Groundfish Trawl Rationalization
Document Availability, Hearings, and
Schedule for Final Action
Hearing Dates: October 27-29, 2008
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has been deliberating on the development of
a rationalization program for the west coast groundfish trawl fishery (Amendment 20 to the
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan) since November 2003. At its June 2008 meeting the
Council selected a preliminary preferred alternative and announced that it would schedule a
series of public hearings for late October, just prior to its final action scheduled for November 2008.
Documents
This week, the Council released the analytical package that it will use to make its decisions. The analysis is available on the Council's web site http://www.pcouncil.org/groundfish/gffmp/gfa20/gfa20decdoc.html. This document will become a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) when it is submitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service with the Council’s final recommendations.
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Hearing Dates, Times, Locations
Public hearings will be held to receive comments on draft Amendment 20 at the following dates, times and locations:
Newport: Monday, October 27, 2008 - 2 PM
Best Western Agate Beach Inn
3019 N. Coast Highway
Newport, OR
Telephone: 541-265-9411
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Eureka: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 2 PM
Red Lion
Evergreen Ballroom
1929 Fourth Street
Eureka, CA
Telephone: 707-441-4711
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Olympia: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 3 PM
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Natural Resources Building, 1st Floor, Room 172
1111 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA
Telephone: 360-249-1211
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Astoria: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 3 PM
Holiday Inn Express
Rooms Riverview 1 and 2
205 West Marine Drive
Astoria, OR
Telephone: 503-325-6222
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Santa Cruz: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 3 PM
University Inn and Conference Center
Sierra Room
611 Ocean Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Telephone: 831-466-1252
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Final Council Decision
The Council will be making its final decision at their meeting November 1-7, 2008 in San Diego,
California. Advisory bodies will begin their consideration of the issue on November 1st,
presentations to the full Council will begin on the afternoon of November 4th, and a public
testimony session is scheduled to begin on November 5th following which the Council is
scheduled make its final recommendation. A detailed preliminary agenda for the Council
meeting can be found on http://www.pcouncil.org/events/2008/pfmc1108.html.
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Submitting Written Comments
Written comments may be submitted:
By Mail:
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Pacific Fishery Management Council
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101
Portland, OR 97220-1384
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By Fax:
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(503) 820-2299
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By e-mail:
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pfmc.comments@noaa.gov
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Deadlines: Written comments received by 11:59 pm October 15, 2008, will be mailed to Council members prior to the November Council meeting.
Comments or materials received at the Council office after October 15 but by 11:59 pm on October 29 will be included in the supplemental materials distributed to the Council on the first day of the meeting. Written comments received at the Council office on October 30, 2008, or later will not be distributed to Council Members nor will they be part of the administrative record of this Council meeting.
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Contact information
The hearings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter at (503) 820-2280 at least five days prior to the meeting date.
For more information on the October 27-29, 2008, public hearings on draft Amendment 20 (Trawl Rationalization) to the groundfish fishery management plan or the Trawl Rationalization Decision Document, please contact Mr. Jim Seger at (503) 820-2280 ext. 416 or toll free 1-866-806-7204.
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