Notice2025-04442
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
March 18, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene three Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel meetings to review 2025 stock assessments for yellowtail rockfish in the area North of 40[deg]10' N, latitude, chilipepper rockfish, quillback rockfish off California, rougheye/blackspotted rockfish, and sablefish. The meetings will be co-hosted by the NMFS Northwest and Southwest Fisheries Science Centers. STAR panel meetings are open to the public and being conducted in person with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote listening and public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12527-12528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04442]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE780]
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will
convene three Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel meetings to review
2025 stock assessments for yellowtail rockfish in the area North of
40[deg]10' N, latitude, chilipepper rockfish, quillback rockfish off
California, rougheye/blackspotted rockfish, and sablefish. The meetings
will be co-hosted by the NMFS Northwest and Southwest Fisheries Science
Centers. STAR panel meetings are open to the public and being conducted
in person with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote
listening and public comment.
DATES: The STAR panel meeting (STAR Panel 1) to review a new assessment
for yellowtail rockfish in the area North of 40[deg]10' N, latitude
will be held Monday, May 19, 2025, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. (Pacific
Time), and will continue from May 20 through May 23, 2025, from 9 a.m.
to 12 p.m., each day, or until business for each day has been
completed.
The STAR panel meeting (STAR Panel 2) to review new assessments for
chilipepper rockfish and quillback rockfish off California will be held
Monday, June 23, 2025 and will continue through Friday, June 27, 2025,
from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. (Pacific Time), each day, or until business
for the day has been completed.
The STAR panel meeting (STAR Panel 3) to review new assessments for
rougheye/blackspotted rockfish and sablefish will be held Monday, July
14, 2025 and will continue through Friday, July 18, 2025, from 8:30
a.m. until 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) or until business for the day has been
completed.
ADDRESSES: The STAR panel for yellowtail rockfish in the area North of
40[deg]10' N, latitude (STAR Panel 1), will be held at the Watertown
Hotel, 4242 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105; telephone: (206) 826-
4242.
The STAR panel for chilipepper rockfish and quillback rockfish off
California (STAR Panel 2) will be held at the National Marine Fisheries
Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Santa Cruz Laboratory, 110
McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; telephone: (831) 420-3900.
The STAR panel for rougheye/blackspotted rockfish and sablefish
(STAR Panel 3), will be held at the University of Washington, School of
Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS) Room 203, 1122 NE Boat Street,
Seattle, WA 98195; telephone: (206) 543-4270.
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These meetings are being conducted in person with a web broadcast
that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. Specific
meeting information, materials, visitor protocols, and instructions for
how to connect to the meeting remotely will be provided in the meeting
announcement on the Pacific Council's website (see <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>).
In the event an outage occurs, or technical issues arise that impact
the experience of remote attendees, we will attempt to resolve them but
ultimately, we cannot guarantee that they will be resolved
satisfactorily.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Owen Hamel, NMFS Northwest
Fisheries Science Center, telephone: (206) 860-3481, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d8b7afbdb6f6b0b9b5bdb498b6b7b9b9f6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ae5fdefe4a4e2ebe7efe6cae4e5ebeba4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a>; Dr. John Field, NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science
Center, telephone: (831) 420-3907, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#177d787f7939717e727b73577978767639707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2d8dddadc9cd4dbd7ded6f2dcddd3d39cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a>; or
Marlene A. Bellman, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; telephone: (503)
820-2414, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8be6eaf9e7eee5eea5e9eee7e7e6eae5cbfbe8e4fee5e8e2e7a5e4f9ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a777b68767f747f34787f7676777b745a6a79756f747973763475687d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the STAR Panels is to review
draft 2025 stock assessment models, documents, and any other pertinent
information for yellowtail rockfish in the area North of 40[deg]10' N,
latitude, chilipepper rockfish, quillback rockfish off California,
rougheye/blackspotted rockfish, and sablefish; work with the Stock
Assessment Teams to make necessary revisions; and produce STAR Panel
reports for use by the Pacific Council and other interested persons for
developing management recommendations for fisheries in 2027 and beyond.
The review panels will consist of members of the Pacific Council's
Scientific and Statistical Committee's Groundfish Subcommittee, at
least one independent expert from the Center for Independent Experts,
and other invited expert reviewers. Representatives of the Pacific
Council's Groundfish Management Team and the Groundfish Advisory
Subpanel will also participate in the review as advisers.
No management actions will be decided by the STAR Panels. The STAR
Panel participants' role will be the development of recommendations and
reports for consideration by the Pacific Council at its September 2025
meeting in Spokane, WA.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during these meetings. 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.
Visitors to the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center will need
to obtain a visitor badge. Visitor protocols will be provided in the
meeting announcement on the Pacific Council's website (see
<a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>).
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#761d041f05581d1a131f1805151e1b1f1202360615190318151f1a58190411"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d766f746e3376717874736e7e75707479695d6d7e7268737e747133726f7a">[email protected]</span></a>; (503) 820-2412 at least 10 days prior
to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 13, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-04442 Filed 3-17-25; 8:45 am]
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