Fish Notes Calendar - August 18

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Tom Gemmel

Tom is a seasoned professional who has 30 years of leadership experience in broad areas of maritime to include marine safety, aids to navigation, law enforcement and contingency preparedness. Following his career as a U.S. Coast Guard Officer, Tom served as Executive Director of the United Fisherman of Alaska for 4 years, a statewide commercial fishing organization representing 34 fishing groups whose membership includes over 10,000 fishermen. Tom currently compiles and disseminates Fishnotes, serves as an advocate for new and growing seafood and related businesses and operates his own Emergency Management, Maritime and Fisheries Consulting Business. Tom resides in Juneau, Alaska and can be reached at tomgemmellmca@ak.net.

By Tom Gemmel

Published on 18 August 2008

Fish Notes Calendar 2008 - August 18

Aug 16-21. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Ottawa, ON

Aug 22. Agenda Change Request (ACR) deadline for BOF 2008/2009 Cycle

Continued Calendar in Full Story - Below

Fish Notes Calendar - August 18

Sep 2. Comments due on Notice of proposed information collection on Aleutian Islands pollock fishery requirements and the Chinook salmon prohibited species catch limit. Comment period through September 2, 2008.

Sep 3. Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund, Expert Panel will convene in the Gordon Watson Conference Room on the first floor of the USFWS – Alaska Region office in Anchorage, AK

Sep 4. IPHC Workshop on halibut apportionment between IPHC areas, Seattle

Sep 8. Public workshop on proposed gear modifications to trawl sweeps used in the BSAI flatfish fisheries, September 8, 2008, 1:00pm – 5:00pm. Dantrawl, 1121 NW 52nd, Seattle, WA 98107.

Sep 9. Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund, Science Panel will convene in the Commissioner’s Conference room at ADF&G Headquarters in Juneau, AK

Sep 11-12. Informal workshop on Bering Sea canyon habitat mapping studies being held by the NPRB on September 11-12 at the AFSC in Seattle - AGENDA and Prospectus

Sep 12. Joint NPFMC/BOF Protocol Committee, Anchorage Hilton

Sep 16-18. Crab Plan Team Meeting, AFSC, Seattle Agenda

Sep 22. NMFS Proposed Rule: Annual Catch Limits. Revised due date.

Sep 22-24. NPFMC Groundfish Plan Team Meeting Agenda

Sep 24-25. North Pacific Research Board, Anchorage

Sep 29 - Oct 7. NPFMC, Anchorage SHERATON

Oct 2-4. Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition

Oct 8-10. BOF Work Session, Fairbanks (Location change)

Oct 14. Comments due to NMFS on Alaska, Atlantic and Pacific regional marine mammal stock assessment reports.

Oct 15-16. NOAA Science Advisory Board

Oct 20-24. 5th World Fisheries Congress, Yokohama, Japan

Oct 23-Nov 2. PICES 17th Annual Meeting, Beyond observations to achieving understanding and forecasting in a changing North Pacific: Forward to the FUTURE, Dalian, China