United States and Canada Pacific Hake/ Whiting Agreement Joint Technical Committee Meeting
Pacific hake (whiting). Photo by Sandy Parker-Stetter, NOAA Fisheries.
The Joint Technical Committee (JTC), created under the Pacific Hake/Whiting Treaty between the Governments of the United States and Canada, will meet by webinar-only on December 15, 2021 to prepare for the 2022 Pacific hake/whiting stock assessment. The JTC meeting is open to the public and there will be opportunity for public comment. Pacific whiting industry members, members of the Pacific hake/whiting treaty advisory bodies, and interested parties are encouraged to attend. Information to connect to the webinar is included below.
Meeting Dates/Times:
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Agenda
9:00 am Survey, Fisheries, and Assessment
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Call to order and Introductions
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Update on 2021 integrated acoustic and trawl survey
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Report from the U.S. Advisory Panel on the 2021 fishery
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Report from the Canadian Advisory Panel on the 2021 fishery
Morning Break 10:30 -10:45
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Report from the Joint Technical Committee on the 2021 fishery data
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Expectations for the 2021 stock assessment
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Comments from the public
Lunch 12:00 – 1:00 PM
1:00 pm Management Strategy Evaluation and Research Updates
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Status update on the Management Strategy Evaluation
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Update on NMFS west coast survey design plans and hard drive data collection
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Update on using acoustics from saildrones for Pacific Hake
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Comments from the public
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Closing remarks
Remote Meeting Information
Visit the West Coast Region webpage for this meeting.
To join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone, click the link below:
https://meet.google.com/
1) Enter the meeting code: ddz-pyxt-rxw
2) Click “Join”
3) Sign into a Google account
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If you do not have a Google Account, enter a nickname and click “Ask to join” meeting. The meeting organizer will grant you access.
To join the meeting by phone-only, call:
US (toll): +1-541-579-2865
US PIN: 620 034 819 #
Canada (toll): +1-226-213-8281
CA PIN: 109 490 111 9383 #
Information about the Pacific Hake/Whiting Treaty
Background documents about the Pacific Hake / Whiting Treaty and a schedule of the 2021 - 2022 meetings are available at:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/laws-and-policies/pacific-hake-whiting-treaty#meetings
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