. or until business is completed.
Please see the CCCT meeting notice on the Council’s website for details.
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